Sunday, April 26, 2015

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 3: Bit by a Dead Bee

After two fairly tense episodes, we get something of a breather as Walt and Jesse try to cover their tracks.

Walt has the far easier job as he merely has to come up with a reason for why he disappeared.  Even this proves to be a problem as his plan to feign going into a fugue state ends up keeping him in the hospital far longer than he had intended. He's actually surprisingly naive about how they'd react.  Even when he insists that he's fine now, they (being doctors) want to find a root cause and address it so that it doesn't happen again.  The mixing of prescription drugs story was a nice try, but I get the sense that the doctors know the potential side effects of what they're doling out.  Judging by the looks on their faces, they don't buy it either, though they do say that they'd look into it.

As Jesse's car was at Tuco's house, he has a bit more explaining to do.  As such, he cleans out the basement, moves all the gear into the RV, has it towed, and then lets himself get arrested.  The fact that he's a nobody works to his advantage as no one thinks that he's capable of shooting Tuco.  As a result, his cover story that he was with a sex worker ends up being the more credible story and he is let go, although he does lose the bag full of cash

Speaking of cash, Walt realizes that keeping his in a half open diaper box is a really stupid plan and moves it back to the superior hiding spot he was using before.  I'm not sure what he was thinking, but that may be addressed later.  I wouldn't be surprised if Skyler saw the money and the gun while he was out.  It was a crummy hiding spot to begin with, and it would give her further reason to be suspicious of Walt and his recent goings on.

Although, from what we see, she is more fixated on the secret cell phone.  The episode ends with her confronting Walt about it.  He feigns ignorance, but it clearly doesn't work.  I can't say that I'm surprised. That was a thin cover.  Honestly, Walt could have done better.

The return of Tio was an interesting twist.  I was convinced that Jesse was screwed as Tio had every reason to rat him out.  It turns out that there is honor among thieves (even those who hate each other) and Tio remains silent.  Though he does crap his pants, charming.

While quieter, this episode did still have some rather gross moments.  In addition to the...anal leakage, Walt can't seem to keep his clothes on as he once again strips (in a grocery store, no less, which squicks Marie out) to help sell his "fugue state" and seeing him attempt to reinsert his own IV will make you squirm in your seat like it's nobody's business.

This may not have had the edge of your seat tension that its predecessors had, but it did move the plot in key ways on the domestic front.  I did appreciate the breather and it does help keep Walt grounded for the time being.  It may not be the episode that everyone raves about, but it did the job that it set out to do.










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