This Week On Breaking Bad: Bug
Wow. If there was any question about whose side Jesse is on, I think any solid answer has been thrown to the dogs. After their brutal altercation at the end of “Bug,” Jesse is looking out for number one from now on – he’s a total wild card. He seems to like Gus more every episode, and you have to respect a guy who unflinchingly walks in front a sniper’s sights, but seeing another man’s head explode may have him looking for a way out.
The pressure Walt put on Jesse to do in Gus with the ricin has been getting to him. Both because he doesn’t want to kill anyone else and because I think he’s honestly scared. Walt telling him about the bug he put on his car was just the straw that broke the his back. If he kicked the shit out of Walt over a bug, imagine what’ll happen when he finds out about Jane’s death. If he ever does, of course.
What makes it even more upsetting is that we may never get to see another fun scene with Walt and Jesse ever again. No more lighthearted joking or getting in trouble at work together. Not that we really get those moments anymore, but knowing we probably never will again is a total bummer. The brawl was a seriously dark turn in a show that’s already darker than most.
Sklyer continues to break bad in her own way. First we see her putting false transactions through the register to get the receipts. If the feds ever trace the White’s paper trail, Skyler’s got the evidence. Then she dons a hooker dress and plays Ted’s clueless accountant. She played it very well too, just like her Oscar-worthy performance as the desperate mom who locked her keys in the condo earlier this season. We’ll see if she uses some of that crawl space money to bail Ted out of his $600,000+ debt. I’m sure that won’t have any repercussions!
Hank’s rogue investigation into Gus continues to narrow down. He knows something is up at the Pollos Hermanos distribution center, but before he can make a move on it, Walt squawks to Mike. As far as Walt’s intentions for playing informant, part of it could be wanting to prevent Hank from getting killed. But this is Walter White, so his main motivation is most likely his own well-being; buying more time for himself until Jesse can kill Gus or he can figure out his next move.
Gus, after being as badass as you can possibly be (walking into gunfire), says “Yes” to the Cartel. He’s going to give them the secret of the blue meth. But he wants Jesse to go down to Mexico to play teacher. This is a problem for a lot of reasons – mainly being that Jesse doesn’t know it all. Walt handles the delicate intricacies and actual chemistry behind cooking, Jesse just goes through the motions. Walt doesn’t really have a choice to cooperate however Gus wants him to, but we’ve seen him flip the script before on the Chicken Man so it’ll fun to see how this pans out.