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The Hurt Man
5th episode of the 2nd season of Monster
The Hurt Man
"The Hurt Man" is the fifth episode of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second season of the American biographical crime drama anthology television series Monster, created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix. Directed by Michael Uppendahl and written by Brennan, the episode was released on Netflix on September 19, 2024. The season dramatizes the murder case of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills. A two-hander bottle episode filmed in a single continuous take (or "oner"), "The Hurt Man" stars Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez, who recounts his childhood abuse in a conversation with his attorney, Leslie Abramson (Ari Graynor). This marks Koch as the only cast member to appear in every episode of the season. The episode received critical acclaim for its acting, direction, writing, and emotional intensity, with some critics regarding it as a standout of the season and one of Murphy's strongest works. The Menendez...
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