Patton Oswalt
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Yeah, I just, the thing that I... The thing that I wish was more, that she really wanted to be more focused on, and I'm seeing it in a lot of these, but not in all of them, is what she wanted the focus to be on was the investigators and was the victims, rather than making these serial killers have to be these dark anti-heroes. Serial killers are zilches.
Yeah, I just, the thing that I... The thing that I wish was more, that she really wanted to be more focused on, and I'm seeing it in a lot of these, but not in all of them, is what she wanted the focus to be on was the investigators and was the victims, rather than making these serial killers have to be these dark anti-heroes. Serial killers are zilches.
The reason that they're killing people is because they're a zilch in life. They're not contributing anything, so I'll take something. So the fact that she was able to do something to put the focus on the people that are trying to bring justice to the powerless, or the voiceless, in this case the dead, or the people that survived,
The reason that they're killing people is because they're a zilch in life. They're not contributing anything, so I'll take something. So the fact that she was able to do something to put the focus on the people that are trying to bring justice to the powerless, or the voiceless, in this case the dead, or the people that survived,
or, you know, survive to testify and still put themselves at risk with these, because a lot of these, if you relook at the Ted Bundy case, like the way that he was treated, like, oh my God, it's so tragic, this bright young guy with a, Could have been a lawyer. He was a fucking idiot.
or, you know, survive to testify and still put themselves at risk with these, because a lot of these, if you relook at the Ted Bundy case, like the way that he was treated, like, oh my God, it's so tragic, this bright young guy with a, Could have been a lawyer. He was a fucking idiot.
He flunked out of every... But he's a good-looking white guy, and everyone's like, oh, my God, we got... And when the judge sentenced him, he's like, I feel terrible. You just took a wrong path, buddy, but I would have loved to have had you in my court. Can you imagine being one of the survivors going, what the fuck is going on here? This guy is getting all the...
He flunked out of every... But he's a good-looking white guy, and everyone's like, oh, my God, we got... And when the judge sentenced him, he's like, I feel terrible. You just took a wrong path, buddy, but I would have loved to have had you in my court. Can you imagine being one of the survivors going, what the fuck is going on here? This guy is getting all the...
You know, and his final statement was like, this is like a Greek tragedy, you know, like the wrong guy. You're like, what fucking world are we living in?
You know, and his final statement was like, this is like a Greek tragedy, you know, like the wrong guy. You're like, what fucking world are we living in?
I mean, one of the reasons I think we love mysteries is because at least the ones who have a solution and we can see, oh, there was a form of justice was served here because right now in our world, very blatantly and very in our face and very flagrantly, justice is not being served and evil, opportunistic, just weak justice villains are being rewarded day after day after day.
I mean, one of the reasons I think we love mysteries is because at least the ones who have a solution and we can see, oh, there was a form of justice was served here because right now in our world, very blatantly and very in our face and very flagrantly, justice is not being served and evil, opportunistic, just weak justice villains are being rewarded day after day after day.
And no one seems to be willing to do anything about it. So yes, I'll take a fictional world where yes, even though evil's done, evil gets punished. People need that.
And no one seems to be willing to do anything about it. So yes, I'll take a fictional world where yes, even though evil's done, evil gets punished. People need that.
I mean, I had a lot of help from other people that had gone through this, the grief group that I went to, and they just said, this is going to sound really weird, but Right now, all you feel is despair, and that's all you feel like you can feel. And then you're gonna get to a point where you go, well, I can function, and thankfully, you will be thankful for the fact that you can't feel anything.
I mean, I had a lot of help from other people that had gone through this, the grief group that I went to, and they just said, this is going to sound really weird, but Right now, all you feel is despair, and that's all you feel like you can feel. And then you're gonna get to a point where you go, well, I can function, and thankfully, you will be thankful for the fact that you can't feel anything.
That will feel like a relief. And you'll go, this is how I'll exist. I can exist at this point, and that's how I was. I'm like, I'm just gonna take care of my daughter, and I don't need to feel anything. And then they said, and despite all of that, you will feel joy and hope and love again. You don't know when it's gonna happen, but when it happens, run at it. Go run at it.
That will feel like a relief. And you'll go, this is how I'll exist. I can exist at this point, and that's how I was. I'm like, I'm just gonna take care of my daughter, and I don't need to feel anything. And then they said, and despite all of that, you will feel joy and hope and love again. You don't know when it's gonna happen, but when it happens, run at it. Go run at it.
It's there for a reason. There were people in my group that are like, I remarried six months after my spouse died and everyone judged me for it. And there's people going, I remarried eight years after my spouse died and everyone judged me for it. So get all that shit out of your head. It doesn't matter. You're not grieving to make them comfortable.
It's there for a reason. There were people in my group that are like, I remarried six months after my spouse died and everyone judged me for it. And there's people going, I remarried eight years after my spouse died and everyone judged me for it. So get all that shit out of your head. It doesn't matter. You're not grieving to make them comfortable.