Breaking Bad Recap: Everybody Roomba!

Recaps

By Saint Clare of Assisi | Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | 8:09 pm | 7 Comments
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Mike’s the kind of character who, if you were a cop, you’d know he was dirty, but you can’t make anything stick because knows how to cover his tracks, so Hank and Gomez have gone through his whole bio. They also know Mike used to be a cop. We’ve heard about this before. Mike told Walt a story about the time he dealt with a wife abuser here in Albuquerque. But before that, Mike was a cop in Philly. And according to Hank, Mike’s departure was “dramatic”. What the hell does that mean? Mike won’t discuss it.

So here’s the problem: Hank and Gomez know what Gus was up to. Doesn’t it seem fishy that Gus, a known drug dealer, would hire an experienced professional like Mike, with an admittedly checkered past, to run background checks on fast food employees? Seems like overkill. They’re right, but they don’t have anything firm.

Gomez tries to railroad him. He tells him they have a witness who can put Mike in the superlab before the explosion. Mike knows they’re full of shit and challenges them to arrest him. They can’t.

Sounds like the end, right? Hang on. Mike gets up to leave. But Hank has one more thing to ask him about. They’ve been digging through Gus’s financials, and they’ve found something interesting. Mike’s granddaughter Kalee currently has $2 million in her bank account, all from Gus. Yupppppp.

So now they can tie Mike a little more directly to the meth-pire. They also know that eleven or so other guys have been paid off w/ Gus’s blood money. And they suggest that one of them will flip on the rest. And then Mike is done for.

They urge Mike to cooperate ASAP. Mike still plays dumb, but it’s clear: he’s been outfoxed. And you almost never see that.

ACT THREE

SAUL’S OFFICE

So Walt and Jesse sit down with Saul to plan their next series of business decision. Sans Mike. No surprise there.

Walt wants Saul to find them a new place to cook meth, one that’s preferably not too far out of town. You know, because commuting is a beeotch.

He also wants an update on the raw materials for making meth. Jesse hasn’t been able to find any methylamine and suggests they try another chemical, but Walt is adamant they keep looking. Methylamine is responsible for their trademark blue tinge on their meth, after all.

Something’s been bugging Saul, and now he speaks up. Walt barely survived Gus. Shouldn’t Walt consider cutting his losses and leaving the business entirely? Walt won’t even consider it. He reminds Saul, (and us), that he’s basically broke…he was nearly there at the end of last season, and after last week, when he had to borrow money from Jesse to buy the truck and the junkyard magnet, he’s now 40 G’s in the hole. And now there’s no competition in the meth business. He can’t quit, and even if he could, he’d be blowing a big opportunity. That settles it.

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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

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    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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