We catch him reluctantly buckling up mom-Gillian Anderson's shoes because, you know, she's pregnant and could use some help. International treasure Gillian Anderson! Fictional or not, you don't say shit to Gillian Anderson. Season Three keeps up the great tradition of Otis verbally abusing his own mother. Now let's talk about how this kid treats his mom who is not incidentally played by Gillian Fucking Anderson. looks like someone squished his mouth, nose, and' stache together, like someone fucked up a Nintendo Mii. Interlude: Remember Otis's brand-new sleazebro mustache? I do. That's what Ruby gets for opening up her heart for the first time? A big, fat, embarrassing Otis pie smashed in the face. Save for one heroic moment, we never hear from Ruby again. Later on, when the class is on a trip to France, Ruby has to watch Otis kiss Maeve. That night, Ruby tells Otis that she loves him. Otis dates Ruby, the most popular kid in school, who finally opens up when she introduces him to her ailing father. Let's take an example from Sex Education's new season. Otis initiates a straight-up theft of their heart, starts a fight, then moves on to the next person. Then, said someone inexplicably returns the crush. Otis, like most questionably kind humans, has a pattern. Now that it's just us in here now, let's start with his relationships. If you are Asa Butterfield (who was not available when Esquire reached out for comment), please. If you'd like to keep your idyllic vision of this blue-eyed buffoon intact, please turn back now. If you have not seen Season Three of Sex Education, please turn back now. He fights with his mom sometimes, but they always end up peachy keen with each other by the end of every season. His friendship with Eric makes for the most adorable bromance on TV. He dates a few women, all several leagues out of his own. If you stopped any random Sex Education fanatic on the streets of Dover and asked for a bare-bones rundown of Otis's journey in the show, they would tell you a couple things. He's the hero of this proverbial rom-com, after all. Kinda feel-sorry-for-him pathetic on a bad one. Flawed but lovable, even cute on a good day. Otis, Sex Education would have you believe, is a lovable loser. Or, as I privately refer to him in conversations and public strokes of rage: Milbitch. Every character, from Eric to Maeve to the newly introduced Goat, is a delight.Įxcept for Otis Milburn. Sex Education, which just premiered its third season last week, has heart. Turns out that Otis-who doesn't even successfully orgasm until Season Two-has a knack for the family biz, so he opens up a clinic at school, helping his classmates with their R-rated problems. Our alleged hero is a striped-shirted dweeb named Otis Milburn (played by Asa Butterfield), whose mom is a renowned sex therapist. Sex Education, if you haven't heard of it -though I'm not sure what else would've brought you here, other than morbid curiosity of the devil-horned portrait accompanying this piece-is about the life and times of about a dozen high schoolers who really, really like to fuck. Get unlimited access to Esquire's coverage of all 17,689,355 hours of content available to stream on the internet, with Esquire Select. It's the moment I tell you what surely, somewhere in your heart of hearts you already know: that Otis Milburn is the villain of Sex Education. Most times, I just get a knot in my stomach, twisted like a triple Windsor on the first day of prep school. But there are these pockets behind my eyes, which well and well despite knowing, on some level, that this isn't something to cry about. It's a hearty Joker laugh, the corners of my lips inching toward my ears, my cackles loud enough to crack the thickest drywall. ![]() Sometimes, when I think about it, I laugh. ![]() Will 'Sex Education' Make It Past Season 4?.
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