{"id":197641,"date":"2025-10-07T09:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/netflixs-new-no-1-show-is-dividing-critics-heres-why-i-think-you-should-watch-it\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:05:51","slug":"netflixs-new-no-1-show-is-dividing-critics-heres-why-i-think-you-should-watch-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/netflixs-new-no-1-show-is-dividing-critics-heres-why-i-think-you-should-watch-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix&#8217;s New No. 1 Show Is Dividing Critics \u2014 Here&#8217;s Why I Think You Should Watch It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The maestro of camp, horror and crime has returned with the third season of\u00a0<em>Monster: The Ed Gein Story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ryan-murphy\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj6x_jr4o-QAxUvjYkEHbHXLKQQFnoECBwQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw18avT_KMbvHLFGr_AvxYOl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong>\u2018s<\/a> hit anthology series takes a look at the life of a different killer (or killers) each season. So far, it\u2019s covered Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez Brothers, and now season 3 gives macabre serial killer Ed Gein a chance in its twisted spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>The season just debuted on Netflix, and not everyone is fan \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/charlie-hunnam-monster-the-ed-gein-story-rotten-tomatoes-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ed Gein<\/em> is currently the lowest-rated <em>Monster<\/em> season on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>So, is <i>Ed Gein <\/i>worth streaming? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> argues why you\u2019ve got to give this grisly show a watch this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ryan-murphys-monster-season-about-killer-ed-gein-what-to-know\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ryan-murphys-monster-season-about-killer-ed-gein-what-to-know\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">What to Know About Ryan Murphy&#8217;s &#8216;Monster&#8217; Season 3: Release Date and More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAfter the success of his anthology series Monster, Ryan Murphy is basing the third season around convicted killer Ed Gein. The first season of Netflix\u2019s hit show debuted in 2022 and focused on Evan Peters\u2018 portrayal of Jeffrey Dahmer. Monster, which also starred Niecy Nash, came under fire after the family of Dahmer\u2019s victims revealed [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Real-Life Story Is Fascinating \u2014 and Influential<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story | Official Teaser | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T8FeHSoTHs8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Monster: The Ed Gein<\/em> story gets brownie points just for being about a real-life saga that is as gripping as it is completely horrifying. During the 1950s, Ed Gein committed a reign of terror throughout his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, and in 1968, he was found guilty and convicted for the murder of a woman named Bernice Worden. He was only confirmed to have killed two women but was suspected in several other killings, and was famously discovered to have exhumed numerous corpses to turn body parts into keepsakes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the ghoulishness of the grave-robbing and defiling of corpses that has inspired such a lasting fascination with Gein in popular culture. His exploits went on to inspire the creations of Norman Bates in <em>Psycho,<\/em>\u00a0<em>The Silence of the Lambs<\/em> villain Buffalo Bill and Leatherface of\u00a0<em>The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. <\/em>But his influence can be felt on countless other media, including <em>House of 1000 Corpses, Con Air\u00a0<\/em>and, unsurprisingly, <em>American Horror Story.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Performances Are Top-Notch<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EDBmpfbnLGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As it tends to go with Murphy productions, the cast of\u00a0<em>Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/em> is absolutely stacked. Gein is played by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/charlie-hunnam\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjx7ICB74-QAxVEFVkFHVfTKo4QFnoECBwQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw2VXrthTdDV6HS_sDzrANPw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Charlie Hunnam<\/strong><\/a> of\u00a0<em>Sons of Anarchy\u00a0<\/em>fame, and the supporting cast features a who\u2019s who of terrific actors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/laurie-metcalf\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj5gvHQ74-QAxXBEmIAHdHEIkQQFnoECBcQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw1yZ-tMf_bK7Mh1FfZwmtGs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Laurie Metcalf<\/strong> <\/a>plays Gein\u2019s mother, Augusta; <strong>Suzanna Son<\/strong> stars as Gein\u2019s love interest; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/tom-hollander-was-accidentally-paid-tom-hollands-marvel-check\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwit3bOG74-QAxWiElkFHdCMEloQFnoECB0QAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw3XSN70i9b3HXSFifoM4GIL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tom Hollander<\/strong><\/a> portrays iconic director <strong>Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong> and<strong> Vicky Krieps<\/strong> is Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch, whom Gein is obsessed with.<\/p>\n<p>Hunnam and Metcalf have been highlighted in particular by critics for their fantastic performances as the toxic mother-son relationship between Gein and Augusta. But Son has also been regarded as a standout in her portrayal of a fictional woman named Adeline Watkins, who becomes romantically involved with Gein.<\/p>\n<h2>It Uses Pop Culture\u2019s Obsession With True Crime in an Interesting Way<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MONSTER The Ed Gein Story Real-Life VS Netflix | Review And ENDING EXPLAINED\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dzR4AVD7vwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the most interesting parts of\u00a0<em>Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/em> is the way it weaves different time periods into its narrative. Instead of jumping back and forth with flashbacks, the series uses artistic liberty and surrealism to blend Gein\u2019s personal life and the murders he committed with the influence he would later have in pop culture, such as with Hitchcock, <strong>Tobe Hooper<\/strong> (<em>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Silence of the Lambs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through a hefty dose of fictionalization, <em>Monster\u00a0<\/em>brings to life the towering cultural figures who used Gein for their own ends, as the series crafts commentary about the exploitation of lurid crime for commercialized gain. <em>Monster<\/em> plays around with expectations of narrative true-crime and subverts them, creating something truly singular in the process.<\/p>\n<h2>The Production Design Is to Die For<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed and his Mother have Dinner | Monster: The Ed Gein Story | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/izCextjoOTk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s shows may polarize both audiences and critics at times, but one thing that everyone can agree on is that they always bring the heat when it comes to the design department. And\u00a0<em>Monster: The Ed Gein<\/em> <em>Story<\/em> is no exception. Sleek and stylish, the series makes use of a classic noir style, given an updated, modernized look. In particular, the fantasy Nazi sequences with Krieps\u2019 Ilsa Koch are well-shot and lit beautifully, making the actions being depicted all the more gruesome.<\/p>\n<p>With excellent direction by Ian Brennan and Max Winkler, along with camerawork from cinematographers like Michael Bauman (whose recent work can also be seen in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/like-one-battle-after-another-with-leonardo-dicaprio-then-watch-these-great-movies-now\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiDhtqP74-QAxXOE1kFHb5tD0cQFnoECBcQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QmfZ3GWYAtPA4ST9o2Dsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Battle After Another<\/a>)<\/em> and Carolina Costa, the series combines meticulous attention to period detail along with lush surrealism, and the result is genuinely impressive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81783093&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjTi4ex74-QAxWVKFkFHabEBfgQFnoECEAQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tIH-vckTogA9oeOymOS6D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch\u00a0<em>Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/em> now on Netflix.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/netflixs-new-no-1-show-is-dividing-critics-heres-why-i-think-you-should-watch-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The maestro of camp, horror and crime has returned with the third season of\u00a0Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Ryan Murphy\u2018s hit anthology series takes a look at the life of a different killer (or killers) each season. So far, it\u2019s covered Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez Brothers, and now season 3 gives macabre serial killer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":197646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-197641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}