Another awesome S5 episode of Breaking Bad? Who would have guessed!
I must say this wasn't at all what I was expecting. Walter is just done with the meth business all of a sudden? I'm not totally sure I buy that yet. On one hand, it seems unlikely that he went through this whole season trying to build an empire only to call it quits after a day. He literally had several men murdered in this episode to tie up loose ends too. AND just made a deal with Lydia and international drug dealers.
But on the other hand, there IS enough money to probably last him several lifetimes as Skyler put it. And he may easily have some sort of guilt about killing Mike that it shook him up enough to tie up said-loose ends and call or a life. Or maybe his cancer diagnosis isn't looking too good and he has finally decided to spend his remaining days with his family like he originally planned over a year ago.
I genuinely don't know! The cliffhanger was pretty ingenious though, and I feel like the remaining half of this season is going to be crap hitting the fan and unraveling. There are just too many things going on behind the scenes this show to truly be over anyway. Walter, what the heck are you thinking? I like that the writers and directors haven't been blunt about any of his thoughts.
I really liked the scene with Jesse toward the end. I'm excited and scared to see just what he's going to do with the money. Could be horrible, could be awesome.
Had I seen this as it aired, I'd be content but still yearning for the rest of the show. I can see why there was a mid-season break. Words cannot express how good this first half was though.
I must say this wasn't at all what I was expecting. Walter is just done with the meth business all of a sudden? I'm not totally sure I buy that yet. On one hand, it seems unlikely that he went through this whole season trying to build an empire only to call it quits after a day. He literally had several men murdered in this episode to tie up loose ends too. AND just made a deal with Lydia and international drug dealers.
But on the other hand, there IS enough money to probably last him several lifetimes as Skyler put it. And he may easily have some sort of guilt about killing Mike that it shook him up enough to tie up said-loose ends and call or a life. Or maybe his cancer diagnosis isn't looking too good and he has finally decided to spend his remaining days with his family like he originally planned over a year ago.
I genuinely don't know! The cliffhanger was pretty ingenious though, and I feel like the remaining half of this season is going to be crap hitting the fan and unraveling. There are just too many things going on behind the scenes this show to truly be over anyway. Walter, what the heck are you thinking? I like that the writers and directors haven't been blunt about any of his thoughts.
I really liked the scene with Jesse toward the end. I'm excited and scared to see just what he's going to do with the money. Could be horrible, could be awesome.
Had I seen this as it aired, I'd be content but still yearning for the rest of the show. I can see why there was a mid-season break. Words cannot express how good this first half was though.