Defending Jacob (TV Mini Series) Everything Is Cool (2020) User Reviews

I don't get it!

[Just-A-Girl-14 · 7/10 · 9 June 2020]

I don't understand this episode at all. Why would the police arrest Jacob? If they found his fingerprints on Ben's body then they should definitely talk to him but arrest him and tell Ben's parents they believe he killed their son based on nothing but that is ridiculous.

The characters behavior in this show does make much sense. Why would Jacob lie about finding Ben's body? Why not call the police or tell his parents about it? Why assume people would think he did it? Why would Andy throw away his son's knife? Unless he thought his son did it and he was protecting him, there's absolutely no reason to throw it out. Why would Derek (supposedly a friend) accuse Jacob of killing Ben? What would Jacob"s motive for killing Ben be? So far, all I heard is that they're in the same math class and even if for some reason Jacob hated Ben, they still need proof he did it. A partial fingerprint on a sweatshirt isn't going to cut it. If his fingerprint was on the bloody murder weapon then maybe but I find it hard to believe the police is going to arrest a minor (let alone the son of an ADA) based on practically nothing. Weird!

Episode 2

[bobcobb301 · 7/10 · 26 April 2020]

An improvement over the first episode, but the Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery pairing just doesn't seem realistic. They don't have any chemistry and it is taking away from the show.

Ramping up!

[joshculusbruh · 9/10 · 29 January 2022]

The show is still a slow burn but it really starts to ramp up and it's becoming very interesting. I'm used to Chris Evans playing his role now and it's honestly working for me. Characters are still great and there are some good turns in the story. Very interested to see what happens next!

Getting so good

[moviesfilmsreviewsinc · 10/10 · 25 September 2022]

Episode 2 of Defending Jacob starts the morning after with Andrew and Laurie confronting their son about the knife. He tells them that it's not a big deal and that he brought it to show off at school. Andrew is not happy with him and asks if he has ever used it, mentioning what Derek wrote online. Jacob denies it though, upset that they would think that and tells them what people write online doesn't mean anything. After he leaves for school, Andrew tells his wife that they shouldn't report it and decides to dispose of the knife in a bin. Meanwhile, Detective Peterson arrives at the hardware store and approaches Leonard to bring him to the station for questioning. Andrew arrives soon after and hears that Leonard has admitted being in the park. The detective tells him Ben is the same kind of kid as the one he went after in the past but Leonard insists that he hasn't hurt anyone. The detectives then speak with Andrew and explain that they don't believe he is guilty. His lawyer Joanna arrives soon after and stops the questioning. The town rallies volunteers to search for the knife before we cut back to the present as Neal questions Andrew on the reason why he disposed of his son's knife. Andrew tells him he did it to protect his son against his own stupidity and doesn't believe it was the murder weapon. In the past, he comes face to face with an angry Dan who tells him he is off the case and happy about it. Heading into his work, Andy is escorted to Lynn's office. She reveals to him that his son's fingerprint has been found on the victim's shirt. Andrew is shocked and begs Lynn not to arrest Jacob. However, she tells him she doesn't have any choice and puts him on paid leave. That evening, a knife is found in the woods by one of the volunteers while the police finish searching the Barber house. Duffy speaks to Andrew and Laurie who are worried as they think Jacob is hiding. Before Duffy leaves, Andrew insists again to her that his son didn't do it.

While looking for Jacob, a policewoman finds him on a swing in a playground. She handcuffs him and just before they drive away, he reveals that he didn't kill Ben but just found him. He explains that he thought he was hurt and when he tried picking him up, he saw the blood. Realizing he was dead, he panicked and ran. At the station, Jacob arrives and after an emotional reunion with his parents, he tells them he's not the murderer and he's sorry he didn't tell them he found the body. Andrew explains that he will have to spend the night and promises that he will be allowed home tomorrow when bail will be set. As they drive home, we see Derek and Sarah finding out about Jacob's arrest before cutting to Leonard in a diner looking at pictures of Ben on his phone and reluctantly deleting them as the episode ends.

I can't do it! This is to ridiculous.

[kanyid · 1/10 · 27 December 2020]

In the first 5 minutes the ADA says "This is not a credible accusation." Oh so, let's continue to hold to the ridiculous position that this is not a conflict of interest. No, I'm sorry. I can't go on with this.

It doesn't even work to have the ADA be guilty of the crime because his son admits to owning a knife. So even if the ADA and his son aren't guilty then that leaves him as a crappy ADA who won't cut the mustard as a protagonist.