Normal People - Series Review
by iwantmycookies | created - 06 May 2020 | updated - 08 May 2020 | PublicSeason rating - 8.5/10
Highlight episode - Episode 10
MVP: Paul Mescal
The two leads are incredible and their chemistry is palpable. This slice of life story feels so natural and rears its head above the melodrama to become its own great piece of television.
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1.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Romance
In modern, rural Ireland, Connell and Marianne, on different ends of their school's social scene, begin an intense, secret affair.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Seán Doyle, Éanna Hardwicke
Votes: 2,530
8-great
2.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2020)
TV-MA | 29 min | Drama, Romance
Marianne and Connell's affair continues, but the pressures of the outside world start to take their toll.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Seán Doyle, Éanna Hardwicke
Votes: 2,286
8-great
3.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2020)
TV-MA | 33 min | Drama, Romance
Connell betrays Marianne by making a cowardly choice. Marianne withdraws from school, causing Connell intense guilt.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Sarah Greene, Aislín McGuckin
Votes: 2,199
8.5-great
4.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2020)
TV-MA | 31 min | Drama, Romance
Connell finds college lonely; Marianne finds instant popularity. After running into each other they decide to try to be friends.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Paul Mescal, Desmond Eastwood, Chris McHallem, Ciara Berkeley
Votes: 2,057
8.5-great
5.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2020)
TV-MA | 31 min | Drama, Romance
Connell joins Marianne's social circle but doesn't fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her new boyfriend, Gareth.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Fionn O'Shea, Eliot Salt
Votes: 2,049
8.5-great
6.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2020)
TV-MA | 33 min | Drama, Romance
Connell and Marianne are together, but when he loses his job and she has an upsetting trip home, they withdraw from each other.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Desmond Eastwood, Sarah Greene
Votes: 1,923
8-great
7.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2020)
TV-MA | 27 min | Drama, Romance
Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Éanna Hardwicke, Liz Fitzgibbon
Votes: 1,879
8-great
8.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2020)
TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Romance
Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Desmond Eastwood, India Mullen
Votes: 1,943
8.5-great
9.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.9
(2020)
TV-MA | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship; in Dublin, Connell enjoys an uncomplicated relationship with Helen.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Lancelot Ncube, Conor Mullen
Votes: 1,875
8-great
10.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(2020)
TV-MA | 27 min | Drama, Romance
After a tragic event, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sarah Greene, Desmond Eastwood
Votes: 2,179
9-amazing
11.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2020)
TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Romance
In Sligo, Marianne and Connell try to navigate friendship. A fight between Marianne and Alan causes a rift with her family.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Frank Blake, Aislín McGuckin
Votes: 1,936
9-amazing
12.
Normal People (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.12
(2020)
TV-MA | 23 min | Drama, Romance
Their final year in Trinity, Marianne and Connell are fully together - but how it will endure after they graduate is uncertain.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sarah Greene, Bláithín Mac Gabhann
Votes: 2,186
9-amazing
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