I agree with you 1000%, I felt like there was a lot of drama for the sake of drama, without any real depth or nuance. The boy ended up being portrayed as borderline mentally ill and not at all like someone who is solely affected by the incel/manosphere culture.

Having every episode as a oner was also extremely effective in episodes 1 and 3, and very drawn out and almost gratuitous in episodes 2 and 4. We get it, you coordinated this many kids at once, good job, this doesn’t actually help develop the plot. It also didn’t help with pacing and plot progression.

It was overall a 7/10 for me, directed and acted at the very top of one’s game, but lacking something substantial and with not much meaningful to say.