Punches are thrown
So this week's episode ends with Walter and Jesse going at each other. And I'm not talking pointing out where the other has screwed up a chemical formula but punching each other in the face. How did we get there? Well, this week was all about how things Walt can't really control end
up being a problem for him personally. Let's run them down.
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Possible exit strategy
"I'm working on it!" That's what Walt tells Skyler when she suggests that he abandons his "second job" because business goes surprisingly well at the car wash. The money-laundering carwash that is. And Walt is indeed working on something. I mean, he has to. DEA enfant prodige Hank still uses Walt as his personal driver and henchman, so to speak, taking him on his hunt for Gus. And Jesse, try as he might, or so he says, can't manage to whack Gus. Somethings needs to happen.
Possible break through for Hank
In other Hank news, he has figured out where Gus's meth cooking facility, Walt's office so to speak, is located. Of course, Hank doesn't know that yet but he has a few questions to ask when he analyzes the data from the GPS tracker Walt put on Gus's car last week. Apparently, the world's most polite drug kingpin only drives from his home to one Los Pollos Hermanos location and back. But there are 13 other franchises of the restaurant. Does he never go there? Thus, Hank's inquiring mind zeroes in on Gus's distribution facility where a drug operation might conveniently be staged.
A possible divide between Walt and Jesse?
Which brings us to Walt's next problem. A corpse is being wheeled into the lab by Mike and Jesse. It's one of Gus's men, of course, the problem is he fell victim to the cartel. The other problem is, Gus's plan to drive a wedge between chemistry teacher and student is finally working when Walt realizes that Jesse is more in tune with what's happening with Gus and the drug operation than he is. Jesse might claim that he is on a mission to kill Gus but how much can Walter trust him when he is spending his time with Mike running errands for the big man? Questions over question. Or as Mike advises Jesse: "if you have questions, ask Gus."
A possible bond between Jesse and Gus?
And he does. Jesse goes to Gus's house and unlike Walter who was strongly advised to retract earlier in the season when he had a similar idea, Gus let's Jesse in. "Can you cook Walter's formula without any help, alone?", Gus asks him. Will Jesse poison the boss like Walt demanded a few weeks ago? Will he even give up the recipe? The answer is no to both. Jesse's loyalty still seems to lie with Walter. Unless…
A definite divide between Walter and Jesse
As I mentioned above, the episode ends on a shocking note. Walt finds out that Jesse has not been honest with him and has no intentions of killing Gus and Jesse finds out that Walter has been keeping tabs on him. In other words, both realize that they don't trust each other anymore and their only way to react is to beat the living crap out of each other. "Can you walk? Good. Get the f@#k out of here and never come back", Jesse grunts in Walt's direction. I guess Gus's plan to drive our to leads apart finally paid off this week.
In any case, I can't wait to see how it all plays out next week. What did you think? What do you think is Walt's next move? And how will Gus use Jesse now that he can count on him completely?
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