Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez discuss their takeaways from playing the Menendez brothers and the mixed reaction to 'Monsters' so far. [INTERVIEW]

The centerpiece of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's dramatization of the Menendez murders was filmed over two days, as Koch's Erik Menendez details the years of sexual, physical and mental abuse he claims drove him to patricide.

For each of the two days they shot The Hurt Man episode of Monsters, Cooper Koch performed four run throughs of the continuous shot (meaning he did it eight times in total). He described the experience as “exhausting.”

"It was really, really powerful and emotional," says the actor who portrays the convicted murderer in the controversial Netflix series of the face-to-face meeting.

Netflix stars Cooper Koch and Ari Graynor break down what went into filming Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Episode 5.

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,