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Many of us have seenThe Staircasebefore.
It spawned a sequel in 2013 andthree additional installmentscommissioned by Netflix in 2018.
WithoutThe Staircase, one could argue, shows likeThe JinxandMaking a Murderermight never have existed.
CertainlyThe Staircaserevisits material that is familiar, sometimes recreating scenes from the documentary shot for shot.
The sense of loss following her death resonates much more than it does in the docuseries.
No one in this series is one-dimensional or easily reduced to hero or villain.
But nothing here feels gratuitous.
Is the riddle of Michael Peterson or this case solved by the end of thisStaircase?
