'Breaking Bad' Final Episodes Recap - Confessions

Wow!

What a way to end a fantastic episode.

It's quality like this that makes me sad we only have five episodes left of this absolutely amazing television show.

Anyway, let's get onto the highlights of the week.

The interrogation room showdown between Hank and Jessie turned out to be not much at all as Jessie didn't give away anything (even with Hank trying to cut some kind of deal with him).  It was a bit underwhelming though hearing Hank talk about Walt as Heisenberg to Jessie as if it was just another conversation.  This was something that's been building up for five seasons but, oh well, whatever.

We finally get our first good look at Flynn aka Walt Jr. this final season as Walt has to explain to him that his cancer has come back (all a ploy though to get Walt Jr. to stay home instead of going to Aunt Marie's house).  It's tough to see how heartbroken Walt Jr. is to hear this bad news as it's always been obvious that he really loves his father (maybe even to the point of regardless if he knew the truth about everything).

Meanwhile, we catch up with Jessie as he's brought out to the desert by Saul to meet with Walt to explain what Hank told him.  It's almost expected at this point that Walt is going to try something on Jessie to keep him out of the picture.  Jessie, for the first time, isn't buying into Walt's BS.  Instead of taking his advice about leaving town and starting a new life, Jessie for once demands Walt just be straight with him and not 'work' him for an angle to benefit only himself.  This is where Jessie proclaims that he either be honest with him or just kill him like he did Mike.  Walt - always the father figure - cautiously embraces Jessie, as if to say, I would never hurt you...

Finally, the highlight of this week's episode is the meeting of couples between Walt & Skyler and Hank & Marie, which takes place appropriately at a Mexican food joint.  To see the look on Hank's face as Walt tries to explain how it's best to leave the kids out of what's going on is fantastic.  He looks like he's about to jump across that table and kill Walt (which he probably would).  Even Marie can't bare to understand how Skyler keeps going along with all this, proclaiming to Walt that if everything dies with him, why not just kill himself?  Ouch.  Tough words.  However, we're left with Walt's confession video, in which he lays out everything to Hank and Marie by stating how Hank is really the drug kingpin, and he was just an accomplice.  Tying in facts from the drive-by he did with Hank, to the money he gave to pay for his medical bills, to the relationship with Gus Fring.  Walt is nothing but genius here, and it puts Hank in a dire predicament.

And to think I almost forgot the last five minutes of this episode, as Jessie finally realizes the truth about Walt.  Who would have thought getting your pot switched with cigarettes will make you have an epiphany?  After beating the shit out of Saul, Jessie (in a fanatical anger) pulls right up to the White house (no pun intended), bangs through the door and starts pouring gasoline everywhere.  How I hope the kids aren't home.

Notes:

• For anyone who thinks the opening scene was pointless between Todd and his white trash uncles, just realize this:  he used both Mr. White and Jessie's names when telling the train robbery story.  Keep that in mind.

• Walt hides his gun in the soda machine.  Brilliant again.

• I have a feeling Saul is going to snap soon and cut ties with Walt.  I think he's had it up to 'here' with everything.

• How great is the acting on this show?  Just give them the damn Emmy now.

Overall: A