My overall rating of "Breaking Bad"'s Season 4: 5/10
I honestly am kind of upset to see this episode rated so highly. My guess as to why it is, is that a big chunk of the audience hates the "slow" parts/episodes and wishes for the series to be a high-octane crime drama with the maximum possible amount of gruesome murders, gore and explosions, or at least stunning plots and capers. This episode takes this to an extreme and, as an expression has it, "the people lap it up".
How does Gus walk out of the room (from which a door was blown off, mind you!) when half his skull is missing? And the ladies approaching him from the damaged side don't even see it until two steps away (or when the camera turns)? Also, why does Saul stick around enough to come to Jesse's aid, wasn't he...
"Don't think, just watch the clever planning tied together with a big explosion! Great television, right?!"
But why did these guys kidnap Jesse when Gus was fine having him be with the kid? Also, how did Walt manage to kill the first guy? Is he Bruce Willis now? How did he prop him up for the ruse to work?..
"Sounds like thinking to me! Are you not enjoying the twists and turns, and the explosion?!?!"
Ok, but what happened to subtlety? Why does Walt have that laminated page with the name of the flower in the flower pot?
"For the benefit of the audience!"
Come to think of it, how did he poison that kid?.. Ah, forget it, if it's highly-rated it must be good, woe to actually cerebral entertainment!
I honestly am kind of upset to see this episode rated so highly. My guess as to why it is, is that a big chunk of the audience hates the "slow" parts/episodes and wishes for the series to be a high-octane crime drama with the maximum possible amount of gruesome murders, gore and explosions, or at least stunning plots and capers. This episode takes this to an extreme and, as an expression has it, "the people lap it up".
How does Gus walk out of the room (from which a door was blown off, mind you!) when half his skull is missing? And the ladies approaching him from the damaged side don't even see it until two steps away (or when the camera turns)? Also, why does Saul stick around enough to come to Jesse's aid, wasn't he...
"Don't think, just watch the clever planning tied together with a big explosion! Great television, right?!"
But why did these guys kidnap Jesse when Gus was fine having him be with the kid? Also, how did Walt manage to kill the first guy? Is he Bruce Willis now? How did he prop him up for the ruse to work?..
"Sounds like thinking to me! Are you not enjoying the twists and turns, and the explosion?!?!"
Ok, but what happened to subtlety? Why does Walt have that laminated page with the name of the flower in the flower pot?
"For the benefit of the audience!"
Come to think of it, how did he poison that kid?.. Ah, forget it, if it's highly-rated it must be good, woe to actually cerebral entertainment!