TV-Reviewed

For some time now I’ve been hoping that Breaking Bad would turn around and get Walt and Jesse back into production. Thankfully, it happened this past weekend as the fellas got their ducks in a row and started back up.

It wasn’t a piece of cake, mind you. Jesse worked his tail off to get everything set up, even buying a car, getting a place to stay, taking care of the RV mess, and even getting distributors set up.

It was the distributor part of the episode I was most curious about. It made sense for Jesse to go to the guys he is friends with, but I can’t help but wonder how well these guys are going to come through. Skinny Pete got robbed, but he didn’t screw Jesse over. He and the other two seem to be on the up and up.

Dean Norris as Hank

I wasn’t sure what to make of Hank’s episode in the elevator. I don’t know if that was a heart attack, a panic attack or something else. When those home brewed bottles of beer started popping, I thought that maybe Hank was just having flashes of his encounter with Tuco, that the sounds he was hearing were just in his head. When it was explained that the beer was blowing up, I was quite surprised.

The personal stuff with Walt, Skylar, and Marie doesn’t seem to be making a whole lot of progress. I wish I knew where the writers imagine this stuff going. I can’t believe it’s taken this long for Marie to apologize to Skylar and now she and Walt still aren’t talking as much as they should. There’s a big attitude problem with Skylar and I can’t wait for this crap to be over with. Skylar has turned out to be a very unpleasant person this season.

Despite my disappointments with some aspects of this episode, “Breakage” was a solid episode. The drama was clearly present and I’m glad to see Walt and Jesse have gotten their little enterprise back up and running. The issues that arise from this are always the most dramatic moments and I love it.

Rating: 8.0