Heather Rex

I very much liked this show and hadn’t read anything about the true story until towards the end of the series. It does move very slow in the beginning, but keep in mind real life isn’t always exciting or full of twists and turns. Paul Rudd was absolutely brilliant in this. The way his character changed over time and he so easily portrayed an utterly despicable manipulative piece of garbage is quite frankly spot on with the actions and behaviors of people who truly are like this. As soon as we saw the interaction with the sister and separately the Rabbi, we could see what was going on by the way it unfolded and was well done. I haven’t listened to the podcast and will, and possibly correct this statement, but I am sure some liberties were taken to make Marty seem even more pathetic, and it actually comes across as too much and overplayed. One previous comment was made below somewhere about how Rudd didn’t work because he is too short and the true Dr. Ike towered over Marty. I am absolutely positive the casting was done in the reverse in stature for emphasis on how even someone greater in stature can be made to seem so small. It is a nod to the true Marty and tries to not make the audience immediately view him as weak bc of height. It’s to keep watchers on a more neutral level. The last thing I’ll say is to reiterate this is real life. If people go into watching this expecting the dramatic music and flair of a Lifetime series, they are going to be mistaken. This is a real story and again, life sometimes has lulls. I went through a marriage similar…slowly removing you from everyone, I made more money and it was in “our” bank account but outside of a debit card I had no access via the internet or our checkbook. Every grocery trip or any sort of shopping which was almost always for him or the kids was scrutinized and I was made to feel guilty. I’ll end there bc this isn’t about me, but that’s real life and this happens. But why is this a dark comedy?! Barry is a dark comedy and awesome. This is not.