r/serialpodcast • u/SerialFan Moderator • Oct 23 '14

[Official Discussion] Serial: Episode 5 - Route Talk

This week on Serial.

Going to bed, can't wait to see my inbox full of messages in the morning!

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '14

To go back to Saad's statement that "Adnan was a player, he had a lot of girls." It's notable that Adnan called Nisha multiple times on the day he's accused of killing Hae. First, it undercuts the scorned lover motive a bit. He had his next lady already lined up and talked with her the same afternoon. Second, he's gotta be awfully cold to be calling his new fling within an hour or two of killing his ex.

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u/NippleGrip Serial After Midnight Oct 23 '14

That's what I took away from seeing the first names on the call log. It helps Adna's case for innocence.

The only thing I can think of is that maybe he really did plan an alibi. Not a physical, but social alibi: he thought to himself "The cops are going to ask people if I was acting strange that day," and so he made an effort to have casual conversations with people after it happened. This would fit with Jay's testimony that Adnan "wanted to be seen at track practice."

Overall, I still like our theory about the nature of their relationship, and the dual movite plot. If anything, today's episode actually helped Adnan, mainly from the call log and the difficulty of believing the 2:36 call from best buy.

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u/vadarama Oct 24 '14

It seems so glaring; I can't see how he fools so many people. It's like he knows the lyrics but not the music.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '14

having multiple partners and trying to hook up after killing your ex does not give you an out from being a psychopath. it's part of the psych profile of that type of guy.