‘Harry Wild’ Recap: ‘A Corpse In My Soup’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Five of ‘Harry Wild’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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We tend to view crime in a manner that is very… black and white. In that, crossing the line and breaking the law is a terrible thing for anyone to do, and we should avoid doing it at all costs. Since that makes the person that did such an act, a betrayer of everything mankind stands for and they should of course… have the book thrown at them for doing so and pay the piper for disobeying the incredible rules that so many others obey on a daily basis. Which is a perspective upon crime that is sensible for certain, since it does motivate folks to do what they can to play by the rules… but the fact of the matter is, it isn’t the end all be all, line of thinking when it comes to crime in our world. Because let’s be honest, the world operates within a grey area and sometimes, the crimes that people commit are done with good intentions.

For instance, a down on her luck mother, that steals a loaf of bread to feed her family is just trying to do right by hungry mouths and people that strike back against others who have committed heinous and disgusting crimes, are just trying their best to stand by what’s morally right and these are the types of crimes that create great debate within our world and offer up different perspectives on crime. Because how does one apply that harsh line of thinking to that starving family? And for that matter, how does one justify not harming a man that crossed the line with children or the innocent? If anything, those unique aspects of crime, just go to show that the system is flawed and requires better interpretation and scrutiny, to really understand what justice and crime looks like and to figure out what kinds of proper penalties should come to bear.

If anything, the grey area is of note today, simply because it is something that came up during this week’s episode of Harry Wild on Acorn TV, in the most surprising way imaginable. Because at first, ‘A Corpse In My Soup’ appeared to be the kind of mystery that was going to flip the script on Harry. For she was present for an unsettling dinner party with her old college crew, one where the well water served was poisoned by the rotting corpse of Melissa Cavendish, who happened to be the now ex-wife of Lawrence Cavendish, a higher up at the university. And well, her passing and Harry’s ability to avoid the poisoning in question, made her the prime suspect. A move that made it seem as though, someone who had it out for Harry was framing her and that an intense, revenge-fueled mystery was going to take place in this tale.

But once Harry and Fergus dug into the matter, they uncovered a disturbing truth. In that, Lawrence was actually, a sexual predator. One that used his status and standing to prey upon younger women both professionally and personally and well… once Harry discovered that horrific truth, and that her replacement, a professor named Lucy, dealt with a similar incident at her old college… she put two and two together and came to realize that Lucy took justice into her own hands when a confrontation between Lucy and Melissa... regarding Lawrence paying the piper for his crimes, went south. Which put Harry at quite the crossroads. Where she could either put Lucy behind bars because she took a life and broke the law… or let her walk and hope that she found her way after clearly letting the worst parts of an abusive man get the better of her.

Which was quite the powerful conundrum for Harry to face. But in the end, Harry went big and let Lucy just fade into the world after leaving behind her confession so that some closure would come forth by bringing Lawrence to justice. But make no mistake about it, bad guy getting his or no, this will serve as a controversial ending. Since so many hold firm in their beliefs of what justice should be. But regardless of which side you fall upon, what we can agree upon is that this is a brilliant and bold episode of television. One that challenges the viewer in a powerful manner and tasks us with really pondering upon a great deal when it comes to the nature of justice and this show deserves a round of applause of offering up this kind of incredible story and it will be downright amazing to see what other bold stories await us as season one continues along. Until next time.

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