I watched it so you don't have to, and to put it bluntly, this "documentary" series is a slap in the face to the genre. There is no journalistic integrity, there is no objectivism - this is simply a platform for a narcissistic, pathological liar who avoided prison to spread her new narrative. This is OJ Simpson's "If I Did It" put to a crummy streaming service.
The main purpose of the series is to project Casey Anthony's new, "refined" narrative. The long and short of it centers around her father, who she claims is a serial sexual abuser, who murdered her child Caylee and took care of the aftermath. If George Anthony is a vile and manipulative abuser, why was he helping Casey raise her child? Why did Casey not flinch to being presented with her dead child, and then allow her to be whisked away forever? Why was she okay with partying for a month without a word to the police, or to anybody for that matter?
It doesn't explain Casey's jailhouse phonecalls to her parents, who appear genuinely distraught over Caylee's disappearance (contrasted with Casey's complete apathy and even frustration with them for being concerned about their granddaughter). It doesn't explain Casey's internet searches. It also doesn't explain her shockingly obtuse lies to the police about her fake job at Universal, the fake nanny, and everything in-between. There's no evidence against George Anthony - just the words of a proven liar trying desperately to recoup some semblance of a reputation. They used a quote from George, "I miss the smell of Caylee", as evidence for his abuse - nonsensical. Nothing adds up, and Casey is still a liar. Even the documentarians' claim that Anthony is in perfect mental health (a beat taken from her court defense) contradicts itself, because nobody of sound mind would handle Caylee's death the way Casey explained it.
As a series filed under "documentary", this thing falls embarrassingly short. It is biased towards Casey in every way - in the sympathetic music choices when Casey defends herself and foreboding music when someone condemns her, in the cherry-picked videos that appear to support her (even when the rest of the content would be damning to show), and in its conclusions. Alexandra Dean was either delusional by tackling this project, or a slimy, morally bankrupt individual. It's a shame seeing as how well-educated and experienced she is.
Don't waste your time with this, and don't bother with Peacock; my subscription is done with. This series is an insult to journalism, to Caylee, and to the truth.
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