That one Tuesday last month where everything went wrong

I was binge-watching 'Mindhunter' for the third time and then saw Netflix pulled the plug after season 2 with that cliffhanger about BTK. I wasted a whole afternoon reading interviews where Fincher said it was too expensive to make. Anyone else still bitter they never showed us what happened next?

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samthompson11d ago

Season 2 ending with that peeping tom scene still bugs me lol. I used to think Netflix could just throw money at anything, but reading how Fincher wanted like 8 episodes of buildup to the BTK stuff totally changed my mind. They probably made the right call cutting it, even if it stings.

the_sandra17h ago

Wait, you're telling me Fincher wanted EIGHT episodes of buildup? Just people shuffling around and looking at crime scene photos before anything actually happens? That sounds like a documentary about watching paint dry, not a TV show about a serial killer. I love a slow burn as much as anyone, but eight episodes is basically half a season of nothing. At that point you might as well just make a podcast about it.

hollyramirez11d ago

I used to be in the "Netflix should've just funded it" camp too, but @samthompson your point about the 8 episode buildup really clicked for me. I remember reading Fincher's plan for that slow reveal and thinking "dude just do it already," but after the pandemic made everything cost more, I get why Netflix said no. It's still a bummer we'll never see Holden's face when they finally catch BTK, but at least they ended it before it got all stretched out and weird like some other shows. Three rewatches of the same season is probably enough for me anyway.