Sex Education
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Episode Six is one of those episodes.
Its the funeral episode we knew was coming.
(Maybe thats part of the shows light critique of Cavendishs ultra-enlightened Gen-Zers.)
(The workplace is not kind to mothers, generally speaking.)
After Remi left ten years ago, she spent days crying in bed.
She set her career aspirations aside to prioritize the clinic and, especially, her relationship with her son.
Os suggestion for Jean to trust herself might be her most compassionate moment yet.
By and large, though, this is an episode focused on the kids weve spent four seasons watching.
Thankfully, his lump turns out to be benign.
I was not looking forward to aDawsons Creekstyle character death in the series finale.
The funeral allows for an Eric-Adam reunion, which Annalisa DInnellas script handles beautifully.
His discovery that his parents are sleeping together is upsetting, sure.
His evolution has been profound.
Eric also gets the opportunity to finally address the issues that have been building between him and Otis.
Hes too defensive, determined to see any gentle reminder from Eric as an insult.
But here, its easy to see why Otis is in so much pain.
I ached for him when he asked, We have stuff in common as well, right?
There are no misunderstandings here and no blow-out screaming matches, only two people refusing to hear each other.
The sad, realistic truth is that some people just grow apart or stop relating to each other.
Its one of Otiss greatest fears, really.
What if some gaps in understanding cant be bridged, even with your best friend?
The funeral provides a surprisingly effective backdrop for this story.
But Episode Six always returns to Maeve and where shes at emotionally.
Sean is not a favorite character of mine, and I loathed him a little bit in this scene.
The people we were as children are still with us today, no matter how different weve become.
But maybe part of change is embracing those former selves: looking them in the eye and acknowledging them.
Not even the luckiest of us can avoid losing people along the way.
Its not about Aisha, who doesnt mind the blood at all.
Its about feeling like theyve taken two steps back after over half a year on testosterone.
Jean gets Joanna to say she wont see him again, but I imagine theres more to come here.
And it really does feel nice to see the Moordale teachers one last time.
Miss Sands expressing her pride in Maeve is another tear-jerking moment.
Its a little odd that we dont see Anna and Elsie in this episode, no?
This remains a low-key but very poignant side story, like all Aimee stories.
