Netflix's Tiger King Review: 8 Things We Learned
2. Exotic Wildlife Seems To Lead People Into Abnormal Relationships
As we've already discussed, Doc Antle's relationship with his workers-cum-girlfriends-cum-spiritual adherents are bordering on cult-like.
Meanwhile, Carol's relationship with Don Lewis leads to the mysterious disappearance of the American entrepreneur following an argument, leaving open a very real possibility of foul play.
And yet, somehow, Joe Exotic's romantic escapades might be even wackier than his contemporaries.
For those that don't know, Tiger King isn't the first time a documentarian has taken a look at the weird world of Joe Exotic. Back in 2011, famed journalist, and British national treasure Louis Theroux chronicled Exotic's sanctuary in a BBC documentary titled America's Most Dangerous Pets.
This proved to be the first look into Joe's polyamorous relationship with fellow zoo workers John Finlay and Travis Maldonado.
The Netflix series includes some further interesting insights into the trio, including insinuating that both of Exotic's husbands weren't actually gay, and were instead using the zoo owner for drugs and money.
Maldonado, the younger of Joe's spouses committed suicide in strange circumstances in 2017. After talking about feeling trapped in his relationship with Joe, Travis shot himself in the head in front of another park employee, with CCTV footage that captured the employee's reaction featured in the documentary.
Meanwhile, Finlay and Joe split up, and he has since become engaged to a woman.