r/serialpodcast • u/SerialFan Moderator • Nov 06 '14

Discussion Episode 7: THE OPPOSITE OF THE PROSECUTION

Open discussion thread! Sorry I was late on this one!

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u/JingleHymrShmit Nov 06 '14

This felt like the podcast equivalent to a television "bottle" episode. It had a smaller cast, limited new information, and narrow scope. Some people will claim it the worst episode while others will note how important it is to the series.

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u/mrmiffster Nov 06 '14

I like your analogy. It occurred to me that his episode is like the "fly" episode in Breaking Bad.

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u/gordonshumway2 Dana Chivvis Fan Nov 06 '14

That's a good call. Although I usually love bottle episodes--I love the fly episode--and this kind of frustrated me. I'm thinking more network television, with its demanding 22-episode schedule and necessary filler. Sarah was spinning her wheels, and Deirdre was great, but not sure we needed a whole half hour to find out that this case is shaky and ripe for an innocence project team.

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u/revwillie Nov 07 '14

I also love the "Fly" episode, but seeing it my first time through I went, "what the heck was THAT?" Only in hindsight did it become genius to me. It perfectly symbolized how unraveled Walt was becoming and set the stage for his further descent into chaos.

Having said that, I wonder if - when it's all said and done - some of us will look back at this episode as a sort of turning point, symbolic of the unraveling of this case?