How many times will Ned leave Jesse alone? As often as the plot dictates. The first three hours were terrific, as we were treated to mystifying pieces of the puzzle. But then there came a need for some explanations, and the story seemed (to me) to fall into a torture-fest, with competing gangs of torturers. The motivations of virtually everyone seemed to be lost in the torture. Granted, there are no all-good heroes nor all-bad villains, but six hours is a long time to wait for clues as to motivation, especially as there was no character functioning as an investigator. Ned's discoveries (for an investigative reporter) seemed almost fortuitous, depending on how unhinged Jesse was at that moment.
Review of The Code
