Adolescent: Unlock the 3rd episode messages with the psychologist

Stefanos Nikolaidis

This is undoubtedly about order – phenomenon. A row that as many times as you see, you will always feel the same stomach tighteningfor different reasons each time. A series that you could talk about hours whole.

The ‘Adolescent‘(Puberty), projected to Netflixhas become a global success for the 2025giving rise to many discussions about the causes that have led and still lead to her scourge underage delinquency. Is based on a true story and presents the 13 -year -old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) and how he is accused of killing his classmate, Katie.

While the episode deals with the conception and Jamie’s entry into the criminal justice systemthe secondly focuses on research. The beginnings are looking for the murder weapon and ‘comb’ the messages on social media of Jamie and Katie, to compose the nature of their relationship.

However, the most exciting; penetrating and creepy Snapshot of the series is the third episodewhich focuses on a intense exchange of viewsduel one would say, Between Jamie and Psychologist Brioni Ariston (which is masterfully portrayed Erin Doherti).

Talking to skai.grthe well -known psychologist Daisy ‘Unlocks’ the messages behind the 3rd shocking episode: what symbolize the sandwich and the chocolatehow is the masculinity and the attraction to the other sexhow decisive is Jamie’s involvement with the misogyny propaganda of Internet and, most of all, what does the so -called ‘Incel culture»Which dominates the whole series?

The deepest symbols of chocolate and sandwich

So let’s take things from the beginning.

Have passed 7 months by custody of Jamie to detention center And it has changed many psychologists. The latter, the Bridegit seems that it suits him better, as their sessions are more open and alive.

When she arrives for her, as it turned out their last meeting to start of the episodeis informed by the guard that Jamie was involved in quarrel with another minor prison food. To get him with the good, she takes with her a sandwich and his favorite chocolate.

“The psychologist came very close to Jamie all over the episode,” Mrs Zografou tells us. “Proof of chocolate. Chocolate is very symbolic because it reminds him of what he likes, what he is familiar with and what he used to consume at home. Then he continues with the sandwich, which he says “My mother sandwiches”. And she replies “to another audience”. So there were the points that the psychologist made another deeper connection with Jamie as a healer. “

‘In the meantime, within the piece of sandwich there was the chutneywhat he did not like and was a way to see how the young healer manages the cancel“, He continues and explains:

“The frustrations are many and every time they cancel him, in his own opinion, he had a lot of explosion and outbursts, which of course could be regarded as the results of adolescence. On the other hand, you see a frustrated teenager, a teenager who tries to be accepted and asks for it in every way. “

After the abolition comes the irony

It is very important to notice how abruptly the protagonist becomes derogatory and derisive opposite to the therapist, something that begins as soon as is frustrated From the sandwich he doesn’t like.

‘Begins a wave on his part. Begins from one point and then calling her ‘grandmother‘, causing her with manipulation of style “Why do you work like that?“And she, while she’s cool and handling it well, is affected internallyespecially when it comes out for a while. “

“So she began to become a jerk against her and teasing her in a variety of ways, to make her break out. Ie intrigue. This looks like a piece of her provocative disorderwhich, without having its compact features, but caused it to respond by losing control. Of course he didn’t succeed, “he says.

Football and acceptance by father

Mrs Zografou then analyzes the Jamie’s relationship with his family and his fatherwhich he strongly defends to the psychologist.

“When Brioni asked about the relationship with the father and his grandfather and insisted on the meaning masculinitythe young man wanted to remove his standards from being credited with something bad. And finally we see all the awesome problem that happens in this order, How much Jamie wanted to be accepted by his father. How much he wanted to be proud His father for him. And this is evidenced by how he dealt with the meaning of football. “

Could not respond. And he was saying that he himself He is not good at sports while his dad is. It was his model. His dad when he was turning his head, just ignored other parents In fact, who fooled him for his child. But Jamie translated it into him differently, that his dad was ashamed of him.

Why Jamie does not want anything to interrupt communication with the psychologist

Immediately after, we have the first outburst of Jamiethen Apologies apologize From the psychologist when he gets in again. She asks her ‘Did I scare you?»The first attempt did not succeed. Shows he doesn’t want to interrupt this relationship with anything.

“He does not want to lose all that has been created between them, for him is The connection to the rest of the normal world. Proof of “Take me from here, it’s crazy about“He says shouting,” he points out.

After dad and his family, the conversation goes to the his relationship and his opinion on women. Here begins and says liesspeaks of non -existent erotic experiences And it is exactly the whole situation that children are experiencing with the question of concept “Incel“

“Incel culture”

This is how we get to the core of ‘toxic masculinity“, Her Incel culture. So what does it mean?

A 80% of women are attracted by a 20% of men. And the big question arises for the remaining 80%. As Mrs Zografou says:

‘The remaining 80%, according to the inspirer of this concept, Tatewill try to obtain different behaviors, different style, different appearance, different aesthetic element, as well as behavior completely different. After all, this is the case, or just fills a 80% of the male population with frustration, bitterness, frustration and anger? “

‘I’m ugly, I’m ugly’

Just before its final outburstJamie tries to collect a compliment because she has the manipulativeas in other conversations he says. “Constantly asks his psychologist”You won’t say I’m good, you won’t say I’m kind, you won’t say I’m beautiful?“That is to say in the whole session, their last session, she is trying to get her acceptance. So he begins to repeat that It’s ugly Again and again, “commented Mrs Zografou, adding:

‘And in the end reaches the edges. Ie invades the space ofin her personal space, approached her too close. That is exactly the meaning of toxic masculinity here and symbolize the meaning of patriarchy“

“The series does not have fortunately teaching. Another amazing thing is that it does not enter the fields of the diagnosis. In all these 4 episodes and in all that unfolds, there is a very nice structure. They give us the structure of society, they give us the structure of the school in general. How a school works internally, how children work as students socially out. It shows us both family and other families. It also refers to the family, it also refers to the school, it also refers to the microcosm of this city. “

“A city north, in the United Kingdom. That is, you see how it is, how the treaty is and within the child, but you also see those around that they are ultimately the factors that contribute to how a child is shaped and of course on the infamous issue of social media. If there wasn’t Instagram, would this happen? If the parents were different, would this be done? If the classmates were different, would this happen?‘

The end of the episode

There now the protagonist breaks outthere anymore admits truths. There she now says that She doesn’t want to leave her with anythingto leave at least this connection.

“It’s not just the connection to the face. It’s the connection, as we said, with the outside world. That is why this proves to be conveying a message. What’s the message? ”Tell mom and dad that i’m fine“. Bringing to light – cowardly what will follow in the next episode.”

‘Jamie was forced into his head to confuse the roles, Because this was psychologically needed. Imagine how many children are waiting to hear something they never hear. And such an acceptance never comes. It may not come from the parent, it may not come from the friend, it may not come from the relationship. It is very excruciating to feel that you are doing something or you are not doing something and you go unnoticed. “

Noteworthy, however How does the psychologist react At the end of the meeting with the protagonist.

“He wanted to save him. He wanted to give a honest and accurate imprint of what was happening to him and his intention was to understand if he had understood what had happened. He tears and distressed not only for a 13 -year -old murder but also for the society that armed him“, Mrs Zografou points out and concludes:

“The therapist is saddened by, in my opinion, that she is also a victim of a situation. That is, there has been a vicious circle where a person or some persons became a victim and did bullying to Jamie, who was done the perpetrator to his perpetrators“