“Why don’t you kill yourself, Walt?”
If there’s anything we have learned during Breaking Bad’s incredible run is that you can’t predict what these characters (especially Walt) can do or where the show is going. With only 5 episodes of Breaking Bad left, its hard to believe that things will get crazier than they have during the last 3. But they will, and it’s going to be a fun thing to watch unfold.
“Confessions” begins interestingly enough with Todd with his Uncle Jack and Kenny in a diner. Todd is glowing while he details the train heist, telling them all about it, except the part where he killed kid. This is mind numbing on Todd’s part considering that the whole point of killing the child was so no one else but them knew about the heist. So much for that. We learn that Todd is indeed taking over the cooking of the meth, while his Uncle handles the rest. This is worrisome for many reasons. But the scene where we see his uncle nonchalently wipe blood off of his boot is the red flag. Clearly he is a careless and reckless man, and if this tells us anything its that their operation is going to be bloody, sloppy, and reckless. They head back to New Mexico, which isn’t a good sign. This definitely won’t be the last we see of these guys.
Hank tries to convince Jesse to spill the beans on Walt in the interrogation room, but Jesse doesn’t budge, actually showing signs of the Jesse of old when he tells Hank to “Eat Me” and asks if he will beat the answers out of him again. It was a great scene between the two. Saul then bails him out arriving and reminded them that Hank has no business near Jesse legally. Saul is understandably confused and concerned about Jesse’s actions.
We’ve seen Walt manipulate and use people to his advantage throughout the show, and he’s done it to just about everyone. Except for Walter Jr. This changes as Marie not so discretely tries to “lure” Walter Jr. over to their house, where she probably would have told him the truth about his father. Walt quickly acts and tells his son that his cancer has returned (although it is true), making Walter Jr. think that he made his own decision to stay by his father’s side, even though it was just Walt being the conniving bastard that he is. It was sad to see that nothing is off limits or sacred to Walt, and that he will truly do whatever it takes to save his skin.
We then see Walter record a confession of sorts on a videotape. A scared looking Skylar asks if Walt is sure about his plan, and he is. We aren’t sure what Walt is up to, but we’re pretty sure he would never just give himself up. It was an odd comparison and callback to the pilot episode where Walt does the same.
Walt/Skylar and Hank/Marie meet up at a Mexican restaurant with the tension palpable beyond belief. Only their server Trey is oblivious enough to keep asking them if they are interested in guacamole that is made right at the table. He finally gets the hint and leaves as things get serious between the two sides of the family, with Hank continuing to push forward, with plenty of harsh threats made. He doesn’t have anything, but he will make sure when he does, he will bring Walt down, even if it means Walter Jr. has to watch. It all leads to one of the boldest lines of the night from Marie to Walt: “Why don’t you kill yourself, Walt?” Ouch.
The first jaw dropping moment of the night comes when Hank/Marie watch the tape Walt has recorded. Only it aint a confession, its a accusation made by Walt, turning it all on Hank making him out to be the mastermind, completely turning the tables on his brother in law. Walt has some pair on him. Unfortunately for Hank, the evidence that Walt has on him, such as the money, doesn’t look good on Hank. After watching the tape and finding out that Marie took the money of them, poor Hank can only spurt out “That’s the last nail in the coffin.” It was something I hadn’t even considered Walt doing. It’s just another moment of Breaking Bad surprising the hell out of us.
It’s only fitting that Walter’s finest lying/acting moment is presented on a literal television within the show. Very sinister capturing of Walt’s confession playing on the TV by director Michael Slovis. It was hard not to notice the red blurred lines on the television set, marking Walt as the devil. Wonder if Walt gave the tape to Saul as well in case something does happen to him?.
Walt and Saul then meet Jesse out in the desert, with a tarantula walking by Jesse, acting a reminder of the poor kid that Todd killed. Walt digs around Saul’s car for bugs, with Saul advising Walt to obtain a device that reads radio signals for bugs, something that I’m assuming Walt will do later on in the show.
Walt tells Jesse that he “doesn’t like seeing him hurting” and tells him he should get out of town and start a new life with the help of the guy Saul knows. Jesse is too far along on Walt’s game not to see through his bullshit and finally calls him out on it. Jesse heartbreakingly pleads to Walt, “Would you just for once, stop working me? Can you just stop working me for like 10 second straight, stop jerking me around? Just ask me for a favor. Just tell me you don’t give a shit about me.” The performance from Aaron Paul is one of his finest ever on the show, and one that was hard not to get emotional while watching. He’s had enough, and who can blame him? Walt does the only thing he can at the time, and gives Jesse an awkward hug. Is it real, or is he just working Jesse some more? I think it was a little of both, but maybe, just maybe, there was some sentiment in that hug.
Skylar is shaken up by all that has happened, and Walt tries to calm her down, assuring her it worked. The lighting in the scene is impossible to miss, as Walt is hidden in the darkness with Skylar in light, surrounded by it as well. She’s surrounded by Walt’s darkness and has no where to go, until she is possibly fully smothered as well.
Gomie is getting curious with Hank’s interest once again in Jesse, and it causes some tension between the two. The last thing Hank wants to do is isolating himself from Gomie, especially with all that will be happening soon.
Jesse agrees to start a new life with the help of Saul’s guy and as Saul is doing so Jesse begins to light up a joint. Saul makes him put it out telling him that this guy won’t take him on if he shows up high. He has Huell take Jesse there, and in a blink and you’ll miss it scene, Huell quickly lifts the weed out of Jesse’s pocket. It seems as Jesse is going to be on his way as the guy arrives in a van and waits for Jesse to walk over. Only Jesse realizes Huell lifted his weed, stumbling onto the realization that this isn’t the first time that Huell has done this to him. He connects the dots and realized that Huell did the same thing with the ricin cigarette, leading Jesse to the discovery that Walt was the one who poisoned Brock, not Gus.
In a rage of fury Jesse goes back to Saul’s, beating the crap out of him at gunpoint, making Saul validate what he already knows. I honestly thought for a second there that Jesse was going to kill Saul in the heat of the moment. But Jesse has other things in mind, such as pouring gasoline all over the White household, ready to send the devil straight to hell. It looks like Walt is ready for him, as Saul puts him on notice, sending Walt to dig out a frozen gun that was tucked away in a soda vending machine in the carwash.
There’s no telling what will happen next week, but there will be a full head on collision of some sort. Could Walter Jr. possibly be home as Jesse is doing this? He’s been conveniently missing a lot during the 2nd half of season 5, it would be a nice twist if he is home and encounters a rage fueled Jesse. We’ll see.
Notes:
- Walt isn’t the only “Danger”
- Walt telling Hank that “There is no drug empire.” So much for the Empire business, eh, Walt?
- “Some people are just immune to good advice.”
- That voicemail left by Todd is going to bite Walt in the ass at some point.
- While Walt and Jesse are standing next to Saul’s car, the license plate reads “WYRUP”. Does this mean Jesse will “wire up” and work with Hank, or does this means Walt, Your Up? Let’s put it this way, this show is too good for it not to mean something.
- Hello again to the Hello Kitty phone
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