Critics Of "Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult - Season 1"
Reality Blurred
November 01, 2020
The Vow is, for me, still a superior unscripted TV show, but Seduced broadens its lens and fills in details, constructing a fuller picture of Keith Raniere and the damage he did via NXIVM.
Much of the insidery footage here is similar to that of The Vow, but Seduced's shorter runtime means the clips of, say, Raniere defending rape (it's only abuse if the woman thinks of herself as a victim, he blusters) don't get lost in the bloated shuffle.
Allied to a series of interviews with cult experts and NXIVM victims, this docuseries is a terrifying portrait of a nefarious organisation moulded by a narcissistic, corrupt individual.
It was packed with great interviews with cult exit counsellors and therapists who had deprogrammed the children of the rich and famous who were inexplicably persuaded.
