Written by Ryan Murphy And Jon Robin Baitz And Joe Baken
Directed by Max Winkler
Grotesquerie/Lois (to Sister Megan): "I belong to those who troubled the sleep of the world and then, may all your dreams come true."
The second half of this opening double bill - a format this show will be doing for its first season in general, and things heated up a little bit here. Grotesquerie was officially the confirmed name of the religious themed killer and both Lois and Sister Megan became further drawn to each other.
Sister Megan in these two episodes alone has gone out of her way to be shown what a modern young nun can be. She's very liberal with her choice of words, doesn't shy from her fascination with the downright macabre and has shown not to have a problem in pushing Lois. So far, the latter has let Megan do that due to the young nun's usefulness in the case.
Sister Megan has repeatedly tried to debunk Lois's own theories on the killer's and with nudging from someone else, she's leaned into the Satanism angle. So far, it might prove correct or be another misdirection. Then there's the not at all subtle biblical displays of the victims in this episode. The Last Supper display making for a suitably uncomfortable way of ending this episode.
As for Lois, she's almost letting Sister Megan do the work she doesn't want to or isn't competent enough to do. Lois even had Merritt try and solve a puzzle, given the latter's penchant for them with little success. Not to mention this episode gave a deeper dive into her relationship with Marshall.
The opening flashback showed the Tryon family and their vices. Lois with her drinking, Merritt with her over eating and Marshall with his cheating ways. They are a dysfunctional family and in the present day, Nurse Redd seemed to take too much delight in tearing Lois down while also poorly deflecting from her own sexual inappropriateness. Lesley Manville does chew up those scenes so well.
Last but not least, there was the introduction of Father Charlie (Nicholas Alexander Chavez). Like Sister Megan, there was something modern thinking with the handsome priest and the two of them certainly shared a bond over true crime. In fact, there was even a little sexual tension between them. Not to mention a scene that very much reminded me of who was writing this show.
- Father Charlie's favourite serial killer was Ed Gein while Sister Megan's was Sister Mariam Soulakiotis. The Chicago Ripper was also mentioned. Father Charlie was also a personal trainer.
- Nurse Redd has a history of sexual assault with coma patients if Lois's deduction of her was correct.
- Despite the marketing and promo pics going heavy on the purple, the title sequence (which is a bit lacking) has gone with red and black.
- Chronology: From where the first episode more or less left off.
True Crime Catholics was a bit longer and kept things on social ground. Although I find the double bill format to a means of quickly burning through the show, the actual slow burn itself probably has justified. It's getting good, so I'm sticking with it.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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