Your Honor | Season 1 Episode 1
** May contain spoilers**
In this series, Bryan Cranston (the guy from Breaking Bad) stars as a judge who must protect his son at all costs. They came out the gate swinging with this one! I was hooked within the first 15 minutes. Early in the episode we see a terrible car accident where the driver hits a teenage boy on a motorcycle. Mind you, the motorcyclist got the bike that day as an early birthday gift. Watching him get hit during his first joyride was tough. But seeing the guilt and wave of emotions of the driver was brutal too. When I tell you, they do a great job showing us how terrified the driver was; I was nervous, scared and on edge for a good 10 minutes. You can tell he feels terrible, and he is just a teenager himself. Adam panicked and wanted to help but it was too late. To his defense he got out of the car and attempted to do CPR. After calling 911 his anxiety causes him to have a full blown asthma attack to the point where he could not speak. Once Adam, the driver, found his inhaler he dipped. I don’t blame him; anyone at that age would probably do the same.
The show cuts to a courtroom scene, where we see a judge ruling over a drug bust case. I love this scene. Later, the judge asks the defendant’s son what they ate for breakfast. He responds saying pickle juice! Imagine having 3 younger siblings and drinking pickle juice for breakfast. The context of this struggle, along with weak evidence, is why Judge Desiato rules in favor of the defendant. But this judge happens to be the father of the driver, the plot thickens!
When Adam gets home, he tells his father about the accident and we find out that today is the anniversary of his mother’s death. His dad grills him about the details but Adam is too overwhelmed to speak and has another crippling asthma attack. The father decides they have to turn him in and tell the truth, but you can see he is unsure if that is the best route to go. Once they get the precinct Michael (the father) goes inside without his son and he sees the dead boy’s hysterical parents. He recognizes the father of the victim and leaves at that point. He tells Adam they have to go and he can’t turn himself in (watch the show to find out the tea, it’s a game-changer). Now I’m like what are they going to do?
The father gets rid of Adam’s clothes and dumps it over the river. Bad move; he should’ve burned it duhh. But of course, this is a show, not real life. I have a feeling that evidence will make its way back somehow. To make matters worse, the police found Adam’s inhaler at the crime scene. And so it begins! I am not sure what is next, but I know I am in for the ride!
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