The Best Episodes of Sex Education

Welcome to the morning after. "Sex kid" has made a huge mess—and just can't stop barfing. Chaos comes to class, and in detention, the girls bond.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn

Vivid history collides with real awkwardness in France as the poo hits a windshield and friends slam on the brakes. A spark reignites. Jean explodes.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Mawaan Rizwan

An explicit pic puts a mean girl on the spot. Maeve wants to track down the shaming culprit, forcing Otis to make a tough choice on an important day.

Director: Kate Herron

Writer: Sophie Goodhart, Laura Hunter

Home is where the heat is. Jean contends with a hot mess and a cold shoulder. Maeve deals with a mum on the run. The "sex school" finally goes public.

Director: Runyararo Mapfumo

Writer: Sophie Goodhart

The big dance brings out the best, and the drama, in Moordale's student body. Otis finds a date, Maeve gets her dress, and Eric returns with style.

Director: Kate Herron

Writer: Sophie Goodhart

Self-expression is out as uniforms sweep the student body. Aimee opens up about the assault while Jackson bonds with cool nonbinary student Cal.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn, Alice Seabright

As a new day dawns, Moordale's fate hangs in the balance. Aimee spills. Eric confesses. Otis haunts the hospital. Honesty matters now, more than ever.

Director: Runyararo Mapfumo

Writer: Laurie Nunn

Bouncing back is the only option, so Otis throws a small gathering that turns rowdy, and Jackson deals with the healing. Who can handle the truth?

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Sophie Goodhart

Moordale's friskiest come together again — in more ways than one. Otis sports a 'stache but hides a secret. Jean comes clean. A head teacher arrives.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn

Otis' clinic achieves liftoff, as does his attraction to Maeve, who unexpectedly asks him for help. Eric swings off on his own and fields a come-on.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Sophie Goodhart

Otis feels violated by Jean's new book, and Maeve takes the fall for her brother. Eric serves detention with an old foe, while Lily's body betrays her.

Director: Kate Herron

Writer: Laurie Nunn

On her way to surprise Maeve, Aimee gets a horrible shock on the bus. Rahim connects with Eric as a Milburn family dinner gets seriously awkward.

Director: Sophie Goodhart

Writer: Sophie Goodhart

Makeovers take over when Ruby gives Otis a magnetic revamp and Hope tones the school down. Way down. Elsewhere, Eric and Adam look to level up.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Sophie Goodhart

Eric realizes Otis has fallen for Maeve. But the young sex therapist finds himself torn when hot guy Jackson seeks help with his secret crush.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn, Laura Neal

Masturbation turns out to be Otis' secret talent, but can he master his unruly desires for Ola? A chlamydia outbreak distracts the student body.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn

In the cold light of day, can sex turn into intimacy, and vice versa? Ruby recoils from Otis. Maeve connects with Isaac. Abstinence roils Moordale.

Director: Runyararo Mapfumo

Writer: Selina Lim

Eric's trauma isolates him, and Maeve's essay wins a prize. Otis tries to hook up with Lily, but his deep-seated issues get in the way.

Director: Kate Herron

Writer: Laurie Nunn, Freddy Syborn

Ola wants to go all the way, but Otis is on edge. Jean and Maeve need their space. Jackson has performance worries, and star-crossed lovers reconnect.

Director: Alice Seabright

Writer: Laurie Nunn, Rosie Jones

Despite the ministrations of sex therapist mom Jean and encouragement from pal Eric, Otis worries that he can't get it on. He's not the only one.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn

Egged on by Maeve—and finding that dispensing sex tips is tougher than he thought—Otis tries offering free advice at a classmate's house party.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn

After Jean makes a cringey appearance at school, Otis tries his hand at pleasing Ola—and advising a hapless teacher. Fearless Maeve buckles.

Director: Sophie Goodhart

Writer: Laurie Nunn, Mawaan Rizwan

The talking cure may be failing Otis and Jean as they sort out their issues. A wary Maeve makes the finals. Sexy Shakespeare never goes out of style.

Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Laurie Nunn

The truth is out there: Maeve gets the news, Aimee reveals her vulva cupcakes and more, and Eric navigates Nigerian life. Hope goes to new extremes.

Director: Runyararo Mapfumo

Writer: Temi Wilkey

Otis and Eric get away from romance and retreat to the woods with Remi. But parents aren’t perfect, as Maeve knows. Later, Ola follows her heart.

Director: Alice Seabright

Writer: Laurie Nunn, Richard Gadd

Goodbyes are never easy, but this one's a mess. With emotions firing on all cylinders, Maeve finds the right words. Aimee gets inspired; Eric gets real.

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