After Gus walks away from the car with the bomb underneath Walt is convinced that he will have to act quickly if he is to get to Gus before Gus can have him killed. To this end he asks Jesse if he has any idea where Gus might go that isn't secure; before he can answer Jesse gets taken into custody to be questioned about the ricin he thought Gus had given to his girlfriend's son. Luckily for Walt, Jesse tells lawyer Saul Goodman the one place Gus goes where he isn't secure... the old people's home where he goes to taunt Tio Salamanca. Walt comes up with a plan; he knows Tio hates him but he also knows he hates Gus far more and will do whatever he can to get revenge. Be the time the deed is done Jesse is no longer in custody, it turns out the boys had consumed Lily of the Valley, not ricin. With Gus gone Walt just has to destroy any evidence at the lab to be free from Gus and drug business.
This was a great ending to the season; it had plenty of action and more twists than I'd expected. It is a shame we won't be seeing any more of Gus as Giancarlo Esposito did such a good job in the role. It wasn't much of a surprise that protagonist Walter White survived but the things he did showed just how far his character has come from his days as the mild-mannered chemistry teacher; I dread to think just how bad he will be when the series concludes! Bryan Cranston has done a great job as his character has changed so gradually you barely notice then realise when he does something particularly shocking; as he does more than once in this episode. I can't wait for season five!
This was a great ending to the season; it had plenty of action and more twists than I'd expected. It is a shame we won't be seeing any more of Gus as Giancarlo Esposito did such a good job in the role. It wasn't much of a surprise that protagonist Walter White survived but the things he did showed just how far his character has come from his days as the mild-mannered chemistry teacher; I dread to think just how bad he will be when the series concludes! Bryan Cranston has done a great job as his character has changed so gradually you barely notice then realise when he does something particularly shocking; as he does more than once in this episode. I can't wait for season five!