Normal People season 1 Episode #1.2 - Metacritic

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Apr 26, 2020
29 m

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Apr 26, 2020
29 m

Summary Set in Ireland, the complicated relationship between the wealthy bur lonely Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal), the son of her family's house cleaner, begins in secret as teenagers but everything changes once at Trinity College in this 12-episode limited series based on Sally Rooney's novel of the same name.

Directed By: Lenny Abrahamson

Written By: Sally Rooney, Alice Birch

TV-MA
HULU
Apr 26, 2020
29 m

TV-MA
HULU
Apr 26, 2020
29 m

S1 • Episode 2

Episode #1.2

Air Date: Apr 26, 2020

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Summary Set in Ireland, the complicated relationship between the wealthy bur lonely Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal), the son of her family's house cleaner, begins in secret as teenagers but everything changes once at Trinity College in this 12-episode limited series based on Sally Rooney's novel of the same name.

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Episode 1 • Apr 26, 2020 • 30 m

In modern, rural Ireland, Connell and Marianne, on different ends of their school's social scene, begin an intense, secret affair.

Episode 2 • Apr 26, 2020 • 29 m

Marianne and Connell's affair continues, but the pressures of the outside world start to take their toll.

Episode 3 • Apr 26, 2020 • 33 m

Connell betrays Marianne by making a cowardly choice. Marianne withdraws from school, causing Connell intense guilt.

Episode 4 • Apr 26, 2020 • 31 m

Connell finds college lonely; Marianne finds instant popularity. After running into each other they decide to try to be friends.

Episode 5 • Apr 26, 2020 • 31 m

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.

Episode 6 • Apr 26, 2020 • 33 m

Connell and Marianne are together, but when he loses his job and she has an upsetting trip home, they withdraw from each other.

Episode 7 • Apr 26, 2020 • 27 m

Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.

Episode 8 • Apr 26, 2020 • 28 m

Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.

Episode 9 • Apr 26, 2020 • 22 m

Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship; in Dublin, Connell enjoys an uncomplicated relationship with Helen.

Episode 10 • Apr 26, 2020 • 27 m

After a tragic event, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.

Episode 11 • Apr 26, 2020 • 28 m

In Sligo, Marianne and Connell try to navigate friendship. A fight between Marianne and Alan causes a rift with her family.

Episode 12 • Apr 26, 2020 • 23 m

Their final year in Trinity, Marianne and Connell are fully together - but how it will endure after they graduate is uncertain.

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