As we saw at the end of the last episode, Walt isn't taking the good news about his condition as well as a person in his situation should. Things only seem to get worse as he decides for force his son to drink tequila and gets pissed off at Hank when he tries to put a stop to it.
Judging by his tirade, Walt's turmoil comes from a lack of control. He no longer has the drug trade as he and Jesse decide to end their venture after selling off what they have (it is the logical decision and even Jesse seems OK with calling it quits) and he needs the sense of power. To Walt's credit, he does channel this energy more productively as he starts fixing up the house: replacing the water heater and putting in new floors after discovering rot.
On the other hand, maybe he was just bored. Skyler wouldn't let him go back to work (though I was surprised when she asks him if he's going back to work later on in the episode as if she were pushing him to do so all along) and there isn't a whole lot to do around there. I mean, it isn't like he can spend the day binge watching "Breaking Bad".
I was surprised by how handy Walt is. He seems up to the task of doing all of this by himself. Granted, they were tasks that needed to be done (the floor and the water that comes out of their faucet is quite gross) but most newbies would call in professionals. I guess the DIY aspect masks some of the expense. At least with the water heater, he could justify it as it would lower energy costs. The floor is a bit harder to dismiss.
On Jesse's side, his romance with Jane is moving along nicely. The two really are quite adorable together. It warms the cockles of your heart..or maybe it's below the cockles in the sub-cockle area. Jesse makes her breakfast and shares some old drawings of superheroes that he drew a while back. He's actually a pretty good artist though his ability to come up with useful superpowers leaves a lot to be desired. Moving backwards really quickly? At least the gun-toting kangaroo/human hybrid had some goofy potential.
They do hit a snag when Jesse meets Jane's dad. There doesn't seem to be any tension, though Jane doesn't say anything and merely introduces Jesse as a tenant. You could justify this if she saw this as more of a casual fling and wasn't aware of how Jesse felt. Actually, that could have been an interesting route to go, though the way the two are together, it would be a bit hard to buy. In keeping with the tone of the couple, Jane does make an adorable gesture to make amends.
While it was a given fact that Walt would get back into the drug game (his retirement would mark the end of the show if it did stick), they don't even let things settle for an episode or two as Heisenburg makes his return in glorious fashion. It starts off funny as Walt gives constructive criticism to a druggie who is trying to collect supplies, but then he asserts his dominance, confronting said druggie in the parking lot and telling him and his cohort to stay out of his territory.
A part of me is surprised that they backed off. The other guy was twice Walt's size and while Cranston's snarl was impressive, the other part of me wonders if it would be enough to scare off a guy rocking those kinds of biceps. I guess Heisenburg's reputation carries some weight.
I do wonder how long the whole "pool" thing is going to go on. I know it's building to a finale, but it seems like there isn't much else to say on that front. I'm also curious if this is leading to the season finale and there is some amount of misdirection or if this pertains to the end of the show as a whole.
It's hard to believe that we're already coming up on the end of the second season. It won't be long until we hit the halfway point of the whole show. It really does go quite quickly. I'm looking forward to where things go from here.
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