This article contains mentions of sexual abuse.
Law and Order, True Crime portrayed Lyle and Erik Menendez’s story much better than Netflix’s Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez seven years earlier. Since Ryan Murphy’s explosive portrayal of the Menendez brothers in Season 2 of Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the show has been widely debated over the accuracy and creative liberties Murphy took. There are several details that Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez gets it wrong about what actually happened, suggesting that Ryan Murphy wasn’t interested in portraying an accurate representation.
Furthermore, the Monsters The season 2 controversy was so significant that the real Menendez brothers expressed their disapproval of Ryan Murphy’s interpretation of the story. The program is rife with inaccuracies, sensationalist theories, and sexualization of abuse victims. However, Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez is not the only TV show to cover the tragedy. In 2017, the first season of Law and Order, True Crime premiered, featuring his own interpretation of the Menendez brothers. Although this program still contains some inaccuracies, it is ultimately the best adaptation.
Law & Order: True Crime was a more accurate version of the Menendez brothers’ story than Netflix
Law & Order: True Crime portrayed accurate events without sensationalizing absurd theories and exploiting the brothers
Law and Order, True Crime is one of the many spinoffs of Law and Order franchise, but it is the only Law and Order program dedicated to covering real-life cases, preferably one per season. The only season of Law and Order, True Crime Depicts the devastating story of the Menendez brotherscapturing the deaths of their parents, the arrests of their brothers, and the heartbreaking truth of the sexual abuse they suffered. While Monsters season 2 also depicts the true story of the Menendez brothers, it is quite clear that Law and Order, True Crime is the most accurate portrayal.
Netflix documentary The Menéndez brothers illustrates that Murphy is not very interested in portraying accuracy. Not only is it Law and Order, True CrimeThe portrayal of the Menéndez brothers is more accurate, but also more authentic. The writers did not sensationalize the brothers or sexualize their allegations of abuse. The show did not portray sexual abuse as fictional or create illusions of incest. While Law and Order, True Crime still presents some inaccuracies, most of which involve convenience in carrying out the show. It’s still the superior fictional version of the Menendez brothers.
Law & Order: True Crime delivered an exceptional lead performance
Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson made the show feel like a documentary
While the performances in Monsters season two is great, nothing compares to Edie Falco’s extraordinary performance as criminal defense attorney Leslie Abramson. Ari Graynor also did an excellent job, but it’s difficult to live up to Edie Falco. Although Law and Order, True Crime is a fictional version of events, Edie Falco’s portrayal of Leslie Abramson is so believable that it mimics real courtroom footage in a documentary. After watching both Monsters and Law and Order, True Crimeit’s clear that Edie Falco’s Leslie Abramson is the superior version.
Why didn’t Law & Order: True Crime Season 2 happen?
No concrete explanation as to why Law & Order: True Crime never got a second season
Law and Order executives had discussed a possible second season for Law and Order, True Crime even before the first episode aired. In August 2017, it was reported that Dick Wolf already had several ideas for new seasons of Law and Order, True Crime (through Deadline). Wolf cited the Oklahoma City bombing, David Berkowitz and the Son of Sam, and Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker. Notably, Netflix already has documentaries about the last two cases, so if Law and Order, True Crime If they covered these crimes, it would be another fascinating juxtaposition.
There is no concrete reason to explain why conversations for Law and Order, True Crime the second season flopped – much like the show, they fell off the radar.
However, As of July 2018, there are no plans for new seasons of Law and Order, True Crimedespite initial conversations. There is no concrete reason why conversations should Law and Order, True Crime the second season flopped – much like the show, they fell off the radar. Law and Order, True Crime It was an incredible opportunity to portray criminal cases in a fictional program and, at the same time, integrate critical factors about the events.
It’s disappointing to know that Law and Order, True Crime There are no plans for more seasonsespecially because it is an excellent fictional portrayal of criminal cases well known by now. Ryan Murphy received a lot of criticism for omitting critical details about the true story of Jeffrey Dahmer in Monsters season 1. While there was a clear opportunity to adjust the criticism to Monsters In Season 2, Murphy continued to dramatize aspects that didn’t happen and sensationalize serious issues like sexual abuse and murder. Hopefully Ryan Murphy will learn from his mistakes to Monster season 3.
Source: Deadline