What I'm Watching: Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad: Season 1, Episode 5 “Gray Matter” (B-)

The parallel storylines of Walt and Jesse continue to get more interesting with this episode. The story drags along slowly enough, and very little actually happens, but most of it is of decent quality. The party and the intervention scene are serious enough, but I am not wholly impressed with these characters. The sister-in-law is far too antagonistic, though I do like Hank, who keeps eating all the vegetables and changes his side halfway through. It was a decent speech by Walt towards the end there. Jesse’s own obsession with perfection now that he has worked with Walt is intriguing, and it is a good thing that he dodged that crossbow here. That could have done some major damage. The last scene is great – “Wanna cook?”