Anatomy Of Lies

[DanaK]

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Peacock 3-part doc series that premieres October 15

On Oct. 15, Peacock will debut Anatomy of Lies, a docuseries about the “rise and fall” of Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch, whose “jaw-dropping lies fooled Hollywood for years, and became fodder for many high-profile episodes of Grey’s.”

Deadline article https://deadline.com/2024/09/anatomy-of-lies-debut-date-trailer-debut-former-greys-anatomy-writer-elisabeth-finch-1236091864/

TVLine article https://tvline.com/news/greys-anatomy-writer-fake-cancer-series-release-date-trailer-peacock-1235331674/

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[DanaK]

Full press release http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2024/09/17/peacocks-new-docuseries-anatomy-of-lies-unravels-the-shocking-web-of-lies-told-by-former-greys-anatomy-writer-elisabeth-finch-545212/20240917peacock01/

[Bastet]

I watched this last night after hearing Kathleen Madigan talk about it.  I remember hearing about it at the time, but not the details.  I dozed through some of it (this did not need to be as long as it is), but got the highlights.  What she did to her coworkers is bad enough, but putting her parents through worrying she was going to do is on another level, and then what she did to her wife is beyond comprehension.  It was so calculating, preying on someone emotionally fragile and not only vulnerable to dissociation, but someone who will lose custody of her kids if it happens.  For her of all people to be sitting there thinking "I don't know who my wife is, nothing is real" is horrifying. 

And, of course, it worked -- once Jenn started alluding to the truth, everyone thought she was crazy and felt sorry for poor Finch having to carefully extricate herself from her.  I'm glad she had enough evidence for people to ultimately believe her.  (And glad to hear some wrote notes of apology and support to Jenn after Finch confessed.)