'Dirty John': Why Debra needs to understand that men like John aren't like lunches - they can't be fixed
John stole her money, gaslit her family and lied about everything - who he was, what he wanted from Debra and everything else in between. So what made Debra go back to him?
'Dirty John's latest episode has to be the best episode so far in the series - it reflects such a deep understanding of manipulation and the perception of abuse that it is terrifying to think that John Meehan and Debra Newell's relationship was real.
'Shrapnel' picks up from where the last episode left us. John is at the hospital after passing out and Debra, not knowing what to do decides to pay him a visit. To John, this is just an opportunity to fool her one more time - he attempts to explain the restraining orders, the fake professional qualification, his lies about working in Iraq and the rest of the story. It looks like an attempt to stop Debra from digging deeper. She falls for it - but, why she does, is so interesting.
