#SpoilerAlert.<\/p>\n ========================================<\/p>\n 0:01:10 \u2013 Recap.<\/p>\n 0:01:40 \u2013 Light amber goo drops onto a cooling pan in a pretty cool up-from-under shot. \u00a0Todd is showing Lydia and his uncle how he makes the meth now that Walter\u2019s out of the cooking process. \u00a0You can tell that the low purity factor that Lydia tried to tell Walter about at the car wash (\u201cHave an A-1 day!\u201d) really hits home, because the goo doesn\u2019t even look that clean. \u00a0When Todd\u2019s uncle takes his mask off, I think it\u2019s sweet the way Todd says \u201cMr. White says the fumes aren\u2019t good to breathe.\u201d \u00a0He still doesn\u2019t call him Walter.<\/p>\n 0:02:43 \u2013 Todd measures the purity level of the goo. \u00a076%. \u00a0Todd\u2019s uncle laughs and congratulates Todd. \u00a0Did I mention he has a swastika tattoo on his neck? \u00a0It\u2019s that kind of purity that gets him excited, apparently. \u00a0But Lydia wonders why the product isn\u2019t blue. \u00a0Blue is their brand, and the people in Europe who are used to Walt\u2019s blue product might not buy if the new stuff doesn\u2019t match the old.<\/p>\n 0:03:33 \u2013 #ItsBlue-ish.<\/p>\n 0:04:15 \u2013 Lydia was okay with Todd\u2019s uncle\u2019s crew shooting down Declan and the former crew, but she sure isn\u2019t into telling these guys off on their shoddy product. \u00a0Todd can tell that\u2019s it not the same, though, and he eyes Lydia. \u00a0I like Todd. \u00a0He\u2019s unassumingly smart, but sometimes he just doesn\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n 0:05:08 \u2013 After fetching Lydia her tea, Todd admits he heated the batch a few degrees too hot, burning the color out of the mix. \u00a0But he\u2019s pretty sure he can bring the purity level up, as well as make sure he preserves the color. \u00a0Todd offers to ask his uncle to \u201csmooth things over\u201d with the buyers. \u00a0(Really, Todd? \u00a0How smooth do you think it\u2019ll go?) \u00a0Lydia\u2019s response is great \u2014 she just looks at him levelly and nails it. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll pass. \u00a0Thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n 0:06:52 \u2013 Todd\u2019s ringtone is Thomas Dolby\u2019s \u201cShe Blinded Me With Science.\u201d \u00a0That\u2019s because it\u2019s Walt on the other line. \u00a0\u201cI think I might have another job for your uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n 0:07:35 \u2013 Title card.<\/p>\n 0:10:27 \u2013 Gomez is meeting Hank under a highway overpass. \u00a0Jesse\u2019s got an idea that Hank thinks Gomie needs to hear, and it\u2019s about getting evidence to put Walter away. \u00a0He suggests that Walter\u2019s money might be enough, and although he doesn\u2019t know where Walt keeps it, Jesse says he knows who might. \u00a0PleasebeSaul, pleasebeSaul, pleasebeSaul\u2026<\/p>\n 0:11:53 \u2013 ShraderHaus. \u00a0Gomez has come back from picking someone up, but they aren\u2019t saying who. \u00a0PleasebeSaul, pleasebeSaul, pleasebeSaul\u2026<\/p>\n 0:12:05 \u2013 Gomez lets Hank know very bluntly that \u201c\u2026if this guy decides that he wants to lawyer up, I don\u2019t care if you are my boss, I\u2019m gonna put a stop to this.\u201d \u00a0My guess is it\u2019s not Saul, but right now, I can\u2019t think of who it might be. \u00a0Huell? \u00a0Bill Burr?<\/p>\n 0:12:44 \u2013 Hank takes some kind of meat out of a package and dumps it on the floor. \u00a0He takes some of the blood and pours it on top, rearranging it to look like human brains, I guess. \u00a0That\u2019s what it appears to be. \u00a0Hanks looks at Jesse. \u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re up.