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It's amazing to watch this as an adult. As a kid I saw bits on the news, but never the whole picture of her abuse. After the trials you heard his torrid stories. This show you get the whole picture. You see where they are now and that she's grown as a person, and he's still clearly not.

I'm enjoying it but I loved those neighbors. It's a dark story but there's something so sweet and sincere about them.

I rated this documentary high because, technically, it's editing was so well done; by choice of editing certain scenes, juxtaposing spoken words with focus on different people and actions, the viewer could glean so much more of what was left unsaid and implied. When this incident actually occurred in the '90s, I gave it only my cursory attention, since I've never been a "tabloid" follower. But, the filmmaker recreates here the era, including the politically vacuous attitude toward women's issues even after the "Second Wave" of feminism was winding down, and the ultimate resiliance of Lorena Bobbitt that brought her to reclaim a life beyond being a tabloid joke. This is an important film. I am in awe of the filmmaker for having the inspiration and guts to make it. In this era of #MeToo, this should be required viewing in all high schools.

I remember this case but didn't know the details u til watching this documentary. What she did was wrong but abuse of women is too. John Bobbitt came across as a liar. He stayed on the stand he pushed and shoved his wife and then states now he has never abused a woman???? If the claims of his childhood are true it may explain some of his anger and behavior. It does not excuse it. His past behavior and his deamenor just make me think he's lying about everything he's said. Very interesting documentary.

This comprehensive documentary throws a lot of light on the circumstances of this infamous event. Yes, most people knew what had happened and I like many others in those days, gave it a superficial overview and made up our minds who was guilty. Full stop.

Now many years later and really beginning to understand the many facets of this complex story, I have come to a different conclusion. John Wayne Bobbitt was no angel, but an abuser and liar, yet also a victim, but not because of Lorena's action. He had also been abused in childhood. Lorena committed a crime, but under the circumstances, perhaps not in control of her own free will.

I am glad to have watched this show, with actual video recordings of the trials. A real eye opener, giving food for thought. There were no winners, only losers. We have all done annoying things in our youth, but with age you may become wiser.

It was kind of boring and repetitive with some random stupid opinions of politically influenced people it seems. These comments seemed irrelevant and could have been avoided to make it of better quality. I am not American, neither I know more about politics there but still I could tell the documentary is politically motivated.

I feel sorry for the victims of the domestic violence, I have witnessed it very closely. I wish all people should treat others like the way they would like to get treated.

We all know about the severed organ.....I was a teenager when the story broke and the sensationalism surrounding it simply CAN'T be overstated. What this series manages to do is not an easy feat....the actual ORGAN becomes the least interesting part of the story. This series explores a lot of issues which are sadly just as relevant as they were in 1993. We get an in depth look into the characters of John and Lorena and are given ample information to draw conclusions without ever being TOLD what conclusions to draw. John Bobbitt is a brute with a long, documented record of abuse against women. He is NOT an intelligent or insightful person, yet I wasn't totally devoid of sympathy for him. Lorena on the other hand is thoughtful and purposeful and has turned her life into a meaningful one, yet I still have a nagging suspicion that she was TOTALLY lucid when she did the deed. In short, this is not a story of good vs evil....it is much more nuanced. Even in todays day and age rife with mass shootings and hate crimes I suspect that this same crime would be just as newsworthy as it was in 1993. One of the Escorts at the Bunny Ranch said the most poignant quote in the entire series...."You have hundreds of female circumcisions every day in Africa but one man gets his P*N&S severed and the world comes to a screeching halt"

...is a hater plain and simple. The way it's edited is comedic gold. Is it good TV? I mean...that's subjective. Is it a waste of your time if you have more important things to watch? Maybe. Is it a waste of your time if you've been flipping between Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix looking for something watchable? No. It's great. You should watch it

I am sorry for what happened to her but what she did should have been punished. Had she done it in self defense different story. She should have left. Had it been the other way and he cut her arm off no one would have had sympathy. Abuse is WRONG no matter if man or woman doing it. FYI i am a grown woman with a grown daughter so i am being neutral and fair. I know leaving an abusive relationship is hard but it is possible.

Docuseries on Lorena Bobbitt on the story we thought we knew. It gets better as it goes along. Gives us a pretty in-depth look into the case surrounding the infamous evening and even dives into what happens after. The show is informative and is watchable from start to finish.

This is a good documentary series. It is one of the most comprehensive documentaries about a single event I have ever seen. Four almost feature length episodes tell the complete story of one of the 1990's most salacious scandals. Expertly edited with present day interviews, archival news footage and interviews, and archival courtroom footage. This series tells more than the story of John and Lorena Bobbitt. It is an expose on the epidemic of domestic violence in America and also an examination of how the media responds to such stories. My only complaint about the series is that it was almost too comprehensive. It was a lot to get through. I probably would have enjoyed a two hour feature than four 1 hour episodes. That being said, it is a well done film.

I was probably around 18 years old when I lived this trial in my country. I was glued to it as it opened my eyes as a young woman newlywed to an abuser. My abuser told me don't you ever dare do that to me. He knew he deserved it somehow. I was younger than Lorena but living more or less the same. Thanks to her (and not to you, mom or MIL) I learned that rape does exist in a marriage and that we are to give consent.

And it is absolutely amazing to see all of this through the eyes of a mature (and of course divorced) woman. I rage when I hear how they try (the men) to bring down her testimonies because this is how I felt. I felt alone and terrified and still lived with that MF for 3.5 years and slept in the same bed. This is a case of how far we have come in woman rights and how we still have lots to go. Feminicide is up now in the pandemic as millions of women have to live 24/7 with their abusers. Time to do more! Anyway, great watch, nice to see it all behind doors as the NYT wrote on this doc and nice to have now a safe and mature mind to go over the case.

This series shows factual evidence of news clips, video clips from the courts and testimonies from all that are involved such as family, friends, neighbors, doctors, psychiatrists, etc. As a survivor of abuse, it was hard to hear everything that was being said. But the footage of the entire Bobbit trial gave all the evidence needed to see another side of the story.

The last episode was my favorite. The truth about Johns character really came to light. He was just the type of person i suspected he was!

It was an average documentary. The last episode turned political and they blame Republicans and "Trump". Really?

I read many of the reviews and it seems most of the one star reviews I read seem to be a result of stopping during or after the first episode. I agree with you, the first episode is all over the place. I recommend continuing on to episode 2 in which the style of the documentary finds it's footing. Episode 4 contains a lot of information that most people were probably not privy to since it occurred after both trials concluded.