#isaac goodwin

[forbescaroline]

dynamics i've been wanting to gif: aimee & isaac - sex education You're a maverick.

[toomucharitime]

You're a maverick.

[mndvx]

SEX EDUCATION – S04E02 ››› George Robinson as Isaac Goodwin ››› Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee Gibbs

[maxdibert]

Ah yes, I remember being surprised at the show Sex Education, because I used to root for Otis and Maeve, but the ship Otis x Ruby was a pleasant surprise. Honestly, I knew it wasn't going to last, but they were really cute together. They both had a good development, with Otis being more confident and Ruby showing a softer side. So that was nice while it lasted...

Ruby and Otis fit a trope I’ve always loved: the popular girl dating the nerd without losing her essence as a sassy, queen-bee, slightly bitchy character, but still allowing herself to be human. It’s a teenage trope I’ve always enjoyed, unlike the popular guy / awkward or nerd girl trope, which I absolutely hate with all my heart.

Besides that, two more things come into play: the “opposites attract” concept, which I also really like, and the “weird as fuck but with great chemistry” dynamic because they’re both total weirdos in their own ways, but the fact that they’re weird in such different ways makes the whole thing work. The problem is that Otis is clearly obsessed with his relationship with Maeve, which he’s never really gotten over, and on top of that, in the last season he turns into a terrible character. But if the writers had actually committed to Ruby and Otis, they could’ve created something much more interesting than the whole Otis/Maeve thing.

It’s something I also love about Isaac and Aimee: that “opposites attract but they’re both absolute weirdos” vibe, because each of them is weird af in their own particular way, yet their quirks complement each other perfectly. It makes the relationship not only logical but also genuinely fun, entertaining, and adorable. That’s something I really like in a ship. Also, to be fair, Aimee Lou Wood has enough charisma to reach the other end of the galaxy and can make any scene interesting, plus she’s got chemistry with literally everyone, hahaha.

[severthenexus]

things I loved about season four of sex ed (spoilers ahead)

the amount of representation present this season. the disability rep, the queer and trans rep, how not shy the writers were confronting different trans and disability rights issues head on.

eric's arc with his religion and his gayness and how he was able to reconcile the two. this one really hit home for me as someone who is both queer and a person of faith. I love getting to see gayness have a place within faith, it just healed something for me, okay?

otis was so classically otis but he finally (FINALLY) acknowledged his own idiosyncrasies without just writing them off as being the fault of wounds in his life. by the end of ep 8 he was dedicated to making things better for himself and for other people and I'm actually so proud of him for that.

aimee's journey with healing from her SA trauma and how she navigated a new relationship with that. also I know it probably wasn't intentional but she's a very autistic coded character to me and watching her flourish as herself with isaac just did something so special to my heart. I would level cities for her.

and adam too!! him finally getting the closure he needed with eric and them communicating !!!! the scene at erin wiley's funeral when eric is able to tell adam how genuinely proud of him he is, just,,,my heart I love it when people get to heal !! also again with the unintentional neurodivergent rep, like come on - sitting undiagnosed by yourself, handsome? he's just like me fr.

I was worried the writers wouldn't do isaac's character justice, even though he was given a good arc in season three I was still anxious about where they would take it now that maeve was overseas and honestly, they didn't give him very much of a story outside of his history and who he was when he was with maeve. similar to aimee with him, I really liked watching more of his artistic traits pop out and I loved seeing him have a healthy friendship with someone. even better, I love it when the feelings he harbored for that person were mutual with no strings attached. I wasn't expecting him and aimee to be endgame but I'm absolutely not disappointed about it (you can tell he's my fav because I've written the longest paragraph about him so far).

cal and aisha and pk. need I say anything more? my only gripe is that I wish we could have had a glimpse of the three of them on a date or even see if there were other people in the polycule but that's okay !! I also just really loved cal's journey with themself and I loved getting to see them supported for their identity it meant so very much to me.

lastly but certainly not the least, I loved that otis and o ended on mutually agreeable terms with each other, it just really added to the whole theme of trying to heal and open new doors and be okay with things not being in control all the time. it was especially touching that he gave his position as therapist to her because he knew and acknowledged he had work to do on himself like !!! very rare otis w but totally welcomed. had the show continued I would have loved to see more development w him.

[hoomanbeaning]

this unexpected ship brainrot is gonna end me. 😔

[rubydubsnuby]

It should've been Maeve and Isaac I swear to GOD WHYYYYY UHGHGHHH I'm punching the FLOOR

[leftistteendrama]

✨EP 37 OUT NOW✨Maria is joined by recurring guest Kelly Diaz and disability rights activist Sasha Blair-Goldensohn to talk about disability justice on both Sex Education and in real life. In Sex Education Season 4, wheelchair user Isaac Goodwin disrupts mock exams to protest the chronically broken elevator at Cavendish College, inspiring the entire student body to hold an impromptu sit-in until the lift is fixed. We talk about this inspiring direct action and how it parallels the real-life fight to make the New York City subway system fully wheelchair-accessible, a fight of which Sasha is part! Kelly and Maria also generally break down disability representation on the show, as shown through the characters of Isaac Goodwin and Aisha Green, a deaf character introduced in Season 4 who also plays a pivotal role in the sit-in. ♿

Hosted by Maria DiPasquale, produced by Jeff McHale, with art by Charles O’Leary, Episode 37 of Leftist Teen Drama is now streaming everywhere you get your podcasts.