Sex Education
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Since the beginning, the struggle to communicate has been a major theme ofSex Education.
Talking is the way we best come to understand each other, but sometimes it isnt enough.
Sometimes, theres an unbridgeable gap between two people, and words fail.
But he doesntbelongin that space like Eric and his new friends do.
What the space signifies is totally different to him than it is to Eric.
Its his whole heart; he cant cut it out.
When it comes to attraction, Cal is most captivated by Aisha, though shes already in a relationship.
Roman went private for his surgery, an option Cal may start considering.
Otis may be left out of these important moments, and he also currently feels left behind by Maeve.
But Ruby is there for him when he needs it.
We learn more about that early-childhood experience in Episode Three.
It turns out Ruby met Sarah Owen, a.k.a.
O, at sleepaway camp as a kid.
O seemed kind at first, only to expose Rubys bed-wetting habit and chant bed wetter!
along with all the other mean girls.
But its Maeve whosreallygoing through it in this episode.
Maeve is on her way back to Moordale now.
In the meantime, Aimees burgeoning love story with Isaac provides a nice feel-good counterpoint to all the drama.
Every episode, Im more invested in these two getting together, and Episode Three certainly sells their almost-kiss.
When he calls her a maverick, theres amusement and wonder in his eyes.
By exposing her to self-portraiture, maybe hes helping her define herself that way too.
Isaac seems to intuitivelygetAimee, and hes curious about her when he doesnt know the full picture.
Michael Groff has no such natural emotional intelligence.
For years, he expressed no genuineinterestin his son, and now hes finding it quite awkward to connect.
(Maureen had her own moment of bi-curiosity sitting behind a girl with a beautiful neck.)
Maybe this gentleness will feel fake or unnatural at first.
But after enough time, hopefully, itll feel normal, like it always should have been.
So how do you begin to connect with someone youve never really understood?
You listen to their perspective without pushing back.
You respond carefully, thoughtfully, without judgment.
Most important, you justtry.
But she doesnt seem to particularly notice or care, presumably distracted by Joy, so he moves on.
