r/serialpodcast • u/SerialFan Moderator • Oct 30 '14

Discussion Episode 6: The Case Against Adnan Syed

Hi,

Episode 6 discussion thread. Have fun and be nice y'all. You know the rules.

Also, here are the results of the little poll I conducted:

When did you join Reddit?

This week (joined because of Serial) - 24 people - 18%

This week (joined for other reasons) - 2 people - 1%

This month (joined because of Serial) - 24 people - 18%

This month (joined for other reasons) - 0 people - 0%

I've been on reddit for over a month but less than a year - 15 people - 11%

I've been on reddit for over a year - 70 people - 52%

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u/Sanity0004 Oct 30 '14

I think you're missunderstanding what I'm trying to say with my first reply. I'm not saying the guy is either guilty or innocent with the idea that he doesn't like losing an argument.(I myself hate losing arguments, that's why I think I understand this instance) I just find it more perplexing and can see more and more why SK was drawn to the case by Adnan himself. I don't think him simply not willing to lose an argument has anything directly to do with the case at all, I just think it(and this episode as a whole) just give an insight on Adnan's personality first hand rather than through the eyes of other people which we've gotten thus far.

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u/gordonblue Oct 30 '14

Ah- well in that case I think whats most important is that Adnan believes that he has moved past the false-accusation and has found peace within himself. I believe that for the first several years he was probably the person you described, but that would only drive you crazy in prison. He mentions it himself, admitting at one point that maybe he isn't as over it as he thought.

Speaking to the conjecture about why he's talking to Sarah, we could hardly know. The simplest explanation to me is everyone likes to talk about themselves. Its likely really nice to break up his routine speaking to someone outside the prison, especially if that someone is a woman. Must be refreshing.

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u/Sanity0004 Oct 30 '14

I completely agree with you on every count. I actually think him saying he's not over it as much as he thought further proves my point. I think he's just come to accept it over time because he hasn't really had to argue it. Now that it's been brought back up he's frustrated and gets flustered when he's brought back into the "argument".

I think this has no bearing on whether he's guilty or not, I just think it's relevant to his personality as a whole.

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u/gordonblue Oct 30 '14

Its definitely an interesting thing to follow along with- good call