Guess who’s back in the spotlight? Erik Menendez, that’s who! Not your average 53-year-old, Erik is currently serving a lifetime staycation in prison after being convicted of, well, you know, a minor detail like murder. But let’s focus on the real crime here – Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which, according to Erik, is serving more fiction than a sci-fi convention!
First off, let’s get one thing straight – the dude they cast to play Erik, Cooper Koch? Sure, he’s got the face for it, but Erik’s not thrilled about how the rest of the show played out. He’s taking no prisoners (pun intended) and has some thoughts to share, which were unleashed via his brother Lyle’s Facebook page. Apparently, even behind bars, social media is life.
Lies, Lies, and More Lies (With a Sprinkle of Drama for Flavor)
Erik did not hold back. He slammed the series for being packed with “horrible and blatant lies,” suggesting that Ryan Murphy might need to take a trip to reality-ville because his facts are about as accurate as a Wikipedia page written by a toddler. “Ryan can’t be this clueless,” Erik grumbled. The man is basically accusing Murphy of opening a creative writing class and using his life as the guinea pig.
In a post longer than your grandma’s Facebook rants, Erik declared:
> “We’ve moved beyond these cartoonish portrayals of Lyle as some… well, cartoon character! I can’t believe they did this on accident. It feels like Ryan Murphy is aiming for an Emmy in ‘Most Over-the-Top Lies.’”
Erik, evidently, has been reading the thesaurus behind bars, and boy, does he know how to wield it. He’s got “heavy hearts,” “ruinous caricatures,” and a vocabulary that could scare your high school English teacher. But let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a little dramatic flair?
Netflix Takes Us Back… To the Dark Ages
Erik’s not just mad about how he was portrayed—he’s mad about everything. Apparently, Netflix has yanked the Menendez case back into the Stone Age, dusted off some old myths, and presented it with the confidence of a terrible magician. Erik claims the series is taking “painful truths” about male trauma and “yeeting them straight out the window.” He even threw in a heartfelt shout-out to all the brave survivors who’ve stepped forward in the last two decades.
But back to the Netflix series – it sounds like the show made Lyle look like a soap opera villain. Over-the-top, ridiculous, and about as believable as Bigfoot. Erik was floored by how they portrayed his brother:
> “It’s like they took Lyle and made him into a B-movie villain. If it was supposed to be fiction, it would still be boring. Like, these writers could be better off penning dialogue for adult films… not that I’m an expert or anything.”
BURN! 🔥 Somebody call the fire department because Erik just roasted Ryan Murphy’s writing team harder than a marshmallow at summer camp. Seriously, he’s accusing them of having the creativity of a soggy paper towel.
And Just When You Thought Erik Was Done… He Wasn’t.
This guy has more feelings than a Taylor Swift breakup album. Erik wraps it all up with a dramatic monologue (he’s clearly angling for an Oscar here) about the gravity of violence, trauma, and the truths of childhood abuse. But don’t get it twisted – he’s still furious Netflix turned his life into a telenovela with glitter and glamor. Apparently, violence against children is “the hidden crime scene behind the sparkly production,” and Netflix just waltzed in with a camera crew and left a mess behind.
> “To all those who have reached out and supported me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” he concluded, probably with dramatic lighting and a slow zoom on his face.
And Then There Was Lyle’s Facebook Post…
Because why not keep the drama rolling? Lyle also chimed in (via Facebook, of course). He said that his portrayal in the show was so absurd, it made Saturday morning cartoons look like documentaries. If you’ve seen any footage of Lyle in court, you’d know that what they aired on Netflix might as well have been a badly written soap opera. Lyle’s Facebook page basically accused the writers of being more suited for, well, adult entertainment scripts.
> “I know I’m repeating myself here, but hey, I’m no professional writer. What’s their excuse????”
Oof, the shade! It’s practically an eclipse at this point.
What’s the Series Even About?
For those living under a rock (or in prison, I guess?), here’s a quick recap: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is about two brothers who definitely didn’t get along with their parents—to the point where they, uh, shot them. The brothers claimed years of abuse as their defense during the trial, but the prosecutors had their own theory: greed, plain and simple. The series is loosely based on these events, but if you ask Erik, Netflix might as well have called it “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Fan Fiction.”
Erik Menendez, everyone! A man with plenty of time on his hands, a flair for the dramatic, and zero chill when it comes to Netflix rewrites. Stay tuned for the next Facebook post where Lyle probably critiques the actors’ hairstyles!
