NETFLIX drama Adolescence is a harrowing look at masculinity that you can be over and done with in two nights maximum, viewers confirm.
The thoughtful drama examines incel culture and the dangers of social media for developing minds and, most vitally, gets it all out of the way in four hours rather than dragging it out for ten.
Father of teenage boys Martin Bishop said: “It’s such a relevant show that poses lots of thoughtful societal questions. Not least: why aren’t other series this concise?
“Take Succession, for example. 40 hours of pissing about then they hand Waystar to some random bloke. I got through it, but it was harrowing. Whereas this? You’ve fully absorbed its unsettling message about contemporary life and the rest of the week’s your own.
“It’s straight into the action, no boring backstory, and because every episode’s one take it feels even shorter. You could polish it all off after work and still have time to pop out for a pint.
“It doesn’t all get neatly tied up at the end, because the weighty issues it deals with aren’t straightforward. Which means there’s no chance of a sequel! Ka-ching! Done and done!”
Emma Bradford agreed said: “I think everyone should watch this punishing, impactful programme. Especially screenwriters.”
