Fatal Vows

This show is very superficial and good for a mindless true crime watch. The re-enactments are generally pretty terrible, often amusing. The stories are interesting and not ones I've heard of before.

The "psychologists" are shocking though. They tend to provide pointless, inane commentary with no psychological science underpinning what they're saying. The amount of victim blaming done by the psychs, narrator, and general framing of the show is horrific. DV murder is not a "crime of passion" or result of, "losing it". A dangerous angle to take.

Will this show impact your life? No. Will you get angry on behalf of the victims? Yes. Will you get a realistic overview of the experiences of these people - somewhat - the level of victim blaming and lack of support offered is a true represent ation of what it's like for the victim-survivors in the real world.

I like this show and its light hearted. I don't mind gaining insight from the professionals, but I disagree with some of Dr Brian Russell's views and I find him to be quite arrogant, especially in the Burning Love episode. I usually fast forward the show when he is talking.

The two know it all egghead psychologists giving common sense advice is hilarious. At first it was annoying, now I find it as pure comedy.

I watch murder shows nightly. Otherwise I cannot appreciate life. Fatal Vows is almost not serious, yet it is serious and every episode is re-watcheable. This is because of Forensic Psychologist Brian Russell, and Psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser - who provide perspectives from each gender, and can simplify relationship behaviour while a movie projector flashes behind them. They even predict the future for like, no reason. So, even if you've seen the actors play out the story before, hearing Brian and Stacey give their input again, just gets better over time. Eventually, I found Brian to be hilarious and Stacey to be an advocate for males. Both Brian and Stacey have terrible wardrobe people, and on the rare and delightful occasion: they will disagree with each other. The music is soap opera, along with the sultry narration. This show is genuis and better than other shows in it's genre.

For anyone seeing "Fatal Vows" for the first time, they may wonder if this is a serious crime documentary or some fictitious story -- the moment they begin hearing the ridiculous music. There's this drummy music, the kind you might hear in a love scene on a sitcom. Then there's the other kind of music, the kind that's associated with stripping. Both runs of music are entirely out of synch with a true life murder story. It's so sappy I've decided to stop watching "Fatal Vows." I'm also not sure about the overly-inserted commentary by the two psychologists. Most of what they say is already known by any viewer with basic common sense. Finally, the posing sequences on a stage, by the key "characters" in the crime, is ridiculous. It's as though the director can't make up his mind about whether the story is a true tragedy or some fictional comedy.