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‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’ Falls Into a True-Crime Trap (Column)

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By Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic “Dirty John,” the 2018 Bravo limited series, was set up to shock its audience, but it had more on its mind, too.

Connie Britton, playing a woman systematically alienated from the world around her by a vexingly charming lover (Eric Bana), effectively depicted the process by which a person loses themself, and loses grip on reality.

It was, yes, ripped from the headlines — based upon a narrative podcast of the same name — but there was something overarching and elemental there, too.

Which is why its follow-up series on USA, about a woman who was convicted of killing her ex-husband and his new wife, is so surprising.

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