'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story': Did Betty deserve better? Fans 'feel the pain' after alternate ending
Spoilers for the 'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story' Season 2 finale
The second season of 'Dirty John' titled 'The Betty Broderick Story' just wrapped. It was crushing and heartbreaking of all sorts, even though anybody invested in the story is aware of the true-crime where the titular Betty (Amanda Peet) was found "guilty of murder in the second degree" for killing her husband Dan Broderick (Christian Slater) and his second wife Linda (Rachel Keller). But it was the final snippet of what-ifs that the season finale showcased that has fans sobbing for poor Betty as we see an alternate reality of what would have happened had Betty not reacted prematurely and if Dan had been honest about his affair from the start. With Betty singing a sad song into the sunset fans are now claiming this episode hit them especially hard, as they 'felt her pain'.
Having been isolated from her own family who withdrew their support after the divorce, Betty spiraled further with Dan causing her to snap off all ties with her friends and children. In a desperate attempt to plead not guilty, Betty requested her side of the story be seen as she claimed what Dan did was 'legal terrorism and corruption'. But while jurors were too focused on asking what took her so long to kill Dan, fans are finally seeing how meticulously the 'prominent spouse' tore down Betty as the 'less than' in their marriage, and pretty much used all his power at the high places to plan a divorce that he knew would lead her to losing every ounce of sanity and appear as the crazy one.
This is something fans still can't digest even though the original crime took place long ago. Noting how the season finale was able to make the incident still prominent despite having an ending everyone knew of, a fan tweeted "Tonight's episode hit hard. I felt her pain." The reason, as explained by another Twitter user was "Dan did her so dirty. Her friends left her high and dry. She was so mentally and emotionally broken. I will always be Team Betty."
Fans also admitted: "even though i've always known the story. my heart still breaks for betty. she was a broken woman who was hurting and felt like it was her against the world. honestly, after watching this it really was just that. her against the world." Chiming in with the similar opinions, a fourth user shared: "We all knew what the finale would be, but damn Betty! She just needed someone to help and care 4 her. Her friends were horrid, vapid, narcissistic bitches that could of helped her! I don't condone what she did, but this woman was screaming for help!"
Peet's performance as Betty struck several chords too. A fan tweeted: "And now that the season has ended, HATS OFF to Amanda Peet for that performance. Flawless, and I know that couldn’t have been easy." But when it came to the eventual outcome, fans in unison claimed: "Dan deserved what he got, Betty didn’t. I said what I said."