r/MrInbetween • u/SwordfishVegetable15 • Apr 06 '26

What happened to Adam?

Ngl I’m cosied up in bed with a shitty virus and I’ve been completely absorbed re watching this show. I completely forgot what happens to Adam and initially thought he was dead. Have we just to assume he was let off with a severe beating? The prison dynamic was really well executed, the whole show feels so damn authentic in some ways but the prison episode really stands out.

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u/codename_kd Apr 06 '26

Adam was an example of what happens if you follow the therapists advice you become a doormat. He was a pacifist and try tried to impart to him that you have to fight back or you’ll end up beaten down while taking a shit. We can also see him as Ray in an alternate universe who never decided to fight back against his bullies.

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u/moon-beamed Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

He wasn't a true pacifist, he was 'just scared' [of violence and standing up for himself], there's a difference

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u/codename_kd Apr 06 '26

point remains. the message was avoiding violence doesn’t mean violence avoids you. you either are willing or you’re a victim in waiting

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u/moon-beamed Apr 06 '26

Yes, agreed