AMC Says Of “Hermanos”:
Skyler develops an unusual solution to her money troubles. Hank enlists Walt to investigate a theory. Walt’s impatience with Jesse grows.
You know who maybe deserves an Emmy next year? Giancarlo Esposito. And this would be the episode to send to the academy.
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* “This program contains intense violence which may be unsuitable for some viewers.”
* The episode begins with a Fring-centric flashback teaser. Gus has the teaser’s first line: “Are we done?”
* This week we learn the secret origins of Gale “Problem Dog” Boetticher.
* One thought that might cross the minds of viewers Sunday night: “Isn’t Walter much too smart to be having this conversation in Jesse’s living room?”
* We spend a surprising amount of time with basket-case Herctor this week.
* Hank gets a nice Columbo moment.
* Act one begins with Walt in a hospital gown. We’re reminded that, while we’ve been following the New Adventures of Walter White since January 2008, Walt has been living with cancer only “for the better part of a year.”
* The Saul Goodman clip comes about 14 minutes in (excluding commercials).
* Skyler momentarily forgets this week how heavy paper is.
* Mike’s appraisal of how big a threat Hank is contrasts with Walt’s.
* The episode essentially concludes with another flashback. At 13 minutes, it’s likely the single longest flashback in the series’ history and likely set even earlier than Young Walter’s flashback with his old college chemistry assistant Gretchen.
* Final line: “Maybe next time.”
10 p.m. Sunday. AMC.
