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| Bob Odenkirk |
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Season 3, Episode 7
"One Minute"
"Ever since I met you, everything I ever cared about
is gone! Ruined, turned to shit, dead, ever since I hooked
up with the great Heisenberg! I have never been more alone!"
-Jesse (Aaron Paul)
After Hank (Dean Norris) discovers that the RV in the junkyard is gone, he immediately goes to Jesse's (Aaron Paul) house and beats him up. Jesse ends up in the hospital, Saul (Bob Odenkirk) suggests that he sue, and this causes the board to question Hank's involvement with the D.E.A.. However, if Jesse goes through, the D.E.A. will be scared of him and his alibi is to rat out Heisenberg. Walter (Bryan Cranston) isn't really interested in this notion and with his partner Gale (David Costabile) proving to not be as effective, he tries to get Jesse on board. This proves to be a little tricky, but he eventually caves in. Skyler (Anna Gunn) is shocked that Walter doesn't care about Hank's jeopardized career. Meanwhile, the Cousins (Luis and Daniel Moncada) buy weaponry from an arms dealer (Nate Mooney) in order to kill Hank. Through a series of events, Hank discovers that Jesse probably won't sue him and that in the midst of celebration, a modulated voice tells him that he is going to die in one minute. This turns into a shoot out with the Cousins, which results in Hank injured and the two presumably dead.
Rating: 5 out of 5
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| Left to right: Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul |
While Hank eventually gets the best scene, Jesse gets the best lines. This isn't the first time that he has been in the hospital, and he is tired of being beaten down. He attempts to become more than a beaten soul by berating Walter's plan for him to work for $1.5 million. Even if he spends most of the episode lying in a hospital bed, his line delivery is something of awe. While Bryan Cranston has done some amazing line deliveries so far, the show finally branches out into a theme that is common among all characters: a defining monologue. The best was saved for last as Jesse goes on about how he has nothing. It is cathartic for fans who have watched as Walter has back stabbed him only for personal financial gain. Still, it may be just as tragic that Jesse eventually gives into cash, just like Walter did.
Also, in his opening monologue, he claims that he wants Hank to stick a gun in his mouth. Foreshadowing? While this seems illogical, I'm taking almost every clue I can in figuring out how the final episodes will go down.
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| Dean Norris |
Best scene: Hank is a proven bad-ass and is one who has the bloodiest redemption in this series to date. While he starts off the episode looking foolish, the final shoot out is one of the show's most intense, quick moments that put Hank back into the hero position. Most of all, the subtle and possibly illogical choice for a specific bullet that can destroy a man's cranium would land next to him, it is great writing. On the verge of death, Hank manages to save the day with one final shot. He may be lying in a bloody mess, but for the time being, he has kept the Cartel from destroying his town. In a sense, Hank and Walter are similar because to date, they almost always seem to get their way out of tough corners with some sort of keenness.
Come back tomorrow when we recap "I See You"
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