8.9/107,090 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 7
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
8.9/105,645 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 5
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
8.7/106,221 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
8.7/104,781 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 7
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
8.6/105,875 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
8.6/104,952 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 3
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
8.5/105,077 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 8
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
8.4/105,208 votesLoading...#8 - Episode 6
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
8.4/105,198 votesLoading...#9 - Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
8.3/106,039 votesLoading...#10 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
8.3/105,612 votesLoading...#11 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
8.2/104,985 votesLoading...#12 - Episode 3
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
8.2/104,496 votesLoading...#13 - Episode 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
8.1/105,574 votesLoading...#14 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
8.1/105,456 votesLoading...#15 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
8.1/104,839 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 4
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
8.1/104,313 votesLoading...#17 - Episode 4
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
8.0/105,308 votesLoading...#18 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
7.9/107,158 votesLoading...#19 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
7.9/106,053 votesLoading...#20 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2019
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
7.9/104,984 votesLoading...#21 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
7.8/106,725 votesLoading...#22 - Episode 8
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
7.8/104,270 votesLoading...#23 - Episode 6
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/17/2021
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
7.7/104,895 votesLoading...#24 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/17/2020
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
7.5/103,414 votesLoading...#25 - Episode 6
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/2023
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Sex Education
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Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Netflix
Best Episodes Summary
"Episode 7" is the best rated episode of "Sex Education". It scored 8.9/10 based on 7090 votes. Directed by Ben Taylor and written by Laurie Nunn, it aired on 1/17/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 5".