It's been quite a while since I actively watched what was trending in the cinematic world at the time it was trending. Still I can't say I wasn't intrigued by the thought of a young 15 year old boy winning the Outstanding Supporting Actor in the primetime emmt awards.
Normally I'm not one to watch award shows because I know for a fact that a number of them are rigged and I don't have the strength nor patience to try and figure out which is and which isn't.
I did also see a clip of an episode on Instagram and it's the one scene that stuck dead in the mind of all who've watched it and it's the scene that led me to download the show.
It's a calm morning on a certain neighborhood in Yorkshire, that's until Eddie Miller's home was raided by the police with an arrest warrant for his son Jamie.
The crimes read before him called an arrest for murder yet Eddie and the family are having a hard time accepting that their adolescent child is capable of such evil.
Watching this movie was an eye opener for me and is yet another instance that sometimes you don't need a hundred paged plot and five seasons with twenty one episodes each to make a wonderful psychological series that has all the twists, disgust, empathy and moment of fear that all good psychological drama's need.
The series has just 4 episodes, lovely pacing, a strong simple plot and wonderful—incredibly talented—actors and actresses.
It's something that you can't get bored watching, because from the get-go the chaos starts.
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The cinematography was amazing. The chaos was something that's enthralling and you the viewer are shocked as well by their acting, at some point you feel as though your part of the family, feeling their confusion and their disbelief as the police knocks their door open by 6 in the morning.
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And from here it just keeps on getting better and better, episode after episode.
The arrangements of the storyline episode by episode is another thing that I loved.
The main story showing us how the whole case unfolded, the first episode being his arrest, the second episode is how the news of the arrest affected his social life, his school, his friends and people that knew him.
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His friends and the friends of the deceased in particular. We watch as their worlds change, each of them owning their roles and screentime.
The best friend of the deceased grieving and in denial, turning violent at Jamie's best friend who she believes knew about the murder and Jamie's best friend who's panicked that Jamie actually went through with it, is in denial and doesn't want to be caught in the mess that Jamie has made.
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The next episode takes a look at Jamie himself, a therapy session and we see exactly how scary this character is and how talented the actor is in bringing this character to life.
The themes are different now, it isn't just about the fact of social bullying, it's a mountain of minor evils that has shifted his view on women and himself.
It was hinted before in the first episode, talked about in the second episode and laid bare for everyone to see in the third.
Before we as the viewers saw that he was guilty, now we are accepting and believing that he is and even if he isn't, it's clear as day that he someday would be.
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After this we're taken to about a year later, no looking at the effects of the arrest on Jamie's family, his father in particular.
It's his birthday, 13 months after Jamie's therapy session, he is now in prison and he decides to send his dad a birthday gift and a phonecall.
His dad himself is not having the best of days, the murder case has blown up and his family is famous for all the wrong reasons and today just seems to be extra unfortunate.
He flips
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A birthday originally planned to be as good as possible has him breaking down wondering where it all went wrong.
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And then finally accepting that his son is gone.
A wonderful story actually, one that is beautiful in its simplicity and realism.
It's not based on a true life story, yet it's a story that can so easily be true, it's a story that is true for a lot of families who have kinsmen that are killers and criminals.
I rate this show a 9 out of 10, a superb creation and one series that I absolutely insist you see🔥✨
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