Wednesday nights belong to complicated antiheroes. Or American psychos. “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA) really should be called “The Andrew Cunanan Story.” Offering flashbacks within flashbacks, it recalls his descent into decadence and delusion as he embarked on the killing spree that would end at Versace’s front gate.
In lesser hands, Cunanan (Darren Criss) might seem like a one-dimensional psycho. Here, he’s a killer, but also occasionally witty, charming and seductive, allowing this profile to make us think about our culture’s obsessive love affair with unearned status and wealth.
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