When Walt turns up for work at his new purpose built lab he is in for a pleasant surprise; his new assistant is nothing like Jesse; in fact he is a trained chemist who is just as obsessed with the subject as Walt; so obsessed that he even uses lab equipment to brew the perfect cup of coffee! Jesse meanwhile is planning to get back into the business with Skinny Pete and Badger using their old lab in the RV; what he doesn't know is that Walt's DEA brother in law is sitting outside just waiting for Jesse to lead him to the RV. There is no sign of it and eventually Marie suggests he gives Walt a call... he obviously claims no knowledge then proceeds to arrange for the RV to be destroyed. Unfortunately for him though Badger calls Jesse and he comes racing to the scene with Hank close behind. It looks as they will be caught if they don't think up something quickly. Away from the main plot the two Mexican cousins are still hanging around Gus trying to pressure him into letting them kill Walt; he won't do that of course but he does throw them a bone; he gives them the name of the man who shot Tuco... it looks like Hank could be in real danger soon.
This is a top notch episode with just the right mix of humour and excitement. I really liked the scene where Walt meets his assistant Gale Boetticher for the first time; they are so alike as characters; the way he made coffee was both funny and illustrative of the character's obsession with chemistry. David Costabile makes a fine addition to the cast as Gale. The scenes in the RV were pretty tense as it looked for a moment as if Hank was going to discover Walt's real secret. The scenes with the cousins were pretty tense too; they are like a couple of coiled rattlesnakes; sitting malevolently waiting to strike. Having featured in the series from the very first episode it was strangely sad to see their old RV finally get destroyed; it was almost a character in its own right it had been through so much.
This is a top notch episode with just the right mix of humour and excitement. I really liked the scene where Walt meets his assistant Gale Boetticher for the first time; they are so alike as characters; the way he made coffee was both funny and illustrative of the character's obsession with chemistry. David Costabile makes a fine addition to the cast as Gale. The scenes in the RV were pretty tense as it looked for a moment as if Hank was going to discover Walt's real secret. The scenes with the cousins were pretty tense too; they are like a couple of coiled rattlesnakes; sitting malevolently waiting to strike. Having featured in the series from the very first episode it was strangely sad to see their old RV finally get destroyed; it was almost a character in its own right it had been through so much.