\u201d \u00a0Cut to a profile shot of Huell, sitting on a bed in a living room in a safe house. \u00a0Hank and Gomez begin questioning him, but of course, he\u2019s not under arrest, etc.<\/p>\n 0:15:07 \u2013 Hank\u2019s not getting anywhere. \u00a0He feed Huell lines about Saul selling him up the river, Bill Burr\u2019s gone missing, Walt\u2019s named Huell in a hit \u2014 none of which Huell believes. \u00a0Then Hank shows Huell a cell phone picture (A cell phone picture, Huell! \u00a0Don\u2019t you watch CSI? \u00a0It\u2019s not real!!) of Jesse, lying on the kitchen floor, head next to the splattered meat and blood, looking like he\u2019s been shot or bludgeoned.<\/p>\n 0:15:12 \u2013 #HuellFellForIt.<\/p>\n 0:16:17 \u2013 Huell doesn\u2019t know where Walt\u2019s money is, but he doesn\u2019t mind letting Hank and Gomie know how many barrels full of money he had to pack up. \u00a0Also that they had to wash the van before returning it to the rental place because it looked like Walt had taken it off-road.<\/p>\n 0:17:38 \u2013 Hank does a somewhat poor job of telling Huell not to leave the safe house or put his battery back in his cell phone, in case Walt\u2019s tracking him via G.P.S. \u00a0However, #HuellFellForIt.<\/p>\n 0:18:04 \u2013 Lab Mark II. \u00a0Walter is meeting with Todd\u2019s uncle about the job. \u00a0Walt looks none too pleased that he\u2019s going this route. \u00a0He\u2019s convinced that Jesse\u2019s not a rat, but he won\u2019t \u201clisten to reason.\u201d \u00a0He really wants to believe that there\u2019s no way Jesse would go to the authorities, that\u2019s he\u2019s just angry. \u00a0When Todd\u2019s uncle asks whether or not this is a job Walt would do himself, Walt answers swiftly: \u201cJesse is like family to me.\u201d \u00a0Now, I know we\u2019ve all thought about killing someone in our family from time to time, but everyone knows that you just don\u2019t kill your family. \u00a0You hire a white-power killer to do the job for you, everyone knows that.<\/p>\n 0:19:20 \u2013 Walt tries to change the subject from the details of how they\u2019re going to kill Jesse (which is what Walt is asking them to do\u2026\u00a0<\/em>grow a backbone, Walter) to payment. \u00a0Todd\u2019s uncle says they don\u2019t want money. \u00a0They want Walter to cook for them. \u00a0I guess \u201cblue-ish\u201d isn\u2019t good enough anymore, eh?<\/p>\n 0:20:05 \u2013 TUncle lays it out \u2014 Walter teaches Todd how to cook meth just like him, and that\u2019s the only thing they will accept in order to carry the job out. \u00a0Walter negotiates to one cook, and only after the job is done. \u00a0TUncle stands and offers Walt his hand to shake on the deal. \u00a0Walter hesitates for several seconds. \u00a0This is a moment, he realizes, that he cannot come back from. \u00a0Setting this in motion could very well change everything for him for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n 0:20:34 \u2013 The shake is made. \u00a0The deal has been struck. \u00a0Time is critical, and while Walt doesn\u2019t know where he is, he knows how to flush him out. \u00a0That\u2019s the thing about family \u2014 the hired guns can always count on you to know how to push their targets\u2019 buttons just right.<\/p>\n 0:24:32 \u2013 Andrea\u2019s house. \u00a0Brock is at the table eating cereal and reading the back of the box. \u00a0No, Walt. \u00a0No! \u00a0Baaaaaaad emperor.<\/p>\n 0:24:50 \u2013 There\u2019s a knock at the door. \u00a0Andrea answers it and finds Walt standing there.<\/p>\n 0:25:25 \u2013 \u201cYou\u2019ve met Brock before, right?\u201d \u00a0Irony, thou art heartless. \u00a0Walt asks Brock how he is, and Brock \u2014 I love this kid \u2014 just looks up at Walt, then goes back to his cereal. \u00a0You know what you did, Walt.