Breaking Bad: "Gliding Over All" Review

Hank's realization, while sitting on the toilet, only filled me with disappointment. I mean, really? That wasn't the first thing in the episode that really brought it down, though. It felt like after they killed everyone they were like, "Shit! We've run out of ideas!" *Puts in the longest montage ever, and tries to resolve two giant things in twenty minutes*.

Walt quitting was out of character for him. The whole drug business has moved past a means to pay for his family, it's become a part of him, and for him to set it all down because he had enough money was total bullshit. I mean, at the moment he made the choice, his life was just as empty as a couple of episodes ago, when he told Jesse the drug business was all he had left. So why would he give it up? What happened to building an empire?

I can't even begin to describe how horrible the end of this episode was. To have no evidence, and suddenly find proof that Walt was Heisenberg was just stupid. There should have been a build-up. Like Hank having suspicions and this confirming it. This is proof that the Breaking Bad writers don't plan ahead, and while they're usually fine with that, this was just stupid. Like the season 2 finale, they got somewhere, and suddenly realized they needed to conclude it in a way where everyone would come back.

I realize Breaking Bad isn't always the most entertaining show, but this episode was literally the most bored I've ever been while watching it. I bet they had at least five minutes of the episode of characters just staring at each other in an awkward silence. They had way too much filler and conversation that nobody cares about. There was Hank, spending our valuable screen time talking about his summer job, and Walt talking about the RV in probably the most awkward conversation in Breaking Bad history not including the dinner scene from a couple of episodes ago.

Jesse, my favorite character has been absolutely useless this entire season, and this episode was no different. Why can't they give him a storyline? Instead of awkward conversations, how about you dedicate screen time to him? He's the most interesting character, and he's gotten no character development this season. We have no idea why he's making the decisions he's making, which is frustrating.

I can't even put into words how disappointed I am. I'm honestly starting to think the show is starting to jump the shark. This season, before this episode, has been a slow progression, but not in a way that it was actually bad. This episode had such a dip that hasn't been seen in this show since the end of season two.

Everything about this episode was so rushed. I am wondering what they're going to fill up the rest of the season with, since I honestly have no idea how they're going to stretch Walt going on the run from Hank into eight episodes. Weeds did it, but they are the king of making filler look and sound amazing. Breaking Bad's filler is the worst type, and I have a feeling there will be a lot of it in season 5b. End rant.

6.5/10