Watched this last night and thought it would be fun to discuss. It was pretty well done, but not super compelling. It does a great job of explaining the scandal itself, though I would have liked more clarity as to how the FBI actually pieced together the case.
I have some sympathy for John Vandermoer. He seems very credible, but we viewers don’t know what the actual evidence against him was. The Stanford aspect appears to show complicity in the admissions office, and not just Vandermoer acting on his own. I felt it wasn’t clear, maybe deliberately so?
I was also surprised the Singer apparently still walks free, while others have served jail time and still others have plead not guilty. More court cases forthcoming and I guess they need Singer’s cooperation.
I would have liked more commentary from people outside the case. I especially liked hearing what his former associates said about him, and the comments from the college consultant. He was pretty scathing. Overall, an interesting documentary/re-enactment, but I would have liked a little less of the re-enactment and more documentary.
One more thing…my husband pointed out that this scandal isn’t dissimilar to people buying drugs from a dealer. Except here, they went after the buyers too.