If you look closely you can see the moonlight bouncing off his head.
Last weeks episode left us on somewhat of an open-ended cliffhanger. Jesse finally discovered the truth about who poisoned Brock which triggered the mad dog within. Add a tank of gasoline to that fury and you've got a mass audience screaming at the TV wanting more.so was 'Rabid Dog' a reference to letting Jesse off the chain? That was my first suspicion, however the flash forward of the future White household seemed to indicate that it had survived unscathed. That didn't mean to imply that this opening wasn't unnerving. The moment Walt pulled up and saw Jesse's car plonked on his lawn he knew something was up. Walt slithered into the house as curmudgeon as ever screaming for Jesse to show himself only to find that he had abandoned the house and changed his mind at the last moment. This lead to what felt like a retro sampling of the old Walt we used to know. Back when he first started dabbling in deception he was a whiz at making ridiculous scenarios seem plausible. Remember the fugue state and second-cell-phone lies he mustered up in season 2? Granted Skyler didn't believe him then either, but it still felt convincing when you heard him. Anyway after Walt tries covering up the petrol drenched carpet with some woolly story about a malfunctioning gas pump the Whites check into a hotel so Walt can protect his family while figuring out what to do about Jesse. Consolidating advice from my favourite lawyer on TV (Who is getting his own spin-off prequel *Spin-quel 'Better Call Saul') Saul Goodman who suggests that he takes care of Jesse the same way he took care of Mike. This was a very delicate scene, well played by Cranston and Odenkirk as Walt finds Saul's proposal contestable "he's not just some rabid dog, he's like family" Walt says as he sneers down on the weaselly attorney.Not only Saul, but Skyler also points out that Walt has never had an issue killing threats off before and so shouldn't stop now. Its actually fascinating seeing Walt rationalize saving the people who mean trouble for him but will spare those who have brought the most corrosion into the show (Lydia, Todd)
But while this is going on Jesse has now partnered up with Hank who gives Jesse sanctuary at his home out of paranoia that Heisenberg will reach Jesse from inside prison. This provided some unexpected humor as well as a development in how Heisenberg will become exposed.Marie's reaction to a dozy drooling drug dealer lying in their guestroom was priceless, and it echoed the awkward scene in 'Buyout' where Jesse joined Walt and Skyler for dinner and engaged in a conversation about eating scabs. I think my personal favourite bit was Aaron Paul's delivery of "I'm gay for Mr White"- classic.Jesse then divulges the events of the duo's dealings over the last year on tape but Hank needs something tangible to prove Walt's guilt. So he arranges a sting for Jesse to meet Walt whilst wearing a wire. But when Jesse bails on the rendezvous he lets Walt know that he's going down via an intense phone-call and so Walt concludes the episode by asking Todd to get his uncles to put a hit out on his partner in crime.
What was also a nice edition to a standard episode was the Walt Jr was given something to do other than eat breakfast for a change. The exchange between him and his father at the hotel pool actually showed R J Mitte at a more vulnerable level. He's still in the dark about his father, but for how much longer? He hasn't glimpsed the monster that his father has become so now that he's upset that he will inevitably lose his dad to cancer, he has the most to lose when the truth comes out. I should also give credit for the director Sam Catlin for the ominous use of the pool lighting to give that scene its cold tone.
'Rabid Dog' was another smashing episode which shook things up with character alliances. With Jesse now playing for 'Team Hank' it would appear the ball is in his court, with only 4 episodes to go it feels like a showdown is coming. Heads will surely roll but whose head will meet the axe blade?
9.2 out of 10
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