I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v Michelle Carter - Season 1

Carr, in what feels like a revelatory move for a documentarian investigating a true-crime case, never comes down on one side or offers up a finite conclusion.

Carr's two-part doc dives deep with limited time, but the story of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter is readymade for a longer exploration.

Layered with the complexities of modern life, I Love You, Now Die is one of the best documentaries you'll see all year.

The documentary's second half, in particular, does a marvelous job in painting the picture of the whole relationship. That picture is believable, tragic, terrifying, and blurs the concepts of the victim and the victimizer as we understand them.

The two-part documentary itself is OK, although it relies too heavily on text messages to relay the story, which can often be dramatically inert.

Being cut off from Carter's family is a huge blow to this documentary, but it's not the only hole.

The documentary is split into two parts, the first looks at the case from the angle of the prosecution, the second from the angle of the defense. It's a striking lesson in how perceptions can change.

As in her past documentaries, [Erin Lee] Carr excels in extending a touch of humanity to characters whose stories otherwise would be defined by what can be splashed on the cover of a tabloid.

A fascinating investigation.

Even if you know how it ends, you can't help but be riveted (and heartbroken) by what happened and why - and what it could mean for the consequences of what we say to one another online.