This episode sees both Walter and Jesse having difficulties with their families. When Skyler breaks down at a family meal Walt is forced to tell his son along with Hank and Marie that he is suffering from terminal cancer; this leads to pressure to seek a second opinion and further expenses. Jesse meanwhile is getting paranoid so heads back to his parents house; they don't want him corrupting his younger brother though so when a joint is found in the house he has outstayed his welcome. This is very much an episode of character rather than plot development although that isn't totally neglected... Jesse has sold the remainder of the meth and approaches Walt to make more... he may have declined but with the prospect of more medical bills it can't be too long before he is cooking again.
I didn't think this was quite as good as the previous episodes but it was still excellent compared to most programmes and the character development is needed if we are to keep caring about them. I loved how Jesse's paranoia was depicted; he flees after seeing two heavily tattooed bikers approaching his house, one wielding a machete the other carrying a grenade... we then see who they really were; a couple of Mormons on pushbikes! More laughs are provided when Walt has a couple of encounters with an obnoxious character with the number plate 'KEN WINS'... the first time he is annoyed by the man's behaviour; the second time he gets spectacular revenge... it might require some suspension of disbelief to accept that he'd get away with it but I'm sure most viewers will just be happy to see Ken get what's coming to him!
I didn't think this was quite as good as the previous episodes but it was still excellent compared to most programmes and the character development is needed if we are to keep caring about them. I loved how Jesse's paranoia was depicted; he flees after seeing two heavily tattooed bikers approaching his house, one wielding a machete the other carrying a grenade... we then see who they really were; a couple of Mormons on pushbikes! More laughs are provided when Walt has a couple of encounters with an obnoxious character with the number plate 'KEN WINS'... the first time he is annoyed by the man's behaviour; the second time he gets spectacular revenge... it might require some suspension of disbelief to accept that he'd get away with it but I'm sure most viewers will just be happy to see Ken get what's coming to him!