Walter and Skyler attend a party thrown by Elliott Schwartz (Adam Godley), an old friend of Walters' who now runs a prosperous technology company. Upon learning of Walters' cancer, Elliott immediately offers to pay for his treatment, but Walter is resistant to the idea; he'd rather the cancer had remained private family business. Walter Jr. Begins to act out, asking a stranger to buy liquor for him, only to get righteously busted by an off-duty cop, and picked up by Hank. Concerned over her husbands' incredible stubbornness, Skyler suggests an intervention where she, Hank, Marie, and Walter Jr. Can make their opinions heard.
Bryan Cranston does some of his finest acting to date in a major monologue where he tries to explain why he resists the idea of treatment. This stuns Skyler into silence.
Meanwhile, Jesse has also tried to put the past behind him. At the beginning of 'Gray Matter', he tries to apply for a suit-and-tie, nine to five type of job, but he realizes there's only so much he can hope for with his limited education and experience. After meeting an old friend of *his* (Matt Jones), he attempts to once again cook crystal meth, but after having worked with Walter, he won't accept less than perfection, and throws out a couple of batches.
The entire main cast is wonderful here, as they completely draw you into their story and predicaments. There is room for some humor, as Hank tries to use a baseball analogy to assess Walters' situation.
Walter makes some critical decisions here (especially the one he makes as the episode draws to a close) that will affect the premise from this point on.
10 out of 10.
Bryan Cranston does some of his finest acting to date in a major monologue where he tries to explain why he resists the idea of treatment. This stuns Skyler into silence.
Meanwhile, Jesse has also tried to put the past behind him. At the beginning of 'Gray Matter', he tries to apply for a suit-and-tie, nine to five type of job, but he realizes there's only so much he can hope for with his limited education and experience. After meeting an old friend of *his* (Matt Jones), he attempts to once again cook crystal meth, but after having worked with Walter, he won't accept less than perfection, and throws out a couple of batches.
The entire main cast is wonderful here, as they completely draw you into their story and predicaments. There is room for some humor, as Hank tries to use a baseball analogy to assess Walters' situation.
Walter makes some critical decisions here (especially the one he makes as the episode draws to a close) that will affect the premise from this point on.
10 out of 10.