I'm so glad that I'm watching this show now, and not when it originally aired. Otherwise, the wait between Gliding Over All and Blood Money would've literally killed me. Thankfully, I was able to continue watching it immediately. And man was it great.
The two main plot points of this episode are: 1)Hank now knows that Walt is Heisenberg. He sparks his own investigation because he thinks there's no way it could be Walt. I'll speak more on this at the end of the post. But for now, I'll talk about the other point.
2)Jesse has officially crossed the line from dope slinging thug with a somewhat visible sense of morality, to a full blown good guy with a big heart. In this episode, he decides he wants to get rid of all the money from his share of the work he did with Walt and Mike. He feels guilty for the way he earned it, especially because of that happened to the little boy Drew, hence the title of the episode. He goes to Saul, requesting that the money be given to Mike's granddaughter Kaylee and the parents of Drew Sharpe. This leads into a truly heartbreaking scene involving Jesse and scum bag Walt.
Jesse is distraught, as he speculates that Mike is dead and that Walt knows about it. Walt is able to convince Jesse that he has absolutely no knowledge of Mike's death and that he is probably doing just fine... or so it seems. While Jesse doesn't question Walt's proclamation, he sure as hell seems to have his doubts about how much of what Walt said was truth. Seeing Walt blatantly lie to Jesse like this is so saddening. It really solidifies my hatred for Walter that has been growing since around the time of Crawl Space.
Another great scene with Jesse (one of so many delivered by the great Aaron Paul) has him giving his money to a homeless man. The genuinely honest look in his eyes when he gives the man the money is simply amazing. It really was one of the most emotional and powerful moments of the entire series.
But now back to the Hank issue. Hank makes a pretty big mistake by underestimating Walt and placing a tracker on his car. This arouses suspicion and a direct accusation from Walt because he realizes it's the same type of tracker Hank used on Gus Fring in Season 4. So Walt heads to Hank's for one of the most tension filled moments of Season 5.
Hank wastes no time. As soon as Walt arrives and brings up the tracker, he shuts the garage and beats the crap out of Walter. This was Hank taking out all the frustrations he had. He had driven himself crazy to track down Heisenberg over the last year. He'd risked his life. He'd even worked with Walt. Yet all this time, Heisenberg was right in front of him. This made Hank officially explode with emotions, leading up to an incredible final confrontation in this episode. The way Dean Norris displays his character's disbelief is simply breathtaking, and he deserves to be recognized for that. The last 2 lines of this episode are spine chilling.
Hank:" I don't even know you are."
Walt:" IF you don't know who I am, then I suggest you tread lightly."
Just amazing. Perfect leeway for the next episode. I can't wait for the rest of the season, especially Ozymandias, which I hear is the best episode of the entire series.
The two main plot points of this episode are: 1)Hank now knows that Walt is Heisenberg. He sparks his own investigation because he thinks there's no way it could be Walt. I'll speak more on this at the end of the post. But for now, I'll talk about the other point.
2)Jesse has officially crossed the line from dope slinging thug with a somewhat visible sense of morality, to a full blown good guy with a big heart. In this episode, he decides he wants to get rid of all the money from his share of the work he did with Walt and Mike. He feels guilty for the way he earned it, especially because of that happened to the little boy Drew, hence the title of the episode. He goes to Saul, requesting that the money be given to Mike's granddaughter Kaylee and the parents of Drew Sharpe. This leads into a truly heartbreaking scene involving Jesse and scum bag Walt.
Jesse is distraught, as he speculates that Mike is dead and that Walt knows about it. Walt is able to convince Jesse that he has absolutely no knowledge of Mike's death and that he is probably doing just fine... or so it seems. While Jesse doesn't question Walt's proclamation, he sure as hell seems to have his doubts about how much of what Walt said was truth. Seeing Walt blatantly lie to Jesse like this is so saddening. It really solidifies my hatred for Walter that has been growing since around the time of Crawl Space.
Another great scene with Jesse (one of so many delivered by the great Aaron Paul) has him giving his money to a homeless man. The genuinely honest look in his eyes when he gives the man the money is simply amazing. It really was one of the most emotional and powerful moments of the entire series.
But now back to the Hank issue. Hank makes a pretty big mistake by underestimating Walt and placing a tracker on his car. This arouses suspicion and a direct accusation from Walt because he realizes it's the same type of tracker Hank used on Gus Fring in Season 4. So Walt heads to Hank's for one of the most tension filled moments of Season 5.
Hank wastes no time. As soon as Walt arrives and brings up the tracker, he shuts the garage and beats the crap out of Walter. This was Hank taking out all the frustrations he had. He had driven himself crazy to track down Heisenberg over the last year. He'd risked his life. He'd even worked with Walt. Yet all this time, Heisenberg was right in front of him. This made Hank officially explode with emotions, leading up to an incredible final confrontation in this episode. The way Dean Norris displays his character's disbelief is simply breathtaking, and he deserves to be recognized for that. The last 2 lines of this episode are spine chilling.
Hank:" I don't even know you are."
Walt:" IF you don't know who I am, then I suggest you tread lightly."
Just amazing. Perfect leeway for the next episode. I can't wait for the rest of the season, especially Ozymandias, which I hear is the best episode of the entire series.