<\/p>\n 0:26:07 \u2013 Jesse\u2019s using again, can you help me find him? \u00a0Andrea suggests Saul, but Walt says no help there. \u00a0He relays that they had an argument, and that hopefully, the fact that he\u2019s upset is why Walter hasn\u2019t heard from him. \u00a0He convinces Andrea to try and call Jesse, which she does, leaving a voicemail. \u00a0You know, Walter, I\u2019ve been rooting for you this entire series, but now, I think I\u2019m starting to hate you a little bit. \u00a0I mean, really. \u00a0I kind of hate your guts right now.<\/p>\n 0:28:32 \u2013 Walt walks out to his car, and someone\u2019s watching him from the front seat of a Ford Crown Victoria. \u00a0TUncle and his friend are in the car, taking Walt\u2019s call. \u00a0The trap has been set, and Walter wants to make sure that neither Andrea nor Brock know anything about what\u2019s about to happen to Jesse.<\/p>\n 0:29:08 \u2013 Hank intercepts Andrea\u2019s voicemail.<\/p>\n 0:30:53 \u2013 ShraderHaus. There was no G.P.S. system in the van Walt rented, so they can\u2019t track his travels from the rental time. \u00a0Hank remembers the dirt on the van from Huell\u2019s story, and thinks Walt buried the money somewhere. \u00a0Even though the van didn\u2019t have a G.P.S. system, Hank\u2019s betting that Walt\u2019s not aware of that. \u00a0Looks like we\u2019re playing another round of chess, ladies and gentlemen.<\/p>\n 0:35:38 \u2013 Car Wash World. \u00a0Walter, Jr. is working the cash register. \u00a0\u201cHave an A-1 day!\u201d \u00a0Junior asks if he can go home, pick up a few things, etc., when Saul walks in, asking who to give his voucher to. \u00a0Yay, Saul!<\/p>\n 0:36:36 \u2013 Junior recognizes Saul from the billboard, and he\u2019s a little starstruck. \u00a0He\u2019s a lawyer, Junior, not an athlete or an actor. \u00a0And certainly not a blog writer. \u00a0Saul confirms his identity with his catchphrase, \u201cBetter Call Saul!\u201d \u00a0Like a prairie dog, Walt pops in to the room from around the corner, holding Holly.<\/p>\n 0:37:18 \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t drink and drive. \u00a0But if you do, call me.\u201d 0:37:46 \u2013 Saul tells Walt that Huell\u2019s gone, and he looks none too happy about it. \u00a0Walt notices he\u2019s wearing a bulletproof vest.<\/p>\n 0:39:25 \u2013 Walt\u2019s phone beeps. \u00a0Walt opens it to find a picture of a barrel full of money, uncovered from the earth with the lid off. \u00a0In one of the first shots of this type that I\u2019ve seen in this entire series, we cut to a zoom in on Walter\u2019s shocked face as the phone rings. \u00a0It\u2019s Jesse. \u00a0\u201cGot my photo, bitch?\u201d<\/p>\n 0:40:02 \u2013 Jesse uses a story to convince Walt that he found the stash, which works. \u00a0Walt is in his lease, speeding around traffic, running red lights. \u00a0Jesse\u2019s threatening to torch all 7 barrels of money unless Walt meets him out there. \u00a0He\u2019s even going so far as to say he\u2019s burning $10,000 each minute until Walt arrives.<\/p>\n 0:41:48 \u2013 One thing about Jesse\u2019s demand that Walt stay on the phone\u2026 it\u2019s a great plot device. \u00a0Walt explains that his cancer is back and that by destroying the money, Jesse\u2019s only hurting Walt\u2019s kids. \u00a0Of course, Jesse finds the irony in Walt talking about his kids needing to be protected, when it was Walt who poisoned Brock in the first place. \u00a0To which Walt says, \u201cOh, hello Hubris! \u00a0So glad you could be here! \u00a0Do you mind if I get in?