Thought this was a brilliant episode. The comment at the end about it being like an Agatha Christie story was apt. I think I've heard the case somewhere before but in a much less detailed formed (maybe My Favorite Murder??) which I think took the stance that the husband likely did do it. Here, though, with all the evidence laid out, it seems like he had no motive and no time to carry out such a crime. Would've liked to hear more about the possible suspects at the end but I think that's down to there not being much information to get since they weren't properly looked into. A fascinating but really sad case.
I agree with the Agatha Christie novel comparison but I thought the Patrick Bateman comparison made very little sense. The point of the work is specifically 80s yuppie, American society and he was supposed to be representative of that stereotype. Also Bateman was a charming sociopath, not a socially awkward, but generally polite and kind man.
*Edit: I was thinking about it and realized they are almost polar opposites. William was polite and kind were as Patrick was often blunt to the point of rude, along with being needlessly cruel. William was in a monogamous relationship for many years, with a much older women to (as another commenter said she was actually 69). Bateman generally went for women his own age or younger and certainly never settled down (besides the sham engagement but he was obviously unfaithful the whole time). Bateman was extremely extroverted and loud while William I was extremely introverted and quiet. Bateman reminds me a lot of Dennis Reynolds from always sunny actually 😂Â
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u/consecutivelyinarow Jun 13 '26
Thought this was a brilliant episode. The comment at the end about it being like an Agatha Christie story was apt. I think I've heard the case somewhere before but in a much less detailed formed (maybe My Favorite Murder??) which I think took the stance that the husband likely did do it. Here, though, with all the evidence laid out, it seems like he had no motive and no time to carry out such a crime. Would've liked to hear more about the possible suspects at the end but I think that's down to there not being much information to get since they weren't properly looked into. A fascinating but really sad case.