An absolute rollercoaster ride into the twisted psyches of a broken family that really underscores how humans are way scarier than the supernatural.
The series does a remarkable job giving you all sides of the story, throwing in significant doubt into the integrity of the brothers’ stories. But ultimately, given the amount of screen time paid to the brothers’ version, you can’t help but feel the series lean towards legitimising it.
There is a truly standout episode comprising just 1 half-hour shot of the younger brother relating the abuse, going through emotions of embarrassment, reluctance, abject pain and betrayal. It’s a remarkable effort, but the performance stops short of being truly great, with the actor doing the best he can, but lacking the natural magnetism and charisma of A-listers.
The actor who impressed us more is the father, who portrays toxic masculinity, good hearted care for the family, repressed gay undertones, and fragile vulnerability very convincingly. He truly build the character into a multi faceted reprehensible but tragic persona and captured all the complexities of an actual person. Such a pity he did not get his own 1-shot episode.
The lawyer stands out in the series as a tough but bleeding heart woman who cares deeply for the brothers. This strikes us as particularly false given she built her career around representing clearly guilty people and trying to get them acquitted, She is likely not to be that noble in real life as portrayed in the show.
Review by PhongbennyBlockedParent2024-10-15T02:53:45Z
An absolute rollercoaster ride into the twisted psyches of a broken family that really underscores how humans are way scarier than the supernatural.
The series does a remarkable job giving you all sides of the story, throwing in significant doubt into the integrity of the brothers’ stories. But ultimately, given the amount of screen time paid to the brothers’ version, you can’t help but feel the series lean towards legitimising it.
There is a truly standout episode comprising just 1 half-hour shot of the younger brother relating the abuse, going through emotions of embarrassment, reluctance, abject pain and betrayal. It’s a remarkable effort, but the performance stops short of being truly great, with the actor doing the best he can, but lacking the natural magnetism and charisma of A-listers.
The actor who impressed us more is the father, who portrays toxic masculinity, good hearted care for the family, repressed gay undertones, and fragile vulnerability very convincingly. He truly build the character into a multi faceted reprehensible but tragic persona and captured all the complexities of an actual person. Such a pity he did not get his own 1-shot episode.
The lawyer stands out in the series as a tough but bleeding heart woman who cares deeply for the brothers. This strikes us as particularly false given she built her career around representing clearly guilty people and trying to get them acquitted, She is likely not to be that noble in real life as portrayed in the show.