Walt and Jessie talk about things on Breaking Bad
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Full spoilers for “Blood Money.” You have been warned…
A review of tonight’s premiere of Breaking Bad as soon as
Scotty beams pies from my stomach into space…
“It was you! All along, it was you!!”
-Hank
So here we are it’s time for the end game. Throughout the
absolutely spectacular final season premiere “Blood Money” it’s made very clear
very early that we’re on our way to hell on a bullet train and the road there
isn’t going to be all that smooth. Vince Gilligan and his merry band of writers
have made it very clear in “Blood Money” that sparks are going to fly and hell
is about to break loose in all sorts of fascinating ways. It’s just time to sit
back and take it all in, however horrifying it will be.
Let’s get straight to Walt and Hank’s epic showdown. It’s
clear from the start of “Blood Money” just how devastated and confused Hank is
after he reads the note in the Walt Whitman book. All along Hank would have
never imagined that Walt had the capability to do all of what he’s done. Hank
has entered a different dimension, one so frightening that it’s hard for him to
imagine. That’s why Hank doesn’t mention anything to Walt at first and leaves
the dinner pretending to be sick. Hank is in total shock and is completely
confused by his discovery; he cannot believe that something like this has completely
gone right under his nose all along.
From the first moment that he sees Hank after the toilet
incident Walt knows that Hank has found out about his double life. Walt has
known how to read people for long periods of time now, especially someone as
close to him as Hank. Walt is worried right away and begins checking for leads
on if Hank is spying on him or not. What he finds is a GPS tracker on his car
and that his all important Walt Whitman book is missing.
So looking for any
sign of Hank finding things out he goes and tries to confront Hank.
At the beginning of the conversation is pretty normal with a
little bit of tension present in it. It’s clear that both the men know something
is up, the tension continues to build between the two of them. Then Walt, the
master he is, pulls the GPS tracker on Hank, probably to see what Hank knows.
Then all hell breaks loose. All of Hanks feelings come out at once and he first
punches and then grabs hold of Walt. It’s a mix of feelings coming out at once;
Hank is angry, disturbed and sad at the same time. The punch leads into a tense
talk one that forces Walt to try and to defend himself. It’s a short conflict
ending with both parties in a stalemate knowing neither what either party will
do. It’s an absolutely fantastic sequence one that feels natural given Breaking
Bad’s measured pace yet comes earlier than expected given everything that comes
before it. It’s go time now and it’s very reassuring that Gilligan is pulling
no punches at this point.
Jessie is also in a dark place, as he has no idea how to
react to having five million dollars of “blood money” sitting in his living
room. He’s dying inside from what he’s done in the past and wants to ultimately
just give it all away. After not being able to give it to the two people that
he wanted to give it to due to Walt and Saul’s interference, he just simply
throws it out the window at every house on the way, trying to rid himself of
all the money he’s gotten from his dark past. Jessie’s arc is as usual disturbing
and powerful and allows the audience to hope and pray that Jessie ends up
redeemed.
Finally we end where the episode began, with the future. The
sequence at the beginning of the episode provided yet another glimpse into what
is to become of Walt. This time we get a glimpse of the gated off version of
the now abandoned White family house and the skateboarders that now have taken
over the empty pool. The big revelation is that Walt is still able to collect
the risen that he hid a long time ago and that somehow and for some reason he’s
going to have to use it. It’s frightening, ominous and allows the viewer to
gain insight on where we’re going. It’s time to sit back and enjoy was what
should be a spectacular ride.
Only seven episodes left…
Some other Musings:
- Hello, Carol
- The cancer is back. We get to see Walt going through kimo again, and he even brings it up as a talking point during his confrontation with Hank.
- The sequence where Skyler gets to tell Lidia off is pretty glorious knowing just how annoying Lidia can be. It’s a great showpiece moment for Anna Gunn who doesn’t have all that much to do in this first hour.
- How about Dean Norris and Bryan Cranston in that glorious confrontation? They really put on an acting clinic in this one.
- Is it just me or does it seem that Jessie really doesn't believe Walt's story about Mike?
- Bryan Cranston has turned out to be one heck of a director as this was yet again another fantastcially directed premiere.
- I wish I could write a Star Trek script as fantastic as Badgers. Now what would happen in a Paul Kinsey Badger Star Trek script-off?
The review next week will happen but will be a few days late
because of a big schedule conflict.
That’s just me though. What did everyone else think?
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