i watched the first 3.5 episodes last night, and unless things go sideways after that point i felt like it was pretty sympathetic to them and painted josé as the monster that he was. i actually thought maybe, just maybe, murphy was on the right side of things for once and that the series' goal is to gradually reveal the parents as the true monsters.
i know a clip of lyle giving erik a brief kiss on the lips gained a lot of traction on twitter, and having seen it i prepared for the worst. but it wasn't at all romantic/homoerotic (though the shirtless embrace in the series' teaser was in terrible taste). if anything, the kiss gave me godfather ii vibes*, but again i don't know if there is further fuckery that i didn't get to yet.
right, she gets her due as well in the episodes i've seen. i'm going to see it through to the end bc i'm curious how it could go wrong from where i left off.
I've seen all but the final, and they do largely stay on the brothers' side - Eric particularly. Jose's portrayal just gets worse and worse.
The first couple of episodes have plenty of gross Ryan Murphy ott-ness/letcherous sensationalism, but as it goes on those dial back a lot and I actually think it's quite clever in how doesn't fully commit to a version of the truth and at once portrays them as victims and problematic. There are also some great film making/acting in there too.
I’m watching it. Just watched episode 5 and it broke my heart. Just a one shot of 2 actors was a great choice. The guy playing Erik, Cooper was amazing. Murder isn’t the answer but I’m sorry his parents deserved it. I honestly think 20 years is enough time served. His father was a monster on another level.
That scene episode was incredible. The length of that single shot, the way it moved in so slowly you could't even perceive the movement, the performances. It's a shame Ryan Murphy has built up so much (deserved) ill-will, because that scene was truly remarkable.
ETA: I just checked, and it wasn't even a scene, it was the entire 36 minute episode. A single shot, no cuts, all trained on Cooper Koch giving a fucking phenomenal performance. He'll be up for an Emmy/GG for that for sure.
I don't really fuck with Gypsy Rose and her bullshit since her release, but I'm somebody who loves to dig into cases and expose the shit generally ignored.
A LOT of people vilified for shit were victims and I think we need to tap into that. But, then, I remember how our society still wrongfully judges Stella Liebeck, who lost her vagina to a cup of 49 cent cup of mid-ass coffee.
We live in a society that keeps getting more ~woke~ to this shit, but we still pick and choose where we apply our empathy. It's harder for people to care about these men because they came from money. We can't comprehend that their mentality may have been the same as with Cyntoia Brown, Chrystul Kizer, or Sarah Gonzales-McLinn.
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i watched the first 3.5 episodes last night, and unless things go sideways after that point i felt like it was pretty sympathetic to them and painted josé as the monster that he was. i actually thought maybe, just maybe, murphy was on the right side of things for once and that the series' goal is to gradually reveal the parents as the true monsters.
i know a clip of lyle giving erik a brief kiss on the lips gained a lot of traction on twitter, and having seen it i prepared for the worst. but it wasn't at all romantic/homoerotic (though the shirtless embrace in the series' teaser was in terrible taste). if anything, the kiss gave me godfather ii vibes*, but again i don't know if there is further fuckery that i didn't get to yet.
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right, she gets her due as well in the episodes i've seen. i'm going to see it through to the end bc i'm curious how it could go wrong from where i left off.
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The first couple of episodes have plenty of gross Ryan Murphy ott-ness/letcherous sensationalism, but as it goes on those dial back a lot and I actually think it's quite clever in how doesn't fully commit to a version of the truth and at once portrays them as victims and problematic. There are also some great film making/acting in there too.
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ryan murphy stay on his knees for white men who murder
but rly tho 💅🏽
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ETA: I just checked, and it wasn't even a scene, it was the entire 36 minute episode. A single shot, no cuts, all trained on Cooper Koch giving a fucking phenomenal performance. He'll be up for an Emmy/GG for that for sure.
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A LOT of people vilified for shit were victims and I think we need to tap into that. But, then, I remember how our society still wrongfully judges Stella Liebeck, who lost her vagina to a cup of 49 cent cup of mid-ass coffee.
We live in a society that keeps getting more ~woke~ to this shit, but we still pick and choose where we apply our empathy. It's harder for people to care about these men because they came from money. We can't comprehend that their mentality may have been the same as with Cyntoia Brown, Chrystul Kizer, or Sarah Gonzales-McLinn.
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