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I want to preface this review by encouraging every one who watched this, or who wants to watch this to instead go watch "4 Days in October" on ESPN+ and it still might be on YouTube for free. That was a 30 for 30, it was incredible, I have watched it 5 maybe 6 times, showed it to friends, family, Red Sox fans I meet on the street.

This documentary...was not that.

I was incredibly disappointed in this documentary, and I just watched all 3 episodes, but why does the greatest comeback in sports history feel so hollow, especially as a die hard Red Sox Fan, because this documentary is hollow, horribly paced, important parts underdeveloped, and the definition of lackluster.

There is no romanticism in this documentary, when it is the exact definition of romanticism in baseball. I will not recommend this to anyone I know, and it saddens me that because Netflix is so big, this is the documentary people will watch about the 2004 Red Sox when it should be the 30 for 30 "4 Days in October." Also, 2 episodes spent on the backstory leading up to the 2004 ALCS? The 30 for 30, had half the time, and still did a 100x better job of presenting the history, intensity, and build up of that ALCS.

Incredibly disappointed as a Red Sox Fan, do not watch this, rewatch "4 Days in October," rewatch it twice in the amount of time it takes to watch this lackluster documentary series 3 times. This honestly might've been made by a Yankees fan. You know, I would describe the difference between the two as 1 documentary where you couldn't take your eyes of the screen, and the other (this one) where you are trying to hit the word count on a paper. Better yet, it's like The old Star Wars Movies (4 Days in October) vs. The new Star Wars movies (this documentary series)

GO WATCH 4 DAYS IN OCTOBER INSTEAD.

Watching this mini series was like watching paint dry. This show redefined what a slow burn was to me. I would not recommend this show to anyone I know, unless they were my enemy. It was well shot, the victims parents were good, and I liked how they didn't feature the man who committed the murder at all. But the protagonist was a brick wall, the side characters underdeveloped, Jens was such a boring investigator to follow. This shouldn't have been made at all. SO BORING. I can't sleep at night because I wonder why this show was made, it rattles my faith in humanity. I could write a better show than this and you could probably write a show better than this.

If you find yourself bored during the 1st episode, don't stick it out, you stay bored the whole time and then it's over.