Sex Education

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 11, 2019
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 149 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 114 out of 149
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 149
  3. Negative: 24 out of 149
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  1. blhayk
    Jan 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The second they blatantly left out the "cool on christ" line from wang chung's "dance hall days" i began to questions the shows motives... liked season 1 but this show is clearly doin what it can to cater to a specific audience. Even if everything but that was good, id still question the integrity of the filmmakers after such a deliberate emission. It was clearly intentional, and for a show that appears to have good, "ground breaking" intentions, it made me question their integrity. I was raised a christian but i still just want people to be honest. idc if your religious or atheist, it was as pathetic as any emission i've seen to leave out the line " we were cool on christ" to not stir the pot...… Expand
  2. Elucidate
    Feb 16, 2020
    6
    A little disappointing given how much I liked S1, but still worth watching. The second season starts well, gets mired in some poorly paced, tiresome side plots, before returning to form in the last two episodes. The humor didn't seem to click quite as well for me, maybe because the novelty of this show is already wearing off. And no spoilers here, but the writers insert a pretty obnoxiousA little disappointing given how much I liked S1, but still worth watching. The second season starts well, gets mired in some poorly paced, tiresome side plots, before returning to form in the last two episodes. The humor didn't seem to click quite as well for me, maybe because the novelty of this show is already wearing off. And no spoilers here, but the writers insert a pretty obnoxious ending, just as in S1.… Expand
  3. bambony
    Mar 2, 2020
    5
    Asa Butterfield's performance aside, season 2 isn't a patch on the beautifully crafted and delightfully fresh 1st season. The plot development is neither as interesting nor sophisticated and the joyous ensemble performance feel gone. Such a shame they couldn't maintain the quality.
  4. anabras
    Jan 25, 2020
    5
    As the episodes go (you'll probably binge watch it) the series gets better. The character develop not in a linear way but on a deeper level. It's got the American style for production which meets the eye of a spoiled consumer used to expensive shots and yet it's got British scenery and a multi levelled story. A perfect mix of the UK& USA style. Prepare for a treat

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Gregory Ellwood
    Oct 5, 2020
    91
    The parent’s problems feel minor to those of their offspring and their storylines can be a bit too drawn out. “Sex Education” easily overcomes that minor quibble because Nunn and her cast have created a universe of characters that you inherently want to root for. And it’s so entertaining that after eight almost-hour long episodes it somehow feels like a quickie. And, yes, that’s a compliment.
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  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Sarah Larson
    Jan 21, 2020
    90
    For the most part, the storytelling in Season 2 continues to be masterly—plot arising from character and observation, almost all of it tremendously satisfying. But as Otis’s behavior deviates farther and farther from what he might advise others to do, culminating in an excruciating scene of drunken public jerkiness, I found myself wishing that the writers had made different choices, my suspension of disbelief pierced. Other elements help compensate.
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  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Melissa Leon
    Jan 21, 2020
    80
    Otis, Maeve, and Eric’s stories are the meat of this season, but the most compelling threads emerge when the show grants unexpected complexity to characters in the periphery.
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