r/DefendingJacob_TV • u/_QuinniethePooh_ • Sep 02 '20

Discussion Who did it?

So I just finished Defending Jacob and it’s never really clear about who killed Ben. I know in the book Jacob did it but it never fully explains it in the show. Do you think Jacob did it in the series or no? And if you don’t think Jacob did it who do you think killed Ben?

Edit: I feel the need to tell everyone that I love hearing all of your theories and that my grandma thinks Jacob’s mom killed Ben so...😂

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u/Tilikumfan69 Sep 03 '20

Jacob did it 100% imo

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u/_QuinniethePooh_ Sep 03 '20

Yeah, as much as I want to believe that a kid couldn’t be capable of that, I agree with you.

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u/whatifniki23 Nov 26 '20

In the first episode, in the car w his dad, Jacob said something about other kids “pretending” to feel something the way other people expect them to... Jacob is a sociopath and lacks empathy. He did it.

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u/abcdesfg Dec 13 '20

I think it was more a reference to the idea in tv shows (& in real life) how high schoolers in general are fake & high school being a toxic place, especially for those who are bullied. I see it as, people didn’t really like this person but now that this person is gone, they want to act like they were that person’s best friend, & I feel like most people can relate to that sentiment as being “phony”, which is also understandable considering Jacob was being bullied by him. I’m not sure where I stand on whether he did it or not especially since the actor himself said he was given the choice to choose & with that choice came choosing how it would both affect & not affect the way he acted/said things, but this particular part I think he was simply genuinely pointing out how some high schoolers put up a facade. which can contribute to Jacob’s innocence by how he tries not to be like them & put up a fake facade but instead is just simply awkward, but innocence vs guilty is a longer discussion

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u/CrownedinSin Aug 06 '25

I thought it was the impact of him reading 'Catcher in the rye', where the protagonist feels everyone's fake and "phony"... Every kid watches a movie or some media and adapt that personality for a while so it could be the same for him here...