Mindhunter
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With that in mind, brace yourself asMindhunterbegins to tread on this extraordinarily sensitive ground.
The murders are not what calls Holden to Atlanta, however.
His victims included the daughter of a South Carolina state senator.)
Pierce and Hances stories are both elaborate, confusing, and full of logistical hiccups.
If you had trouble tracking the logic in either one of their stories, thats entirely by design.
And Holden couldnt give a shit.
The sly joke of Episode 3 is that it turns his panic disorder into a red herring.
The flight from Virginia hits turbulence … but lands safely.
Pierce seems like a hostile, unsavory character … but it doesnt raise Holdens pulse a bit.
Neither does his unexpected, surreptitious encounter with three mothers of slain children.
When faced with dumb murderers who arent even capable of telling their own stories, he shuts down.
(He does this despite Pierce shooting him nasty stares, likely motivated by racial hatred.)
If youre looking for a monster, its poverty, he says.
There are other factors, too, tied into Atlantas fragile national image as a city on the grow.
Dillingers
The KKK will have a role to play in the Atlanta murders.
The GBI officer surveilling a meeting from across the street is a minor sign of things to come.
Now hes back to tracing them again.
Some excellent material involving the murder in Bills neighborhood, which has left his wife devastated.
I aint half-, Im whole-witted, says Pierce, unconvincingly.
The Omni hotel clerks deference to Holden ends when he mentions following up with child and family services.
Its a lesson Holden seems to take to heart.
To find connections, unfortunately we have to wait for more bodies.
There are a lot more bodies to come.
