More Raniere weirdness, Nxivm in pop culture and anything else I didn’t know where else to put. As The Man With the Highest IQ once said “…the main thrust of this has been the oppression but really a different issue, which is hard for me to express.” Same Keith, same. Coming soon…
During a rewatch of all things Nxivm, I made revisions to my recaps.
The finale. Nancy reflects on her relationship with Keith and her responsibility. Kind of. She’s working on it. The judge hands down Nancy’s sentence.
Part 2 of “Crime and Punishment.” Post-verdict. The loyalists fight for their guru, Nancy grapples with her past, Keith does his usual bullshit and the judge delivers his sentence.
Part 1: Keith’s trial begins and his psychopathy is further exposed, Nancy offers insight to Allison, and the verdict is in.
Keith’s calculated predatory manipulations get further exposed in this episode.
Ex-girlfriend Lauren Salzman testifies about her 20 year relationship with Keith and it’s as shitty as you would expect. Nancy struggles with her denial and responsibility. Nicki, Michele and Keith talk about The Brand.
We meet Isabella and Marc who got treatment for their Tourette’s through ESP, with mixed results. Nancy gives insight into her relationship with Keith. As much as she can at this point, anyway. Keith gives a demonstration of his idiocy.
We meet Keith’s number one enabler, co-creator of ESP and partner in crime (in a way) Nancy Salzman. The 1st day of trial begins and I analyze the paradoxical method of Keith’s manipulations.
We meet Keith loyalists, Nicki and Michele, ex-girlfriends Vero and Karen and lawyers for and against. And, as always, Keith offers some bullshit.
It’s going to get biblical. Keith has the audacity to bring up “Paradise Lost” like he’s actually read it. He discusses evil, because it's a subject of which he is very familiar. Finally, with the FBI closing in he scurries off to Mexico, but it’s Game Over for Vanguard.
Misogynist thy name is Keith Raniere! Keith really lets his woman hating flag fly. It's a trip.
Keith’s opposition comes together to consolidate. We meet Toni Natalie, Keith’s ex-gf who knew him and Nancy from the early days. She shares her story of years of targeted harassment by Keith and his groupies.
The NYT article exposing Keith and DOS is published. We meet Barbara Bouchey, EXSPian and ex-girlfriend of Keith, who he exploited and then harassed. We meet EXSPian Susan Dones who Keith went after, too. Catherine works with cult expert, Rick Ross.
Catherine and company go to the New York Times to expose Nxivm and hopefully get the attention of the authorities. We also learn the countermeasures Nxivm and the wretched Bronfman sisters attempted to repair Keith’s shitty reputation.
We meet Catherine Oxenberg, whose daughter India is in DOS. We meet "Jane Doe" who shares her story of being in the secret group. Keith baits the line to catch Allison Mack.
Sarah is starting to wake up. We meet Lauren, daughter of the co-head of Nxivm, who is only partially living in the same reality as the rest of us. We also meet Nippy, Sarah's husband.
Bonnie Piesse and Mark Vicente share their experience with ESP and Keith. And they explain the why, the when and the how of waking up and getting out of Dodge.
What is NXIVM? ESP? Is it really a sex cult? Who the hell is Keith Raniere? How did people get pulled in? Sarah, Mark and Bonnie explain how it went down.
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