Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

I have mixed feelings about this show. On one hand, it’s incredibly well made, well acted, historically accurate and entertaining. On the other hand, it’s almost exploitative in its usage of these stories in order to entertain. Relatives and friends of victims are saying that this series is retraumatizing them, which to me doesn’t feel right. Whatever commentary or whatever the creators are trying to “teach” us with this series is completely overshadowed to me by the sheer entertainment value found in this show. So while I can’t say I agree with the ideology and the making of this show itself, I will say it was a very fun watch for me, and even as a fan of serial killers and true crime, it shed new light on Jeffrey Dahmer for me that I wasn’t familiar with before. Definitely not for the faint of heart, though. Dahmer’s actions are truly horrendous, and they are shown pretty extensively here.

this show is definitely a slow burn, but Evan Peters makes it worth your wild with his amazing acting as Dahmer; the entire story is heartbreaking and terrifying.