'Would you like some coffee?'
First off, I guess I'll start by mentioning that I was way off with my spray-paint-Jesse-Heisenberg prediction. So sue me, it seemed pretty plausible.
The prolonged cold opener to this episode left me with a total absence of fingernails, chewed up in the cliched advent of Walt opening the door at the end of the hallway to find - nothing. Dammit, Vince. Because in a break from chronology, we saw Hank abruptly preventing Jesse from setting Walt's house on fire, which made way for some stellar awkwardness in the Schrader household. The brief beats between Jesse and Marie were hilarously painful to watch, almost in identical comic fashion to the brilliantly executed dinner scene between Jesse, Walt and Skyler.
Really, the prevalent thing to take away from this episode is that Jesse is now adamant on bringing Walt down, and that he's going to 'hit him where he lives.' What this refers to is up for deliberation. Will they tell Walter Jr about Walt's secret-trade? Potentially. Although it should also be pointed out that Hank doesn't care whether or not Jesse dies - 'Pinkman gets killed, we get it all on tape'. It's clear that he's willing to take Walt down, whatever the cost, and so he isn't that juxtaposed with Walt anymore.
In the round, this was the slowest-burning (no pun intended) episode of the season so far. What can be expected is the trait exhibited in every other season of the show; the season finale will be indulgent, gripping, action-packed, gritty and jaw-dropping. Make no mistake.
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