SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Adolescence,” now streaming on Netflix.
The third episode of Netflix’s four-part limited series “Adolescence” centers around two people, Jamie (Owen Cooper) and Briony (Erin Doherty). The former is accused of murder, and the latter is the clinical psychologist tasked with completing a pre-trial assessment.
However, Jamie is no ordinary person — he’s a 13-year-old schoolboy. And “Adolescence” is no ordinary show. Director Philip Barantini shot every episode as a one-take. For an entire episode, audiences watch the duo go back and forth as she tries to understand what happened. Friendly banter quickly shifts tonally as Jamie’s childlike innocence gives
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