Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
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Entertaining and flashy bold brash high end sexy crazy anthology look at real love gone wrong in epic fashion!
Finally started this year and this season watching the real life and love crime anthology "Dirty John". I must say that season 2 "The Betty Broderick Story" is tense and on fire with drama as the star turn from Amanda Peet as Betty is near perfect with her shining turn as a selfish win at all cost trophy socialite housewife. Based on a true real life case from the 80's the series spans thru the 80's in Southern California to show the stormy life of Dan(Christian Slater) and Betty(Amanda). The series also has flashbacks to their time of meeting and college days on the east coast. Each episode explores how marriage relationships can become toxic as Peet scorches on the screen and she acts out her pain and rage in very loose ways which slowly leads to self pity and tragedy. As her past time of raising four children and watching husband Dan become both a doctor and lawyer becomes distant memories when Betty is left for a young employee(Rachel Keller) of Dan's. Maybe the viewer could call this tabloid TV at it's best!
Still each episode shows pain, loss, and grief and the 80's are captured well with the music and clothing as Betty sports the best of shoulder pads. And Amanda shines and looks so fine in her shiny colored silk satin blouses and plus the scenes in which she sports sexy colored bras is an eye candy treat! The series is a spin on success and vanity showing what it's like to have it all yet it crumbles without emotional love and understanding as it's a moral cautionary tale on greed and mental illness as a midlife crisis becomes the norm. Overall this is a well done shameless dirty true crime story told with drama that shines with the work of Amanda Peet's cold cruel sexy turn as a woman scorned.
Still each episode shows pain, loss, and grief and the 80's are captured well with the music and clothing as Betty sports the best of shoulder pads. And Amanda shines and looks so fine in her shiny colored silk satin blouses and plus the scenes in which she sports sexy colored bras is an eye candy treat! The series is a spin on success and vanity showing what it's like to have it all yet it crumbles without emotional love and understanding as it's a moral cautionary tale on greed and mental illness as a midlife crisis becomes the norm. Overall this is a well done shameless dirty true crime story told with drama that shines with the work of Amanda Peet's cold cruel sexy turn as a woman scorned.
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- blanbrn
- Jun 18, 2020
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