He was pretty incredible the whole episode. It's interesting to think about the fact that in the first season, I thought Hank was just a racist jerk I didn't like very much, and now he's one of my favorite characters. His character arc is often overlooked in the shadow of Walt's and Jesse's. Now that I think about it, he kind of reminds me of Carver from The Wire in that sense.

Dean Norris actually had a pretty good scene in Under the Dome, too (which, amusingly enough, had a similar ending, though not nearly as powerful). Good week for him!

No matter what happens for the rest of the season, Hank killing Walter in the garage right then would probably work out happier for everyone else than what Gilligan has planned.

It's not that I was ever taking Burn Notice particularly seriously, but...

You killed Balthazar, you bastard! But, seriously. Why are we in it with him again?

Theo is not wrong.

You killed Balthazar, you bastard! But, seriously. Why are we in it with him again?

Are we supposed to be on his side at this point?

I don't need to be on his side--I'm looking for reasons to give a fuck about his continuing story.

I wonder how long time big time fans are feeling now--coasting on previous seasons can help you see things like this as a blip, whereas I'm going "Ha! Told you he was a shithead or something!" They're rooting for him to get back on the right side of vigilante justice, and I'm thinking--"You're no Castiel, good luck getting me back after offing Seb Roche".

I don't know, it seems like a big deal for a character that they just reminded us last week (or maybe the week before, this season, anyway) was Mr. Minimize Collateral Damage to assassinate someone he referred to several times as a friend, whoever plays said character. I'm not super invested and am sticking around mainly because the story is ending soon and I might as well finish it, but that seems like more than a blip.

I can't say--I've never been invested in his character. I don't have any way of knowing what it looks like from that angle. That's why I said I wondered, and didn't say I believed or felt.

I'm in the "was an asshole, still an asshole, argue your way outta that one" camp.

Yeah, I know. I just don't know where they are going with the story. Redemption, presumably, but I can't really see it from here, so maybe that isn't the end game. Which is, I guess, really why I give a fuck about his continuing story, because at this point I don't know how it will continue so maybe it will get interesting.

I'm kind of at the point I reached with Clear History--I don't think anyone deserves redemption, but I won't get much out of their punishment either.

However, I want to know how it ends, and it's no big deal, so...they get my eyeballs till the end.