\u201d \u00a0Walt lets it fly that it was his plan to poison Brock to get Jesse to turn on Gus, that Walt had killed the dealers that almost shot Jesse, going all the way back to Emilio and Krazy-8. \u00a0He\u2019s giving up EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n 0:43:02 \u2013 Walt pulls into the desert area where he buried the money, but he can\u2019t hear Jesse on the phone anymore. \u00a0He also doesn\u2019t see Jesse. \u00a0He stops the car, pulls his gun, and gets out. \u00a0He runs towards the burial spot, only to realize that the barrels haven\u2019t been uncovered. \u00a0Instead of Walt flushing Jesse out, Jesse\u2019s brought Walt into the open.<\/p>\n 0:44:25 \u2013 Walt climbs up on a rock to get a better vantage point, and begins coughing pretty hard. \u00a0He notices a vehicle approaching in the distance, and runs past his car to a place out of the way. \u00a0He calls TUncle and tells him that Jesse\u2019s coming after him, to which TUncle signals to his compadres, who were all enjoying a nice lunch, that it\u2019s time to make it happen.<\/p>\n 0:46:14 \u2013 Walt\u2019s given TUncle the coordinates, but he\u2019s also just realized that it\u2019s Hank and Gomez that have brought Jesse to the site. \u00a0Despairing, he renegs. \u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t come. \u00a0It\u2019s off.\u201d<\/p>\n 0:47:44 \u2013 Hank and Gomez, guns drawn, are looking around, calling for Walt. \u00a0Walt sits behind the rock, looking at his options, of which he appears to see none. \u00a0He\u2019s weighing what all this means as he hears Hank call for him. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s over!\u201d 0:48:24 \u2013 Taco Bell\u2019s Fiery Doritos Locos Taco, with a hint of lime, actually tastes pretty good. \u00a0I tried one this weekend.<\/p>\n 0:53:16 \u2013 Walt still hasn\u2019t come out. \u00a0Hank, Gomie, and Jesse are still looking around. \u00a0After a few seconds, Hank wheels on a target. \u00a0\u201cGot him.\u201d \u00a0Walt slowly walks out from behind the rock and drops his gun when Hank demands. \u00a0He raises his hands and slowly walks towards the three men. \u00a0I still hate Walt, but this is kind of painful to watch.<\/p>\n 0:55:56 \u2013 As Hank is explaining the details of the setup, Walt glares with whatever energy he has left in Jesse\u2019s direction. \u00a0Jesse realizes the spot is the place where he and Walt set up their very first cook. \u00a0Why is this important right now, Jesse? \u00a0Does this foreshadow anything, really? \u00a0Hank\u2019s satisfied with bringing out a search team since Walt won\u2019t say where the money is buried.<\/p>\n 0:56:44 \u2013 \u201cWalter White, you have the right to remain silent. \u00a0Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. \u00a0You have the right to speak to an attorney, and have an attorney present during any questioning. \u00a0If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you at the government\u2019s expense. \u00a0Do you understand these rights as I have just recited them to you?\u201d 0:58:14 \u2013 Hank tells Gomez that he\u2019ll take Walter in to book him, and that Gomez should stay behind with Jesse to wait for the search team. \u00a0Oh, this<\/em> won\u2019t end badly.<\/p>\n 0:58:27 \u2013 Marie looks in her trash can and sees a mess of meat and blood. \u00a0Disgusted, she closes the lid and answers the phone. \u00a0It\u2019s Hank. \u00a0\u201cHey, baby. \u00a0I got him. \u00a0Dead to rights\u2026 \u2026Want me to wave to him for you?\u201d \u00a0Again, Hank, Hubris. \u00a0Hubris does not look good on you.<\/p>\n 0:59:54 \u2013 Walt looks out the window, then turns his gaze towards the rearview mirror of the SUV, in which he sees Todd & his uncle pulling up in their vehicles. \u00a0Panic. \u00a0Gomez and Hank notice them, too. \u00a0Walt tries to shout at Hank from inside the car to warm him, but to no avail.