You know what I’ll miss the most about Breaking Bad? No matter how tense it gets, it will always outdo itself.
This week’s episode is no exception. Walter (Bryan Cranston) rushes home, prepared to do what’s necessary, to find Jesse (Aaron Paul) gone but his living covered in gasoline. Making up another fake story, he takes his family to a hotel, where he meets up with Saul (Bob Odenkirk). Neither Goodman nor his lackeys have been able to locate Jesse, leading him to suggest an Old Yeller solution; perhaps it’s time to put Jesse down. However, Walt won’t stand for it. Returning to the hotel room, he and Skyler (Anna Gunn) have an argument in which she too suggests that he kill Jesse, but Walt tries desperately to defend him and his actions.
Once again, all the cast are fantastic, even Anna Gunn and Betsy Brandt, both of whom I’ve never been too fond of for the entirety of the show. Fun fact: This is the first time Marie and Jesse have ever appeared in the same scene. So it’s a shame that the scene was very simple; Jesse wakes up and Marie offers him coffee. Whilst Hank sets up the camera, Marie hands the coffee to Jesse. Jesse proceeds to drink the coffee. Ooh, chills. I can see some sort of weird friendship forming in the episodes left, but I think it might be too late for that. But you have to realise, that from this episode onwards, this is war.
So once again, Breaking Bad has dazzled us as the plot gets even more tense – However, it doesn’t distract from the fact that it will be over by the end of the month, and the excellence of each week’s episodes just makes it harder to fathom.
Next Time:
“Things heat up for Walt in unexpected ways. ” - Tune into Breaking Bad Episode Thirteen to find out more!