This episode of Breaking Bad was a bit more tame then the others so far. We begin by seeing Jesse hanging with some friends when the ask to get a hold of some of his Meth. He turns them down and then ends up smoking some himself the next morning. The stuff makes him so paranoid he hallucinates that two Mormons on bikes are two hardcore Bikers on motorcycles with a machete and a grenade. He then takes off for his family's home. With Walt, his family finally knows that he has lung cancer and are upset that he didn't tell them sooner. His wife is very upset and is persistent and pushy in him getting a second opinion and treatment, no matter the cost. His son is upset that he has been acting weird and seems to have been acting apathetic to things.
At his family's house Jesse's parents are having a hard time with his coming back and are trying to acclimate to it. His younger brother is the good child and is an over achiever in the functions he does with his school and such. Jesse is seen as the troubled one. While at his house he gets a major offer from a friend to get a lot of money for a new supply of meth. He goes and makes the proposition to Walt who turns him down.
We see throughout the episode Walt dealing with some money, trying to fish it out of the vents and putting it in the bank. At the bank he sees an arrogant man who steals his parking spot and makes objectifying remarks towards the teller in the bank. Later at the end of the episode Walt sees the man at the Gas station and proceeds to short his battery and blow the man's car up.
In this episode the one thing I saw was family caring for one another. His family is visibly upset by the diagnoses and that he didn't tell them earlier that he was sick. Walt's brother in-law even approaches him and lets him know that if anything happens he will take care of Skyler and Walt Jr. We see that even though he's apathetic to it his family rallies around him.
I think as the Body of Christ we are to rally around one another and be there for them. I think now with my car stolen and the stress that comes with that I understand what it means now more than ever to have people rally around you or even how much at times you wish people would and don't. I think sometimes we really need to be able to show compassion, caring, and love for those going through the valleys. How are you lifting someone up today?
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