Waco: American Apocalypse
Waco: American Apocalypse Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
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"A tragedy retold through the voices who lived it"
This three-part documentary revisits the 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, using archival footage, 911 calls, negotiation tapes, and new interviews with survivors, FBI negotiators, and law enforcement. It reconstructs the 51-day standoff between David Koresh's followers and federal agents that ended in tragedy. The tone is somber and procedural, building tension through real audio rather than dramatization. It's most compelling for how it complicates easy narratives, letting multiple perspectives sit uncomfortably against each other without a tidy verdict.
the raw archival audio and interviews that complicate easy blame on either side.
you want narration-driven history rather than raw, sometimes disorienting archival footage.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | In the Beginning... | 7.4 | 429 | 51 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Children of God | 7.2 | 394 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Fire | 7.3 | 383 | 46 min |