Hermanos

Season 4, Episode 8, Aired
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Skyler develops a solution for her money troubles; Hank enlists Walt to investigate a theory; Walt grows impatient with Jesse.

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  • Walter and Jesse didn't huge roles in this episode but this episode was still excellent

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    By tigerdude22, Sep 16, 2011
    I thought that this was an excellent episode of "Breaking Bad". Walter and Jesse's role in this episode wasn't too huge or anything like that but this episode still managed to be excellent and pure awesome. Definitely nothing slow or boring. Even the ending wasn't boring, slow, or rehashes. The ending of the episode was even exciting and intense. Walter going on his doctor appointment was pretty interesting and really good. Jesse's part in this episode was very good. Althought, you can tell that Walter and Jesse's partnership is starting to fall apart since Jesse has been with Mike lately and since Jesse didn't kill Gus yet. The best part about this episode was how Skylar barely appeared in one or two scenes. I guess you can say it's more like Skylar's cameo appearance which I really like since I don't find that character to be very interesting. The beginning of this episode had me wondering why there was blood on the water but the very ending of this episode totally explained why. I really loved the last 10 minutes with those foreign people talking about the Gus and all that stuff. The exciting and intense when that man was shot and then the other man was getting upset because he got shot definitely blew me away... one of my favorite parts of this episode and an exciting way to end this episode. Overall, one of the bestepisodes of "Breaking Bad" that I have ever seen this season. 10/10moreless

  • Hermanos

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    By TrueTvWatcher, Sep 12, 2011
    Hermanos was perfect episode of Breaking Bad and I really enjoyed watching this episode because it focused a lot on Gus as he has become under suspicion of drug dealing by Hank, he must deal with the Mexican Cartel, and we viewed memories of his past adding to his character depth and development. There were some great scenes in this episode like when Saul was dropping money off for Jesse, Skylar hiding money away, and Walt being put into a difficult situation. I look forward to watching the next episode of Breaking Bad!!!!!!!!!moreless

  • yea, this was awesome

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    By futuramarama, Sep 11, 2011
    It's episodes like this that make this one of my favorite shows, um, ever. It was so amazingly done. The entire flashback, at first, I did not like, but I realized the significance of it, and it was amazing. Gus' friend/partner dying was great and him shouting over it, as the blood dripped into the pool, was such a haunting scene. And this i na way being foreshadowed at the end of the cold open, was so, so great. This episode was full of great scenes, like the ending, Hank questioning Gus on his real name (So Gustavo Fring could be a fake name? Nice), Hank and Walt at Los Pollos Hermanos, every scene with Jesse (I wonder if he is going to go through with murdering Gus? I still have a feeling Gus will die before the end of the season). Great episode. I can only hope that the show keeps it up for the rest of the season. It took them a while but this season is finally becoming really intense and interesting, and i simply can't wait to see what is to come next. A+ grade, definitelymoreless

  • There's Something About Gus

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    By Neksmater, Sep 10, 2011
    This episode served as a present and a retrospective of sorts for Gus. We start with a new bit of information where Gus goes to visit Tuco's uncle in the hospice to tell him that his nephews are both dead and this is the consequence of crossing him with an implied history of bloodshed between the two. Gus also gets called into questioning by the DEA and ABPD about his fingerprints in Gale's apartment and he gives a rather descriptive believable tale like he gave Gale a scholarship to college in biochemistry, even the scholarship itself is named after someone we see killed in a flashback in this very same episode. It also explains that Gus has been searching and creating cooks for himself ever since then and when one comes along he protects them as he knows their true value. He is cleared by them but Hank tricks Walt into taking him to Pollos Hermanos and getting him to plant a tracking device on Gus's car to which he goes inside and confesses to Gus that he didn't do it but Gus instructs him to do it anyway. This all happens with Mike watching and Walt goes to Jesse with the concern of moving forward their timetable but finds out something that may mean that Jesse isn't telling him everything. Skyler finds a way to hide the money Walt gives her and they have a family dinner. With the cartel on one side trying to pressure Gus and Hank on the other acting independently of the DEA this is looking bad for the Chicken Man as he is called. In the final bit of the episode we see a flashback to the 80's in Mexico where Gus and his old Chilean cook partner are trying to impress the local drug lord with the novelty of meth and the younger version of Hector Salamanca is there and just as things look up Hector puts a bullet through Gus's cook boy's head and makes him look at it. They tell him to stay with chicken and mock that he is not in Chile anymore. A plus for acting for Giancarlo Esposito in this episode for his primal fear and disgust. This is why Gus won't work with the cartel and we finally got to see another side to Gus as he was when he was a beginner as he told Walt last season "I made many mistakes in my first few years of business" this fills in the gaps of Gus getting started but once he goes down if he does things will go to hell but until then the conflict is solid as it always is on Breaking Bad.moreless

