Breaking Bad: Season 4, Episode 6 “Cornered” (B+)
Well, this was one intense episode, once again filled with lots of one-on-one conversation that didn’t move very fast. Skyler seems to be piecing everything together, and her trip to the Four Corners monument was rather powerful. Her closing line to Walt stung: “Someone has to protect this family from the man who protects this family.” Seeing Walter bond with his son was nice, even if it’s going to be short-lived because he’s going to have to take back that car. Walt’s going a little stir-crazy with Jesse gone all the time, and he seems to have gotten his innocent little helpers sent back to Honduras because he didn’t want to clean up his mess by himself. He did do a rather impressive job of reasoning out Jesse’s staged heroics, but fortunately Jesse seems to have gone and proven himself useful after all. Digging a hole in the front yard and using his knowledge of methheads was impressive, and I liked seeing Mike watch him do that. Their interactions have been highly amusing, especially in this installment when Mike tells him that he doesn’t care for unpredictable, and he brought sandwiches. It’s rare these days to hear Gus say anything, so Jesse lucked out with his response of “I like to think I see things in people.” The most memorable and haunting line in this episode comes from Walt, and it’s what really sets Skyler off: “I am not in danger, I am the danger.” That over-confidence isn’t going to serve him well.
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