Spoiler alert. I assume we all know the fate of Elisa Lam since that’s very old news but veer away from this thread if you don’t.
I hate the typical substitution of melodrama for substance so common in these reality crime shows. But...
I love the material about Skid Row. I was clueless.
I love the couple from England as a way to introduce supporting material.
I love the foreshadowing shots of the water tanks on the roof.
I didn’t know the story so I was drawn in.
I walked through skid row once trying to get to a cafe in the hipster area. It was damn weird. People just hanging out. Someone cutting someone else’s hair on the street. Black people live like Africans I guess.
It was interesting enough but it didn't need to be 4 episodes long, especially as it ended with them just 'agreeing' she either killed herself or was a victim of a psychotic break that led to the accident.
shareI don’t like the melodramatic rapid-fire edits that are so common today.
I like how the documentary unfolds in a way similar to how a casual observer would have processed this story from reading the news and and other info found on the web. It appeared on the surface to be a murder but then her history of psychosis came to light and changed everything.
I liked hearing Morbid’s perspective. I hadn’t thought about him since the story first broke.