I just finished watching this episode and had to come here to see what others thought of it. I was fully expecting it to be highly praised and so it was. Well this is Breaking Bad of course, you wouldn't expect anything less. It was a culmination of the story lines that had gone in the past seasons with Walt, Jesse and Hank. For one Walt and Jesse have a very moving scene in the hospital where Jesse lays bare his soul in front of Walt saying how he doesn't care about him and that he has felt MORE alone since he met Walt. I couldn't help but shed a tear with Jesse as he delivered his monologue. I defy anyone not to. This is undoubtedly Aaron Paul's finest hour on the show.
Secondly Hank's PTSD since killing Tuco and the explosion in the desert killing the officers in season 2 now bubbles over and he finds himself taking out his anger on Jesse. This costs him his job. He also puts in a wonderful acting job in this episode confessing his feelings to Marie about everything that has happened before. The show ends when the Mexican cousins have been on the hunt for Tuco's murderer for a while and finally find Hank in the parking lot of a mall.
And thus begins one of the most tense, edge of seat, rear clenching moments of the entire series. I didn't think they could get any more tense in this show but they do. I stress there have been MANY suspenseful situations where you are literally gritting your teeth.
All in all the episode started off fast paced, no scene was filler and (but maybe the brief meet with Walt and Skylar) went full throttle all the way to the end.
This show took you to the edge and pushed you over.
Awesome.
Secondly Hank's PTSD since killing Tuco and the explosion in the desert killing the officers in season 2 now bubbles over and he finds himself taking out his anger on Jesse. This costs him his job. He also puts in a wonderful acting job in this episode confessing his feelings to Marie about everything that has happened before. The show ends when the Mexican cousins have been on the hunt for Tuco's murderer for a while and finally find Hank in the parking lot of a mall.
And thus begins one of the most tense, edge of seat, rear clenching moments of the entire series. I didn't think they could get any more tense in this show but they do. I stress there have been MANY suspenseful situations where you are literally gritting your teeth.
All in all the episode started off fast paced, no scene was filler and (but maybe the brief meet with Walt and Skylar) went full throttle all the way to the end.
This show took you to the edge and pushed you over.
Awesome.