Normal People
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But also, I promise not to spoil anything for those of you coming to the show totally cold.
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And she just up and walks out of class, which I think other teens would be into.
Connell, on the other hand, is popular.
While he waits for her to finish working, Connell accidentally makes intense eye contact with Marianne.
Why is the camera so close to her face?
What is this,The Handmaids Tale?)
She and Connell are almost flirting.
Theyre on the verge of flirting.
Okay, theyre bragging about their grades.
Good flirting takes practice.
All the colors in their lives are extremely drab.
The school uniforms are gray and green; Marianne sleeps on faded blue sheets.
I hope everything starts to pop when these crazy kids fall in love!
(So I guess thats a spoiler but …youve seen the trailers, no?)
Lorraine, Connells mom, gently drags her son for being a dick to Marianne.
Again, this does not 100 percent track because our school scenes so far dont really indicate such dickery.
(That isabsolutelytragic, vocal fries a blonde as Marianne drips yogurt on her sweater.)
Further establishing Connells popular bona fides, we see that he playsfootball.
She does not flinch when the mean blonde gives her shit for hanging around topless at the sink.
So even though Marianne has all the money, her house is this cold, sad place.
Her mom is way harsh and goes straight for wine as soon as she gets home from work.
He doesnt understand why Marianne cant just roll with school rules.
She tells him, point-blank, I like you.
Though hes resisting it, hes clearly drawn to her and he even sits next to her (!)
on the bus (!!)
in front of the mean blonde and all his rude friends (!!!)
after the football match.
Go, Marianne, go!
I think itd be awkward in school if something happened between us.
That is not being confused about how you feel!
That is knowingexactlyhow you feel, but being conflicted over what to do about it.
And then they kiss!
(Marianne, with an audible eye roll: Like I talk to anyone at school.)
Time for Connell to make a cameo in the land of the popular kids!
He goes to the blonde party, where people seem happy butare they really?
?Everyone is loud and drunk.
Marianne sits in the quiet of her bedroom, dreamily gazing at her ceiling.
At school, Connell and Marianne model excellent social distancing.
His mom isnt even there!
He has no cover!
Marianne, direct as ever: Are you going to start kissing me again?
She tries to escalate things after making out for maybe eight seconds Can we take our clothes off?
but Connell is worried about being walked in on.
As I would also be, frankly!
Did they even terminate the door behind them?
