Interestingly enough, as much as I thought the show was going to be all about SEX, after they wrapped it all up with the second season, that's not its main topic. The first season was a rather 50 shades-type of fantasy, and it took a turn (or well, they elaborated and emphasized other aspects further) for the second season to tell about loss, marital problems, mid-life crisis, addiction, and to be a - in some ways - surprisingly candid and more or less realistic approach to people in their late 30s.
Most of the second season was honestly quite depressing. I don't want to see more into this series than what it is, but it was more profound than I anticipated it to be. I didn't think they would manage to wrap it all up, especially nicely, but they did, and I'm happy with how they left things.
What I didn't like at all is Sasha's painfully long and very extremistly parodistic/stupid "independent woman/extreme feminist" arc. As a (I'd say normal) feminist myself, to me, it felt as if someone dumb and clueless would try to come up with a feminist manifesto without actually talking to any woman in the world. I am aware that there might be people who would act like Sasha and her followers did, but the arc and the interviews with her as an author and empowered woman were a disgrace to feminism and empowered women. They could have at least resolved it earlier. Anyway, boyyyy, how Sasha and Kam look good together!
All in all, I liked Sex/Life for multiple reasons, and even though it started our as a regular 50 shades for mid-life crisis, it became a bit more. By the second season, I found myself caring about the characters, and rooting for Billie + Brad, and Sasha + Kam. I liked Majid too though.
Beyond the Sea and Joan is Awful were the only episodes this season that actually made me feel like I was watching Black Mirror. The rest simply do not belong as episodes of this show and should have been part of some other anthology series entirely. I enjoyed Loch Henry, but Mazey Day and Demon 79 didn't do much for me at all. Easily the weakest season of this show. If they're not going to stick to the tech themes, then they should end the show. Start a new show to tell these unrelated stories.
This season plot made zero sense, 4th season was already bad but this one takes the award!
Hope it ends here.
I loved it!!! It’s super intriguing and mysterious! I felt the need to watch the next episode to see who’s story would be next, and why they were doing that???? And now I need a season 2 to fill this other questions a got in my mind
Terrible season. SO SLOW and forgettable. Super disappointing after an amazing first season.
This season was... outstanding!! It surpassed any expectations I had. I might even say that it was better that the first season.
What an ending!!!!
