One Line Review: The drama continues and so does the series with even more raised standards and creativity
Youtube Trailer Sex Education Season 2
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa
Director: Laurie Nunn
Release Date: 17 January 2020
Introduction
The second season of the Netflix series “Sex Education” is also immersed in the turbulent emotional and love life at a fictional British high school. Not everything wants to work. Nevertheless, the experiences of Otis and his peers remain entertaining.
With “Sex Education” , Netflix published a refreshingly relaxed series about love and the pitfalls of eroticism in early 2019. In adolescents in particular, who learn to discover their own bodies more closely during puberty, uncertainties – that was the basic tenor – are completely normal.
What’s it all about?
With the uptight Otis Milburn ( Asa Butterfield ), who panicked the thought of masturbation, creator Laurie Nunn put a lovable protagonist in the center and put him in the curious position of being an advisor and helper for his classmates despite his practical inexperience will.
Thanks to his mother Jean ( Gillian Anderson ), who practiced as a sex therapist, who was endowed with plenty of theoretical knowledge, Otis rose to be a sought-after problem-solver and received active support in organizational matters from his crush Maeve ( Emma Mackey ).
At the end of the first season, the inhibited teenager found his first love in Ola Nyman ( Patricia Allison ), whose father Jakob ( Mikael Persbrandt ) hooked up with Otis’ mother and was able to solve his inner blockages, at least partially. The second episode sweep, which is now starting, starts exactly at this point.
The 16-year-old has not only given up his fear of masturbating. In the meantime, lust overcomes him even in the most inopportune moments. Something stirs in my pants all the time. And again and again, the young person has to find relief for himself. His best piece, however, fails precisely when he is in bed with his girlfriend Ola.
In the opening episode of the new season, Otis’ best friend Eric ( Ncuti Gatwa ) urges to revive the sleepy therapy business and offers himself as a replacement for Maeve, who has since left school. When the self-confident young woman unexpectedly shows up at the Moorside High School to prepare for a sensible future, Otis does not know how to behave towards her and what her return will mean for his relationship with Ola.
Stress also arises because, after the outbreak of chlamydial infection, Jean is reluctantly hired by school principal Mr. Groff ( Alistair Petrie ) to check the suitability of the sex education class. Her presence and her open ear for the concerns of the youngsters are increasingly undermining the secret advice offered by her son.
Impressive and relaxing
“Sex Education” impresses once again with its pleasantly relaxed approach to the turbulence of love life, a wonderfully diverse story world, and its freshly playing ensemble. Watching the 22-year-old Asa Butterfield credibly impersonate a teenager and express his wrath is still touching and amusing.
Emma Mackey once again leaves a strong impression in the role of Maeve, who comes from difficult circumstances and who combines assertiveness and vulnerability in an exciting way. The likable Eric, to whom Ncuti Gatwa gives an incredible amount of charm, is becoming the secret star. While Otis’ gay buddy seemed a bit cliché at the beginning of the first season, he has long since developed into a full-fledged character who now finds himself between two young men.
Attention to Details
Sex diseases and the associated hysteria, sexual harassment, asexuality, and the development of female pleasure are just some of the topics that the series touches on without raising the didactic index finger. The creators deserve praise once again for conveying small but important truths and for showing their viewers one thing above all else: In love and sex, there is no substitute for honesty, conversations about doubts, and inclinations.
Conclusion
The first four of the eight new episodes to which this review refers are entertaining and eventful, but not convincing in all respects. Some conflicts feel a little too forced. Here and there is a very flat gag. And some minor characters are unfortunately too overdrawn to really be taken seriously. Fortunately, the weaknesses are not so severe that you would have to be disappointed halfway through the second season.
