As was the case when Tuco abducted Walt, Jesse's situation isn't as dire as it originally seemed. At the very least, the situation did seem to frighten Jesse back into cohesion as he ditches the "I don't care anymore" attitude and takes measures to protect himself when he thinks that things are coming to an end.
It turns out that the outing is apparently harmless as Mike has been tasked with picking up some stashes of cash and needs Jesse to keep watch.
While the mortal tension does dissipate, there is still some tension between the two. It's more of a buddy movie tension, though, as Jesse gets on Mike's nerves. To be fair, Mike seems to be a stickler about what goes on in the car and doesn't even allow Jesse to turn the radio on. You can't really blame the guy for complaining about being bored.
Jesse does finally get something to do when a pair of thugs ominously approach the car. In a bit of quick thinking, he slams Mike's car into the other and drives off, leaving Mike behind.
You'd think that Mike would be slightly miffed at this, but he does see the other car and Jesse is decent enough to circle around and pick him up later.
In an interesting twist, it turns out that Gus set the whole thing up. It's surprising to see Gus go to such lengths to get Jesse back on track, given that the duo are on such thin ice, but at the same time (as TvTropes points out) if the hit did succeed, it would still solve Gus' problem. As it is, Jesse seems to have found a sense of purpose again.
Speaking of finding purpose, Hank seems to be pulling himself out of his funk. He isn't as mopey and notes that Heisenburg's apparent death has given him a sense of closure.
You'd think that Walt would be more than happy to let Heisenburg remain dead to keep the DEA off their trail, but his pride (and a fair bit of booze) push him to tipping his hand and revealing that Gale was more a protege than a master.
Skyler gives him the appropriate glare for being a freaking idiot, but one could argue that Hank would have started to suspect something was up with the reveal that Gale was vegan and that an ad for Gus' fast food was in the notes. Then again, he probably wouldn't have looked had Walt kept his trap shut, so yeah, it's totally Walt's fault.
Walt, meanwhile, has a more inconsistent outing. His home life seems to be recovering as he and Skyler officially buy the car wash and Skyler even invites him to move back in to the house. Work, on the other hand, doesn't seem to go as well.
It turns out that cooking is a 2 person operation. Walt makes a valiant effort, but angrily throws in the towel. Again, considering how Walt is supposed to be inches from being killed, he's rather gruff about it. While he demands Jesse, Gus splits the difference, sending someone else to assist in the lab.
Eventually, Jesse does return, though he notes that he has two jobs now.
The real strength of the episode comes from Jesse and Mike. The butting of heads was amusing, but it was also nice to see the two start to form something resembling a bond. Credit where it's due though, it's good to see Walt's more forceful side start to rear its head. Just as Gus is running out of patience, so too is he. We might be getting to the point where Walt starts to live up to his reputation, but that remains to be seen.
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