Negro Y Azul

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Walt and Jesse contemplate an expansion of their business; Hank experiences a hassle in El Paso as he tries to adapt to his new coworkers; Skyler’s new job opportunity leads to her reconnecting with an ex-colleague; and Jesse interacts with his new landlady.

Our Take

The narcocorrido episode: a Mexican band sings Heisenberg’s legend — “the cartel’s got a name for the gringo with the crystal blue” — while Walt discovers his product has outgrown him. The cold open is the show’s first big stylistic break, a musical number about his own myth, and it’s gorgeous. In the present, Walt’s attempts to scale up hit the wall of the border: the product moves, but the politics above it will crush anyone who doesn’t understand them.