Three-part miniseries explores a 1977 mystery and its surprising global impact
HBO’s new documentary series about the eventful life and strange disappearance of pilot Gary Betzner, consider the words of former Arkansas sheriff Mike Grady.Having watched the three-episode series in its entirety, I can’t say that I agree with Grady. But I don’t entirely disagree, either. One thing I can say after spending nearly three hours with this story is that to know even a little something about Betzner is to have mixed feelings about him. The same goes for the series.
If you choose to follow along, prepare for a main character who turns out to be a real piece of work, along with an emotional journey that will have you feeling intrigued, irritated, outraged and a little sad.Like many series that aim to turn true-life crimes, disasters and hoaxes into binge-worthy narratives that can spin out over multiple episodes, “The Invisible Pilot” requires a suspension of both your disbelief and your search-engine privileges.
Betzner’s family responsibilities put a damper on his dreams of ditching Hazen for brighter lights and bigger opportunities, so he made do with the envelope-pushing thrills of flying a crop-dusting plane and, later, smoking pot. And later than that, indulging other substances. All of those drug-fueled exploits and spy-novel machinations are entertaining enough, particularly when the always-quotable Sally is doing the telling. But you can also feel the directors filling time so they can keep the story going until it makes its way to a much bigger stage.
But there are other ramifications of that night that “The Invisible Pilot” does not explore as thoroughly as it should have.
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