The episode picks up with Connell and Marianne living together in Dublin. Connell has received news that changes everything: he has been accepted into the prestigious MFA creative writing program at . He is thrilled but terrified—he has no money and doesn't want to leave Marianne.
In earlier episodes, Marianne believed she deserved pain and abandonment. Now, she chooses to let Connell go because she loves herself enough to want him to succeed. She is no longer defined by fear of being left. normal people 1x12 top
In the final scene of the series, Marianne wears a (sweater) as she sits on the floor of her university apartment with Connell. The episode picks up with Connell and Marianne