Having got back into his house Walt is determined not to leave; even when Skyler calls the police he stands his ground; confident that she won't tell them about his drug production. He is right of course and there is nothing they can do to remove him without a court order if Walt hasn't been threatening or broken the law... that doesn't mean she can't get to him in other ways though. Over the last couple of episodes it looked as if things were getting better for Jesse; he is off the drugs and had bought his old house. Here we see that things aren't as good as they first appeared; he spends his time calling Jane's phone just so he can hear her voice on the answering machine until the number is eventually disconnected. He also gets a visit from Saul who is hopeful that Jesse will be able to persuade Walt to start cooking again. Elsewhere Gus buys some time for Walt with the Mexican cartel but makes it clear that he only needs Walt for a while, then they can do what they want with him and Hank deliberately puts himself in a dangerous situation when he learns that he is going to be returning to El Paso.
For the protagonists this was another character driven episode; we are constantly kept wondering whether or not Skyler will inform the authorities... her lawyer certainly thinks she should. The way she chose to get back at Walt came as a bit of a surprise and I expect will lead to some interesting moments in later episodes. Likewise Jesse's story looks as if it could be leading him back to a bad place. As well as the various character driven scenes there were some good tense moments such as Hanks decision to confront three suspects in a less than salubrious bar and the prologue which was a flash back to the last moments of Tortuga; the man whose head ended up on the back of a tortoise in season two. As always the acting was solid and the story moved along nicely leaving me looking forward to seeing what happens next.
For the protagonists this was another character driven episode; we are constantly kept wondering whether or not Skyler will inform the authorities... her lawyer certainly thinks she should. The way she chose to get back at Walt came as a bit of a surprise and I expect will lead to some interesting moments in later episodes. Likewise Jesse's story looks as if it could be leading him back to a bad place. As well as the various character driven scenes there were some good tense moments such as Hanks decision to confront three suspects in a less than salubrious bar and the prologue which was a flash back to the last moments of Tortuga; the man whose head ended up on the back of a tortoise in season two. As always the acting was solid and the story moved along nicely leaving me looking forward to seeing what happens next.