tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6492844489250989455..comments2024-03-19T07:50:26.697-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Breaking Bad: End TimesBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-47750296770980814822012-07-14T23:23:27.443-04:002012-07-14T23:23:27.443-04:00My initial reaction to this episode was fairly uns...My initial reaction to this episode was fairly unsatisfied, largely due to all the questions you posed. I remember when it ended, I kept thinking "what the hell?" It made no damn sense to me that Gus would poison Brock. As you say, if Jesse won't cook if something happens to Mr. White, he certainly isn't going to cook if something happens to a kid he cares about. And why would Gus even expect him to be at work if he had poisoned the kid? But the alternative that Jesse posed was unthinkable to me. I thought, "That's nuts! Walt's becoming an evil SOB, but he's not <i>that</i> evil." <br /><br />But in the week leading up to the finale, I became absolutely convinced that Walt <i>had</i> done exactly what Jesse suggested. I just kept thinking back to Walt spinning that gun by the pool, and it finally pointing to the plant, and then him looking thoughtful. In that moment, Walt was a man with a plan. Not a man who was going to sit around all day and wait for Gus's men to kill him. In that moment, he seemed to switch into proactive mode. And as horrifying as it was to realize he'd possibly come much farther than I initially thought on the road from Mr. Chips to Scarface, I was sold. With that possibility in mind, I suddenly found this episode a hell of a lot more satisfying, and it made me even more eager for the finale.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com