Normal People

“You know I love you. And I’m never gonna feel the same way for anyone.” I love this show so much. Even though it’s such a short show, each time I rewatch it I’m never able to stop thinking about it for days after. Binged the entire thing tonight and felt so much emotion with each episode. The soundtrack kills me every time. It was also so heartbreaking to see all the parallels between Marianne and Connell. For example, when Connell says that Rachel wasn’t the person for him, and then a few episodes later Marianne mentions the fact that Gareth wasn’t the person for her in Connells exact words. Marianne and Connell are both people that I see myself in and it’s always really hard to watch them go through situations where I know if I were them, I would probably act the same way and do the same thing. I think the most relatable trait about both of them is their fear of saying what they want. Towards the end when Marianne asks Connell to leave with her, you can tell he’s struggling so hard to ask her to stay even though it’s what he wants most. The miscommunication trope brings me to tears no matter what and I think the fact that I relate to both characters made me want them to try harder because I know it wasn’t the same for me.