At the end of the episode when Gus broke his phone I JIZZED IN MY PANTS!

wow gus, such a ****ing badass.

Why? Is it really that bad to assume that he couldnt kill him, because there were cameras and cops everywhere? It makes sense now that many people explained it, but why do you have to get everything the first time around? I am pretty sure you missed some obvious stuff before.

It isn't because you just SAW the PI.

It is because Gus said Cousin was in grave danger of dying on the phone to the drug lord when Cousin was obviously very alert and would be able to speak.

It is because Gus told Walt that Walt had nothing to fear.

can someone help me. I missed the convo between gus and walt at the bottom of the escalator. can someone rehash that for me?

Walt basically said so you knew about Hank already and Gus replied I thoroughly research everyone I do business with and said he was doing the same thing there that Walt was, hiding in plain sight, Walt tried asking if he was still in danger and he said you have nothing to worry about. As someone else mentioned the best part was Gus ending it by telling Walt to thank him again and say good bye.

The basic point of the scene was Gus showing walt that gus knew everything about him and if he tried to BS him again it would lead to problems.

Which is surprising that Walt hired Jesse as his assistant knowing that Gus thinks (knows) he is unstable. Gus hired a doctorate of chemistry and is now replaced by Jesse? I guess Gus is going to give Walt a chance to deliver 400 pounds.

Gus knows exactly why Walt wanted Jesse back. Gus also saw that it was probably the easiest way to solve the problem that Jesse might pose for Walt and by extension Gus.

If Jesse causes any problems at all Guss will have no problems getting rid of him but for now he figures it is easier to pay someone off to keep quiet than it is to kill them. That was part of the BS'ing that Gus was making his point about by showing up at the hospital and telling walt he knew about his relationship with Hank.

Gus allowing Walt to replace his assistant with Pinkman was purely done for the sake of the show. Gus could have easily killed Pinkman in the hospital and made it look like cardiac arrest again.

What reason does Gus have to kill Jesse up to this point? If anything Gus would want him alive as a possible candidate to be Heisenberg. The only thing connecting him and Jesse is the one buy he made from him which there is no evidence that the DEA or anyone else is aware of.

Gus allowed Walt to hire Jesse because he could see the problem he presented to Walt. Gus also knows that Walt will not react well if Jesse is killed, and that it will be easy to take care of any problems Jesse might cause. Now that Jesse is part of Gus' operation though all bets are off. Gus will have no problem killing him if he interferes with his operation and Walt knows this as well.

I totally see what you guys are saying. Mike the Cleaner, who works for Gus, a ruthless drug kingpin, is seen-- nay, specifically shown-- in the hospital, dropping off a syringe near where Leonel, who would prove a great threat to Gus should the Cartel be able to contact him, has just gone into cardiac arrest. The logical conclusion is that Mike had nothing to do with Leonel's death. In fact, the logical conclusion is that Mike is a "legit PI" who doesn't involve himself in shady business.

WOW! When Walt sits w the rest of the family and everyone's silent. And then he just has to fix that unbalanced table... That scene is so Walt in a nutshell. Lol.

Oh, and implications of this episode:
[*] Gus wont let Walt quit working for him after the three months are up.
[*] ...or EVER

I still like my legit PI with diabetes subplot theory.

I didn't even mention Gus telling Walt "it's doubtful he'll live" and "you have nothing to worry about" minutes before Leonel died.

We need a "PI's with Diabeetus" remix.

There are actually people who watch this show seriously and didn't realize PI killed brother? rly?

Jesse is a verified ****up. Gus would never put him in charge of all the expensive equipment let alone a multi million drug operation. Walt wouldn't have to know it was a hit if the hitman did his job right (like this week's episode). And finally, Gale is way more qualified as an apprentice, soon to be chef, than Jesse, the highschool drop out ex drug addict.

actually i do like your point about saving jesse as a scapegoat.

someone here posted a link to a breaking bad blog where some guy wrote recaps and analysis...does anyone have that link again?

I actually thought the PI was tipping the staff and just finished his observation. The task was follow them everywhere. Why cant you misinterpret something?

Hell, it doesnt even matter who killed the second cousin.

i think at this point it has been proven conclusively that Wilford Brimley did it.

ugh - probably confusing when I said "legit PI" - didn't mean non-shady - just that he really does PI work and he might not have been an assassin, but know we know.

Another awesome ep, didn't like it at first but fairly standard middle-of-the-series fare. I really feel like the end of this season will be something special but I have no idea where they'll go, getting much more excited about this show than lost.

ashy,
Sepinwall moved his blog to hitfix.
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching

AVclub also does good writeups
http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/tvshow/breaking-bad,37/