Viewers slam Netflix for making key mistake in first episode of new Menendez brothers series
Netflix’s Monsters may have only been released today, but that isn’t stopping viewers from already tearing it apart.
The follow up season to the Ryan Murphy show, which brought the story of Jeffrey Dahmer to life, is focused on the stories of Lyle and Erik Menendez.
The Menendez Brothers were made infamous across America after they were found guilty of having killed their parents.
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The duo shot their mother and father with a pair of 12-gauge shotguns in 1989, before calling 911 crying saying ‘somebody killed’ their parents.
Their trial, from 1993 to 1996, was publicised across America, with the pair receiving life without parole.
They claimed that they were abused by their father, and this had motivated the murders, as well as claims from their defence that he had threatened their lives to try keep them quiet.
This has led to a great deal of controversy surrounding the show, with supporters of the pair insisting it has to be included in the story to be accurate, with others insisting that it hasn’t been proven, so shouldn’t be included.
One scene, however, that appears to be inaccurate is in the very first episode of the show.
The show does not hang about, with the Menendez brothers killing their parents in the very first scene in a graphically over-the-top fashion.
One tweet, however, pointed to an inaccuracy in this portrayal – a mistake which they say is made in every single portrayal of the killing.
They posted: “Why does every show about the Menendez brothers get the shooting scene WRONG EVERY TIME!!!
“Their parents were facing away from them and Jose never saw who shot him.”
This plays into a common debate around Monster and shows like it, as to whether accuracy for real events is more important than the telling of a true story. This debate has been huge in both the release of this second season and in the aftermath of the release of season one.
One reply disagreed with this being an issue, saying: “It's a TV show and showing their reaction is more cinematic. It's not that hard to understand. Things are going to be dramatised.”
Netflix recently announced that the third season, which had previously been announced would focus on Ed Gein, a serial killer who inspired movie murderers like Norman Bates and Leatherface.
Gein’s horrific crimes included the murder of multiple women, and grave robbing to create horrific everyday objects such as clothes made of skins and skulls used to eat soup out of.
Topics: Jeffrey Dahmer, Netflix, TV, TV and Film, True Crime, Twitter, Menendez Brothers
Michael Slavin