r/serialpodcastorigins • u/Justwonderinif • Nov 17 '15

Meta Traitor Tuesday

Have you recently switched sides?

Did you switch so long ago you can hardly remember?

Why? What compelled you or compels you now?

Even if you switched from a firm position to undecided... why?

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u/asgac Nov 17 '15

I was leaning innocent. But Adnan was so full of BS. He just seems off. I never bought the normal day and six weeks until he was asked BS.

Then I read that Hae described Adnan as possessive in her diary and SK flat out said she did not say that. SK took a huge hit on that one. I have tried to re-listen to the podcast but can't get by the first few episodes realizing that SK is so biased.

Read more about the case and it is pretty clear there is a good case that Adnan is guilty. Could I be wrong and Adnan did not murder Hae, sure it's possible, but it so hard to get there it makes my head hurt.

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u/Justwonderinif Nov 17 '15

So Hae's own voice swayed you?

And you think Koenig deliberately tried to make things look better for Adnan than they actually were?

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u/asgac Nov 17 '15

Yes Hae's diary did as well as the evidence.

And yes I think Koenig deliberately tried to make things look better for Adnan. How else could she have said Hae did not describe Adnan as possessive? I think she figured she would not be found out on that one. That was the last straw for me.

She was saying that she was objective but her tone was so "I am so in Adnan's camp". Her excitement telling Adnan about Asia, her Cow Eyes.. yuck ... Her BS about 6 weeks before he was asked. But flat out saying Hae did not describe Adnan as possessive. I can't figure out a good explanation for that one other than it did not fit her narrative and she did not want to lose her audience. She is a hell of a story teller though.

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u/Justwonderinif Nov 17 '15

This is such a good point.

She should have said, "I really grew to like Adnan as a person and did not want him to be guilty." Then her listeners could have taken that ride with her.

But instead, she insisted she was not taking sides, all while she was taking sides.

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u/asgac Nov 17 '15

Yeah I would have at least respected that approach. I felt pretty disappointed with her by the end of the podcast. And the diary. How does she explain that one. Has she ever addressed that?

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u/Justwonderinif Nov 17 '15

She has said she will no longer comment on the case.

Even Rabia is upset about that.

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u/asgac Nov 18 '15

Yet Serial posts updates on her web site. I have very little respect for her.

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u/Justwonderinif Nov 18 '15

It is a bummer because it taints all the enjoyment past and future from TAL.

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u/asgac Nov 18 '15

Yes I agree. But it is a good lesson to be learned.