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Yes I do realize that this review is a little bit late, but that wont change the fact that there will be some spoilers but I seriously doubt that you have not seen the episode yet.
We opened up with another scene of a 'pollos' truck being attacked, this time the attackers were a bit smarter and the defenders were not Mike. After a couple of minutes the truck is easily overtaken and the blue meth is stolen. It took a bit of time to get back to this scene and what it meant due to other plot-lines but it was worth the wait. The way the entire opening scene was filmed was very entertaining and well done by all parties involved.
Elsewhere, Skyler and Walt discuss Walter's behaviour at last night's dinner where Walt all but told Hank that Gale is not the guy he is trying to catch. Walter attributed it to the alcohol but Skyler hit on an interesting point. She theorizes that a small part of Walt wants Hank to catch him, just so all of this could be over. I found this interesting because it offered up an alternate to the 'Walt wants to be in control' theory I made in the last review. Could Walter secretly just be wanting this to end? Another character also gave us something to ponder, Walter Jr. It was refreshing seeing him get some screen time finally and he did not disappoint. The scene where he compares Walt's 'gambling' to something he can not control, causing Walter to counter that whatever he is doing he is doing on his own free will was an excellent scene in my opinion. I know that it is difficult to include Jr. more in these episodes but having him in periodically raises the quality of the show, he is the true voice of innocence and it is important to hear him.
We can't go on in this review without mentioning Skyler. After seeing Walt's fury she decided to just run away... or at least it looked like she wanted to, but then she decided to head back and had a phenomenal line: "someone has to protect this family from the man protecting it". At this point she is just like Walt from season one; willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that her loved ones will be safe. Say what you will about her (and I still despise her as a character) but you have to respect the character (not like but respect) for the way she has grown this season. Lastly we get to everyone's favorite plot: the growing drug war and Jesse. Mike tracks down the stolen blue meth, and in a classic 'young gun does something reckless but succeeds causing his older, wiser partner to accept him more' scene Jesse helps Mike retrieve it. I do find it cool that Jesse is proving himself to Gus and Mike (even receiving some props from Gus!) and that it may ultimately end the tension between them, but I can't help but think Walter's 'driving a wedge between us' theory might be right. We'll see. On the war front, Gus tells Mike to set up a meeting with the opposing gang(s) so now it will be exciting seeing that unfold. There are about a million ways the story could unfold, but we now know that Breaking Bad will not go beyond a 5th season. So the end is coming, we just do not know how. This was a very good episode and hopefully then remaining ones will be too
rating: 8.4/10
Best scene: The attack on the 'pollos' truck
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