It was interesting watching Winona and trying to judge her motivation.

Oh, I'd say that it's classic "I may or may not want you, but I don't want anyone else to have you either". I suspect that she left him not because she didn't love him, but because he wasn't giving her what she needed. And perhaps last week's convo where he apologized has made her rethink her decision.

I don't have anything else to say about Justified, but I sure enjoyed this last episode.

And perhaps last week's convo where he apologized has made her rethink her decision.

After a few years of marriage to the weasel she replaced him with, just being around Raylan might be making her rethink her decision.

I don't know, there's definitely still some Winona-Raylan sparkage, but I think there was some genuine here's-what-you're-getting-into kindness when she was talking to Ava. Probably came out of W remembering exactly why she left as well as remembering why she fell in love with him originally.

I'm not completely convinced her new husband is a weasel, either. He very well could be, but I'm not sure (a) that Raylan is at all objective about him or (b) whatever Winona was looking into is necessarily about him.

Re: Breaking Bad. HOLY CRAP! HFSQ out the window!

No fucking kidding!

Damn

Every BrBa epsiode lately, I feel like I turn off the TV with a "Holy Shit!"

This episode really brought me around to Hank. I've always sort of liked him because even though he came across as a dumb lout, he's the only one who has gotten at all close to Heisenberg. His showdown with the Mr. Clean brothers was tense and awesome. And he's finally talking to Marie, which also made me happy. It's weird because, as usual with this show, he was just turning to the corner to peace and they pulled him back in.

I've always liked him, too, he's made some really smart deductions behind that lummox front, but when he decided to just tell the truth about the Jesse incident (and talked to Marie about what he was going to do and why! What a concept) he pretty much became my favorite (which of course made me very worried for him).

That flashback at the beginning was crazy. I wonder if it's important that the uncle (is he their father? Tuco's uncle) was not really interested in working with Pollo Man

I think Tuco's uncle is also the twins' uncle.

Hank's one of the genuinely good people on the show, maybe the only character capable of a truly selfless act and one of the few who they've shown being truly vulnerable. All this made that final scene more terrible, especially since I was convinced it was going to go the other way right up until the end.

That flashback at the beginning was crazy. I wonder if it's important that the uncle (is he their father? Tuco's uncle) was not really interested in working with Pollo Man

I was trying to figure it out and it took me a bit. I recognized the uncle, and I guess the giant phone should have been a clue, but it still took me until they transitioned to the twins to get it.

I'm sure there is some meaning there, although it seems like Gustavo must have continued to rise in the ranks since that conversation. One thing that confuses me a bit - the uncle referred to the Pollo Man as a "South American" but he clearly speaks Spanish with a USian accent.

I do sort of wonder why Jesse isn't pressing charges. I'm guessing because now that he's cooking, he doesn't want the attention, but I think Hank is smart enough to figure out that this is a possibility. I guess the question is whether Hank will be allowed to continue with the DEA or on this case.

One final thought - once again, Jesse is the voice of clarity. He recognized that he was the bad guy and now, he recognizes that since he teamed up with Walt, he has lost everything.