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Whew, just in time too for legalization of MJ. We can't have people lazing around LA all calm and sensible.

Such a powerful ending that brings us back to the beginning. Brilliant montage of OJ's actual state of mind and what's ahead.
The epilogue's side-by-side playing "Ain't No Sunshine" - is about Nicole and OJ's obsession with her that started it all.
The shots of him looking at his Heisman Trophy, then the statue, the

Doesn't surprise me.

I think it's great subject matter. It opens the door to so many other important Bush/post 9/11, Katrina issues and where we are today.

I think he's going to lean on Bugliosi's book account of Bush's criminal racial nonresponse to Katrina.
Bugliosi did a book on OJ too, which I'm sure he consulted, even tho this Season 1 was based on Toobin's account.

He couldn't, he was a sitting judge until last year. He'd be removed and disbarred. And what would he write about?
A do-over mock trial book titled "If I tried it properly" as a companion piece to OJ's "If I did It"?

Me too, but I have dealt with death of a family member at the hands of another, so I know.

Winner of the "Can't Unsee That" Award:
OJ/CG shower prep scene

Agreed. But tell that to Bugliosi [new resident at Forest Lawn] who skewered the whole prosecution, esp Clark, but was light on Ito and the defense.. Go figure.

I know, I meant to elaborate, he was always emotionally weak and immature in a case he was not suited for, as he was observed by many around him.

Jason knew more about it, imo.

When the show ended with the side-by-side in the epilogue, my thoughts were confirmed:
As fanTASTic as the cast and their performances were… the real people were far more compelling IRL at that time.
But Sterling K Brown, gotta hand it to ya Honey, you were a better Darden, than Darden. Hands down.

Fact check:
Several closest to OJ sucked in by his narcissism during the time of murders and trial, are deceased:
Nicole Brown, and by association,
Ron Goldman
Robert Kardashian dead 8 years later
Johnny Cochran dead 15 years later
Robert Shapiro's son dead 10 years later (he attributes to his absenteeism and support of OJ

Hmm. AV/PV headline:
“'The Verdict” arrives, and American Crime Story can’t change the past"
A little presumptuous don'tcha think? Was someone expecting an e-riot on their post?!

Hmm, ego and entitlement… from Kris maybe?!? She said over and over Robert agonized, and was a man of deep faith. Whether he puked or not, he was done with OJ.

Surreal experience with Prosecution exit interviews for the press:

Fact check:
Cochran said in interview, an attorney on his team handed him the line, if the glove doesn't fit…

it was always about two people… it's important to remember that as aggressive, outlandish and occasionally silly as the trial was… the circus continues today. Enter Election 2016. We have the trial to thank for that.

Best lines of the night:

Au contraire… the ATTORNEYS made it about racial injustice in a case about LA's special handling of celebrities in LA. I live here. It's been the bane of this city to be unable to convict celebrities here, esp in the early 90s. The very real racial issue was a problem, but had no place in hijacking actual criminal