Since today is a workday, I only watched one episode of something.
And today I watched the Longmire season 5 premier: A Fog That Won't Lift.
What I saw:
This episode picks up shortly after the finale, where Cady finds Walt bleeding and the psychiatrist he is dating has gone missing. Walt goes AMA and leads the investigation to find her by saying "eff you" to HIPAA laws to track down her patients for any leads. He also half heartedly tracks down one of the oil workers who he was investigating at the end of the last season. The oil worker was released by another sheriff who is friendly to the oil company. Henry is blackmailed to continue to take over Hector's mantel. Cady comes clean about taking a job with the reservation legal aide office funded by Jacob Nighthorse.
This episode was more about where the characters are going rather than the plot itself. Walt doesn't care about a lot of people, but the ones he does care about he goes in all the way. We learn through the psychiatrists son that she may not be as serious about their connection as Walt is. For Walt, it doesn't matter because he feels a connection and will do what he feels is right to his own moral code. This is somewhat anarchistic, but it stems more from his existential viewpoint than just a disregard for rules. His willing to steal confidential records further proves he is willing to do whatever it takes to help someone he cares about. The only other moral dilemma that came up was Cady's job at the legal aide funded by Nighthorse's casino. Cady argues that even if the source is corrupt, it does not mean it will corrupt her work in helping the people on the reservation. All we can do as the audience is wait to see which one is right, because it's possible Nighthorse will simply fund it and leave it alone, or he can try and use it to his advantage to screw over the people of the reservation. The last scene of Henry telling Walt he was too busy to help him because he got called in by his blackmailer, Walt looked surprised and hurt. This might become a test of their friendship for the remainder of the season.
A slower start to this season, I would say. We'll see who the main baddy ends up becoming, whether it is the casino, the oil company, or something new that hasn't been introduced yet. Either way, it'll probably test the characters' sense of right and wrong. For those who didn't binge watch the season already, where do you think the show is going? Who do you think will change the most?
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