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Originally Posted by Fox
Next week's preview seems to suggest that Walt and Jesse are beginning to put together a plan to kill Gus. I really do feel bad for the character of Gale - the guy was probably the biggest geek/pansy in the world, and he never would have hurt a fly, but he got shot in the eyeball anyways. The opening scene of the premiere really had me feeling for him.
I think it's going to be interesting to see where Jesse goes from here. His whole attitude after killing Gale suggests that a part of Jesse really is dead - his innocence is really, really gone now, and his attempts at keeping some "good" in him and not slipping down the heartless, destructive path of breaking bad will be interesting to watch. I think that might be why he was less fazed by the throat slitting than Walt was - Jesse just shot an innocent dude in the eye ball. Walt has killed before, but he's never had to look someone in the eyes and pull the trigger. He doesn't know what that feels like yet.
Can't wait for the next episode.
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It's really intriguing that Gale's death is almost presented as him being collateral damage in Walt/Jesse/Gus drama. He seemed like a harmless guy that otherwise would've never been in that position. To an extent, it felt like neither Walt or Jesse wanted to do it, but Gus left them no alternative. It is odd that it was set up so the fans would sympathize with Gale after he was shot. I guess that is what the backstory was intended to do.
With Gus killing Victor, I wonder if the lab notes left at Gale's place implicated Victor or Gus in some way. It would stand to reason if Victor was so upset after finding Gale that he knew he was in too deep to survive.
Finally, it does seem like Walt and Jesse are reaching a point of no return. Both keep having to make ruthless choices in order to stay alive or keep their dealings a secret. In the process both are losing whatever innocence they once had. I like how their characters are constantly evolving. It's clear once they elimate Gus, they are gonna be on the fast track to controlling all the drug activity. Ironic too that Walt was compared to Gus by Saul initially. In the end, I bet he'll be Gus. And Jesse will either be crazy or Scarface by the end...