In this episode we see Jesse and Walt each having to deal with their own separate problems. After learning who ripped off Skinny Pete, Jesse goes to their house to get his money back; there is no sign of them though; the only person at home is a small, filthy and obviously neglected young boy. As Jesse waits for his parents return he feeds and plays with the child. When they get back he demands the return of his money and the drugs; of course there isn't much left as they've lost or spent it. The man claims to have money though as they'd recently stolen an ATM in what they consider a victimless crime. We are shown the scene of their 'victimless crime': a store owner is shown; lying dead against the counter. They try with no avail to break into the machine; then as Jesse plays peekaboo with the boy the woman hits him from behind... it looks as if he is in real trouble till things take a surprising turn and he not only gets away but also gets the contents of the machine. Walt meanwhile has returned to work; everything is going well until Skyler gets a call from Gretchen Schwartz. Understandable Skyler thanks her for helping Walt and she doesn't know what to say as Walt turned their offer down. Later Walt goes to see her to ensure that she doesn't tell Skyler the truth; this inevitably leads Walt into yet more lies when she calls Skyler to say that they can no longer pay for the treatment.
The two protagonists' stories were entirely separate here and of the two I found Jesse's to be the more interesting. The scenes between Aaron Paul and Dylon and Brandon Carr who both played the young boy were really sweet yet tragic; showing that Jesse is a caring person despite his dubious profession. The scenes in the house involving the parents showed just how serious the effects of his trade could be as they clearly only cared about getting their next fix. Walt's scenes weren't bad but we've seen him creating his web of lies before and it is inevitable that we will scene them again. The most revealing part of Walt's story wasn't his lies but seeing his bitterness towards Gretchen; he clearly believed that she and her husband got rich based solely on his work.
The two protagonists' stories were entirely separate here and of the two I found Jesse's to be the more interesting. The scenes between Aaron Paul and Dylon and Brandon Carr who both played the young boy were really sweet yet tragic; showing that Jesse is a caring person despite his dubious profession. The scenes in the house involving the parents showed just how serious the effects of his trade could be as they clearly only cared about getting their next fix. Walt's scenes weren't bad but we've seen him creating his web of lies before and it is inevitable that we will scene them again. The most revealing part of Walt's story wasn't his lies but seeing his bitterness towards Gretchen; he clearly believed that she and her husband got rich based solely on his work.