Remember a time when you were younger? More specifically, do you remember middle school? I don't remember most of it but what I do recall is always looking forward to the first day of school. The chance to see people you have not seen in a while, play some recess basketball, and all that good stuff. Then a week in you realize that its not what its cracked up to be and you pray for the last day of school. That is kind of what this season of Breaking Bad has been like so far. We were so excited for it to start up again, but now prey that the Breaking Bad of old comes back. Don't get me wrong, this is still a great show, with very good actors and a very interesting story-line, its just that...right now the show is in transition and its not as good as it was before. That's not to say that it wont get there, it will just need some time to. The writers know what they are doing and if these episodes are necessary, then so be it, I will wait. So how has 'Open House' continued the trend of the other 2 episodes? Lets examine things. The problems I have with the current season are as follows: Walter has been reduced to a secondary character, Hank has been reduced to an annoying character, Jesse has been reduced to a one-dimensional character, Marie brings back an old (and boring) story line of hers, and the police (or lack there of). You may have noticed that I did not take my obligatory shot at Skyler, this is because she actually displayed something in this episode (and that character development was a long time coming). But more on that later, for now lets focus on the bad.
