"Monster" Episode One (TV Episode 2022) Poster

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9/10
Difficult to watch
Rajit_thebingewatcher28 September 2022
Just a trigger warning, if you can not forget the stories easily.don't watch this. I checked the storyline and watched it only because it has high rating in IMDb. The story made me prepared about what I was about to watch.but despite my preparedness it was a hard watch as the scene building is intense. The camera work is awesome, you start feeling suffocated from the beginning. Close angles make you feel like you are inside the rooms and want to breathe a fresh air.

The first episode ends with what he did so embrace yourselves to know why he did, how he did and why he was not caught. Just my suggestion it's not a binge watch watch it slowly. Follow the series with some light hearted series just to cleanse the thoughts.
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9/10
I dont know if im emotionally ready to carry on this show
Giannis250422 September 2022
Im literally intrigued from young age with the stories of Dahmer,Gacy,Bundy,Fish all this real life Hannibal Lecters...I always wondering what can make a person kill someone else with such brutality...I have seen documentaries of Dahmer,i know the story pretty much and i thought this series would be the same...Oh Boy OH BOY the last 7 minutes...I really dont know if something made me shiver more than that...Its another thing to know that its just fiction and other thing that this is exactly what this people found when they investigate..Other than this the performances so far are great(and terrifying as well)Evan Peters is a great actor and i think this is a show will prove it.
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9/10
Very well done
codymurphy2726 September 2022
I was ready for this to be another assembly line, paint by numbers Netflix disaster. Not so. Very well executed, good acting, the tension is palpable. I've read all about JD a few years ago, watched some of his interviews and such so I had some idea with regards to the story but it feels fresh. Its definitely a lot creepier than I expected, which was maybe folly on my part as really, what would you expect? But the atmosphere created really works and is very unsettling. And it only becomes more so in the following episode. I didn't sleep well last night after watching the first two episodes. But looking forward to serving out the rest.
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10/10
I have been waiting a long time for this series, and i was NOT dissapointed!
kanepeters-1819223 September 2022
Wow! This episode had me so anxious. I felt like i couldn't breathe for the first half and my heart was pounding the whole time. The atmosphere is so creepy. The acting from all people involved is so good, i felt like i was watching the real people. It was so good to see Ryan Murphy and Niecy Nash working together again. To think this actually happened is truly horrifying. Evan Peters is fantastic in American Horror Story but in Dahmer he is has knocked it out of the park! Ryan Murphy sure knows how to make crime stories! This is a must watch for all true crime buffs. I can't wait to watch the rest of the series.
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8/10
WOW!
hemipristiss21 September 2022
Having accidentally clicked this series at Netflix and not without being really knowledgeable on Jeffrey Dahmer I was not expecting much of the series, but the acting on Jeffrey Dahmber by Evan Peters is absolutely sublime! He really manages to give off an 'uncanny' feeling just walking around.

The episode is kind of slow-paced, but that really does help in conveying the 'serial killer feel' he is supposed to give off. Featuring only two characters, really, and being shot in two places, the episode did manage to keep me hooked for the enitre time and all characters, though few, were very well written!
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9/10
A terrific start.
Sleepin_Dragon6 October 2022
Jeffrey Dahmer's neighbour complains about a strong smell coming from his apartment, he brushes her off, that night he lures a guy back to his place.

I wondered if the Dahmer story would be dramatised, you have to hand it to Netflix, they are giving us the stories of all of the famous serial killers.

Dahmer was a particularly sick and twisted individual, even the title fits him perfectly, Monster.

It's a great start, it kind of feels like the final episode given to us at the very beginning, but it's fascinating, chilling, and hugely thought provoking.

If you're upset by real life crimes, I daren't use the word easily, then this may be a step to far, the crimes are harrowing.

Evan Peters, phenomenal.

Great first episode, 9/10.
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10/10
Masterpiece
ignatidis4 October 2022
From episode 1 on it sucks you into its world! Really intense and very creepy! Evan Peters is out of this world in this. The fact that this really happened makes it even more hard.

