Episode 5 of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is a powerful episode that will have people talking come awards season. "The Hurt Man" is unusual in that it was filmed entirely in one shot. As the episode plays out, the camera moves closer and closer until it's in Erik's (Cooper Koch) face, and it feels like the audience is a fly on the wall during an interrogation. Let's dive into everything that happened in The Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 5 recap.
The entire episode takes place in the prison interview room as Erik faces the camera while he waits for Leslie (Ari Graynor). When she arrives she sits with her back to the camera and asks how he’s doing. Erik says it has been hard since his brother left, and then the only friend he had moved out without warning. She’s sorry to hear it and she’s sorry that they have to talk about what they’re talking about today.
