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To me that was one of the classic episodes of the series. When I look over the entire thing from the start, I point to that as huge both in terms of story advancement in a relevant, interesting way, and in terms of style.

Apart from all the big obvious plot points - and the stepping up of my Lydia - I love the little details. Walt and the fly. Jessie's edginess and the bong (and a smug little look from Walt) and the sliding of the gun.
 
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To me that was one of the classic episodes of the series. When I look over the entire thing from the start, I point to that as huge both in terms of story advancement in a relevant, interesting way, and in terms of style.

Apart from all the big obvious plot points - and the stepping up of my Lydia - I love the little details. Walt and the fly. Jessie's edginess and the bong (and a smug little look from Walt) and the sliding of the gun.
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Yeah, that was a solid one. Not a fan of the cliffhanger though. Coulda been done any number of other ways that wouldn't have seemed so easy.

IMO Wally.
 
I don't fully understand what the ending meant. I guess they tried to spell it out for me with that flashback but I still don't totally get it.

I mean, I get that it means that Hank is now on the scent which is all that really matters, but I am still curious about the details. I tried looking it up in the imdb forum but there is so much crap there.

I take it that the Walt Whitman book which Hank picked up on the crapper was a gift to Walt (the other W.W.) from Gale - whom of course they killed - and Hank made the connection to something he discovered during Gale's murder investigation? Is that it?
 
Mudcat
I don't fully understand what the ending meant. I guess they tried to spell it out for me with that flashback but I still don't totally get it.

I mean, I get that it means that Hank is now on the scent which is all that really matters, but I am still curious about the details. I tried looking it up in the imdb forum but there is so much crap there.

I take it that the Walt Whitman book which Hank picked up on the crapper was a gift to Walt (the other W.W.) from Gale - whom of course they killed - and Hank made the connection to something he discovered during Gale's murder investigation? Is that it?
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It's been kicking around in Hank's subconscious for awhile now that it's Walt.

It just hit his conscious mind, the dots got connected.

I like Jessie's replacement but he must die.

Great episode

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I get that but I'm just curious about the exact trigger. Hank was obviously connecting the hand-written dedication in the Walt Whitman book (something like, from G.B. to my other favorite W.W.) to something from the past. What was going on in that flashback where Hank was guessing W.W.'s and he jokes (?) Walter White and Walt jokes (?) you got me. Had Hank actually had his hands on this poetry volume before or was it something else?
 
Mudcat
I don't fully understand what the ending meant. I guess they tried to spell it out for me with that flashback but I still don't totally get it.

I mean, I get that it means that Hank is now on the scent which is all that really matters, but I am still curious about the details. I tried looking it up in the imdb forum but there is so much crap there.

I take it that the Walt Whitman book which Hank picked up on the crapper was a gift to Walt (the other W.W.) from Gale - whom of course they killed - and Hank made the connection to something he discovered during Gale's murder investigation? Is that it?
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Yah. Same W.W. inscription that was in Gale's lab notebook. The soundtrack at this point is from that earlier episode where Hank reads the first W.W. inscription to Walt.

Hank is more than just on the scent. He knows. It's just so far out of left field for him that he can only make a stupid, befuddled face while his brain is furiously connecting a long series of dots. Great acting here again. Lesser shows woulda probably made Hank look all wide-eyed and angry.

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That scene in the backyard reminded me of the Sopranos series finale. Ridiculously tense slice of life. Very well done. :clap:
 
Mudcat
I don't fully understand what the ending meant. I guess they tried to spell it out for me with that flashback but I still don't totally get it.

I mean, I get that it means that Hank is now on the scent which is all that really matters, but I am still curious about the details. I tried looking it up in the imdb forum but there is so much crap there.

I take it that the Walt Whitman book which Hank picked up on the crapper was a gift to Walt (the other W.W.) from Gale - whom of course they killed - and Hank made the connection to something he discovered during Gale's murder investigation? Is that it?
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I believe that Gale had transcribed Whitman's When I Heard The Learn'd Astronomer in his notebook.
 
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