Breaking bad is having a stretch of episodes that makes me openly question the fact that there are people out there who do not watch this show. It amazes me sometimes that this show can sustain such a streak of quality episodes, even deep into season 4. The only other show that I recall doing this is the Wire (which is also the best show of all time). 'Hermanos' features a lot of story lines and manages to flow very well. I will discuss the smaller ones first, then the big ones after.
To begin, we have Saul dropping off Jesse's money to Andrea who has now moved in to a quality neighborhood with a nice house. In breaking bad every scene is important and no scenes are wasted, which means that Andrea still has a role to play in the series and I am curious to see what it is. On the Skyler front, we see her vacuum-sealing the stacks of money from Walter's earnings and concealing them with clothes, the money winds up underneath their house. This is the first episode in a while that Skyler has not been a prominent part of and it was a little refreshing, don't expect it to last. Finally, we got to see the immediate resolution of Hank's investigation on Gus. As some of us feared, Gus turned out to be well prepared for the questioning and law enforcement sided with him over Hank. At the way things are unfolding, Hank really is an awesome character and I really hope he catches his guy(s) at the end.
This brings us to our key plot developments. Firstly, Hank is deciding to go with his intuition and enlists Walter to help him plant a GPS tracker on Gustavo's car. There are a few tense moments where I wondered if Gus would decide to just get rid of Hank, but thankfully he does not plan on doing anything...yet. It was interesting that Mike showed concern saying that they cannot fight the Cartel and Hank at the same time, so how they do decide to handle it should be some good television. The second development is that Walt discovered that Jesse is now closer to Gus than he originally thought. This is key because we know what a panic-struck Walter White is capable of. How Walt will respond to this discovery remains to be seen but again, we know it will be good (at least for the viewers, not so much for the other characters). We saw some of his ruthlessness when he was getting his scan, where he essentially told the guy that was with him that he was a pussy. I have spent enough time praising the acting on this show so I wont waste anymore time, but really, the acting is incredible by Bryan Cranston, I cannot see anyone else in this role anymore. There was one final development that was in this episode and as always, the best comes last; the story of Gus. This is the first time we learned a bit about the man's past, where he came from, how he came to own a restaurant, and why he despises the Mexican cartel. I wont talk about the scene too much, but after seeing it I do not feel bad for Hector (the old man with the bell) even slightly. I will say that Gus's line at the end of the episode "Look at me" gave me chills. Can not wait for the next episode.
Overall rating for this episode 9.4/10
Best Scene: 'Hermanos' Gustavo's past
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