The Assassination of Gianni Versace: ACS season 2 episode 6 recap: ‘Descent’

No one wants to see the descent into madness of Andrew Cunanan, but that’s exactly what the sixth episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story had in store for us.

On The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, we’ve learned slowly that the show is more a vehicle for Darren Criss and his performance as Andrew Cunanan than anything else. Based on his 26th birthday, last night’s episode showed us the beginning of Cunanan’s bloodthirst.

From what we’ve seen in the show, Andrew targeted gay men who remained in the closet. The thing is, most of the recounting of these stories is either speculative or part of stories that Andrew told. So we can’t really trust a lot of what we’re seeing.

Unlike with The People Vs OJ Simpson, Andrew Cunanan’s killing spree was not as documented for the public eye until he murdered Gianni Versace in cold blood. But seeing the final straw and taking it back to the beginning is an interesting way to spin this show.

This is a story that not that many people knew going in. So do I wish that we could have seen Cunanan’s descent in chronological order? Yes, I do. I get it, this is a dramatic take on the story, but it isn’t what we originally thought we were getting. And if we just saw the rise and fall of Andrew Cunanan, knowing he would be the reason for Versace’s death, it might make for more thrilling television.

Instead, most weeks I’m struggling to not play games on my phone while watching Cunanan, who I’ve already seen murder countless men, figure out that he’s psychotic. But then again, it is a Ryan Murphy show so something crazy could still be up his sleeve.

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