Sex Education Season 4 Failed Both Rotis And Motis Shippers (But Who Suffered More?)

Netflix's Sex Education, often described as a feel-good teen dramedy, is fundamentally a romantic show. The writers were well aware of this for the first three seasons, as they had Otis date and fall in love with various characters. However, in the recently released final season, the show's tone shifted dramatically, becoming more somber and mature.

While it's not a bad idea to make a light-hearted teen show feel a bit darker in its final season, the writers arguably took it too far in Sex Education's Season 4, as the series ended up feeling like an entirely different show.

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Throughout Season 4, fans were kept guessing who Otis would choose as his girlfriend, Maeve or Ruby, with both candidates garnering support from thousands of viewers. While most people were confident that Maeve, Otis's original crush from Season 1, would be the one to ride off into the sunset with him in the series finale, others were hoping for Ruby to take the lead, given her impressive character development over the past few seasons.

Unfortunately, the writers chose to disappoint both camps. Otis decided to move on as a single person in the finale, breaking up with Maeve and not pursuing a relationship with Ruby.

Of course, this creative decision made Sex Education feel quite true to life, but that doesn't mean the fans were pleased. As previously mentioned, Sex Education was seen as fundamentally a romantic show, and leaving the protagonist without a girlfriend in the finale is certainly questionable, if not off-putting.

However, fans of Motis certainly suffered more than those of Rotis, as Maeve and Otis have seemed like a match made in heaven since Season 1, and people fully expected to see them together in the series finale. Regardless, Sex Education is now officially over and done with, and it would appear that Otis's solo journey will now be considered canon, regardless of how much some fans may hate it.