One of my biggest problems with shows that explore serial killers from a fictional place is that we sensationalize what these people did. Often, their victims are a second thought. Despite many pushing back at this idea, Ryan Murphy is keeping that disappointing trend alive.
I am someone who feels a dedication to Murphy’s work. I have been here for 23 years and there doesn’t seem to be anything that will stop me from watching his shows. But, that being said, it means I am incredibly critical of what he does. One of those things being the Monster series. The Netflix anthology series began with Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer and my main complaint was that we didn’t focus enough on Dahmer’s actual victims. We had one episode and that was only because Murphy insinuated that Dahmer and his victim, Tony Hughes, had a flirtatious relationship.
