So Do Maeve and Otis End Up Together at the End of 'Sex Education' Season 4?
So much of Sex Education has revolved around the will-they-won't-they of Otis and Maeve. These two crazy kids have never quite been able to figure it out, and with the series ending, you might be wondering what happened between the two. In this last batch of episodes, Maeve is living in the U.S. attending a writing course. Otis is still in Moordale, being in "college," aka high school. But Maeve returns to Moordale when her mother passes away, and the reunion forces the two of them to confront what the future of their relationship will look like.
So do Maeve and Otis end up together?
The short answer is no. Essentially, Maeve is torn about returning to the U.S. for her writing program after her mom's passing, but Jean encourages Maeve to keep following her dreams even though she had someone tell her she wasn't good enough. Maeve tells Otis that while she would like to keep dating him, she also wants to stay in America permanently. Otis doesn't want to do long distance for fear of holding her back. So they part ways, if not mutually, then at least amicably.
So that's it!?
Well, after that conversation, Maeve and Otis sleep together for the first time. She leaves the next morning and they have a very sad but sweet goodbye. But when he comes home after school that day, he finds a note Maeve left for him.
"Dear Otis,
You know I hate soppy romantic stuff, so don't get your hopes up. This isn't a love letter. When we first met, I didn't trust anyone. I'd stop myself from being hurt or let down, which is what I was used to. Then we set the clinic up together and I realized that most of the people that came to us for help really just needed connection. And maybe I wasn't so different. You have the rare ability to make people feel truly seen. And you did the same for me. It was this and your relentless optimism about human being that gave me the courage to start opening myself up to other people. For the first time in my life, I didn't feel alone, which allowed me to imagine something bigger for myself. And I want you to know that however much it fucking hurts that we can't be together, I won't ever close myself off again. Meeting you cracked my heart open, and now it's forever changed. And because of that, I will carry a part of you with me wherever I go. I think what I'm trying to say is thanks for everything, dickhead."
I'm not sobbing, YOU'RE SOBBING. So while they didn't end up together, this feels very true to what happens with so many high school relationships. You're with each other for a season and then you realize your time together might be over. It might not be what the stans wanted, but at least it's honest.
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