A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Walter and Jesse do business with a new partner in-crime, but immediately run into “production problems,” which necessitates a nearly impossible mission to knock off a chemical supply house. Meanwhile, Marie throws a baby shower for Skyler and presents her with an unusual gift that shows a different side of the aunt to-be.

Our Take

The strike shortened season finale pivots from survival to ambition: Tuco’s demand for a massive shipment, Walt’s plan to steal methylamine from a chemical company, and the closing image of the two of them robbing a train car of equipment in their ski masks, awkward, amateur, and fully committed. Walt’s new goal: not just money for treatment, but enough for the family’s whole future, calculated to the dollar. The season ends with the partnership ascendant and the danger now industrial sized. Seven episodes, zero wasted.