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The Thoughtful Raunch of <em>Sex Education</em>

Netflix’s new series is a graphic teen dramedy with a difference.
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The Netflix algorithm is getting stronger. Consider , a new British dramedy patched together so perspicaciously from pieces of existing hits that you can virtually see the stitches. Like it’s a zany teen romance set in a mysterious Anglo-American hinterland that looks like a John Hughes movie but whose cultural references are pure Blighty (, , , getting ). Like it’s a tribute to a retro aesthetic of wood paneling and earth tones. And, like , it’s a filthy

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