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UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



I don't mind fudging the timeline because most documentaries are all about framing and controlling the release of information for drama and the difficulty of getting the second interview was a minor plot point and not central to the story. It's more weird that they thought this was such an important conflict than damaging to their credibility. Unless something more comes out, this isn't The King of Kong.

The last episode and a half felt like padding the story out but Part 6 was still too short. I would have found more background for Part 5, ended with the BEVERLEY HILLS envelope reveal, then added the bank fault scenes to make Part 6 run 50 minutes like the rest.

Mahoning posted:

Did anyone else find Bob Durst oddly charming? Like it's obvious that deep down he's a very sick man, but I found him very warm and likeable through most of it even though I knew he was lying.
Bob's great. A huge part of the story is the affable arrogance that led to a guy getting away with murder and taking part in an interview he knew was dangerous.

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UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



There's not nearly enough to convict for Kathie Durst. I want to convict for Morris Black but hated what was shown of the prosecution's case. There was too much focus on dismemberment and not enough that he almost certainly went back and stole the head. I would convict for Susan Berman. I can strain to believe there was a struggle and he panicked in Galveston. I cannot believe he did not write the letter or stumbled upon the cadaver but didn't kill her.

UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



e^: People have been convicted of murder without a body. I'm not sure about any without physical evidence.

pentyne posted:

So, I'm assuming The Jinx will sweep the Emmys in every category it can.

Oh, and it looks like the backlash has started

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/16/what-are-the-jinx-s-filmmakers-trying-to-hide.html
Backlash from The Daily Beast over Jarecki canceling an interview with The Daily Beast. It's not nothing, but it's the most transparent sour grapes under the clickbait headline What Are The Jinx’s Filmmakers Trying to Hide?

UltimoDragonQuest fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Mar 17, 2015

UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



I Am A Robot posted:

Seriously. Oh, we have a letter and envelope written by the killer. Maybe we should see if the victim has anything with matching handwriting.

Nah.
They did this years ago. A low level handwriting analyst first pinned it on Susan's manager. By the time they got someone else on it and enough samples of Durst's writing they blew off the case because Texas already charged him then ignored it for 9 years until the documentary happened.

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