  • Wow... progression and backstory. Heating up for an all-out war.

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    By aldaros23, Sep 08, 2011
    Tonight's episode simply had me hooked from start to finish. The progression was there - Gus has enemies coming at him from all sides. Did you see his hand tremble? Did you see his face all sullen and dark - Gus is feeling the pressure and while he maintains his composure, he is cracking on the inside.
    Hank really pushes on with Gus as his number one suspect. Walt gets caught in the middle of it (a really awkward situation) but ends up attaching the tracker as per Gus' request. It's no wonder that Walt then fears for his life - if Gus get's caught, he and Jesse are no longer safe. Worse, he may still be in danger from Gus' associates like Mike. He thinks more violence is coming - to hank, to people in general. But Gus remains calm once again.
    Meanwhile, Walt and Jesse's differences continue to escalate. Their ideas colliding.
    Finally, the backstory: this 8 minute scene provided a brilliant example of why this show remains on top - consistency and interconnectedness reign on as a powerful backstory. Why Gus came to the U.S. in 1989 - this was why. And how about some similarities to throw in as well - Max (the cook) claiming that he needs Gus, he is his partner, just like Walt (the cook) argues that he needs Jesse. That's how we know that Jesse and Walt won't die. But Gus, on the other hand, will not be so lucky. His life will end, I am sure of it. But just how and what leads up to it, will be very enticing to watch.
    Pacing, progression, guest stars - this episode shone through tonight and it will only get better as the season progresses.moreless
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    • Steven Bauer acknowledged that Giancarlo Esposito did an amazing job during the flashback scene in the episode because he was not fluent in Spanish and had the most complex lines. Three of the 5 actors in this scene were fluent in Spanish (all except Giancarlo Esposito and Mark Margolis).

    • Don Eladio's estate location is a former bed and breakfast. Vince Gilligan mentions that the folks who lived there "could not have been nicer" and Steven Bauer played guitar for them routinely. It's about 20 miles from Albuquerque and the property in the area was apparently home to a coal mine back in the civil war times.

    • George Mastras, the writer of this episode, used to be a defense attorney and before that he was a prison guard. He also wrote a novel called "Fidali's Way".

    • Although the nemesis standing between Gus and Hector is shown more explicitly in this episode. Back in Season 3, during a flashback, Hector is not too keen on Gus "the chicken man".

    • Steven Bauer and Mark Margolis both also starred in the classic drug-related film "Scarface" (1983).

    • The full name of Max's character is Maximino Arciniega. Interestingly, back in Season 1, an actor named Maximino Arciniega played the character Domingo "Krazy 8" Molin.

    • Bryan Cranston and Javier Grajeda were once roommates when they were first starting out.

    • Gus established a scholarship at the University of New Mexico in honor of Max (Maximino Arciniegra). The symbolism is fitting: Gus left Mexico and settled in his own New Mexico, continuing his manufacturing operation there.

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    • Juan Bolsa: (In a flashback to the 1980s) You're not going to offer our guests anything?
      Hector: Who says they are guests? If the boss wants them to drink, they drink.
      Juan Bolsa: So, the chicken brothers. I like your restaurant.
      Gus: Gracias.
      Max: Gracias.
      Hector: Dark meat and white meat. Don't look like no brothers to me.

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