When Jesse wakes in the morning he finds Jane dead and despite his desperate attempts to resuscitate her it is far too late. He calls Walt and he says he knows somebody who can help; that person is of course Saul Goodman and he sends somebody round to clean up. This cleaner wipes the scene clean and removes all incriminating evidence before telling Jesse to call the authorities and tell them he just woke and found her like that. Later on, as the ambulance crew are dealing with her, her father arrives and surprisingly there is no confrontation. Walt meanwhile is feeling awkward as donations start flooding into his son's donation website; his family think it is a testament to people's generosity when Walt knows it is mostly his laundered money coming in. When he goes for his operation he is given an anaesthetic and as it takes effect he tells an accidental truth that looks likely to have severe consequences for his marriage. As the episode comes to an end we finally learn about the burnt pink teddy bear floating in the pool that we've been glimpses of since the season's opening scene.
This was a great end to the second season; it featured some of the most harrowing moments to date as Jesse and Donald Margolis deal with Jane's death. John de Lancie, best known for playing the somewhat annoying Q in various Star Trek series did a great job as her father Donald; you could see the character's world falling apart from his face alone as he saw the ambulance and instinctively knew what it meant. Aaron Paul was also on top form as he depicted Jesse spiralling out of control and ending up in such a state that he would have died if Walt hadn't come after him. After Walt's seemingly unstoppable rise it was nice to see his life suffer a set back when Skyler caught him lying. The reveal concerning the burnt teddy bear was as explosive as it was shocking; it was obviously a bit of a coincidence that something so poignant should end up in Walt's pool but good drama frequently relies on such coincidences. After this shocking conclusion I am glad I won't have to wait long before I can start season three!
This was a great end to the second season; it featured some of the most harrowing moments to date as Jesse and Donald Margolis deal with Jane's death. John de Lancie, best known for playing the somewhat annoying Q in various Star Trek series did a great job as her father Donald; you could see the character's world falling apart from his face alone as he saw the ambulance and instinctively knew what it meant. Aaron Paul was also on top form as he depicted Jesse spiralling out of control and ending up in such a state that he would have died if Walt hadn't come after him. After Walt's seemingly unstoppable rise it was nice to see his life suffer a set back when Skyler caught him lying. The reveal concerning the burnt teddy bear was as explosive as it was shocking; it was obviously a bit of a coincidence that something so poignant should end up in Walt's pool but good drama frequently relies on such coincidences. After this shocking conclusion I am glad I won't have to wait long before I can start season three!