"" Oh, God. How did everything get so screwed up?"
Breaking Bad, much like most AMC programming, is show built on the development of its characters. Because of this, the show often moves at a pace that some may describe as slow. I feel like this can be one of the shows strengths, but i also realize that it is not for everybody. For those of you complaining that the beginning of this season has been too slow, I am guessing you werent complaining after this episode
What started out as an episode that seemed like it was not going to feature Jesse at all, became very Jesse centric by the end. The episodes starts with a long scene between Walter and Skyler. They are basically scripting out the way they are going to lie to the rest of their family. They are very committed to the "Walt has a gambling problem" lie, going as far as attending a gamblers annonomoys meeting to see how those people talk. I know a lot of people don't like Skyler, but i think that those people are not looking at the situation as a whole. By keeping this awful secret from her, Walt has put her in a position where she can either cut him out of her world compeltly and go flat broke, or take his money and forced to live the rest of her life as a lie. Does she go way over-the-top in preparing for the dinnertime confession to Hank and Walter Jr? Absolutely. But its what Walt does all the time, and what the show is about. She is, at this point, Walt's only moral compass.
In a way, no body is really thinking all to clearly in this episode other then Jesse. Its clear that everything has become or is about to become a huge mess. Clearly we show that Gus is far from done with the fall out from murdering Cartel members last season. Walt is so busy going forward and ignoring his horrible deeds in the past that he's especially thunderstruck to see Gale singing karaoke at him on TV. Jesse on the other hand has no false images of what he is at this point. He is a cold blooded killer and criminal. The only way he can get through the day is by keeping a group of degenerates around him, and a steady flow of narcotics inside of him. In fact, when his partner Walter brings back the awful memory of what Jesse did to Gale, all Jesse can do is pay someone to throw him out. Aaron Paul is amazing here just with his facial expressions.
But Jesse can not continue living life like this forever. Either he is going to completely lose it, or he is going to cause a lot of problems for Walt, Mike, and Gus. They realize he is a liability and something must be done. Walt can't get through to Jesse. Jesse's not afraid of Walt, and no doubt blames him for what his life has become. But Mike at least has the gravitas and muscle to put Jesse in a car to a destination and solution unknown. Clearly i don't think this is the last we have seen of Jesse Pinkman. Walt discovering that the moving camera in the lab cant follow both of them sure ensures that we will see the return of Jesse. But that leaves us with the question, Where is Mike taking him?
QUICK HITS:
Saul Bring up a way for Walt and his family to disappear. Could this be how the show will end?
Hank believes Gale was Highsenberg, How long will that last?
Brain Cranston may be the best at acting without saying anything
We see the brief return of Gus on screen. With him being a series regular, i would have to assume his role is about to pick up
Fantastic episode. 9 out 10.
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