It was brilliant seeing Eric's life in Nigeria in this episode and also how hard it is to be gay in Nigeria. Honest and emotional.
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Brilliant change of scenery
swainy-2686918 September 2021
Disgusting headmistress!
AyonSahaa26 September 2021
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What did she do? Just disgusting at all! In Hope's first speech at the Assembly Hall, she seemed to be a great headmistress. But my idea was completely wrong. Let's see what Viv and the students will do.
Again! Maeve Otis break up. I mean, it's better to change the name of the series to "Maeve and Otis: Love and Break Up". Just kidding! But I wanted to see them for a little longer.
BTW, Nice episode. Heartbroken for some also.
Again! Maeve Otis break up. I mean, it's better to change the name of the series to "Maeve and Otis: Love and Break Up". Just kidding! But I wanted to see them for a little longer.
BTW, Nice episode. Heartbroken for some also.
Someone give Gatwa all the awards.
justins-0139826 September 2021
I'm balling ;-;
michaelmaosj19 September 2021
WOW.... what an insanely EMOTIONAL episode! Prepare yourselves for this one, this season of SE isn't here to play at all. I'm so glad to see all these characters back on my screen again, and to witness their growth + the depth of their backstories is such a beautiful thing.
Love triangles... again
mennivetvadjagmenar29 September 2021
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The show keeps insisting on love triangles. Last season we had 3-4 similar storylines and one of them (Meave, Otid and Isaac) just keeps going.
After last season I was excited to see an actual relationship between Adam and Eric but here we go again.. gets repetitive.
After last season I was excited to see an actual relationship between Adam and Eric but here we go again.. gets repetitive.
What are they doing to.this show
freizelbt21 September 2021
Totally unrealistic!
lisajoann8820 September 2021
Look- I'm from England and there is no way in hell that a headteacher could pick on and shame students in the way they did in this episode!! It's just insane! It's a good episode in some respects & brings to light a lot of things that need to be addressed; but to show the U. K. school system acting in that way is completely irresponsible and untrue! It's actually made me quite angry because children are being taught (from a very very young age now) about acceptance and sexuality, especially non binary and transgender issues! Things like that wouldn't happen at a school in the U. K!!
Mixed Feelings
bluelynx-049036 January 2023
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Eric's struggle to lie about his true self to his family in Nigeria was very moving, and made me appreciate how privileged I am as a straight person not to have to deal with such a dilemma. Similarly, the redemption arc for the old headmaster Mr Groff is unexpected but wonderful to see. The cinematography was excellent as usual.
However, the scenes with the headmistress were completely unbearable and unbelievable. Shaming and bullying students would never in a million years be tolerated by the other students, parents, or teaching board; she would be fired immediately. I could no longer suspend my disbelief when the students sat in silence after she had just psychologically abused Lily, Adam, and Cal. A pretty fatal mistake for fiction. I appreciate that she is the antagonist, but her character is so abhorrent that I am almost tempted to skip ahead whenever she appears.
Furthermore, I feel that the morality of the protagonists has declined from earlier seasons, and not in a good way. The Otis we know and love from earlier seasons would not insult his mother in such a cruel fashion; the Eric we know and love would not cheat on Adam with some random bloke. I do wander where this downward trajectory is headed; they are supposed to be comedic characters to whom we can relate and on whom we can rely.
However, the scenes with the headmistress were completely unbearable and unbelievable. Shaming and bullying students would never in a million years be tolerated by the other students, parents, or teaching board; she would be fired immediately. I could no longer suspend my disbelief when the students sat in silence after she had just psychologically abused Lily, Adam, and Cal. A pretty fatal mistake for fiction. I appreciate that she is the antagonist, but her character is so abhorrent that I am almost tempted to skip ahead whenever she appears.
Furthermore, I feel that the morality of the protagonists has declined from earlier seasons, and not in a good way. The Otis we know and love from earlier seasons would not insult his mother in such a cruel fashion; the Eric we know and love would not cheat on Adam with some random bloke. I do wander where this downward trajectory is headed; they are supposed to be comedic characters to whom we can relate and on whom we can rely.
POOR CHOICES.
venomous22819 November 2021
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Why does it feel like this episode was written by a completely random person and not the regular writers of the show?? The choices Eric made in Nigeria were reckless at best, and insane at worst. He could have been abducted and murdered. The choices Hope makes are so extreme and cruel and it makes ZERO sense for none of the students to stand up to her at the assembly. This episode was absolutely terrible for so many reasons. And it's heartbreaking because I loved the way this season was going. The writers seem to have gone full Game of Thrones...
Uh oh!!!
ereignisband21 September 2021
The episode when the show jumped the shark.
dwbell28 December 2021
What a bad episode.
chris_rowe-881-16882030 January 2022
I mean who okay's this? Who looks at this and decides it's ok to go completely unrealistic, impossible and make people such imbeciles?
The stuff on the school stage just wouldn't happen in the 2000s 90s let alone now, it's tone deaf, clueless and the head would be removed immediately as teachers Wouldn't stand for it.
Otis and maeve almost need to leave so we can start the show again, they're both arrogant, selfish immature kids thinking they are deep, emotionally mature adults! They're the pits! Nothing good about either.
The guy in the wheelchair is written like he's a lesser citizen, the whole show this series has just become idiotic, alien girls to poo throwing... but it's ok, police don't need to come to accidents if someone cleans it up. Awful.
The stuff on the school stage just wouldn't happen in the 2000s 90s let alone now, it's tone deaf, clueless and the head would be removed immediately as teachers Wouldn't stand for it.
Otis and maeve almost need to leave so we can start the show again, they're both arrogant, selfish immature kids thinking they are deep, emotionally mature adults! They're the pits! Nothing good about either.
The guy in the wheelchair is written like he's a lesser citizen, the whole show this series has just become idiotic, alien girls to poo throwing... but it's ok, police don't need to come to accidents if someone cleans it up. Awful.
Truly awful
dcjayhawk-0066630 January 2024
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Am I watching V for Vendetta? The overtly fascist (and very questionably morally divided) head teacher is one of the most out of place characters I can recall on any show. She's an unnecessary villain on a show that doesn't need a villain. The direction of the show is aimless.
Isaac is also a pointless one dimensional character, I guess the writers were ok with having a disabled character who can be physically intimate and wax morally superior (despite all evidence that he and his brother aren't exactly stand up guys, stealing gas from Maeve at his introduction), but apparently incapable of working a job? I guess we're supposed to believe he just sits around his trailer all day. How empowering.
There's no subtlety left, I'm afraid. Don't think there's a way to salvage the direction of the show.
There are too many characters given equal time at the detriment of the lead cast, particularly Otis. I think his character turned for the worse in season 2, but it's only gone downhill since then.
Isaac is also a pointless one dimensional character, I guess the writers were ok with having a disabled character who can be physically intimate and wax morally superior (despite all evidence that he and his brother aren't exactly stand up guys, stealing gas from Maeve at his introduction), but apparently incapable of working a job? I guess we're supposed to believe he just sits around his trailer all day. How empowering.
There's no subtlety left, I'm afraid. Don't think there's a way to salvage the direction of the show.
There are too many characters given equal time at the detriment of the lead cast, particularly Otis. I think his character turned for the worse in season 2, but it's only gone downhill since then.
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