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Topics: Adolescence, TV And Film, Netflix, Reddit, Social Media
Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Adolescence, TV And Film, Netflix, Reddit, Social Media
It's no wonder that Netflix viewers all over the globe are itching for their next fix of the hit limited series, Adolescence, which first hit our screens a little over a week ago (13 March).
The four-part drama, which will not be renewed for a second season despite rave reviews online, is filled with a load of hard-to-catch symbolism, deeper meanings and hidden details - something which has paved the way for mass social media speculation from people who rattled through the entire thing in just one sitting.
And the latest Adolescence theory revolves all around the reason as to why 13-year-old Jamie Miller only asks for his dad, Eddie, when getting arrested for the violent murder of one of his classmates, Katie.
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Taking to Reddit, one viewer who had watched the TV series three times over penned: "I am still surprised that he never call for his mum."
They continued: "Why no one is talking about that? Of course we realised why after episode two.
"He doesn’t trust women and think they are useless and of course, just there to be slave to whatever these crazy incels think."
"But the first time you watched the show, did you notice this too?" the Redditor asked: "Did you find it odd and made you kind of uncomfortable that he was screaming for his dad and not his mum?
"Because that is what I was feeling.
"Because I would reach for my mum if anything like this would happen to me. To feel love and comfort. That would be the normal thing to do."
Rounding off the post, they added: "And the first time I watch the show I knew something was off with this little guy who never mentioned his mum, not once."
Fellow Redditors seemed to agree with the theory with a second pointing out: "The mum points it out in the police station, questioning why he asked for dad and not her."
A third echoed: "Even at the end of episode three, he was telling the therapist, 'tell my Dad I'm alright!'
"Never mentioned his mum or his sister. He said his mum was bad at everything except cooking a Sunday roast. He likely didn't think she'd be able to handle things because he thought she was weak and passive from what he's seen when growing up."
They went on: "He idolised his dad and craved for his approval and validation, something that he rarely got since childhood. He looked visibly uncomfortable when he was recalling his dad looking away when he failed at football. It's been years but he's still greatly affected by that moment, it's a core memory of his childhood.
"He always wanted his dad to be the one person to be there for him, first as a child wanting dad's love and affection, then as a radicalised teen with misogynistic perspective and violent tendencies who thinks his dad is stronger, better than his mum."
"It is mentioned later that he worships his dad," another chimed in. "It might be more that but he certainly has a distrust and alienation towards women."
And a final Redditor user echoed: "It makes perfect sense why he would call for his dad after watching the 3rd episode."
Adolescence is available to stream on Netflix now.