I've enjoyed all three seasons of American Crime Story and Netflix's Monster so I figured Ryan Murphy's take on Aaron Hernandez would be similarly interesting. Unfortunately, the show is dull, dull, dull! I've watched the first seven episodes and they still haven't gotten to the murder that sent Hernandez to prison. Sure, he had a troubled life and committed crimes before the murder and those things certainly warrant some examination, but 7+ episodes worth? There's a reason those stories didn't make big headlines at the time--because they're, frankly, not that interesting. Worse, as the show has dragged closer to its finale, it's clear that the story of the murder, subsequent trial, and Aaron's death will be told in a completely rushed fashion. Maybe this show could have worked as a 6 episode series that gave a little backstory about Hernandez and then focused on the murder, trial, and Aaron's death, but there is just not nearly enough interesting material here for this to have been dragged out to 10 episodes.