I really dont write reviews very often but here i needed to. Some people here rate it low because its really difficult to watch and because they portait a sick person here... everyone who worked on this project really well done!!!

If you go and watch the real trial after the show you will understand how much work they put in here to make it as authentic as possible... I ve watched many hard to watch movies or series but this one left me thinking days and nights ...
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9/10
Jeff The Cannibal
ZegMaarJus15 April 2023
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This Episode begins with Glenda, she hears a weird noise at the neighbours. Jeff smoked a cigarette. Jeff is dancing in the night club. Jeff took Tracy with him. Jeff drugged Tracy. Jeff fights with Tracy. Tracy is dancing on a sensual way for Jeffrey. Jeff takes some pictures of Tracy. Jeff says that he is going to eat Tracy's heart. Tracy escaped out of Jeff his appartment. Jeff got arrested by the police. Lionel Dahmer, Jeff's father, got interviewed by the police. The police told the entire story about Jeff to his father. Amazing First Episode of Dahmer Season 1, really great acting from Evan Peters. I already knew him from American Horror Story. Looking forward to see more of this!
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7/10
Mindhunter was way better at depicting the story
habeebsaleh28 September 2022
I have seen mindhunter and it was one of my fav shows that showcase serial killers stories like such, this series is not that bad but mindhunter is way better for such genre, the first episode was captivating and thrilling even tho it was kinda slow, but the performance of the actors and the directing of this series is a bit naive even tho the camera work and the mood setting was great, i still think it is worth it to give it a try and watch the series, tho i must admit that i felt reminiscent to Mindhunter while watching this, the main actor is lacking the skills to portray Jeff Dahmer, he is good but it doesnt feel that he is genuine playing this character, the depth of his character as a kid dont show in the character of him as an adult.
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5/10
Simple Details Neglected
MarcusPasceri23 September 2022
I mean, it's obviously well filmed, the tension is impressive, and Evan Peters knocks it out of the park, but they depict the scenario described by Tracy Edwards all wrong. Details that have been described by Edwards himself are either heavily altered or left out entirely. Frankly, I'm tired of filmmakers getting the simplest details wrong for the sake of minor advantages in storytelling. Details that are literally described on video, in court, word for word by the person who experienced it.

If I'm going to create a depiction of something so horrible and traumatic, I'm going to conduct as much research as possible, and I'm going to follow every personal account to the best of my ability. If you aren't going to get the details down to an absolute science, then why make this in the first place? Financial gain, preying on the sudden true crime obsession plaguing the world? Then give the money to the families whose lives were devastated at the hands of this lunatic. I've heard Edwards himself is in rough shape. Lend a helping hand instead.

I'll give the rest of the show a chance, but Tracy Edwards is kind of the biggest deal in the capture of Dahmer. Pretty terrible thing to fumble, and pretty difficult to fumble too.
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2/10
Dragging for Eternity
TheFearmakers21 September 2022
Way too slow. In real life the guy who finally escaped from and exposed Dahmer got out quick. It didn't take 60 minutes. Also, Dahmer here is shown as a creepy robot man. If he were that way he wouldn't pick up on anybody. The irony of serial killers is they act normal for long enough to where they get what they want, and for them, in their minds, they're perfectly normal. Evan Peters, a good actor, is playing Dahmer like someone would think he SHOULD be from what he would do after the pickups. It's a performance that seems like a performance not trying too hard, but it is trying too hard. Needs to pick up pace and get some irony, because so far this is Frankenstein's Monster Goes To Bars.
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4/10
Wanted to like it
HorrorMoviesLover24 September 2022
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I really wanted to like this, but this was on pretty boring episode to start the series with.

We already know the story, most watching would have seen pictures. There was no benefit to this episode other then trying to shock people. Bit hard to shock people when they already know. And it just dragged out for so damn long too.

I did enjoy the end of the episode. The father during the interview gave me the creeps. The way he held in almost every reaction he would have felt hearing about his sons crimes. You could feel the confusion from the cops quite intensely too.

I hope the next episode and those following are much more interesting.
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