Salud

Jesse nailed this episode. Too good. Too good

Breath-taking episode! I cannot believe how this show manages to keep that (insanely brilliant) level of writing, it's crazy! Brilliant episode. Every episode has its own style. Some seem to be more domestic, others are focused on the psychology of the characters. Even some sequences and dialogues that seem like comedy, to a very black and sometimes twisted sense of humor. Somehow, it has managed to maintain its essence throughout the whole series, and no episode has resulted in any kind of disappointment whatsoever. I'm looking forward to seeing how this season ends. Problems seem to multiply and nothing ever settles, as in real life.

About the series: "Breaking Bad" has 5 seasons and a total of 62 episodes. It stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris and RJ Mitte. The series has gained a lot of popularity over the years, and let's face it, it really is a masterpiece to be praised.

About the episode: Yes, you read that right, one of the best episodes in the series in my opinion. But no, not The Best, because the episode "Ozymandias" (S5 E14) deserves that ranking... but in my opinion, this episode is just a little behind it.

What this episode does very well is that it drives the plot along several storylines: first, we see Walt and Walter Jr., and their amazing dialogue, and secondly, we see Gus, Mike and Jesse go to Mexico... both story threads are brilliant in different ways... and seeing these two great threads in one episode is near perfection!

The writing, the acting, the cinematography, and in this episode especially the editing, are also amazing.

All in all, a truly brilliant episode of "Breaking Bad".

Breaking Bad is a great show for showcasing characters and everyone contributes in this one. Walt has some powerful character moments in the fallout of the previous episode. This includes some great character backstory that is perfectly consistent with his portrayal so far. Bryan Cranston is always excellent, but here he is exceptional. He is supported very well by. RJ Mitte who has some of his character's best material.

Jesse, Gus and Mike are involved in plot thread that contains very strong character moments, particularly for Jesse and Gus. These scenes also make Salud an excellent action thriller, with moment that are incredibly tense. Aaron Paul, Giancarlo Esposito, Jonathan Banks, Steven Bauer, Carlo Rota all do great work here.

I even enjoyed the scenes involving Ted Beneke, which are not as compelling, but they are very entertaining on their own merit thanks partly to the presence of Bob Odenkirk and also the portrayal of Skyler. It is interesting that the writers appear to be showing a similar level of pride that we see from Walt driving some of Skyler's actions.

Visually it is excellent as always.

For me it is a 9.5/10, but I round upwards.

He's100% Scarface here. Perhaps he had moments of lucidity with his son, but only very small moments.