Jessica Biel Melanie Lynskey Interview Why Candy Sex Scenes Mattered
Hulu’s new true crime series Candy is ostensibly about the heinous 1980 murder committed by Texas woman Candy Montgomery and what led up to it. But it’s also a serious exploration of repressed needs, the stifling demands of stay-at-home motherhood, and — my personal interpretation — the dangers of not taking women’s sexual desire seriously. In the series (and in real life), Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel) embarks on a carefully-planned affair with friend Betty Gore’s (Melanie Lynskey) husband, Allan Gore, months before she murders Betty in her home, later claiming Betty confronted her about the infidelity and that she reacted in self-defense....