While Walt was convinced that killing Gale would guarantee both his and Jesse's safety, it may not be the case as Mike keeps Walt and Jesse is quickly brought back to the lab as he was unable to leave the scene in time before one of Gus' men (Victor) could show up.
Still, Walt is the only cook available and Gus did go to great expense to get the lab up and running. Oh wait, Victor's been paying attention and knows the steps? Crap.
Why did Walt keep going on about the aluminum? He becomes convinced that Victor will forget it and conveys this vocally. It would be one thing for him to think it to himself and convey it via voice over, but he says it to himself repeatedly and not all that quietly. I'm convinced that Victor would have forgotten had Walt kept his mouth shut.
On the opposite side of that coin, it is Walt's talking that appears to keep them alive. He does raise a good point in saying that they weren't going to just lay down and die; that they would survive. Still, going so far as to pin the blame for Gale's death on Gus seems like a bit of a stretch.
It's a moot point as Gus puts literal blood on his hands by slitting Victor's throat with a box cutter. It's a gruesome scene. Walt's squicked the hell out and even Mike seems taken aback by what Gus did. Jesse on the other hand just gives this pissed off glare. It was a great moment for him, but also surprising as Victor was actively working to see that Gus had them killed. Granted, he backs down when Gus responds with a look of his own, but still, I liked it.
I also liked the callback to season 1 with the means of disposing of Victor's body. Not only that, but there's some indication of character development as not only do they use a proper container this time (showing more competence compared to season 1's antics) but they are also much less distraught about doing it (showing how their morality has been affected.)
There isn't a whole lot of progress on other story fronts. Hank is still grumpy about his condition, though Marie seems to be doing a pretty good job of tending to him.
Skyler also has a plot line of her own as she tries to pick up on Walt's trail after realizing that he isn't around, but his car still is. She addresses this by moving said car to keep Walt Jr in the dark. Who keeps their keys attached to the car like that? I guess they figure no one would think to look there, but that seems like a really stupid setup that is just begging for someone to steal your car. Really, showing that she has a spare set wouldn't have been that far out of left field.
In any event, Saul has nothing useful and even breaking into Walt's condo doesn't turn up any leads. Honestly, I didn't even know whose condo that was at first. Either it had been too long since we'd been there or we weren't there long enough to really establish what the place looks like, but until she dug out that eyeball, I was confused as to where she was or why she was there.
Credit to her, though, for being able to come up with a story on the fly to fool a locksmith into letting her in. He was, rightly, incredibly reluctant to appeal to her request due to state laws requiring an ID to prove residence, but she eventually concocts a sob story that gets him to comply.
While this episode wasn't quite as jaw dropping as the few that came before it, this was a strong start to the season. The scenes with Gus were appropriately tense as you really didn't know what he was going to do with the pair. There were some nice character moments here and there, such as Walt showing how loyal he is to Jesse by saying that he won't work if Jesse isn't part of the program. The episode also did a good job of using what happened before to set up a new status quo. The relationship with Gus is permanently changed and Jesse's outlook is much different than it was not too long ago. There's plenty of fodder to be explored this season. It should make for an interesting watch.
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