Adolescence

Unfortunately, “Adolescence” ’s flashy, fragmentary approach undermines its attempts to illuminate. .... The series opts to focus more on the societal factors that make such a killing plausible than on Jamie’s specific desires and concerns, its perspective is only ever that of an outsider. And though it pays lip service to Katie’s neglected humanity, its true sympathy lies less with the victim than with the grownup bystanders trying to make sense of it all.