The Mind of a Murderer

I find the series interesting and informative. I think it's really original and wish there were more seasons to watch. I think the original idea of this series should be applauded, there is not very much to choose from. I enjoy watching true crime and documentaries so this really fills the niche for me. I'm not sure why there seem to be so many ill reviews, maybe limited knowledge and life experience as a therapist or counselor working with violent inmates. That's only my guess though.

I'm a therapist in a locked facility and I'm in awe with the information she is able to get from the inmates.

The "facts" she has are nothing more than just what other people has said to the police, she has no evidence on most "facts" she is presenting to the criminal. She constantly looks for excuses to give the criminal a diagnose and instead of trying to find out how the person in question works she tries to just put the criminal in a box using a disorder. She constatly tries to seem super smart saying things like "this person is obviously lying, i knew he wasn't a compulsive liar but right now he definitely is" even though she has no grounds for saying he's lying at all. She's very biased and does not care for what the criminal has to say and only looks at it from an outside perspective.

The "psychologist" that was obviously chosen for her looks and not her ability to do her job, calls the people she interviews "bad seed". Looking for what is wrong with them, disregarding everything they say. A horrible show. Don't waste your time with it. I found my self so annoyed when watching, because I see no point in interviewing them, if everything they say is taken as a lie. "It is obvious that he is not feeling remorse" " You can see that he is not feeling anything"

Yeah, a real psychologist. Good idea, horrible execution.

Another quote: "he did not want to get caught because of his lack of remorse". I have seen sain people not wanting to get caught. Just the worst, worst show.

To add to my review, why doesn't Ms. Ward do something unique and challenging, like talking to people who come from really horrific childhoods and manage to never kill or rape anyone? She is simply advocating the violence/media attention reward cycle. As a mental health "expert," she should know better than to reward the worst behaviors.

Clarice Starling seems to be very naive as a mental health care provider in how she characterizes people's personalities and actions. She almost dramatizes it in a fantastical way. When it comes to some of the things we (all) may go through in life, if seen in an accused/convicted individual, Starling conflates those qualities with crime and mental illness. This is just a little worse than Drew Pinsky....who just had his show cancelled...finally. I lump people like Starling and Pinsky with the Nancy Graces and other really bad, badly informative shows like hers.

What's worse is this: These "consultants" and "crime specialists" seem to constantly teach and mold many folks who watch their show on how to marginalize 'certain folks' and call people out as sociopaths ... especially if we don't like them and even if their behavior is not directly part of a criminal action. This is a dangerous way of brain washing. It also induces more mediocrity and less creative ways to deal with problems. Just my 9 cents.