First things first, I am posting this on Thursday night instead of Sunday simply because I have been unable to watch the episode until today. This Sunday I will be in St. Louis and will almost definitely be able to write my immediate thoughts that night. With that said, I have avoided any commentary on the episode and all opinions were formed by yours truly.
I suppose this season will be the season of the cliffhangers. To the surprise of no one, Jesse does not team up with Hank and reveal Walt's identity. There's just simply too much hatred between the two to allow that to happen. Jesse is a pretty smart guy and figures out quickly that Hank basically has no evidence to support his claims. He also correctly concludes that Hank is on his own and not backed by the DEA.
Todd has a rather large mouth as he freely reveals the train theft that happened last season. That seems to not bode well one way or the other for Walter. I wasn't completely clear on what was going on, but I'm pretty sure they are after Walt: they want him to make meth again so they can make a lot of money. They seem like the type of people that would go to extreme lengths to make that happen.
Walt devises a plan that's both brilliant and breathtaking. This show is so good at creating an event that seems impossibly unlikely and then when it's revealed, it seems like it's the only way to go. Walt makes a "confession" (hence the title), but twists the events in a way where Hank is the mastermind. Sure enough, the money trail would lead to Hank's recovery. His convoluted story would make some sense to somebody who has no idea of the situation.
As Hank and Marie both watch the tape in shock (and creating a meme of epic proportions), they are our audience surrogate. We also stand in a sort of amazement and awe at what Walt managed to do to get Hank off his back. I'm not sure it'll work in getting Hank to cool it off, but it's hard to deny Hank is screwed unless he gets concrete evidence, which is made all the more difficult because Walt has retired (for now).
Walt unnecessarily tries to manipulate Jesse into going into hiding, but Jesse sees right through it and calls him out on his bullshit. Walt knows how to respond to this though and just hugs him and lets Jesse cry. It was kind of touching except for the fact that Walt has done absolutely horrible things to Jesse.
Then the big moment of the episode when Jesse finds out that Walter poisoned Brock. Oh my, this is one of those reasons I love the show. I'll give two specific reasons: 1) The show was not going to let Jesse NOT know that Walt poisoned Brock. It just does not do things like that. Everything will get revealed by the end. 2) They needed it to be in a way that was realistic and not a convoluted plot device. They succeeded at that.
Jesse is depressed and doesn't care so it would make sense that he would decide to have weed in his pocket and not care that Saul objects. We've also heard about how formal and official this guy has been for a while so it would make sense that Saul would be afraid Jesse won't be accepted if he has weed in his pocket. And the beautiful reveal as Jesse is having second thoughts and starting to get afraid of leaving his own life so he turns to weed and can't find it. He realizes Saul took it away and that makes everything else so clear to him. Just great writing.
And hey! We got funny Saul Goodman. I wasn't expecting anymore but the writers managed to find some comedic bits for Saul in this episode. The Saul gets punched in the face and has his gun stolen from him. Come to think of it, I'm not sure how Jesse knew Saul had a gun there. Minor complaint.
So we leave the episode with Jesse possibly setting the White house on fire. Here's where the flash-forward kind of comes at a disadvantage. Ok, so he may succeed at least a little in lighting the insides of the house on fire, but the house is staying. I don't know, I just don't see the fire actually doing what Jesse intends because we know the house doesn't collapse. Still, this will show that Walt and his family are not safe and throw everything into disarray for him no matter what happens.
I know they are pushing back this Walter Jr. reveal, but man it's got to happen. There's no way that they end the show with him not knowing. I'm just waiting for when. And it looks like Walt (and the writers) have a nice built in excuse for Walter Jr never going to Hank and Marie's with Walt's cancer. Smart.
I'm pretty confident at this point Jesse will die. Just my personal guess. We'll see how the rest of the season plays out, but I don't see how both he and Walt will manage to live.
Playlist
1. "Kick Klack Bang" - Ces Cru
2. "Baby Says" - The Black Keys
3. "Verbal Intercourse" - Chef Raekwon ft. Nas
4. "Better Days" - Citizen King
5. "Electric Feel" - MGMT
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