Erik Menéndez wants to watch Cooper Koch ‘s portrayal of him — specifically in the critically acclaimed episode The Hurt Man — despite publicly denouncing Ryan Murphy ‘s Monsters . Koch, 28, recalled speaking with Menéndez, 53, about the show while visiting him in prison, telling The Hollywood Reporter on Saturday, September 28, “One of the first things Erik said was, ‘I know you’re doing great. You did a great job in episode five [The Hurt Man] and I’m going to watch it.
” Erik needed some time before watching Koch recreate him discussing the alleged abuse from his and brother Lyle Menéndez ‘s parents: José and Kitty Menéndez . “It’s difficult,’” Koch said Erik told him about the bottle episode that includes a single take lasting over half an hour. “And I spoke to him about it, which was insane for me.
” Season 2 of the hit Netflix series debuted earlier this month and chronicled Lyle ( Nicholas Alexander Chavez ) and Erik’s (Koch) 1989 arrest for the murder of their parents, José ( Javier Bardem ) and Kitty ( Chloë Sevigny ). Taking inspiration from footage of the trial and subsequent interviews, Monsters mirrored key moments from Lyle, 56, and Erik’s lives before and after they were sentenced to life without parole for shooting their mother and father. Episodes 4 and 5 received critical and fan praise for introducing Erik and Lyle’s claims that they killed their parents in self-defense following years of alleged physical, e.