Thanks, Eric. Your point about Jesse and the magnet idea is a good one, but I still have a hard time believing Mike wouldn't kill Walter, as close as he's come before. He may like Jesse, but he REALLY doesn't like Walter. That scene on the desert road seemed like melodramatic fluff to me. I had other quibbles that I didn't want to mention because I didn't want to commit a "spoiler" -- like the contents on the laptop not being immediately viewed by Hank. Anyway, in the bigger picture, my initial reactions will probably seem even more nitpicky as the season continues, and I have reason to hope so -- the second episode is really gripping, and some dodgy stuff is (sort of) explained away.
Re: “Is Breaking Bad's Walter White beginning to resemble MacGyver?”
Thanks, Eric. Your point about Jesse and the magnet idea is a good one, but I still have a hard time believing Mike wouldn't kill Walter, as close as he's come before. He may like Jesse, but he REALLY doesn't like Walter. That scene on the desert road seemed like melodramatic fluff to me. I had other quibbles that I didn't want to mention because I didn't want to commit a "spoiler" -- like the contents on the laptop not being immediately viewed by Hank. Anyway, in the bigger picture, my initial reactions will probably seem even more nitpicky as the season continues, and I have reason to hope so -- the second episode is really gripping, and some dodgy stuff is (sort of) explained away.