‘You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías)’ Recap: ‘Three Dead on a Bus’ & ‘Pact of Silence’

10/30/2024

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Ana Polvorosa and Pablo Molinero in "You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías)," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the Series Premiere of ‘You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías)’.

We are taught from a very early age, that everything about the justice system is supremely black and white. Wherein the police are the good guys and will always do whatever it takes to protect us from the bad guys. Who are always eager to cause harm and will stop at nothing to do so, and their ranks include anyone that chooses to commit a crime, regardless of the circumstances. And they will of course, be caught and go to jail because our justice system is sound, and we hold to this so tightly that we believe it for years on end and it serves as the structure for most of our crime themed entertainment. To reinforce the point.

But what’s fascinating is that we learn quickly in adulthood, that such lessons are nonsense. For not all police officers have the interests of the public and the innocent at heart, and that injustices run rampant all the time through a system that needs reform. Plus, we also learn that bad guys in the traditional sense aren’t the constant. For there are people that break the law to feed their families, and some become heroes by breaking the law through vigilante acts. Which are truths we are now seeing come to light in popular media instead, and it just so happens… that Apple TV+ is home to a series that truly reflects this and uses that truth to present us with a fascinating case.

Which are feats that You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías) accomplish in ‘Three Dead on a Bus’ and ‘Pact of Silence’, by plunging us into the midst of a stunning crime. Wherein we meet Officers Fran Garza and Rebeca Quirós as they arrive at quite the call. For three people on this night, worked to rob everyone on a bus, and they were mostly successful. Since they managed to steal everyone’s bank information and personal devices. But in a grand twist, the three robbers on the bus, are the only dead individuals in this heist. Mainly because eyewitness accounts inform the police that a guardian angel was on this bus. One that took those monsters out before escaping with their gear, presumably to get them their money back.

Viti Suárez, Xavi Sáez, Michelle Jenner, Paco Tous and Pilar Bergés in "You Would Do It Too (Tú También lo Harías)," now streaming on Apple TV+.

A strange reality that forces this duo to push the witnesses like never before to fess up as to who the good Samaritan was on the bus, to no avail. For they believe that he committed no crime. He stepped up when no one else would and deserves awe for that over punishment. But the police of course, disagree and are eager to bring everyone involved to justice, no matter the cost and what comes next… will be an intense cat and mouse game to find the shooter and piece together who happens to be in charge of stealing all that money, in a story that is clearly grounded… in the grey over anything else. Which is a plot that gives rise to a breathtaking story that is full of surprises, and where nothing is what it seems.

Courtesy of the fact that no one is inherently good in this story, nor are they evil. They are just people, struggling to figure out balance in this story, to no avail in these opening two episodes. Since those stolen from really want the police to leave their hero alone since he did nothing but stand up for them. Not to mention they are traumatized and scared and want their peace. Not to mention, the police, or at least Rebeca, are hell bent on justice and eager to use scare tactics to get there. Which does bring about a story that plays at all sides of the equation and never once lets us know if there are heroes in this story or not. We merely know that this is a tale grounded in chaos and a brutal crime.

Which brings forth, a brilliant series premiere. One that truly shatters all the tropes and all the norms to bring us a story grounded deeply in reality. Because there are people out there some would rather see walk than face trial for the heroic yet criminal things they’ve done and there are cops like Rebeca out there. Eager to scare the hell out of people to close a case. But above all, we are now in the midst of a fast-paced, intelligent story that in its first two episodes, offers more questions than answers. To compel us to continue the journey and see how this unfolds and learn all the facts, and it will indeed be interesting to see what lie ahead in the grey as this magnificent new series rolls on. Until next time.

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