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I'm a writer, and being a writer, I become very emotionally invested in stories and their characters, and so far in Breaking Bad, I haven't found myself very emotionally invested. Yes I care, yes I'm rooting for some characters, but I've never found myself really attached.

I've read some threads and reviews already on this episode and those who wrote them stated that this is the episode in Breaking Bad when you realize who you care for, who you're truly rooting for.

And that was no exception to me. When Hank called Marie, I knew without a doubt that Uncle Jack and his men were going to show up. I knew when Hank told Marie he loved her that he wasn't getting out of the desert. I knew Walt was gonna get away. And I didn't want to believe it, but it happened.

Jack and his men showed up, and it's the first time the show has used slow motion, and I started saying, "No, no, no. Please God, no." And then they opened fire, and yeah, I realized that I'm truly rooting for Hank, that I truly care about Hank and Steve and even Jesse, and a small part of me still cares for Walt, because he still cares about Hank. He still cares about Jesse.

And then the episode ended, and I'm pretty sure I swore out loud.

Anyway, I've never become so involved in a TV show to the point where I'm breathing hard and saying, "No, no, no" out loud. Well done Vince Gilligan and Team. You've truly done it.

Breaking Bad is arguably the greatest show of all time, because it takes an average man, and turns him into a lunatic sociopath obsessed with money and building a legend of himself. It takes a punk pothead kid and turns him into a guilt-ridden man driven by revenge. It takes a very 2-D character of a man, and turns him into the definition of good, turns him into an everyday, ordinary cop who becomes, in a small sense, a patriot filled with an unshakable feeling of betrayal and an unbound drive to take down the man who has ruined so many lives. It takes a mom and makes her into a trapped, paranoid woman who's goodness is eventually spoiled. It turns lies into death-and-life conflicts, hope into a black light, anticipation to an incomparable level, writing to the ability it's never been brought to before, and goodness to evil.

It takes television to an expectation that may never be met again.

Another fantastic episode. Walt is driven to the extreme here and just when all seems at an end we get a closing twist that changes everything. Superb acting across the board and all of the characters pushed to their respective limits. Great TV.

A wonderful episode and one of the best episodes you have ever watched, the ending scene is one of the most exciting scenes ever, excited to fight Jack and his gang with Hank and Steve, the episode ended at a critical time, I am very excited for the next episode, especially since it is the highest rated episode in history. And she hated Jesse for betraying Walt, even though Walt cared about him, but he did not understand it

Breaking Bad continues the tradition of "Outdoing Themselves". And with the latest episode, they have confirmed that the writers are using 100% of their Grey matter.

Frankly speaking, it surprises me how the writers are able to achieve these new heights. Every time a new episode arrives, I am just waiting for the writers to make a mistake. But, every time they are able to wrong me with amazing confidence.

With this episode, my faith in Breaking Bad has been reinforced 1000 times. Our favorite anti-hero Walter White is tested beyond his capacity. And so are we, viewers. The last ten minutes are indisputably the most exhilarating moments ever encountered on television. It's like a roller-coaster ride that decelerates to zero moments before it reaches its maximum speed. That's right. When the screen blacks out, you are literally left wanting for more(again, another Breaking Bad Tradition!).

One of the reviews I came across beautifully described what happens in this mind-blasting, nail-biting and hair-raising episode:

"Walt, trapped in the back of a truck, powerless at last, his hands cuffed and his voice muffled, as the forces he has unleashed attempt to destroy the one thing he swore to protect."

After the events of the previous episode Walt decides to call Todd's uncle to have Jesse killed while Jesse is telling Hank just how to catch Walt… go after his money. Of course only Walt actually knows where he is but that doesn't mean it can't be found. Saul's bodyguard Huell is convinced that he is on the list of loose ends Walt is clearing up so tells Hank what little he knows and that is that Walt had him clean the van before returning it to the rental agency. The company don't have trackers on their vans but Walt doesn't know that so a call from Jesse and a photo of a barrel full of money convince him that Jesse is out in the desert about to burn the cash. He rushes out only to find Jesse isn't there; before he can leave he sees a car approaching so calls Todd's uncle for back up… not knowing that Hank is in the car. This leads to a standoff which doesn't look like it will end well.

