The WORST episodes of Normal People
Every episode of Normal People ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Normal People!
Adapted from Sally Rooney's best-selling novel, the series follows Marianne and Connell, from different backgrounds but the same small town in Ireland, as they weave in and out of each other's romantic lives, exploring just how complicated intimacy and young love can be.
#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2020
In a school in small town west of Ireland, Connell is a well-liked, good looking and an athletic student. Marianne is a proud, intimidating, and unpopular loner. An attraction sparks between them, but they are determined to conceal from their peers.
#2 - Episode 9
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/2020
Marianne is on a student exchange program in Sweden for a year. Her breakup with Jamie has cost her some of her friends, but she is still in touch with Connell. She is in a relationship with Lukas, a photographer who she meets at a college party.
#3 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/26/2020
Connell and Marianne are back together. Connell has gained confidence in college; giving presentations in class and getting good grades but is reluctant to show Marianne affection in front of her friends. Will they be able to admit that they are together?
#4 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2020
Connell and Marianne’s relationship continues in secret. Meanwhile, Marianne must find a way to explain her unplanned absences to her prying brother.
#5 - Episode 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/2020
Connell bumps into Marianne back in Sligo. It’s the first time they have seen each other since they broke up. Despite the awkwardness between them, Connell offers to attend Marianne’s father’s anniversary mass the next day and they agree to stay friends.
#6 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2020
Months later, Connell arrives at Trinity College. His new classmate Gareth invites Connell to a party and offers to introduce him to someone else he knows from Sligo and so he comes face-to-face with an unexpected guest.
#7 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2020
Connell becomes anxious when his friends tease him about Marianne, suspecting they’ve guessed about their relationship. Fueled by anxiety, Connell makes an unexpected decision that hurts Marianne.
#8 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/2020
It’s the summer holidays and Connell and Niall arrive at Marianne’s family house in Italy. The obvious chemistry between Connell and Marianne causes friction with Jamie, despite Connell’s evident happiness with his girlfriend Helen.
#9 - Episode 11
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/26/2020
Marianne has returned to Carricklea for the summer. She and Connell spend their weekends together, even though he is still living in Dublin. After a night out together, they start to discuss their friendship and inevitably their attraction.
#10 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2020
Connell and Marianne start socializing as friends in Dublin.
#11 - Episode 10
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/26/2020
Connell receives news that a friend has passed away and struggles with the emotional fallout of their death. Marianne attempts to reassure him over Skype. Through counselling and Marianne’s friendship, Connell begins to see a way forward.
#12 - Episode 12
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/26/2020
Marianne and Connell are back in Dublin. Connell receives news that he has been offered a place to study in New York.