"I got dipping sticks..."
I may not speak any Spanish but, given the song that Walt rather amusingly sings in the car and in the shower, I can tell it refers to un cheval sans nom.
Anyway, this is an extraordinary bit of telly which sees a fascinating contrast throughout between Walt and Heusenberg for control. Walt keeps insisting, despite Saul's protests, that his cooking days are over- for now. But his outburst at the cop is pure Heisenberg... leading, of course, to his needing to be humiliatingly rescued by Hank, who also takes his side about Skyler's refusal to allow contact with his children. The conflict between the feuding spouses is fascinating, especially after Saul gets fixer Mike to get to work on the "wife problem". And, of course, poor Flynn/Walt Jr is stuck in the middle and understandably confused.
Oh, and the pizza on the roof. That's obviously the highlight of the episode.
Saul also shows his stuff with Jesse, of course. There's a nicely written awkward conversation between Jesse and his dad, full of awkward silences and unspoken bitterness... and then Saul, in a tour de force, gets Jesse's parents to sell the house at a knockdown price. The scene where they realise who they sold it to is priceless. Jesse even got to stop his annoying little brother goint to space camp. It's quite delicious.
But we also have those two blokes from last episode, tracking down Walt and inexorably walking towards him, seemingly about to axe him to death in the shower, Psycho-style. Until Gus finds out, and stops them. although not without Walt noticing something awry. I love the use of the eye.
This is brilliant. Already this season it feels as though things have gone up a gear. There's a real confidence to Breaking Bad right now.
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