Down

This episode mainly centres around jesse as things just keep getting worse and worse for him, throughout this episode you really see how good of a character jesse is and how talented aaron paul is.

It's a slower episode, but it's one of the hardest for me to watch. It's heartbreaking to watch Jesse unable to catch a single break over and over again.

It's important character development in that it shows a little more depth to Jesse. It also plants the seeds of Jesse's evolving character. The first hints of his maturation from just a goofy 1-dimensional burnout comic relief to serious lead with goals and emotional range.

Walter is forced to deal with more of the aftermath from his disappearance. As it stands, Skylar is not talking to him, and disappearing for hours at a time without saying where she's going. Jesse, on the other hand, sinks as low as he can possibly sink. His parents kick him out of his house - having discovered the remains of his lab - and he has virtually nowhere to go, no "friends" who can put him up for at least a brief time.

Episodes such as this have really sold me on Aaron Paul as an actor. He truly sells Jesses' dejection & desperation, and I could definitely feel bad for him despite the direction in which his life took him. His absolute lowest point? An incident involving an outhouse, which is both hilarious and utterly sad.

When Walter rails at Jesse for coming to his house, still driving THAT damnable mobile home, and yells about the younger mans' ineptitude and stupidity, it's no surprise when they actually come to blows. But the title of the episode is apt: Jesse is a character who's truly DOWN in the dumps, and he's ready to do ANYTHING to remedy his situation.

Meanwhile, Walter tries to bond with Walter, Jr., who's also distanced himself from his dad, and they have a pleasant, mildly funny sequence where the father tries to teach the son how to drive.

At the end, when we see what Skylar has been doing during her time away, it's truly disconcerting.

Eight out of 10.

The title of this episode says it all! Here wee have a character centered episode that explore them in situations where things doesn,'t go the way they want!

Walt is struggling to maintain contact with his wife and son, as Jesse is struggling to find stability! Episodes like these are usually slow and less eventfull, but they are important to understand the state of our characters and their motivations! Therefore i actually enjoyed this episode! It shows Jesses relationship to his parents and how important it is for Walt to maintain contact with his familly!

There are some memorable scenes such as Walts and Jesses confrontation, as well as some great acting! Aaron Paul did a great job of making me feel bad for Jesse! He perfectly manages to capture the tragedy of his character!

Jesse's parents own the house where he lives and evict him since his mother saw his laboratory in the basement. Without any money, since Hank took his bag with money, Jesse looks for a place to spend the night, but his few friends reject him. While calling Walt asking for money, Jesse's motorcycle is robbed. He goes to the place where his RV is parked and breaks into the place. However, while jumping the fence, he falls into a chemical toilet and sleeps completely dirty with a gas mask to bear his smell. Meanwhile, Skyler is estranged to Walt and goes out every day without telling him where she goes. Walt cannot leave the house to avoid making the situation worse, and Skyler is tired of the erratic behavior of Walt and feels that he is not telling the truth.

"Down" is a dramatic episode of "Breaking Bad", with Jesse homeless and Walt estranged by his wife. The saga of Jesse is sad, with his parents taking the house where he lives, his motorcycle robbed and penniless, having no place to live. On the other hand, Skyler is making Walt´s life hell on Earth. But how can he tell her what is happening? My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Down"