Should you watch Normal People?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Normal People
Series · 2020
Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
The sides of Normal People
- Two teenagers from a small Irish town
- An on and off love through university in Dublin
- Everything left unsaid between them
Normal People is good for you if…
- you like a first love that keeps coming back over years.
- you like quiet scenes where two people struggle to say what they feel.
- you want a love story that hurts in a real way.
Normal People is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not watch long, intimate sex scenes.
- you can't watch depression and an abusive family up close.
About: first love · class · loneliness
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