Amy Carlson, a pretty teenager and young adult born in a small town near the center of the U. S., quickly rose thru the ranks at her McDonalds job & she soon started experimenting with alcohol, cannabis, ecstacy, marijuana and mushrooms. At some point, her obsession with various spiritual sects on the Internet led her to be the central, founding figure in her own cult: "Love Has Won." This, in turn, led her to adopt the persona of the "universal mother," "Mother of all creation," and ultimately, "Mother God." That's right: not just a goddess, or "a fallen angel now on the Earth," but the literal female incarnation of Jesus Christ. If you know anything (or have seen any or all of then other docuseries on cult leaders like Rev. Jim Jones or David Koresh), you don't have to imagine where the story goes: to an unnecessary and ultimately tragic ending. Even after viewing another documentary like this, I still can't wrap my head around believing these often elaborate, but usually clearly ludicrous shared delusions (even the Qanon and Trump as chosen messiah conspiracies are mentioned in passing). Why are people, many of whom seem otherwise normal, so willing to accept these things (the Earth is flat, many clouds are "cloaked" UFOs, etc.) ?!? 6.5/10 stars.
Review of Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
