LOVE & DEATH
- By PAIGE PETRONE
- Photo Courtesy of MAX
Love & Death is a MAX limited series about the horrific murder of Betty Gore (Lily Rabe, The Undoing, American Horror Story) by friend and neighbor Candy Montgomery (Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision, Avengers Age of Ultron). Candy struck Betty 41 times with a wooden axe! The series picks up showing Candy as a devoted mother, wife, and living actively in her church-going community. Then, on the church volleyball court, she sees Betty’s husband, Allan (Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog, Fargo), in a whole new light. She becomes obsessed and begins to lust after him. So, she decides to go for it! She was very organized and had Allan debate her over having the affair. They established a set of rules and if broken they would stop meeting (in a seedy hotel for sex!). They were not supposed to fall for one another, and they were not supposed to hurt their spouses. Of course, everyone finds out! Betty confronts Candy when she stops by to pick up her daughter’s swimsuit … as their daughters were best friends. Betty attacks Candy with an axe and then Candy snaps and so on. It’s quite a story and with each episode the increase in tension increases greatly!
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