The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

Maury can be right about there being more than one shooter AND he was an egotistical nut job who wanted to be famous.

It's worth watching but you must watch the entire series. All four episodes. Why? Because the fourth episode puts everything in context and does a nice wrap up that brings everything together to make sense.

The middle two episodes go down the rabbit holes of conspiracy theories pretty heavy. I think some of it was conspiracy, but my thinking is some of it was peer pressure. Some of it was copy cat and some of it crimes of opportunity, some of it was people getting their kicks by committing a heinous crime.

The series was entertaining and very informative. Everyone who watches the series will feel differently about it. It wasn't phenomenal but it was definitely worth watching.

The first two episodes were strong sticking to the truth, the second two kind of descended into conspiracy and madness. Certainly interesting in terms of new theories about the son of Sam killings, and things I had never heard before. The documentary itself had good flow and used archival footage and interviews relevant to the cases.

If you think this documentary is about Berkowitz, then you will be disappointed. I suspect not all the negative reviews made it to the last episode where it really reframed the story.

The descent into darkness mentioned in the title is not about Berkowitz's descent into darkness, it's about the journalist who got too obsessed with the case.

There are some aspects of the storytelling that could be better, but we thought it was interesting enough.

This one will take you on a four hour tour of New Yorks finest misguided pride and a reporter who just can't let go. Although the tale is not something you want to acknowledge by any positive words, it is, however, fascinating. Old interviews, old images of NY, footage of days long gone. Detectives with oversized moustaches and glasses. The Son of Sam has it all. Topped with some twists and turns, the episodes have enough to keep your attention. And finally a series where there is a beginning and an end. You may not like the outcome, but you will be entertained.