Unpopular opinion. I thought, from the hype of Twitter, the show would be great. I don’t want to shit on everyone’s parade but Normal People is utterly boring.
Predictable story about two of the most boring people on earth thinking their relationship is so scandalous when it really isn't. Their problems would be solved if either of the main characters could hold an adult conversation instead of assuming the worst about every situation.
Normal People is very repetitive - literally just the same concept in each episode - Connell and Marianne are with new people, then broke up with those people and hooked up, got into fighting …. repeat. Cut 12 half-hour episodes into a 2-hour movie and you won’t miss absolutely anything from the plot.
Wildly inconsistent and disappointing. The first episode is full of intrigue and makes you think this is going to be a dark, mature fantasy drama, only for it to then unravel into what could feasibly be mistaken for a teen Disney movie by the end. Episodes 5 and 6 are very good - wonderful and unique storytelling! They needed to focus more on that sort of stuff than the rest of the mundane, often boring and juvenile plotlines from other episodes.
I will tune into season 2, but if it hasn't improved after the first couple of episodes I will drop it. Being VERY generous giving this a 6/10. If it wasn't for episodes 1, 5, and 6, it would be an easy 4/10.
