I am astonished by the so many positive comments on this tv series. I agree that the acting, the photography and the music are good and you can easily end up watching all the episodes because of this, but the screenplay and the story itself give the same emotions you may probably have by reading an article from a tabloid. There are all the ingredients to appeal readers of the Sun or the Mirror here, from the numerous nudes and sex scenes to the stupid dialogues. The psychological study of the characters is very basic and their emotions are expressed in a language which doesn't seem to match their ability and success at university. Is this the representation of the inability of communication that Antonioni was masterfully showing in his movies? Mmmm sorry, but not really... to me Normal People was just average.