The Lady and the Dale

It was a good documentary until the filmmakers decided to excuse all of Liz's grifing, worker exploitation and greed by claiming transphobia. This was not a case of bias - this was a con-woman getting what she deserved. Despite fleeing the law for so many years. Pick another person if you want to show transphobia. This subject and her family are NOT sympathetic.

Fascinating story with plentiful plot twists. It's crazy that it's taken this long for the story to be told.

The overuse of paper cut out animation to depict a potentially interesting story makes this show unwatchable. I can only assume this show's creators thought their story was not interesting enough so they resorted to a cartoonish, paper cutout graphic with rapid frame to keep your attention. I found it very annoying. 1 episode and done for me.

The backstory of Liz Carmichael and the dodgy business of the Dale is interesting and worth a look into. But to the length this documentary goes to attempt to glorify a mass fraudster, scammer, criminal and fugitive... is quite disgusting. Even more hilarious when the "historian" and Liz herself attempt to blame the government and other businesses for "harassing" her - completely ignoring the dozens and more criminal acts she has already been doing, and kept doing.

The documentary completely glances over all the lives this person has ruined, all the people who's lost money and gotten in trouble due to her scams. Wives and children just throw to the side and abandoned. It's all presented in a goofy paper-cutout look to attempt to make the crimes and act sound more lighthearted. How they thought it was a good idea to praise a criminal and fraudster like this is beyond rational belief. We all know it is only because she was trans, and therefor should be praised no matter what. This really could have been so much better.

Intriguing HBO documentary about a serial con man. Better than "McMillions".