Some shows provide an ending that leaves you with a sigh of “Oh!”, and there are some like Ed Gein Netflix shows, which leave you with “what?”. There are many reasons why the endings are left in the way they are. Usually, it happens when a plot wants the viewers to have more questions or perhaps when the director wants the audience to come up with different interpretations about a show. Let us briefly discuss all that we know and what the show maker possibly wants from viewers with the ending like that of Monster season 3.
What is Monster: Ed Gein Netflix About?
Do you remember the hit show Jeffry Dahmer? The show that made a buzz around the globe. Some were seen praising the acting, and some, well, let’s not forget that the story is actually a biographical crime drama. The creators Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy focus on one character for each season. Just like mentioned above, the story is based on real-life criminals and their biographies. The first season was released as a limited one on Netflix; however, later the series was up for two more seasons.
The Ed Gein Netflix series revolves around the real-life convicted murderer Edward Theodore Gein. The depth of his crimes is still speculated by many, but from what we know so far is that he was a convicted criminal, a body snatcher, and a mentally deemed insane persona. The show depicts his confessed crimes, and the cops investigation records. Just like the earlier seasons, the story does not revolve only around the crimes but also shows the life of the focused individual. The series had many prime-focused characters apart from the lead; those were Tom Hollander as English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, best known for directing the iconic horror classic Psycho. Suzanna Son portrays Adeline Watkins. Vicky Krieps appears as Ilse Koch.
What Is the Conflict?
The major conflict in the Ed Gein Netflix came from psychological aspects. Upon closer inspection of the life of Gein, it can be seen how all the trauma accumulated to result in the way it did. The story shows how isolated he was, and his mother’s manipulation contributed to his deteriorating mental health. The key aspects of the conflicts are the parental relationship, which is one of the most important parts for shaping a person. Another one is Isolation and Psychosis. Gein, throughout his life, lived on an isolated farm away from people in a secluded life. Similar to the previous season, in this one too, the prime focus was on the characteristics of the convicted. Viewers got a closer look at what the main incidents were that made him the way he is.
Season Ending: Why the confusion
The last episodes focused more on the delirium Ed faces. Many fans are left confused because of how the show portrayed the ending compared to the original files available to the public. Audiences are discussing all over social media about how the direction changed at the end. Fans are divided because this was supposed to be a biography, but with the extended story, the focus shifted more towards Ed’s imagination rather than the truth.
On the original side of truth, he was declared mentally insane and served his sentence in the institution, and later he died of health issues. In contrast to this, in the Ed Gein Netflix series, it was shown that there was an investigation into a new murder case, which seems to be inspired by Ed Gein’s crimes. Additionally, there were scenes where other serial killers, whom he took inspiration from, also appeared. Most of these were a part of his hallucination. And the diagnosis of cancer? Yes, about that, he did die due to a respiratory issue, which was the result of his lung cancer.
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What Could the Ending Mean?
Well, if we see the show from the angle of a Netflix series, we have our answers. It might be “made up” to keep the curiosity moving. As there are speculations that a new spin-off of Monster is under production, may this ending be subtly directed towards it? However, when it comes to one’s mental condition. The line between reality and imagination blurs. Same with the case of Ed Gein. Whatever he was seeing or experiencing, it was mainly from his mind. Yes, indeed, there are some levels of inaccuracy in the series, but the show really did try to bring the historical tale to light. All of the hallucinations and the conversations Ed had were through him. This is the main reason why fans are asking the question again, “What was that?”.
Conclusion
It won’t be an easy task to decode all that happened and why it did. Many questions are still left unanswered, be it in the series or in real life. Speaking of the show’s ending, all was based largely on a mental perspective. The suffering of Ed in his own head. The series tries to show how he suffered till the end of his life. The deep meaning behind the scenes could be interpreted in many different ways.
One thing that remains the same is, the Ed Gein Netflix series makes you question. Questions revolving around one’s own sanity, questions around Ed’s life. Even when the incidents shown in the show might not be historically true but imagine this for once, what Ed could have been going through in his last moments? Did he suffer more because of the guilt of his crimes? Or was he suffering from his own isolation and unloved life?
Written by Kenbi Riba