Adolescence fans spot hidden detail that reveals Jamie’s murder in the first four minutes

Adolescence is the present that we’re nonetheless fully obsessed over, because it follows the household of a younger teenage boy, Jamie, who murders one among his feminine classmates. 

Every episode of the four-part sequence was filmed in a protracted, one-shot sequence, however that is not the solely spectacular factor in regards to the present. Eagle-eyed followers have noticed loads of hidden particulars in regards to the present – together with one which seems to disclose Jamie’s crime. Did you see it? 

Within the opening sequence, the place police break down the door of the Millers’ household dwelling and arrest Jamie for homicide, the 13-year-old boy is awoken in mattress, and has his hand positioned on a rip on his wallpaper because the police inform him his rights. The rip appears extremely like a knife, with followers suggesting that it foreshadows the revelation that Jamie stabbed his peer, Katie, a number of instances, killing her. 

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In episode 4, Jamie’s father Eddie breaks down in his son’s childhood bed room, and whereas sobbing and sitting on the mattress, he turns into the pillow, the place it appears just like the knife is now popping out of his again. Then, Jamie’s teddy bear – the final piece of his childhood – and the knife-shaped tear are proven subsequent to 1 one other within the closing shot. 

Taking to social media to debate, one individual wrote: “I truthfully did not even see that… as a dad or mum I hoped till the tip he did not do it,” whereas one other individual wrote: “Little touches like these are what makes brilliance even nearer perfection. I really like re-watching stuff to choose up issues I missed when immersed within the story first time round.” 

A 3rd individual wrote: “Simply learn up some extra on adolescence and the WALLPAPER COMING OFF IN THE SHAPE OF A KNIFE IN EPISODE 1?!? AND IT LOOKS LIKE JAMIE HOLDING IT?!? AND THEN IN THE FINAL EPISODE ITS LIKE THE KNIFE GOES INTO HIS DADS BACK?!? So intelligent.” 

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Talking in regards to the present, which Stephen co-created with author Jack Thorne, he advised GQ: “I had an concept for all of those 4 episodes, and the way they might look, however mainly, me and Jack grew to become Frankenstein. 

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“I introduced the physique elements to Jack, then he created a spirit, and collectively we labored on the soul. As a result of I simply had an concept and faceless characters. And Jack got here up with the entire incel stuff. I mentioned, Look, I do know in regards to the radicalisation on-line, however I do not get it, I do not perceive it. And Jack did all his analysis for that.”