S02.E02: Spree

[Snazzy Daisy]

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After throwing suspicion elsewhere during police questioning, Lyle and Erik go on a wild spending spree while waiting for Jose's will to be read.

Air Date: Sep 19, 2024

 

 

Edited September 19, 2024 by Snazzy Daisy

[chediavolo]

Any watch this? I’m in the middle of episode two. Can’t stop thinking about the psychiatrist. What does he have to gain by trying to help these two evil humans? There are so many renditions of the story. I don’t know what is actually true but my God that was brutal. The parents were absolutely awful, but no one deserves that. What a couple of sickos. 

[Snazzy Daisy]

That murder scene is brutal — bullets fired through hand, stomach, feet, faces etc.

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“Well, if we’re gonna kill our dad, we should probably just kill our mom too.”

The LAPD detectives intuitively know that it isn’t a mob hit. They make a mistake by not covering all their bases — the brothers aren’t tested for GSR.

Erik and Craig write a screenplay about a rich kid killing his parents. Lyle is right, Erik is an idiot for leaving all the breadcrumbs.

 

[Demian]

On 9/20/2024 at 4:54 PM, chediavolo said:

Can’t stop thinking about the psychiatrist. What does he have to gain by trying to help these two evil humans?

My memory of the actual case is full of holes by now, but in short:  Money.  Oziel was hoping for a massive payday when he sold his story (and those tapes) to a magazine, or a publisher, or a TV producer.  His mistress blew all of that up when she took the story to the police -- for free -- instead.

[txhorns79]

So is this like the gay porn version of the Menendez killings?  I can think of no particular reason, except to titillate the audience, for having the guys running around in Speedos, and kissing one another in a way that does not suggest brotherly love.  I understand it comes out that Lyle sexually abused Erik, but this particular scene did not suggest that.   

[anniebird]

11 hours ago, txhorns79 said:

So is this like the gay porn version of the Menendez killings?  I can think of no particular reason, except to titillate the audience, for having the guys running around in Speedos, and kissing one another in a way that does not suggest brotherly love.  I understand it comes out that Lyle sexually abused Erik, but this particular scene did not suggest that.   

I don't think Ryan Murphy can tell a story without veering off into gay porn territory.

[VanillaBeanne]

Yes.  An 8 year old Lyle abused his brother once.   He admitted to it in the first trial, I believe.   He likely would have been recreating what was done to him by his father.   This happens with abuse.  
 

I find it sickening that the show decided to turn that into a sick gratuitous incest story, deemphasizing the power and control aspects of sexual abuse but playing up the sexual aspect.   But not surprising for Murphy, although a new low for him. 

[woodscommaelle]

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Edited November 4, 2024 by woodscommaelle