The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story episode 8 review

With a magical make-believe world where Italians don’t speak Italian in their own homes, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story continues to disappoint.

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story is known more so for its coverage of Andrew Cunanan than the man himself, but it also should be known for its utter disregard to anything and everything Italian.

As someone who grew up in an Italian household, Versace is a pretty big deal (especially since my mother works in fashion). So to see a show completely ignore the fact that he’s Italian and then not even bother using actual Italian in a scene set in Italy is pretty outrageous.

But don’t worry, the show goes back to covering Andrew shortly afterward because I’m 99 percent sure the only reason this show is a thing is because Ryan Murphy wanted Darren Criss to play Cunanan and didn’t care about Versace at all.

Week after week, it seems like the assassination is almost an afterthought. Which, it isn’t exactly surprising because Ryan Murphy tends to miss the point of what people want to see anyway. Remember Glee?

This week we got more of the backstory of Andrew and his “struggle” growing up as a gay man; we even got a house party scene where he danced to Michael Jackson. But again, I have to stress, who cares? I know that I wanted this show because of Gianni Versace, not because Darren Criss was aiming to win a Golden Globe (that I don’t think he’ll even get a nomination for).

Ryan Murphy continues to let me down, and I feel like this is college all over again where I’m trying to defend Glee to people. Maybe Ryan Murphy shouldn’t sell us a show about Versace if the show itself isn’t about Versace.

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