Anybody else watching this? Amazing show. The main characters are based on John Douglas and Robert Ressler, the first FBI agents to gain insight into the minds of serial killers by interviewing them in prison (Douglas was the basis for Scott Glenn's character in Silence of the Lambs). Set in the late 70s. I'm three episodes in and really enjoying it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Agreed on your first spoiler, had no idea on your second. Were there cues they dropped, or is that just from his bio?
I took the breakdown after he met Kemper following the suicide attempt as the first solid indication.
If I'm guessing correctly, they'll follow a similar narrative to Will Graham in NBC's Hannibal. [Reply]
Can we comment on how INCREDIBLE Jonathan Groff's singing voice is? Not related to the show, I know. But still - he's one of my favorite voices on Broadway. [Reply]
Originally Posted by SuperChief:
Can we comment on how INCREDIBLE Jonathan Groff's singing voice is? Not related to the show, I know. But still - he's one of my favorite voices on Broadway.
I didn't know he was a singer, so I looked him up. He was on Glee? :-) [Reply]
I think this show is best viewed as a whole instead of its parts. When you end this seasons journey and look back at its totality, it looks much better in retrospect than when you are watching individual shows. Great show to binge watch. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FlintHillsChiefs:
I didn't know he was a singer, so I looked him up. He was on Glee? :-)
Yes - he was great in Glee. Spring Awakening is his great work, IMO. Of all the male leads on Broadway, his is one of my favorites (modern era). [Reply]
Just finished it. It was really good. I'm not sure I've got the stomach to binge it. I didn't know about any of the killers in there besides Manson and BTK, so their creepiness and brutality was new to me.
I'll watch S2 as soon as it hits.
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
yeah he needs to come back next season too. It's hard to play a serial Killer without coming off as a cliche or over acting the part.
yep, real good job creating the vibe in the late 70's.
Spoiler!
I don't understand the betrayal to the internal
Investigators. Cops don't tell others their long time pardners are unfit to be cops. The "breakdown" was unnecessary. Liked the show, not the ending.
Disagree about the ending.
Spoiler!
The breakdown was definitely where he needed to be. A big chunk of his stability dumped him. And he has to delve into the muck to get these fuckstains to talk. Really the only thing left in his life that isn't upset is his relationship with Tench and they aren't even that particularly close. Embroiling yourself in crazy without a real life to escape from it to seems reasonable to lead to a breakdown.
Found it ironic that this show comes back up on CP after AP-Bio's subplot about the tickle teacher who was in teacher detention this past Sunday. [Reply]