The time has come for the White family to talk of many things, like car washes, and gambling addictions, and how well Gale sings.
While it seems like Walt's gambling story had already been established, Skyler wants them to "come clean" and put all their cards on the table. Skyler's attention to detail is an asset in many cases, but as Walt non-verbally makes clear, it can also be a tedious detriment as she is developing a tendency to over think things.
The results are...mixed. Hank is shocked, but the detriments of Walt's "condition" seemed to have been glossed over. Notably, Walt Jr. is curious as to why Walt stopped when he was raking in money. He even goes so far as to suggest he can get a car for his birthday now. That's one of the downsides of being a writer, people always seem to completely miss what you were going for.
The get together segues to more dire matters as Walt learns that Hank is involved in the investigation of Gale's murder. You may think that the opening sentence was structured that way to fit the rhyme scheme, but we really do see a video of Gale singing karaoke. Not only is this a painful reminder of what Walt had to do, but it poses problems for his operation as a whole. It brings back a plot element that the show seemed to sideline as Hank goes on at length about Heisenburg while Walt sits right there. In fact, when going through Gale's notes, Hank notices that Gale mentions a "W.W." He throws out a few suggestions (oddly omitting Wonder Woman, which was the first name that popped in my head) before suggesting Walter White.
Walt does try to play it off like a joke, but I wonder if Hank really does suspect something. That sketch of Heisenburg does look like Walt and he may not buy the gambling story. Add to that Walt's scientific know how and maybe the pieces are starting to come together in his head. We'll have to see. For now, though, it seems like Gale is taking the fall as he appears to be the likely culprit.
On other fronts, Jesse's emotional spiral starts to become a detriment to the operation. Walt's efforts to reach him fall flat, he barely reacts when he is robbed, and doesn't flinch when Mike tries to intimidate him back into compliance. It isn't so much bravado on Jesse's part as the simple fact that he just doesn't care anymore.
I do wonder why Jesse thought that Mike would refrain from killing the thief. This is kind of what he does for a living. Even evidence isn't a problem as he does clean up for this sort of thing on a regular basis. He knows how to cover his bases.
Oddly enough, Mike doesn't appear to kill the guy. He does report back to Gus and asks to deal with the problem once and for all.
As such, he rounds up Jesse and the episode ends as we see Mike driving him out into the desert, presumably to kill him.
The episode was pretty well balanced. There was some humor and serious tension peppered throughout. It wasn't quite "pull you to the edge of your seat" tension, but it was enough. The episode ends on an ominous cliffhanger, though I think it's pretty safe to say that Jesse makes it out OK. If anything, I could see this being where Mike bites the dust.
Speaking of, the fact that he survived that opening sequence stretches credulity a bit. Those two hitmen were sure to shoot multiple bullets at multiple angles from various points around the truck. I'm not sure where Mike could have positioned himself that he would have gotten out OK. Yeah, his ear got nicked, but that was about the extent of it. Then again, Vito Corleone got shot 2 or 3 dozen times and survived, so who knows?
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