Read THR's review of 'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story':
, Jeff Perry plays a psychologist who — never seen before or after in the limited series — testifies about the definition and relevance of "gaslighting" in the murders of Dan and new wife Linda at the hands of Dan's ex-wife Betty .
For those who weren't alive or cognizant in the late 1980s, when Betty Broderick's case was the subject of media fervor and an Emmy-nominated TV movie starring Meredith Baxter, this is one of those "They looked like the perfect couple, but…" cautionary tales. Betty stood by and supported Daniel though medical school and then law school.
Watching in a binge, I was able to tolerate the sleight of hand meant to distract from how little was "happening" in these early episodes — unless you're really into minutiae of divorce law like "Epstein credits." I even admired how the flashbacks, featuring an excellent Chris Mason doing a fine Christian Slater impression, give Daniel the illusion of a character arc in which, unfortunately, Slater doesn't really get to play much part.
There are episodes in which Betty is treated like an Erin Brockovich-style crusader, episodes that hope you forget that whatever else Betty was she was also definitely a woman who killed two people. There are episodes in which Betty is mostly sad and clearly struggling with her sanity, though true to the murder trial itself, Cunningham and company can't bring themselves to argue an insanity defense.
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