This was one of the tensest episodes to date; with only a few episodes to go there is a feeling that nobody is safe. It is interesting to see that even though Walt has most definitely gone to the 'dark side' he still cares about some people; he may want Jesse dead but he is insistent that he doesn't suffer and he frantically tells Todd's uncle to stand down when Hank is in danger. We get plenty of great little scenes before the finale; most notably when we see Lydia is not satisfied with the quality of Todd's product and later when Huell is tricked into talking about the van. It is however the finale that will stick in viewers' minds as we get a dramatic shootout; even before Todd's uncle and his men turn up the tension was incredibly high. This scene was one of the most exciting to date even though it did have one flaw… how on earth did people firing automatic weapons at close range manage to miss to relatively lightly armed men standing in the open! Still when things are as exciting as this I think such details can be forgiven… I both can't wait and somewhat dread to see what happens next!

For 5 seasons, breaking bad has given us so many intense with Gus's death, and many other things, but i have to say this episode is one of the most intense episodes ever for breaking bad, and maybe for any show out there. From beginning to end, the show delivers brilliant acting, intense sequences, and funny moments. I was laughing a lot when the whole Jesse dead plan thing was explained to huell. Michelle Maclaren and George Mastras(To'hajiilee's writers and directors) deliver one of the best episodes to ever come on this show. if you have not watched this show or are not really into it, i highly advise you to continue or start this show because you will not regret it. 3 episodes left...

While it wasn't the worst TV I have seen this is completely ridiculous episode in so many ways. First, Walter is so much more careful in previous episodes that it really out of character for him to be so reckless with the whole desert money thing, and the hit on Jessie thing.

I was willing to overlook that to a point until the big final shootout thing. This scene was so riddled with technical flaws that it just made the whole episode silly.

First these bad guy backup seems to arrive in about 5-10 mins, not sure how far away they were when Walter called them but it seemed way too fast. Hank and Gomez should have rushed to a covered position behind the front wheel of the SUV as soon as they saw the other vehicles coming. But here's this biggie. There's 6 guys 3 with rifles 1 with an automatic shotgun and 2 with pistols, at about 30 yards of distance in supported firing positions with 2 soft targets in the open, with clear weather and visibility. This scenario there should have been 2 shots, one to the head of each Hank and Gomez, in 1 second. If they were really bad shots then maybe hit them in the chest instead.

Oh no, they proceed to fire off hundreds of rounds which seem to be all aimed at the front fender of the SUV. Not one bullet can find Hank or Gomez. Unbelievable! I think this firefight would have been over faster If I was out there throwing rocks at them.

I like a good firefight like anyone, but this was just plain stupid. They could have easily fixed this scene by introducing a sandstorm, have Hank and Gomez dive for hard cover, increase the engagement distance, put lesser weapons in the hands of the bad guys, light off some smoke grenades, fire from moving vehicles, or any combination of these things.

Some would say that what happens is out of character for Walt. The point here is that he has seldom been put into so many difficult situations in such a rapid fire way. He doesn't check carefully to see if Jesse's threat is real, but the thought of his family losing everything is the one trigger that sets him off. The problem is that these mercenary killers have tunnel vision. Walter deserves to die. He should, at least, spend remaining days in prison. The reason for the ten is the amped up intensity. When I think of similar TV, I still have to rank this so far above the rest.

Don't you get disappointed, when a perfectly written script to a movie, eventually gets messed up by failing to keep up with the standards it set for itself right from the beginning? Well, this is exactly what happened with "To'hajiilee". I've been watching Breaking Bad with such admiration, episode by episode. A plain and simple progression of the show, revolving around a theme adopted by many in the past and present ("The Sopranos", "Boardwalk Empire" etc.). What distinguishes Breaking Bad from other great shows, is it's genuineness. Where a simple storyline of a man desperate to provide for his family while dying from cancer, becomes a complex search for his inner self. An ordinary man, working as a high school chemistry teacher turning into an omniscient drug-lord. Reminiscent of the infamous Tony Montana only with a resolute sense of good and evil, an educated law-abiding person (turning into Gus). So what exactly happened? I can only guess the writers, while working on the details for this episode, at the end, just realized that there are three more episodes to go and thus, killing the main characters would end the entire plot of the show. The next episode will determine how much praise and fascination the show really deserves.

I noticed all of the reviewers were very much over-enthusiastic in their reviews. Maybe they have lost their sense of objectivity.

There is no way that Walt would not have checked with the rental location about the GPS, especially after receiving a call from Jesse. Sol told him he was being set up but he gets the message and panics, which is not what he would have done. Could not Walt have figured out that Jesse was with Hank? He found that he did not know and that was the one place left. Could he not have figured out that Hank would try anything to get him?

Finally, in the shootout it is impossible that no one was hit. Hank was firing his weapon over and over again into empty air, and at a distance of about 50 feet. Supposedly he spent time in a range practicing. And when the firing began the two of them were in the open and dozens of bullets were fired at them and everyone missed. Impossible!