Watched Rabid Dog again...
Such a great episode. Seeing Walt, the whole episode, trying to justify keeping Jesse alive when its obvious to everyone that his death can only benefit the situation. For Hank, Jesse's death could mean capturing Walt; for Skyler it means protecting herself and her family; for Saul it means saving his ass - but Walt, like a child who cannot face the truth - can't get past his emotions, can't see that Jesse is like a dog that has clearly gone rabid. Only until Jesse's last vague threat does Walt see that he has no other choice. The writers did such a good job exploring every character's motives and their dark sides. A clear choice to contrast Walt (the bad guy) against the other characters (the good guys) to point out that everyone has selfish tendencies.
Also, in Ozymandias...when the Nazi's are stealing Walt's barrels of money, you can see in Todd's face how upset he is. As if he is genuinely sad for Walt and disapproves of his uncle's actions. And then in Granite State he seems to actually like Jesse. He is such a fucked up, complex, fascinating character. He cares for people, yet he seems to not have any real tangible emotions that can stop him from killing or torturing somebody. The way Todd looks at Jesse, it's almost as if he wished he could feel pain and remorse like Jesse does.
Such a great episode. Seeing Walt, the whole episode, trying to justify keeping Jesse alive when its obvious to everyone that his death can only benefit the situation. For Hank, Jesse's death could mean capturing Walt; for Skyler it means protecting herself and her family; for Saul it means saving his ass - but Walt, like a child who cannot face the truth - can't get past his emotions, can't see that Jesse is like a dog that has clearly gone rabid. Only until Jesse's last vague threat does Walt see that he has no other choice. The writers did such a good job exploring every character's motives and their dark sides. A clear choice to contrast Walt (the bad guy) against the other characters (the good guys) to point out that everyone has selfish tendencies.
Also, in Ozymandias...when the Nazi's are stealing Walt's barrels of money, you can see in Todd's face how upset he is. As if he is genuinely sad for Walt and disapproves of his uncle's actions. And then in Granite State he seems to actually like Jesse. He is such a fucked up, complex, fascinating character. He cares for people, yet he seems to not have any real tangible emotions that can stop him from killing or torturing somebody. The way Todd looks at Jesse, it's almost as if he wished he could feel pain and remorse like Jesse does.
