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Such a disappoinment, Ity is still a conservative when it comes to gay scenes, they always show more of the heterosexuals love team, an intimate gay scene was cut short... messy storyline. The Professor didn't even live up to Merlí's chaotic character.

I can only imagine the negative reviews watched this show in English? I watched in Italian and it's a great show. The dynamics between estranged father and son starting a relationship. The high school drama is all on point.

I love this show, as a student of the Italian language that watches many movies and shows in Italian. This is one of my favorites.

I also really enjoyed the philosophical lessons by the character Dante. I think these days people have become desensitized and expect less depth from shows and movies. In my opinion, this show is a masterpiece that everyone can learn from. Definitely watch it.

The original Catalonian series, Merlí was a conversation about philosophical insights dampening the difficult rites of passage into commonplace adulthood. The Italian version we see is surely from the artist's studio, but the opportunity to enrich the original Catalonian series did not materialize. The Italian version is sanitized and ho-hum. Diluted in many ways. Merlí was grit and guts. Nearly every student was a psychological and sexual coming-of-age story that could be raw or even embarrassing to watch. Note: The original Merlí is better than the U. S. Netflix version and worth seeking out.

The plot revolves around relevant themes that are barely described and explored in depth.

The first season is quite interesting, although the sexual aspect is not adequately addressed. A main character's sexuality is not fully investigated.

The second season is poorly written, the characters do many things inconsistent with their personalities, and LGBT issues are known to be there but not to be explored in depth.

In conclusion, while the story introduces interesting themes, the lack of depth on crucial topics and inconsistent character development compromise the overall quality of the plot.

Although the series is not available in English, I managed to watch it with subtitles and it was well worth the effort.

It starts like a more typical coming of age story, but soon you'll notice the story developing to much more than that.

Set against the backdrop of Rome (that looks remarkably quiet and green) we follow the story of a philosophy teacher and his students. Although you could question the professors (romantic and parenting) choices, you feel the love for his profession and students in every single class he teaches about the great philosophers and it will make you look back to some of your teachers and wish you had more teachers like him.

The young actors show some remarkable talent but the series is really carried by Alessandro Gassmann and Damiano Gavino who really make their characters come to life.

If you appreciate a teenagers coming of age story against the beautiful decor of Rome, waved into a Philosphy lesson brought to live by a crazy teacher, you'll binge this series for sure.