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From then, the question is no longerwhocommitted the crime butwhy.
Erin Doherty (as Briony Ariston) and Owen Cooper (as Jamie Miller) inAdolescenceon Netflix.
In the wake of the murder, were searching for some catharsis, some understanding, somereasonbehind Jamies actions.
But to callAdolescencean incel drama, though technically accurate, is misleading.
Above all, it is about nascent men figuring out their burgeoning masculinity against the din of the internet.
I dont want to be glib, but the component parts ofAdolescenceare atypical.
And were so used to these stories being thrilling, usually titillating, sometimes salacious, always entertaining.
Im wondering whoshouldntbe worried about the radicalization of men, young and old.
Theres a terrifying community lurking just beneath our internetbeneath theMayhemcycle,Met Galadresses, andBad Bunnys buns.
It is intense, and it is terrifying.
For all the escapism great TV offers,Adolescencereminds us were sitting atop a brutal reality.
