Blame It on the Rain

S1- 9/10; S2- 7/10

Season 1 is absolutely fantastic and equally terrifying and that makes it, in my opinion, one of the best shows about a serial killer.

However, Ryan Murphy approached the second season differently.

Season 2, which tackles the Menendez brothers' trial, has a less dramatic and at times almost comical tone than Dahmer for obvious reasons but it's still pretty solid. There's less emotional scenes but since this time the narrative shifts and the audience is supposed to sympathise with the perpetrators, since they present themselves as the victims, it makes sense why it's not as disturbing or dramatic as the first season. Strong performances from the main cast, especially the brothers and Javier Bardem of course and overall an interesting case but a terrible tragedy.

Even with diving into this series with prior knowledge of the subject, it was still quite dark and very well portrayed but the two leads. They did a great job with time-relevant pop culture, music and vehicles. The acting was great and I loved the different points of view. Sometimes the story jumps in time and in perspectives, which isn't my preference but the series does a good job of avoiding any confusion with that. They do show some instances of... weird relationship boundaries that I question if it is relevant or needed at all. Overall, not as great as the Dahmer "season" but still a great watch.

First off I'm writing about the Mendendez brothers season because IMDB is too idiotic to separate the seasons. You'd think this would be no-brainer since each season has a totally different cast and story.

I thought this entire series was way too sympathetic towards the Menendez brothers. They gave way too much air time to the totally unproven allegations of abuse by the parents. The actor who played Erik was way too doe eyed and innocent. The real Erik Menendez is a smarmy little creep.

The truth of the Menendez brothers is they're sociopaths who viciously slaughtered their parents. They called themselves 'sociopaths' their parents called them the same and they proved it by their actions.

The real brothers performance in the court room was terrible acting. Still, it was polished and practiced and a lot of people buy it. This, even though they never mentioned any abuse in therapy. They never mentioned it to the police. It never came up until the retained Lesley Abramson.

They killed their parents, twice, once with the shotguns and then their reputation in the courtroom. 'Monsters' is an appropriate name for them.

There are rumors about the Menendez brothers getting a new trial or re-sentencing, in part, because of this movie. If that happens it will a total miscarriage of justice.

Yep episode 1 started like that, It's a hard watch knowing that this story is based on real events, and the murder is really detailed, the actors is really good btw and the very first portrayal on their parents is shocking on some scenes as a person who does not have knowledge on their story.

As a curious person who wants to know the story of the Menendez brothers, it's truly shocking how they murder their parents that way and they got away with it, not for a long time but, yeah they have their reasons why they have to do that to them their parents is really toxic and abusive and i guess they have enough of their actions and they try to end it that way is a really monster way to it.

Triggering, disturbing, and brutally real-this show masterfully brings a real-life incident to the screen. It sent chills down my spine at every turn. The actors deliver outstanding performances, truly bringing the gravity of the situation to life. Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch delivered Emmy-worthy performances; the nuances and small details of every emotion they portrayed truly deserve praise. Javier Bardem as the father nailed the criminally insane role, adding even more depth.

Though, as usual, it's a bit glorified. Still, it's really well done! The background score and music were on point, enhancing the overall tension. Visually, the show is shot beautifully, capturing the dark tone perfectly.