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‘Adolescence’ Episode 3: Erin Doherty Breaks Down Her ‘Genuinely Scary’ Confrontation With 14-Year-Old Owen Cooper


Erin Doherty breaks down episode 3 of Netflix's "Adolescence" and her standoff with series star Owen Cooper.

The third episode of Netflix’s four-part limited series “Adolescence” centers around two people, Jamie ( Owen Cooper) and Briony ( Erin Doherty). But he said, “I’ve got Jack Thorne on board, Phil Barantini, and it’s going to be a one-shot thing.” I’d seen “Boiling Point,” and thought “That’s gonna be mega.” That was the kernel that ignited this whole thing. For me, sitting down with my therapist, was about getting into that frame of mind and understanding the journey of what it means to go through a session, and having to be your own filter, in that sense, and check yourself and say, “OK, is there any transference, or countertransference going on?” You’re constantly having to refresh.

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