TV Show: Love & Death V Candy

 Love & Death v Candy

Love & Death

Came out; 2023

Episodes: 7

Where to Watch: Max

Rated: TV-MA

Rating 7.5/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Cast

Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery

Jesse Plemons as Allan Gore

Lily Rabe as Betty Gore

Patrick Fugit as Pat Montgomery

Krysten Ritter as Sherry Cleckler

Tom Pelphrey as Don Crowder

Caution: Spoiler Alert

Story Line:

Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands had good jobs working for technology companies in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires

Thoughts:

This was filmed in a really nice gothic type style. They focused on the way before and went to the after.

The acting was perfect and you really felt like you were watching a true life story play out.

It was the perfect beginning, middle and ending. Including what happened to the real life people

Candy

Came out; 2022

Episodes: 5

Where to Watch: Hulu

Rated: TV-MA

Rating 7.2/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Cast

Jessica Biel as Candy Montgomery

Melanie Lynskey as Betty Gore

Pablo Schreiber as Allan Gore

Timothy Simons as Pat Montgomery

Raul Esparza as Don Crowder

Jessie Mueller as Sherry Cleckler

Story Line:

Texas in 1980 and based on the true story of killer Candy Montgomery and her victim, Betty Gore. Jessica Biel plays Montgomery, who seemingly had it all - a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the brand new suburbs - so why did she kill her friend from church with an axe?

Thoughts:

This show starts off with the day before the murder. This was filmed in the old style to make it look like the 80's.

This version focuses more on flashbacks. We are at trail with Candy on the stand and the story is playing out

The actors/actresses in this version looked more like the real-life people they played.

Overall Comparison thoughts:

Both have similar words and phrases, which means they are probably public record from what was actually said.

Love & Death goes into the affair between Candy & Allan, explains more of what happened to get the whole thing started. Candy doesn't start that way. It starts with the evens of the day of the murder.

Love & Death plays out with the events that happened in order. Candy plays out as flashbacks throughout the court hearing.

I loved Lily Rabe's version of Betty and Jessica Biel's version of Candy.