‘You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías)’ Recap: ‘The Justice’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

José Manuel Poga as Dante in Episode 103 of ‘You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías)’ – ‘The Justice’. (Photo Courtesy of Apple.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Three of ‘You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías)’. To revisit the Series Premiere, click here.
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There are certain rules that crime shows follow when it comes to the pursuit of the villain or a vigilante. In that, the chase will take some time to build tension in the story, and we will only learn tidbits about that person’s life and motivations. To provide us with mystique and intrigue, and to keep us engaged, wherein we will be rewarded with grand reveals and a grand showdown in the finale, wrapping up the chase in an epic manner that satisfies. Which is a formula that has withstood the test of time, because it is impactful and enjoyable, and it is so engrained in storytelling, that we are genuinely shocked when a series changes course on such matters.

Which is why this week’s episode of You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías), is of note. Because it was indeed that shocking episode that bucked every bit of convention. A feat that it accomplished by properly introducing us to Dante, the vigilante, who was nicknamed ‘The Justice’ in this tale, and well… we now fully understand why he ran from the cops. Simply because Dante, was a former felon. One who was convicted of helping his critically ill sister, die, to commit insurance fraud. Which Dante claimed was not the case… but he went to jail regardless and spent a great deal of time on the lamb upon reaching parole.

Simply because, he maintained his innocence, and there were now others curious about whether or not he was. Since Leyre, the intrepid reporter in this town, was all over the case and all over his identity to break the exclusive story of The Justice. Courtesy of a leak within the department. In fact, she was the one who revealed most of his backstory to us and that truly was unconventional. Since it further drags Dante and the story into the grey areas of life we don’t think about enough, and it paints him as much of a victim as anyone else here. Since there is also a chance that his case was outright manipulated in the name of the almighty dollar. But what mattered most here, was that the story had us get to know him early for a change… and it still had more surprise to send our way.

After all, there was mention of how the chase usually lasts for the entire season, but it would seem it is coming to an end here. Because despite being able to evade detection, for the most part, to the point where the cops couldn’t even catch him at his home, Dante seemed to decide, that now was the time to just expose his location and potentially be caught. All by leaving his phone on and finding a stopping point outside of the city, and that too is huge. Because you don’t see it happen this early in the story or in such a smooth fashion. But this series wants to buck convention and surprise us at every turn and it is doing that wonderfully and going this route, also manages to engage us, since we now have some questions.

Because… if The Justice is ready to be caught and own up to his crime, what then lie ahead? Because more often than not, wrapping up a major plot thread quickly, denotes that something bigger is on the horizon. Something massive and shocking, and that would be in line with this series. Because it’s been about the big moments. But while we wait to see, we can celebrate another stunning tale. One that answered a lot of questions and properly fleshed out someone that was pure mystery a short while ago, and despite that reveal, we are indeed compelled to continue the journey and see where it takes us. Because we still have big questions that need to be answered, and it will be interesting to see what other surprises await us as this mystery continues to unfold. Until next time.   

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