TV-Reviewed

After his horrific experience in Mexico, Hank reacted just about as I expected he would. He appears to be suffering from some sort of PSD. He was put in a scary, terrible position and he’s not looking too good. Hank was cheered up a little bit by Walt, but I’m not sure how well he’s actually doing. He’s still having problems in the elevator. He seems to be putting up a front.

I figured it wouldn’t be long until one of Walt’s dealers got picked up. I just didn’t expect it would be this quickly. It’s not like they have a bunch of people. He and Jesse only have a couple of dealers working for them and it was Badger who was picked up. That scene was ridiculous, however. It’s hard to imagine someone would have fallen for the undercover cop, especially since he picked the guy out as a cop. It was just silly.

Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, Bryan Cranston as Walter White

I’m still not sure what to make of Jesse’s relationship with his apartment manager. She is cute, but she’s also come a long way from the druggie that Jesse is today. She’s been off of marijuana for some 18 months now and seems to be doing a good job of avoiding it, but that may not be possible now that she and Jesse are spending more time together. I hope the relationship doesn’t backfire on Jesse, but chances are it will somehow.

I love the new Saul character. He’s slick, funny, but also also annoying at the same time. He’s on to what Walt and Jesse are doing and it didn’t take long for Saul to track them down. I think Saul could be good for the guys in the short run, but I question his longterm value. He just seems like the guy who would screw you over if he could.

“Better Call Saul” was a decent mid-season episode which introduced a new character and managed to move the plot along in the process. I was mostly disappointed with how that first bust scene went down. I swear the writer/director must have been high when he/she conjured up the idea for that to go down. It wasn’t well done at all.

Rating: 7.4