Breaking Bad (including spoilers)
Discussion
RumpleFugly said:
From the Den of Geek review, it might help!? 
The way Jesse finally twigged has been the source of some confusion – even I had to go back and check the timeline of a few things, and I spend way more time thinking/writing about Breaking Bad than your average viewer. If you’re unclear, here’s a very long story short – Jesse initially suspected Huell of lifting the Ricin cigarette from him on Walt’s orders (he nearly shoots Walt over this in the episode End Times), but Walt managed to talk him round, first by his convincing performance, then by his plant of another Ricin cigarette in Jesse’s Roomba early in the fifth season. Since then, Jesse has seen Walt lie about numerous other things – the most notable being Mike’s death – so when Huell demonstrates that he is a skilled pickpocket, confirming Jesse’s initial suspicion, he’s able to revisit the whole scenario again with fresh eyes. Ergo: the rampage.
It’s not the tidiest plotting in the world, but it’s the kind of thing that will play better when the series is binge-watched in one go, as opposed to watching it week by week over the course of a number of years. It just serves to demonstrate, however, that Breaking Bad has a hell of a lot to get through in these few remaining episodes, and if all of the plot strands are to be tied up there will inevitably be some moments where the plot’s machinery will begin to show – such as the incongruous moment where Jesse smokes a ‘doobie’ in Saul’s office this week, which existed entirely to set the final act in motion.
Ah thanks - I think The way Jesse finally twigged has been the source of some confusion – even I had to go back and check the timeline of a few things, and I spend way more time thinking/writing about Breaking Bad than your average viewer. If you’re unclear, here’s a very long story short – Jesse initially suspected Huell of lifting the Ricin cigarette from him on Walt’s orders (he nearly shoots Walt over this in the episode End Times), but Walt managed to talk him round, first by his convincing performance, then by his plant of another Ricin cigarette in Jesse’s Roomba early in the fifth season. Since then, Jesse has seen Walt lie about numerous other things – the most notable being Mike’s death – so when Huell demonstrates that he is a skilled pickpocket, confirming Jesse’s initial suspicion, he’s able to revisit the whole scenario again with fresh eyes. Ergo: the rampage.
It’s not the tidiest plotting in the world, but it’s the kind of thing that will play better when the series is binge-watched in one go, as opposed to watching it week by week over the course of a number of years. It just serves to demonstrate, however, that Breaking Bad has a hell of a lot to get through in these few remaining episodes, and if all of the plot strands are to be tied up there will inevitably be some moments where the plot’s machinery will begin to show – such as the incongruous moment where Jesse smokes a ‘doobie’ in Saul’s office this week, which existed entirely to set the final act in motion.
That explains it though, ta!Don't forget, we've had two flashbacks now. At the very beginning of this series, on his birthday alone in a cafe somewhere (with hair), and also at the begining of this second half, at his destroyed house.
Both times he looked very alone and angry, with a big arse gun too. I can't see it ending well!
Both times he looked very alone and angry, with a big arse gun too. I can't see it ending well!
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