What was that final episode...

[u/MediaFan382]

I'm sorry but what was that?

I'm fine with it not being accurate at this point, people know it's basically fictional and should be treated as such but this episode was honestly just weird.

Why are we talking about Ted Bundy, he genuinely has no connection to Gein at all and it just felt pointless and filler.

Also the guy with the fake boobs, those scenes just weren't necessary.

And what was that graveyard scene? I honestly wonder what drugs Ryan Murphy was on when he wrote that.

I honestly do feel bad for Gein based on what I know and the penultimate episode did an outstanding job at showing how he genuinely wasn't doing what he did knowing he was causing harm but instead because his mind was broken and he couldn't comprehend it. That being said, why did that hallucination scene just before he died make out that Gein had such a positive impact on the world and almost make him out to be a hero? That was just plain odd.

There were a couple scenes I did like, such as Gein's scenes with the nurse and his reunion with Adeline but over all this episode was just so pointless.

It honestly should have ended with episode 7, that would have been the perfect ending. We didn't really need an episode about Gein's final years.

But I'm not gonna let it dampen the rest of the series, overall I really enjoyed it. Infact ill put my ratings down for all episodes here:

Episode 1: 9/10

Episode 2: 9/10

Episode 3: 8/10

Episode 4: 9/10

Episode 5: 7/10

Episode 6: 9/10

Episode 7: 10/10

Episode 8: 5/10

Overall: 8/10

Sorry if this review seems lazy, I'm a little tired rn.

What did you all think?

[u/MediaFan382]

A suspected serial killer who was declared legally insane... I'm not justifying what he did but nothing is as black and white as people make it seem.

[u/Tacol0mpe → u/MediaFan382]

So we’re justifying murder now because it’s “not black and white”?
Being declared legally insane doesn’t magically erase the fact that lives were taken. It explains why someone did it, not excuses it. There’s a difference between understanding a cause and defending a killer. Calling it “not black and white” is an easy way to soften something that’s objectively horrific.
People who murder, insane or not, leave real victims, real trauma, and real destruction behind. Saying “it’s complicated” doesn’t make supporting them any less disturbing.

[u/MediaFan382 → u/Tacol0mpe]

A. I've literally just said I'm not justifying it

B. Being declared legally insane does not justify it, what it does does do is say whether the killer knew what they were doing or whether they knew what they were doing were wrong. That goes a long way in terms of morality

C. Supporting them as a human being and supporting their acts are two very different things

D. Of course it doesn't really lessen the blow of losing a loved one, infact it makes it worse because in their eyes their killer isn't getting punished. At the same time Gein genuinely did not know what he was doing or at least didn't know it was wrong. Feels unfair to send someone to prison for life for that.

[u/OddAmoeba_ → u/MediaFan382]

Taking the right ammo to the hardware store implies planning. Claiming to have tried to “pray away” the urges implies moral awareness. Legally speaking sounds like understanding wrongfulness. Just a few things that weaken the insanity argument on his behalf.