Adolescence critics are missing the point

Adolescence critics are missing the point

If you haven’t seen Adolescence, Netflix’s feel-bad hit about a teen boy radicalised by the so-called “manosphere”, you’ll know someone who has.

Netflix’s “Adolescence” Has Heart But Doesn’t Understand Its Subject Matter

Certain there’s been a mistake, they beg for some clarification, only to be informed that their son is being arrested under suspicion of murder and just as quickly whisked away to the police station. Left in their wake is a giant hole in their front door that might as well be a giant hole in their hearts. Though they’re left dumbstruck by the whole ordeal, they maintain their resolve that it’s a colossal misunderstanding that will work itself ou…

Jamie's story also confronts us with other real lives, near or far. It brings up stories from their own adolescence