In this episode of breaking bad we begin by watching Walter and Jesse cleaning up the gory mess that fell through the ceiling from the bath tub in the bathroom above. We can see that they are both easily disgusted at having to clean up the drug dealers dissolved remains. With Skyler and Walter Jr. we first see them in this episode painting the baby nursery while Skyler's sister just sits by and watches as they work. After Walter Jr. leaves the room to answer a phone call Skyler starts talking to her sister about a short story she's writing that involves a marijuana user and asks her sister about her experience with the drug. Her sister automatically assumes that she is inadvertently talking about Walter Jr. and even though Skyler is adamant that it isn't her sister is still convinced. We then cut back to Walter who is faced by the locked up drug dealer in the basement with the dilemma of either letting him go or killing him. We then cut back to Skyler's sister who over the phone at a shoe store (where she ends up stealing a pair) calling her husband, the DEA agent, and asking him to scare Walter Jr. Straight.
Walter senior then finds out that Jesse told the drug dealer everything about him, his family, his profession and etc... He's upset and ends up having a yelling match with Jess which ends up with the younger of the two leaving and telling him to finish the job with their captive downstairs. We then cutback to Walter Jr. and the DEA Brother in law going on a little drive which leads them to a druggy motel where Walter Jr. gets the talk about Marijuana being a gateway drug to worse things. After a long and awkward interaction we see the prostitute that they were using as an example go back to her room just to find that Jesse is holding up in that same room. At Jesse's house Walter makes the "Crazy Eight" a sandwich without the crust and brings it down to him just to pass out, smash the plate and have to make another. While down there he talks to Crazy Eight about letting him go and tells him that he's going to be there until he can give Walter a good reason to unlock him. Walter even goes so far as to write a pro's and con's list about letting him go. In the end we find that right when Walter was ready to let him go and is in the process of getting the key he finds out that one of the sharp jagged pieces of the plate is missing which he realizes Crazy Eight has for the purpose of killing Walter the moment he is free. Walter goes down to the basement where he pretends he's going to unlock him but only ends up killing him as Figure Eight struggles to fight back but ultimately dies. In the very end of the episode we see Walter go back home to talk to his wife. As she's sitting on the side of the bed we hear him say, "honey, I need to tell you something" before the screen fades to black.
What we can see here is the struggle between right and wrong. While I could easily say the major theme of this episode is the value of human life I think it's important to understand Walter's basic struggle between making the right and wrong choice. So often we are presented with situations and problems where we have two options and can go one of two ways. Sometimes one direction can be the right one and the other wrong/immoral/unethical. We may not always have the easiest time making the decision but if we are always relying on God He will not let us have to make it on our own.
Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding, Seek His will in all you do and He will guide your paths." As long as we trust in God He will guide our paths. What decisions do you need to trust God with today?
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