Breaking Bad: A No Rough Stuff Type Deal
By fred | March 10, 2008
Reluctant at first, Pinkman eventually listened to Walt and they started doing business again. But they were short and couldn’t be able to deliver what was promised to Tuco. Not that it was any crisis though, because Walt is becoming a real pro at this, he just went there and told him they ran into some problems, but still wanted the money, now. Not only that, but he upgraded things and made a deal for twice as much as originally planned ! Sometimes you wonder, of Walt and Tuco, who is the craziest ?
But Walt had a plan, and it eventually involved having them to go get some chemical themselves. Another crime to add the to list, and another really funny scene we got there. Seriously, the shot when the two of them are slowly walking out across the screen a barrel of methylamine, while in the back the security guard is trapped in the bathroom, had not you laughing, then there’s a problem with you !
That said, I have a problem with that scene actually. First, when they “locked him up” in there, I thought this was a bad idea because he would then be aware that something was up as soon as he was done, whereas waiting and letting him go away might have gotten them more time. Okay, maybe the latest explosion in date (Walt does seem to love to blow stuff up) might have been a giveaway, maybe he would have had heard that, but would he ? Cause it sure looked to me as if that was the original plan…
Which I also thought was a better one, because I thought that stupid guard had a freaking radio on him ? Don’t they have the radio on them, not in that mini-car ? When we see him inside, doesn’t he have it on him ? Why isn’t he reporting anything ?
But there was the alarm anyway, yet some no cop showed up, and they got home. And this is where they acted in what was without a doubt the stupidest way they ever did. I mean as soon as they thought of cooking in the basement, I wondered about the fact that the freaking house was for sale, and people visiting in. Yet they only even thought of that once everything was set up. They pretty much started cooking first, and then worried about whether or not people could find out !!
Not to mention that I was under the impression that not cooking at home was one of their first rules ! Because they did not want a fixed lab in some house like any other cook, which is why they used a van in the first place. And now they’re settling back to that old meth lab like any other drug dealer in town. Only in a much stupider way, because the house is registered in Pinkman’s name, and both he and Walt have been seen there. Even his wife knows he’s been coming here !
Another problem I had during this episode was the little party they did, and the fact that somehow former friend and partner Elliott and his wife, an ex-girlfriend of Walt, were not invited. That he doesn’t want them here I understand, I don’t know why exactly he refuses to take anything from them, job or money, is it just pride or is there something more that he’d be willing to take cooking meth over a check from them ?
Anyways, Walt still lied to his wife and told her that Elliott did send the check, a check that he cashed in so that they can afford the very expensive treatment. Sure, inviting them over could be like asking for another gift, but really not having them over is like saying what, we want your money but please stay out of our lives ?? She thinks they are giving them money so that Walt can fight cancer and live (longer), that’s not nothing, and I would have thought she would have had invited them over, and then thank them again for helping with the money, which obviously would have led to problems since Walt told them his insurance kicked in, and that may be why this didn’t happen, but the question remains : why would she not invite them over ??
Hopefully this will be addressed next season, with why Walt doesn’t want anything to do with them. That, and how the Hell they’re going to work out their new deal with Tuco and keep making that blue shit, since they don’t have a lab ! They can’t stay in Pinkman’s house forever, this had to be a one-time only situation, pressed by time, and since they will always have to deliver meth, every week, time will always be an issue so they have to act fast if they don’t want the temporary situation to turn somewhat permanent…
This episode ended things in a pretty good way for a season finale, and it only have us wishing that the second season could start next week, because this show is really amazing. If somehow you missed it, you have to watch it, because it’s one of the best thing on TV!
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Shows: Breaking Bad
