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But it handles those issues without significant depth.

Dahmerhas a habit of announcing what kind of show it wants to be instead of actually being that show.
This is not some Halloween story, says Glenda after seeing Dahmer interviewed on television.
This is my life.
You dont get credit for lamenting the existence of a circus when you happen to be the ringmaster.
But those factors also magnify the sense that weve seen this narrative before.
While Peters is a fine actor, casting him as Dahmer only adds to the sense of the familiar.
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So did I, responds the apparently pro-Vader member of the clergy.
Those characters are written better.
Maybe there is no tipping point for scripted shows about murder, even when theyve barely been marketed.
Its admirable thatDahmerwants to honor the victims lives and celebrate who Hughes was as a person.