While Evan Peters certainly deserves accolades for his particularly engrossing and gripping personification of the monster that was Dahmer, the series - the first half of which was excellent - leaves much to be desired.
Note: A special mention should also be made of actor Shaun Brown who delivered a stellar performance in his portrayal of Tracy Edwards, Dahmer's last would-be victim.
Like a good book that you just do not want to put down and which leaves you wanting to know what the next page will bring, the first episode of "Dahmer, Monster" is compelling enough that if you have the time, you will not even think about turning off episode two.
The issues, for me, began around episode 5. This is when the story began to move away from Dahmer and his actions somewhat, and began to concentrate on other aspects of the case and the people who surrounded him. This disconnect just grew and grew into the ensuing episodes, with Dahmer being present, less and less. While some viewers may not have minded this, and perhaps viewed it as being 'thorough', to me, it was fluff and fill. There's is no convincing me that this series would not have benefitted from being two episodes shorter. In fact, you could turn it off at episode 6, and could truthfully say you saw it in its entirety, ...or at least all its best parts.
Note: A special mention should also be made of actor Shaun Brown who delivered a stellar performance in his portrayal of Tracy Edwards, Dahmer's last would-be victim.
Like a good book that you just do not want to put down and which leaves you wanting to know what the next page will bring, the first episode of "Dahmer, Monster" is compelling enough that if you have the time, you will not even think about turning off episode two.
The issues, for me, began around episode 5. This is when the story began to move away from Dahmer and his actions somewhat, and began to concentrate on other aspects of the case and the people who surrounded him. This disconnect just grew and grew into the ensuing episodes, with Dahmer being present, less and less. While some viewers may not have minded this, and perhaps viewed it as being 'thorough', to me, it was fluff and fill. There's is no convincing me that this series would not have benefitted from being two episodes shorter. In fact, you could turn it off at episode 6, and could truthfully say you saw it in its entirety, ...or at least all its best parts.