<\/p>\n 1:00:38 \u2013 The two vehicles come to a stop, and six men get out and draw their guns on Hank and Gomez, who respond in turn, telling the men to drop their weapons. \u00a0TUncle can see Jesse in the front seat of Hanks\u2019 car, and he demands to see identification from Hank and Gomez. \u00a0The whole time, Walt is yelling at Jack (that\u2019s TUncle, I couldn\u2019t remember his name) to back off.<\/p>\n 1:01:25 \u2013 \u201cWe\u2019ll give ourselves up if you show us some badges! \u00a0Simple as that! \u00a0How \u2019bout it?\u201d \u00a0It\u2019s that last part that makes me not believe Jack, almost like he\u2019s hungry for the chance to off some guys who might be police, even if they aren\u2019t. \u00a0Neither Hank nor Gomez are backing down.<\/p>\n 1:02:05 \u2013 Jack looks over at one of his cohorts, who replies by opening fire on Hank and Gomez. \u00a0They take cover behind the SUV while Walt ducks down, trying to stay clear of the gunfire. \u00a0Shots ring out from both sides, Hank and Gomez positioning to get the best shots off they can, Jack and his crew unloading, and Walt trying desperately to not get struck.<\/p>\n 1:02:48 \u2013 Executive Producer Vince Gilligan.<\/p>\n ========================================<\/p>\n Vince, I gotta tell you, as a writer and a director, you have my utmost respect. \u00a0But you\u2019re really starting to make me angry.<\/p>\n I\u2019m gonna go watch \u201cTalking Bad\u201d and see how everyone else is reacting to this. \u00a0Maybe I\u2019ll find some comfort.<\/p>\n Zach W. Lorton is a media producer and professional DJ\/MC by trade, and a comedian, actor, and musician by default. \u00a0His debut music project is set to begin recording in 2014, and will likely take the world by storm, possibly in the form of a Sharknado.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/326\/2013\/09\/BreakingBad-tohjiilee2.jpg\" "\\"BreakingBad")
<\/a>Get your bug bombing tents out and practice your best \u201cAm I under arrest\u201d delivery, because it\u2019s time once again to travel back into the world of chemistry teacher turned drug emperor Walter White and his happy band of miscreants, of which none are truly happy. \u00a0It\u2019s time to break bread over\u00a0Breaking Bad<\/em>, and I am more than willing to help you through the rough waters of the final episodes by bringing you, yet again, my own version of a review: \u00a0play-by-play, reactions in real time, with commentary where it\u2019s appropriate. \u00a0Or needed. \u00a0Or if I just feel like it.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHave an A-1 day! \u00a0Mom, you forgot to say it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nCommercial.<\/p>\n<\/a>0:54:50 \u2013 Hank makes Walt place his hands on his head, turn around, walk backwards, get on his knees, fry up 3 eggs sunny side up, recite the 23rd Psalm, dress his bandages \u2026 finally he cuffs Walt, and we see a close-up shot of the cuffs going on. \u00a0Hank whips him around and reveals that he faked the photo and sent it to him. \u00a0Now, Hank is a smart man, but WHY, HANK, WHY?? \u00a0Why did you tell him? \u00a0Hubris only has room for one man at a time, and really, it looks better on Walt than on you.<\/p>\n
\nDaggers are stared at Jesse.
\n\u201cCoward.\u201d
\nJesse approaches Walt, pauses, then spits in his face. \u00a0An altercation tries to break out, which is not likely to go anywhere since Walt\u2019s in cuffs, and it\u2019s easily broken up. \u00a0Walt is escorted in the back of Hank\u2019s SUV, while Gomez tells Jesse to get in Walt\u2019s car.<\/p>\n