Seems to cause divisive reactions.

Slow moving sex filled exploration of the internal lives of two emotionally troubled damaged teenagers reaching adulthood while being unable to communicate properly.

The style is languid, easily dismissed by impatient types or short-attention-span people. But nonetheless, it is impossible not to be moved.

The script references domestic violence, depression , sexual discovery and experimentation, loneliness and longing.

The series-1 fizzles out and there is a risk that viewers may pine for them the change the record.

I had not read the book before seeing this series.

It held my attention once I adjusted to the style and accepted how the mental health stuff was being explored even without much detail of past events.

The lead actors were terrific, especially Paul Mescal. Despite the mismatch between character-age and actor-age, I found it credible.