Under The Banner Of Heaven Episode 6 True Story: What Really Happened
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Under the Banner of Heaven episode 6!
While digging deeper into the dangerous descent of the Lafferty brothers, the true story of Under the Banner of Heaven episode 6, “Revelation,” takes a few dramatic liberties from what happened in real life. Based on the nonfiction true crime book of the same name by Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven’s series spends much more time exploring the religious fanaticism and pent-up rage of the Lafferty brothers than on Brenda’s involvement in their story. Including flashbacks and references to real-life events in Mormon history, Under the Banner of Heaven’s true story uses Dan and Ron Lafferty as a warning for the dangers of unyielding faith, especially when exploiting LDS scripture to justify their personal gains.
Under the Banner of Heaven episode 6 primarily follows Ron’s journey into delusions of grandeur, as validated by his brothers and leaders in the fundamentalist LDS sect the School of the Prophets. As Brenda prepares to leave Allen due to his increasingly dangerous views and instances of abuse, Ron explores LDS history through various fundamentalist sects, with Sam Worthington’s character eventually being lauded as the prophesied “One Mighty and Strong.” By the end of Under the Banner of Heaven episode 6, Ron has received a menacing “revelation” from God that if his ex-wife Dianna doesn’t repent and return to him, she’ll have to be “removed.”
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