Breaking Bad: Season 4, Episode 8 “Hermanos” (B+)
This episode started out in a fashion completely unlike many of the signature season three episodes, fast and uncontrolled with Walt panicking and driving like a maniac. We got to plenty of the familiar stuff soon after as Mike made his various stops with a bored and agonized Jesse tagging along. The stylized, scored, sped-up montage of his frustration was extremely well done, and I like how it all played out, with Gus and Mike staging the scene so that Jesse would feel like a hero and have a renewed sense of purpose in life. As long as Jesse doesn’t find out that it was rigged, he’s going to be doing better for a while. Walt being present when Skyler heard his message could have turned out really badly, but instead it gave them a wholly unexpected pathway to sexual intimacy, which they definitely haven’t had in a long time. Noticing the differences in the sheets and having Walter Jr. walk into the house while they were in the bedroom together were positive, almost serene developments, and Walt was doing fine until Skyler so casually suggested he move back into the house merely for appearance’s sake. Hank praising Gale’s intelligence seemed to wound Walt’s pride, and now he’s gone and acted callously, encouraging Hank to throw himself back into the case and discover a connection to Los Pollos Hermanos. In exciting news, this show has been renewed for a fifth and final sixteen-episode season, meaning that we’re hurtling towards the end now, which is perfect since this show was always about characters and arcs and deserves to go out with a glorious bang.
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