Feel a bit mixed on this. Going Clear is a far better documentary, but this is quite entertaining and there’s plenty to like. Got a right chuckle whenever it became a “war” of people pointing cameras at eachother.
I felt like there wasn’t enough of the renactment stuff, and the scenes which were included were mostly a retread of events already explained in the documentary. The scene in the hole would have been much more effective if the characters hadn’t been talking about it extensively beforehand. That actor playing David Miscavige was great though.
The feeling I got towards the end of it (and from the Q&A) is that Theroux wants to do a follow up in the future. Probably after there’s been another big change e.g. Miscavige steps down for whatever reason, or senior scientologists start engaging with the press.
Some people here might be interested in this nine part podcast, I’ve been told to check it out: http://ohnopodcast.com/investigations/2016/2/1/ross-and-carrie-audit-scientology-part-1-going-preclear It’s about people who go join Scientology (sort of undercover) and report back on it. Apparently it’s very extensive.
