Let's Talk about The Mortician on HBO
Added 2025-06-02 20:08:31 +0000 UTCIf you didn't watch last night, my yapping may still be of interest to you, as I do some recapping.
If you DID watch The Mortician, what did you think?
Should Sconce have been given a major platform?
Did you learn anything you didn't already know?
Did the program teach you anything about the funeral industry, or did you feel it was more focused on the crime?
Let's discuss!
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Caitlin
Comments
I'm deeply disappointed that there is no regular crematory to counter David Scocne's pratices. That's a disservice to people.
QueenofAngryMoths
2025-09-13 23:06:59 +0000 UTCGosh, I chose to watch all three episodes before I came to this video and I'm kinda mad that I did. Not only did your summary of the situation in the beginning of this video do a better job explaining the whole case, but I totally agree they spent WAY too much time sympathizing with Sconce and/or sensationalizing cremation. The whole tone of this documentary just felt... off? There was one quote - I forgot if ep 1 or 2 - where Scone's wife was describing how David always had money making schemes and she said "He had a lot of fires burning" and I almost spat out my tea. That lives rent free in my mind now.
Pelks
2025-08-12 16:43:33 +0000 UTCI've been hesitant to watch this because I was worried about Sconce being given a platform, and hearing your review does bear some of that to fruition — what I wonder, without the "this is what normally happens in a cremation" portion you mentioned as necessary, we're supposed to take away as viewers. Is it just horror? If so, it's funeral horror, and horror over the dead body, that I think is pretty irresponsible given that Sconce's actions themselves are deeply so. I worry that this will just make people more scared of funeral operations, not less!
Dean
2025-07-30 18:51:42 +0000 UTCPennsylvania had a similar David Sconce incident with a funeral home owner who also cremated pets. He was pulling a Sconce on the animals. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=60--sFYyoeE
Chris
2025-06-30 02:14:04 +0000 UTCUnfortunately I don’t have access to HBO, but I’d rather listen to your take on it anyway!
Nancy Weitendorf
2025-06-28 22:56:12 +0000 UTCAlso, when the professor from Cypress College talked about what a funeral director's "job" is, I immediately said to my fiancé "I wanna hear Caitlin's take on this! I'm sure she had some thoughts." 🤣 Not to mention, evidence-based practices regarding grieving and mental health outcomes agree with you, Caitlin!
Marlena Noland
2025-06-19 15:22:30 +0000 UTC(I've only seen the first episode so not sure where the series exactly goes yet) I also don't appreciate they don't offer a counterpoint to show how a crematorium operates when it's ethically run. They make the whole industry look like a horror show
Marlena Noland
2025-06-19 15:17:58 +0000 UTCMaybe a unique take? My fiancé and I are therapists; he works with offenders and both of us have experience working with victims of crimes and abuse. We frequently get into hours-long discussions about the multitude of cognitive distortions offenders presents with and talk about how we do/could challenge them. The two of us had to pause this series many times to just rant and go off about the disgusting ways Sconce justifies his behavior and I imagine we will get to talking about what his treatment might look like if he were one of our clients. I am *shocked* he was paroled with the absolute lack of remorse he shows for his victims.
Marlena Noland
2025-06-19 15:16:41 +0000 UTCI didn't appreciate the lack of counterpoint to his braggadocio. I mean, is HBO Max ASSUMING that the rest of us understand why he's a bad guy? Usually they don't leave things to chance. Sconce's entire family just comes off slimy.
historianKelly
2025-06-19 02:33:29 +0000 UTC
