Adolescence
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No one wants to be a teen again.
Its an unnerving, seemingly never-ending time of immense social pressure, roller-coaster hormones, and incredible self-doubt.
And, God, to be in a schoolfullof teens?
Katie thought Adam was an incel, a red-pilled member of the internet misogynistAndrew Tates manosphere.
What did Jamie do to make Katie think that about him?
And how were Jamies friends involved?
At the very least, Ryan knew what was going on, given that he gave Jamie the knife.
(Side note: Asking Did you help him get the knife?
is a weird question considering its a kitchen knife.
Who would have trouble getting one?
Ive got eight in my knife block right now.)
Moreover, who else knew?
Were the teachers complicit in their ignorance?
Could they claim to be as overwhelmed as Mr. Malik?
Could the teachers have done more to protect Katie and all the girls?
Its all truly just nightmare fuel.
What goes on in our kids schools while were not watching?
Do we really know as much as we think we know, and are teenage secrets still okay?
Stray Observations
Two things that I thought were well said in this episode.
First, Bascombe tells Ryan, Its crazy what your brain tells you to do when youre a kid.
Ideally, theyll have more, but it really is amazing and important to have that one person.
(And thats why Im also incredibly worried about Jade now.)
I love how Adam knows about red pills and blue pills but has no idea that theyre fromThe Matrix.
However, the uniforms were cute.
And they had a tennis court!
