‘Love Story’ Episode 5: The Insider’s Recap — “I Assure You, John Was Not a ‘P***y’”

Lisa DePaulo was a feature writer for John F. Kennedy Jr.’s magazine George and has shared her opinion of the FX series Love Story for THR. She will be recapping episodes through the end of the season, beginning with episode five, titled “Battery Park,” below.

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So this one’s called “Battery Park,” due to the alleged site of the infamous knock-down ring-pulling fight between John and Carolyn that in real life was most unfortunately captured by a paparazzo in the bushes. So now there is much online consternation over whether it actually did happen in Battery Park or Washington Square Park. Oh, who bloody cares? It happened. (And I can see why Battery Park sounded better to Ryan Murphy. Battery, get it? You’re so subtle, Ryan.)

And did he really pull her ring off? (Yes.) And — this one’s nuts — did the ring really break in half? Break in half?…