It's unheard of for an episode of Normal People to make you laugh more than weep, but thanks to Comic Relief, we've seen a whole new side to Connell and Marianne.
Stars of the BBC Three hit, Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones, reprised their roles for a sketch on RTÉ Does Comic Relief in Ireland on Friday (June 26).
In the skit, 'Normal People Confessions', they take themselves off to church for a spot of Confession, and who should be the priest to lend a listening ear but Fleabag's very own Hot Priest, played by Andrew Scott.
Connell kicks things off by admitting: "I'm in love, Father, but it's complicated".
After a moment Connell can't get a word in with the priest spilling all his most inner thoughts about love, before Marianne turns up.
She then confesses she has never been to Confession before and doesn't really believe in the concept of sins, but reveals she has stolen something... which turns out to be Connell's chain.
Now, there is only one way that a love story as epic as this could end, and that's with a good sing along, so the three of them sing a rendition of Boyzone's 'Baby Can I Hold You'.
In another sketch, Normal Older People, we see what Connell and Marianne's relationship might end up like in the future.
Comic Relief co-founder Richard Curtis, previously said it is "so much better than anything we've ever made", which is praise indeed.
"There's a beautiful piece called Normal Older People, which is imagining what would have happened to Marianne and Connell 40 years from now," he told RTÉ Radio 1. "I promise you, these are two very special bits.
"It's so much better than anything we've ever made. I mean I can't even say all about it because there's a guest star in it. But it's really, it's really beautiful.
"One of the things about Comic Relief is it just gives opportunities for things to happen that would never happen. I can't imagine any context in which they would have allowed this little sort of extra special into the world of Normal People."
Normal People and Fleabag are both available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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