Normal People, the serialization of the book by Sally Rooney, is billed as the great lockdown escape that has galvanized the country. According to RTE, that is scarcely open to argument and indeed many TV critics have gone along with the creators’ own assessment. According to the hype, it is a beautifully told, ‘coming of […]
Living vicariously, the viewer is swept into the raw emotion and confusion felt by both Connell and Marianne as they awkwardly stumble in and out of teenage angst and insecurities, all in the pursuit of happiness.