Your Honor
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Call itBreaking Bad But Understandable Given the Circumstances.
This first episode is constantly implying the question, What would you do?
and having us measure just how far the Desiatos have come up short.
The sequence that follows is the strongest in the episode, because Adams actions introduce a lot of ambiguity.
He attempts mouth-to-mouth and it fails.
He uses the victims cell phone to call 911 but doesnt have the breath to get the words out.
And so he takes off.
And Michael surely knows the right lawyers and cops to call to give his son the softest landing possible.
Its only the victims family that changes the calculus.
Its here that were solidly in Walter White territory, with Cranston frantically covering his tracks.
Hes in a difficult spot, but not one where his conscience should bother him.
But Im provisionally optimistic thatYour Honoris off to a solid start, so a three-star rating seemed too glass-half-empty.
One area where this episodedoesdo some calculation is on the issue of race.
Something to watch for in future episodes.
Theres probably more to come, too.
Whoever you are, wherever you are, you should know you will be found.
Jimmy Baxter not even pretending that hes not a gangster, is he?
