Having successfully gotten the Hell out of Dodge (without Hank spotting them), Walter and Jesse return home, where one of Walters' first orders of business is to strip naked inside a supermarket in order to sell the idea of a "fugue state" and the idea of his supposed amnesia. The two of them manufacture cover stories to try to explain their disappearances, although Jesses' doesn't hold water with Hank, who unsuccessfully tries to grill him.
Hank even brings in wheelchair-ridden Tio Salamanca (Mark Margolis, "Requiem for a Dream") to influence the interrogation, which works (and gives Jesse a temporary uneasiness) until we can see how far gone Tio is.
One of my favorite bits has Walter realize that the psychiatrist (Harry Groener, "About Schmidt") conferring with him cannot divulge almost anything they discuss, so Walter "comes clean" - to a degree. He certainly doesn't tell the guy that he's cooking crystal meth, or that he's living this double life. Another element I enjoyed was the "Gods' eye" perspective as we watch Walter & Jesse making the long trek home by foot (although Walter eventually is able to hitch a ride).
Jesse, meanwhile, is working hard to remove the evidence from plain view, cleaning out his basement and paying to have his RV taken away.
As always, I'm struck by the visual tricks that the directors of these episodes are able to incorporate, as well as the musical choices.
This series really is "pulp fiction" taken to another level. As such, it's incredibly entertaining from beginning to end.
Eight out of 10.
Hank even brings in wheelchair-ridden Tio Salamanca (Mark Margolis, "Requiem for a Dream") to influence the interrogation, which works (and gives Jesse a temporary uneasiness) until we can see how far gone Tio is.
One of my favorite bits has Walter realize that the psychiatrist (Harry Groener, "About Schmidt") conferring with him cannot divulge almost anything they discuss, so Walter "comes clean" - to a degree. He certainly doesn't tell the guy that he's cooking crystal meth, or that he's living this double life. Another element I enjoyed was the "Gods' eye" perspective as we watch Walter & Jesse making the long trek home by foot (although Walter eventually is able to hitch a ride).
Jesse, meanwhile, is working hard to remove the evidence from plain view, cleaning out his basement and paying to have his RV taken away.
As always, I'm struck by the visual tricks that the directors of these episodes are able to incorporate, as well as the musical choices.
This series really is "pulp fiction" taken to another level. As such, it's incredibly entertaining from beginning to end.
Eight out of 10.