Last night was mostly a slow burner with the notable exception of the last psychotic thirty seconds, but among the many standout scenes was Walt wrestling with himself as he finally orders the hit on Jesse. He's at pains to make sure that Jesse's death will be quick and easy - but of course, he's not at pains enough to call the whole thing off, even as Todd and co. demand their price. Heisenberg will cook again - maybe. Everything's up for grabs after the end, including who will be joining us for the next episode.
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| Maybe we'll also have fewer long shots of bald men glowering at each other in the desert. |
Jesse and Hank, meanwhile, was Heisenberging for the force of good last night all over the place. True to Saul's warnings, Jesse's pretty bright when you put him in a bind, and with the help of Hank he's able to a) dodge Todd's first attempted hit and b) actually get Walt to give away the money and get himself arrested in the desert. I had mixed feelings, actually, watching Walt get handcuffed in the desert. On one hand it was satisfying to watch Hank finally beat Walt and read him his Miranda rights, but on the other hand, it would have been profoundly disappointing to watch Walt spend his life in prison. I want him to burn out a bit more spectacularly than that.
Also, there's no way you can fire that many bullets and have everyone walk away. Who's it gonna be who dies first? Hank? Gomez? Todd? Todd's Nazi uncle? Even Jesse?
I'm going to be out of town next weekend so if anyone ruins the ending of Ozymandias, I will murder you in your beds. Sleep tight.
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