It’s possible that the most unifying entertainment respite from the global trauma of coronavirus isNetflix’s Tiger King. The seven-episode series has been watched withmorbid fascination by millions of people, who seemingly all have opinions about it. The docuseries’ biggest draw is its subject, Joe Exotic (real name: Joseph Maldonado-Passage), a prominent figure in the world of “big cat ownership.” His bizarre charisma, talent for manipulation and deceit, fondness for attention, and tendency toward melodrama were all basically made for television.