A slow, boring, pretty terrible episode. The problem with this show is that it just can't seem to avoid all the feet dragging. Even in the exciting episodes, there is always some unnecessary slowness and needless scenes. And this is not an exciting episode. Like I've said before, this is not supposed to be some family drama, so whenever we get an episode that is more suited to Desperate Housewives than BB, it is going to be terrible. Who wants to have an entire episode of Walter doing house repairs? Because, that is the most important part of being a drug lord, right?
Two more points - First, Walter's mood swings and character changes have not been done great during the show. The cancer diagnosis, that is used as the magical reason for everything, just can't be a satisfactory reason (I just hope they will not go for some lame explanation like the cancer's got into his brain and that is what's causing it). Second, the foreboding beginning of the episode, similar to what we've had several times so far in season two, has gotten really old. It serves no purpose and adds nothing and looks like they just needed a minute or two to fill the time. Yes, something bad is going to happen, but since we don't have nearly enough information to connect it with anything that is happening, it just feels empty and meaningless.
Two more points - First, Walter's mood swings and character changes have not been done great during the show. The cancer diagnosis, that is used as the magical reason for everything, just can't be a satisfactory reason (I just hope they will not go for some lame explanation like the cancer's got into his brain and that is what's causing it). Second, the foreboding beginning of the episode, similar to what we've had several times so far in season two, has gotten really old. It serves no purpose and adds nothing and looks like they just needed a minute or two to fill the time. Yes, something bad is going to happen, but since we don't have nearly enough information to connect it with anything that is happening, it just feels empty and meaningless.