You don’t know Amber Heard. You don’t know what’s in her head or her motivations any more than you know the truth of Johnny Depp’s behavior. What this trial looks like is the public circular firing squad of two damaged people who’ve mutually destroyed their careers. And for every lame use of “sugar and spice and everything nice” as a way of painting a clichéd picture, there’s the equally trite and misguided “wicked stepmother” trope that can be pulled out of an unimaginative closet. She’s been vilified from square one. He’s an utter disappointment. I choose neither when given the choice of a cokehead or a bed pooper.