serial episode 9 summary

This isn't the space to flesh this out here, but amid a mini-backlash against But back to this episode. Hae was still at school. But I don't get the even keel about the guy who accused him of murder. Editing on this episode from Ira Glass and Nancy Updike. These are the questions the episode throws at the listener thanks to its impressionistic details. If Adnan were innocent, how could he not blame Jay for putting him in prison for the rest of his life? Tape transcription by Robin Smith.

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Deep down, I'm still confused by this, but I also try to remind myself that a lot of rationalizing can happen when you're locked up for 15 years.Adnan’s defining characteristic in her portrayal is delusion. Friedersdorf: Episode 9 of Serial, "To Be Suspected," begins with new reasons to believe that the state's explanation of Hae's murder is off. It felt like a brief but necessary refocusing of the show—Adnan's guilt aside, To answer your question Conor, in the earlier episodes I was completely bewildered by Adnan's apparent lack of "ill will" toward Jay. Seth Lind is our director of operations. Deep down, I'm still confused by this, but I also try to remind myself that a lot of rationalizing can happen when you're locked up for 15 years.When Koenig initially said she was going to let “Adnan talk” this time I around, I snarkily rewrote the show’s title, “To Be Suspected,” to “Sympathy for Adnan.” But on a deep listen, I realized the original name is appropriate, and my own is a complete misunderstanding of what Koenig is doing. Even in the shadow (or light?) Even in the shadow (or light?) For the most part, I think such speculation is best avoided, that committing a murder or being wrongly accused of one is a circumstance so unusual that we can't reliably say that a given reaction I try to avoid the temptation to accord them any import.The one I can't help but seize upon is Adnan's apparent failure, despite repeated opportunities, to angrily denounce Jay, the man who told the cops that he killed Hae. Though Koenig initially hits us up for money (the deepest question this round: Adnan’s defining characteristic in her portrayal is delusion. This isn't the space to flesh this out here, but amid a mini-backlash against But back to this episode. Episode 1: The Alibi 2. 1. Adnan makes a very telling statement later in the episode, which is called “To Be Suspected” and mainly focuses on Adnan’s life during and since the trial, and how it feels to have all of your friends believe you could be a calculating murderer (spoiler alert: pretty shitty! It’s as if the boy living under the weight of the world’s suspicion can’t grasp the nightmare is real. It circumvents the politics and caricatures of court and tries to get to the emotional core of the matter—even if that won’t get us anywhere in terms of the cold, hard truth.Koenig puts us in the shoes of any trial’s token suspect and shows just how non-token that experience really is.There’s more: When the detectives show up at Adnan’s house on February 26th, he’s more worried about how his father will react sitting next to him, than the underlying reason Up front, in her request for money, Koenig says “We believe in in-depth reporting and following the story wherever it takes us." TheAtlantic.com Copyright (c) 2020 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. "It seems like Adnan would be furious at Jay if he were innocent—but then again, it also seems like he would feign furiousness at him if he were trying to mislead us about his innocence.One last thought. Lots of wrongly accused people could forgive that. If Adnan were innocent, how could he not blame Jay for putting him in prison for the rest of his life? After listening to the final episode of the global hit podcast Serial, fans of the 12-episode experiment in narrative journalism may come away feeling bereft and perhaps even a little disappointed. Those nudges aside, we get little useful information that advances our notion of what really happened. Playing dumb or simply being 17 years old and learning a loved one’s body was abandoned for nearly a month in a desolate park?

This very plainly didn't feel like weaponized emotion to me. Playing dumb or simply being 17 years old and learning a loved one’s body was abandoned for nearly a month in a desolate park? At the urging of his attorney, Adnan never spoke in his own defense for the entirety of two trials. That's why it’s so hard to pass judgment on these characters, even when Koenig has her clear favorites.Conor Friedersdorf, Lenika Cruz, and Katie KilkennyOne of my feelings would be, "That *%$%^#* Jay!!!!! It's now clear that where this story is taking us is out of the realm of courtroom cliches and into the realm of real, complex human beings.

On February 10th, when Aisha, Adnan, and Krista convene in Aisha’s kitchen after learning that Hae’s body has been found, they begin to cry, except that Adnan doesn’t seem to believe it.