Breaking Bad Recap: Everybody Roomba!

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By Saint Clare of Assisi | Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | 8:09 pm | 7 Comments
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Jesse tells Walt he hasn’t cleaned out the Roomba in over a week, so Walt tells him to pop the damn thing open. And sure enough, there’s the “ricin”. (Or really, the table salt, but to Jesse it looks just like the ricin).

So there ya go, Jesse. The ricin has been found. No unfortunate soul is going to find it on the street somewhere and accidentally step on it or something. Problem solved. Walt disposes of the ersatz ricin and suggests they crack a beer.

Hold on. Jesse sits with the Roomba dumbstruck. The full weight of the situation dawns on him, at least as it appears to him. Remember last season, when Jesse thought Walt had poisoned Brock and went over to his house to confront him? Jesse pulled a gun on Walt.

And now Jesse is morfitied. And now, Walt is such a goddamn badass manipulator, that not only has he managed to satisfy Jesse’s doubts, he’s also managed to get Jesse to beg his forgiveness. Bonus!

Just like last week, when Walt “forgave” Skyler for her infidelity, without acknowledging that his decision to lead a double-life directly led to it, Walt “forgives” Jesse for the suspicion that we know was entirely understandable, and even correct! What a psychopath.

So Walt forgives Jesse. But not just because he’s a good guy and because it’s a nice thing to do. He forgives him because he needs Jesse’s help in all future meth-related endeavors.

Yep. They’re not done yet. And that’s news to Jesse.

MIKE’S HOUSE

After last week’s scramble to destroy Gus’s laptop, now Mike has a little time to chill out. He cracks open a beer and sits down to watch some military guy movie or other. (I don’t know what movie it is. I SHOULD know. Anyone help me out?) Mike winces and checks his bullet wounds, which still don’t look completely healed yet. And then, there’s a knock at the door.

It’s Walt and Jesse. Mike doesn’t look happy, but apparently he’s already agreed to this meeting. They come inside.

MIKE’S KITCHEN

Walt and Jesse have come to talk business. Walt has a proposal. He, Jesse, and Mike will restart the meth business—or, more accurately, they’ll take over Gus’s old meth business. They will split the business three ways. Walt and Jesse will handle manufacturing, while Mike will handle logistics, and particularly, gathering raw materials. (Remember the first couple seasons of this show, when Walt and Jesse struggled to find Sudafed and then had to raid a chemical facility to steal the methlamine? They want someone else to deal with that hassle now). Really, Mike would be perfect.

Mike’s response is quintessential Mike, and hilarious: “Thanks, but no thanks.”

Walt thinks this is because of last week’s dustup. Walt remembers how furious Mike was when he found out Gus died, and he thinks now Mike is letting his emotion get in the way. Walt urges him to reconsider. But Mike coolly replies that no, it’s not an emotional decision. It’s a rational one. He sees Walt as a time bomb, and he doesn’t want to be around when he goes off. (Which…if you think about it, is kinda true. Walt IS walking around with a death sentence from the cancer, which would make him pretty reckless, no?)

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Saint Clare of Assisi attended Boston University and has written for The Onion.  He took his name from the patron saint of television, who was a virgin and saved a boy from a wolf one time.

7 Comments

  1. 1
    someguy
    Posted July 24, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    So glad you are back. Your recaps add so much to the show for me. I was thinking the women Mike met at the coffee shop was Gus’s wife. I liked how Hank will take help from his partner with. His. Walking and treating Gomez like a friend and partner without the macho BS.I always have to watch the episode again after your recaps to pick up all the detail you caught and I missed. I want to know what Brook says about what he ate to get sick. He isnto old to eat plants. Thanks for you great insights

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    mjhhawk
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 6:10 am

    Mike was watching “Caine Mutiny”, which is actually quite symbolic to the storyline as I believe the scene was was on they were just about to vote out the Captain (Gus) to replace him with another (Walt). Or it was another scene, but that does happen.

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    mjhhawk
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 6:41 am

    I think Walt is and will always be the main character, but they are not afraid to turn the focus on other characters for development. In the past they have focused on Jesse, Skyler, Hank, Marie and did an entire episode on Gus’ roots. This is what helps keeps the viewers so engaged in the show. You have true feelings about every character. When things like Hank and Mike have their first confrontation you are completed conflicted, as you are pulling for both guys. I personally really hope they do an episode on Mike’s days as a Philly cop.

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    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Two things I LOVE about this episode: 1) Mike drinking an Ensure with a beer back – priceless! and 2) Merkert saying that “It was right in front of me the whole time” or words to that effect talking about Gus being the criminal overlord. Do you suppose that gets Hank wondering what’s been in front of HIM this whole time?

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    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 11:05 am

    Oh, and wasn’t Lydia sitting with the Madrigal executives in the DEA office? I assumed that’s how she knew Mike – she is/was a Madrigal employee and Gus’s local go-between/finder of stuff.

    And in the final scene, it sounded to me as though Walt said something about ‘family being the most important thing’. It sounded all creepy and Godfather-y to me. And Skyler looked absolutely terrified.

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    annie anniedawg25
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    @timgunssister…yeah totally creepy! as was the boob grab.
    Sky is terrified of him….he knows it, and doesn’t give a shit. If anything, he likes it! EEK

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    maryedith
    Posted July 27, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Awesome recap as usual. Two things: I think Walt’s flaw is not just that he thinks other people are stupid but that he’s gotten greedy. It’s not about paying for cancer treatment anymore; it’s about the big payoff. Nobody who wants a big payoff for the sake of a big payoff ever gets the big payoff. Also, I don’t know if you mentioned this after the first episode, but when Walt popped those pills in the cold open I wondered if his cancer had come back? We don’t normally see him popping pills, do we?

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