American Sports Story
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You know, this first season ofAmerican Sports Storyhas been a pleasant surprise for me.
Will this end up on my year-end rankings for best TV shows of the year?
Im not sure Id recommend it overKiller Inside, the 2020 documentary.
And Im still not sure its, like,necessary.
But thats true of a lot of true-crime shows!
The title of this finale is Who Killed Aaron Hernandez?
and its to the shows credit that it doesnt grasp for a definitive answer to that question.
He likely had ten years left before total impairment if he had lived.
Looking back, it seems so obvious as D.J.
points out, he always led with his head on the field, taking hit after hit for years.
Thats for medical staff.
The team also includes George Leontire (Gregory Porter Miller), a gay man himself.
Both Terri and D.J.
are still suffering from constant scrutiny, with D.J.
totally unable to find a football job.
Its still the only way Aaron knows how to handle his emotions.
At the trial, Alexander Bradley, a.k.a.
Sherrod, is the prosecutions star witness.
Its worth noting that something like this actually did happen, even if Chris is a composite character.
(Baez and Leontirespoke about iton Oxygens Aaron Hernandez Uncovered special.)
But in the context of this depiction, it feels meta.
Thats not what makes people gay, the man replies.
Who Killed Aaron Hernandez?
But for a time, it did allow him to feel more under control.
Everyone is a product of their influences, of course, and football is not inherently evil.
If only they felt real at the time.
and made fun of his apparent queerness after hearing the rumor from journalist Michele McPhee.
Many at the time argued about whether this constituted anouting.
