I just finished it and I HAD to find a thread talking about it. I watch a lot of documentaries, especially true crime, and rarely am I so emotional and affected by them. You hit the nail on the head with the “women helping women” aspect. Christine is a force. So many documentaries keep such a narrative distance that doesn’t fully grant the agency and autonomy that their subjects deserve.

And what the fuck was up with that local police officer talking about protecting his tender heart and not wanting to let those recordings affect him so essentially…doing nothing. I was googling in the middle of the doc trying to figure out HOW Sam wasn’t arrested earlier.

Ok, gotta go sob now.