Your Honor is a dark, gritty tale that asks what would you do to protect your child? What if your child killed the son of a powerful crime family. Would you lie to protect them? Your Honor attempts to answer this question, and I think it does a great job of exploring the ethics of our justice system. All of the actors and actresses do an amazing job. Michael Stuhlbarg steals the show with a chilling performance as Jimmy Baxter. The tone and mood is perfect for the subject matter, and the pacing was excellent. I thought the ending with Eugene accidentally shooting Adam worked - it's a bitter taste of revenge for Michael that really packs a punch.
The only thing that kind of ruins the show for me is Adam. I understand he's just a kid, but wow he is written incredibly dumb. He tries to revive Rocco and calls 911 only to leave the scene. I was kind of okay with this since this was before he commits to covering up the crime, but then he goes to a nearby gas station to get gas? Why wouldn't you get out of the area as quickly as possible? Then, he tells his teacher about the crime after his father specifically tells him to not tell anyone. And worst of all, he makes Fia Baxter his girlfriend. . . is this kid trying to get caught??? It was so cringy to watch him make so many mistakes after comitting to cover up the crime. Even Michael makes a few too many mistakes - like cleaning out the car in plain view of everyone else - really? To me the mistakes these characters make bring the show down from a 10 to a 9. Other than that it's an amazing show.
The only thing that kind of ruins the show for me is Adam. I understand he's just a kid, but wow he is written incredibly dumb. He tries to revive Rocco and calls 911 only to leave the scene. I was kind of okay with this since this was before he commits to covering up the crime, but then he goes to a nearby gas station to get gas? Why wouldn't you get out of the area as quickly as possible? Then, he tells his teacher about the crime after his father specifically tells him to not tell anyone. And worst of all, he makes Fia Baxter his girlfriend. . . is this kid trying to get caught??? It was so cringy to watch him make so many mistakes after comitting to cover up the crime. Even Michael makes a few too many mistakes - like cleaning out the car in plain view of everyone else - really? To me the mistakes these characters make bring the show down from a 10 to a 9. Other than that it's an amazing show.