Under The Bridge
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Under the Bridgeisnt just about the murder of Reena Virk.
All of the kids save for Kelly are having horrific nightmares about what happened to Reena.
Its a chilling moment thats on par with some of the more chilling moments in horror movie history.
This girl would make one hell of a Stephen King villain.
Rebecca is very aware of this imbalance of power and money as the trial creeps ever closer.
So, in looking for redemption for Warren, shes actually looking for redemption for herself.
Throughout the episode, we learn more about the state of Warrens life on the day of Reenas murder.
The dad almost seems relieved and then quickly hangs up on his son.
Later, Rebecca will write about the situation.
Her voiceover narrates, Warren, like most kids, didnt know how to describe how he was feeling.
Warren did not know there were words like humiliation and shame, so he thought it was maybe anger.
This emotion he felt when he did things he would later regret.
Rebecca insists that community support is for him, but Warren knows better: The Virks dont like him.
Theres a beat in the episode where Rebeccas dad offers feedback to her after reading some rough pages.
Shes writing a good deal about Warren, the perpetrator, but not Reena, the victim.
Rebecca briefly protests, but she knows her dad is right, so she goes to see the Virks.
And, when she did, the kids either didnt know her or had nothing kind to say.
Later, we do get a scene in which Dusty admits to being Reenas one friend.
Much like Warren and Rebecca, Dusty and Cam get paired up as counterparts in shared trauma.
Both Dusty and Cam came from broken homes with absent parents.
Both of them were in foster care.
Cam comes to Dusty with some terrible news.
And, if she refuses to testify, then she can be charged with contempt.
As Cam and Dusty talk this maddening situation over, Dusty becomes emotional about her friends death.
Ultimately, Cam stands up to her bad dad Is Bad Dad the true villain ofUnder the Bridge?
telling him that she wont put Dusty on the stand.
As Warren is grilled by the prosecution, he flashes back to memories of the incident.
In court, Warren is barraged by the prosecution, with Reenas underwear becoming a point of contention.
Then, Samaras testimony is invoked.
Warren recalled Reenas hairy back, which turned into an argument that he didnt see Reena as a person.
In that moment, he just saw rage.
Warren starts to cry as he continues to recall memories from that night.
We see him remember Kelly coming to find him after everyone else had gone.
With nowhere to go, hes the only one left.
Kelly encourages him to follow her, saying that she wants to see if Reena is sorry.
His distant and glassy eyes are unmoving as he silently gets up and follows her.
And hes surprisingly honest.
He doesnt admit to much more, but it feels like hes leaving stuff out.
Any amount of responsibility is too much responsibility when a life has been taken.
Warren is taken out of court, and Rebecca is there to embrace him.
She promises him that shes going to confirm that everyone will know who he truly is.
Jo is 100 percent in an abusive friendship with Kelly.
The way Kelly peaces out by smacking Jo full on the head is evidence enough for me.
Theres absolutely no mention of it anywhere in her book.
