Dirty John - Netflix

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Anyone watching?
Started today,after listening to the podcast last year.
Can't decide if I like Connie Britton as an actress,she seems to be the same whatever she's in - AHS for example.
It's not gripping tv but it's easy watching.

I'm enjoying it - it's very like the podcast.

Am a bit of a Connie Britton fan since her Tami Taylor days but I get what you mean. Lovely to see an actress who can move her face though.

Oh I agree!

I have only just started watching this (episode 2) and I am ABSOLUTELY FUMING with the woman.

Both her daughters "you are a massive creep" radar has gone off.

Her son has stopped bringing her grandchildren for Christmas because of one visit.

She has ignored them all, married him and given him access to her entire savings.

Not trying to victim blame, but it's not like she made it hard for him.

Correction

The daughter doesn't want him near her brothers children

Why doesn't she see that as a massive red flag?!?

Just calling her daughters selfish and spoiled

I started tonight too. Red flag galore!!!!! Obviously prioritising men over her children.

Connie Britton is so pretty and looks so natural.

I started it last night.. Have 2 episodes left. Really enjoying it so far! I think it's quite realistic and terrifying!

Loving this. Connie is gorgeous and her house and her clothes omg.

I usually adore eric vans but funnily enough not feeling it at all this time!

Red flags everywhere but love her kids not taking any shit they are great. I googled - the family are equally gorgeous in real life.

Watching too and resisting googling, Connie Britton has such a great Everywoman quality.

We're enjoying this (apart from her younger daughter's whiny, nasal voice).

Interesting to note how accustomed we are to middle-aged women's faces on TV that are 'done'. To my shame, I googled Connie Britton and said to my husband, 'she's only 52, I thought she was older'.

The whiny nasal voice is deliberate

It's not the actresses actual voice

And she has a completely different voice in Ozark

BartonHollow, really?

That's good to know!

This is why I don't internet date, I'm not a great judge of character and I'm terrified of meeting a crazy person.

I'm really into this. Thanks for the tip off!

I've just watched it all the way through

The last episode is great.

Connie is sooooooo frustrating in ignoring the red flags. Being on the good side of abusive relationship, I do think our keenness to not victim blame is not helpful. She should never have gone there after the first date, and she does have to take some responsibility for that, she put other people at risk not just her

I stopped watching after she took him back when he got out the hospital. It was beginning to annoy me.
I understand that he is a manipulator playing on her compassion but after seeing her sister's murder it baffled me that even after living through that experience she didn't run a mile from him. Going back after the numerous red flags and seeing all the charges he has is asking for trouble!
In reality the domestic abuse victim is isolated from family and has littles resources of their own but her daughter's and nephew are pleading with her to leave plus she has the funds and the support there to do so.

I started a thread about this a mistakenly put it under telly addicts instead of streamed tv

I totally binged it

Got infuriated with Debra - felt the same as when I listened to her talking on the podcast. It’s a fascinating story though on many levels

I listened to the pod cast with gritted teeth I was so frustrated with Debra but felt a bit guilty about it!

God, what a blithering idiot Debra was.

Enjoyed the series though.

Coercive Control, innit. Very hard to break away from.

I'm not sure he was controlling in the relationship in the traditional way. More of a conman than your common or garden DV perpetrator.

I'm a bit further along now and he blatantly is actually!

I like the way the second lawyer says 'ducks in a row' 😂

He is very controlling, manipulative with women and just plain aggressive with men (watching the lawyer scene right now). I do see how he wormed his way into Debra's life, how he insidiously made her dependent on him under the guise of doing her favours (using her car for errands therefore leaving her without transport, making those ridiculous smoothie and running her shower for her as if she were a helpless child), and I am aware I was raised in a 'normal' family and that my BIL would not be welcomed with open arms if he were to shoot my sister in at back of the head at point blank range, but Jesus Christ!!! She only became concerned with his lies when they affected her and he became aggressive to her, she basically hung her children out to dry and while I know she was the victim I can't get my head round that. Like PP said she was weathly, had support and was warned profusely, I suppose it's testament to what a bastard he was but her kids were victims too. Love Juno Temple as Veronica.

Ah fuck, sorry for any spoilers btw!

I gave it a chance and there's nothing wrong with the production or acting or anything but there's a certain point where I stopped watching as it annoyed me too much. I won't spoiler it but you can all probably guess

seen this shit way too many times in rl (my own mother being one of them) to want to watch it on tv too