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Episode 3 as a whole is a punch to the gut, but I believe one of the most important parts of it to me was the way they perfectly portrayed how violent men and boys will take advantage of ânot perfectâ victims to try and rid themselves of any responsibility for their violence.
Even at 13, Jamie is aware of that, subconsciously or not. He uses words like âbitchâ and âslutâ to refer to a 13 year old girlâa child he killed. He brings up her leaked photos again and again, talks about her comments and her treatment of him as if any of that should exempt him from his crime.
He already knows he has an advantage, for being a boy and having hurt a girl whoâs not perfect and âpureâ. The show drives this point home when that storeâs employee tells Jamieâs dad he suports his son and talks badly about Katie. He says thereâs more people who agree with him.
Because there are. The whole time, Jamie brings up âKatie was flatâ, âshe took nude picturesâ, âshe rejected meâ, âshe bullied meâ. He still tries to paint her as the villain when he was the one who admitted he only pursued her because she was fragile and he wanted to take advantage of that.
He even claps himself in the back because he didnât sexually assault her after he murdered her, as if that makes him a good person. (When he did in fact commit a sexual crime by looking at her naked pictures without her consent).
I think thatâs the most vital part of the show. The way Jamie canât comprehend what he did was wrong because he doesnât view Katie as a person, not even in death. Thatâs his understanding.
I need some time to wrap my head around this scary shit.
đ„ : Adolescence (2025)
When it hits 9 pm and I pull out this combo:
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INGYDAR â ADRIANNE LENKER