Just me rambling. I wrote this for my own amusement.

(Also, to practise English writing, I suppose.)

Disclaimer: Everything I write below is about this drama, not the real story.

I thought for a long time about how to describe this TV show — or rather, political documentary. It was clear that the writers were telling their version of the story by reconstructing the whole event in a boring way and criticising that era when jobless people died for no reason. This is reflected in the title — why human kill? Why Des kill? Before watching the show, I thought this was the subject DES was trying to explore. But no, just a simple answer — human kills. That's it, nothing more. It's a shame that the writers have simply blamed this terrible event on unchangeable human nature and nothing else.

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In the third episode, solicitors tried to persuade the jury that Des was insane and incapable of his behaviour. But Des, who cruelly slaughtered more than 12 people for no reason at all, and admitted that he took no pleasure in dissecting or burning the bodies, couldn't simply be classed as one of those certain types of psychopaths. Although he claimed that he was glad to be stopped before killing more people, that he suffered from pain, he showed no remorse for killing. He just sat there, almost coldly, and told the detective that it was his responsibility to reconstruct the truth.

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The most surprising thing is that he didn't quite fit the traditional profile of a serial killer. There was no meticulous planning or plotting, no passion, no contempt for human beings. What could be deduced was that he was quite arrogant, and liked to be in control of every situation. According to Des' confession, having seen his grandfather's dead body at the age of six, he was simply fascinated by death, and at the same time craved companionship (although he didn't quite like the name of his biography, KILLING FOR COMPANY. Yeah, he was arrogant indeed).

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I found this story really disturbing, partly because almost every character is portrayed as cold and uncaring. Maybe that's intentional, maybe not. Despite the many unanswered questions, this is a very neatly crafted story, impeccable in terms of filmmaking and editing, and David Tennant's incredible acting. It's a shame that the ending doesn't seem strong enough, but it makes sense from a realistic point of view; after all, there are still some unnamed victims and no one really knows Des' true motives — and maybe no one really cares.

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