I think it’s safe to say that Walt is an odd fellow. His demeanor is never one of a happy person. He reminds me of myself in that his “highs” are really never that high. He’s pretty low-key, if not boring and bland.
The good news that Walt got the other week didn’t change that. His moment of joy was really for his wife and family. He was back to his old self minutes afterwards and the little party that was put together was just a continuation of this. He wasn’t very pleasant to be around and acted like a total ass, much worse than normal. I thought for sure he would take a swing at Hank.
Since getting the news about his cancer being in remission, Walt has had to take a look at his life and determine what to do. Cooking meth can’t last forever and this was really just about making some money for his family before he passed on. Now that he’s got a new lease on life, Walt decided to quit cooking and just teach. This wasn’t surprising. In fact, it seemed to be the most logical decision for him to make.
Walter White (Bryan Cranston), Walter Jr (RJ Mitte) and Hank Schrader (Dean Norris)
Jesse is often overshadowed by Walt’s actions, but I don’t consider him any less important. Without Jesse, Walt wouldn’t have gotten this far with his venture and now Jesse has gotten himself a sexy girlfriend in Jane. Jane really screwed up by dissing Jesse when her father came by. While I agree that the father not knowing about the relationship is a good thing, it was still rude of Jane to do that without telling Jesse about it ahead of time. And her apology was great. That was a perfectly-drawn picture! I wish I had that. I’d have it framed instantly.
Having retired from the meth business, Walt had to find another way to take up his time and he set his sights on the house which had begun to fall apart. The hot water heater and the connecting pipes were a disaster.
Skylar’s gone off the freakin’ deep end. I can’t believe she’s interested in hooking up with her boss again. I know it’s difficult with Walt, but come on.
Walt’s home improvement ambitions were great while it lasted, but one trip to the home improvement store made him change his mind on the retirement plan. A new team has moved into the area and they’re looking to encroach on Walt’s territory and he didn’t have any of that.
His confrontation with the guys in the parking lot let it be known that people aren’t to step into his neighborhood and I think they got the message. I wonder how long until someone will give him a run for his money though. It’s not like Walt has much of a team to hold off bigger dealers. They don’t have the people or the gunpower to hold the area down. A mean scowl is only going to go so far.
Rating: 8.7
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