Breaking Bad Season 4 Premiere

Having just recently gone through the first 3 seasons of this show with more and more interest the more I saw, I was chomping at the bit to see how season 4 would get under way and well, it's mostly how you would expect it to pan out. That is to say that both Walter and Jesse live and things go back to roughly where they were before, with the pair resuming cooking duties for Gus, it's how things happen that keeps it interesting, if a little uninspiring.

Gale is confirmed dead and we see a little more about him before his demise. Jesse is in shock and next thing he and Walter are back at the lab and in the hands of Mike and Victor. Walter does a decent job of talking his way into staying alive but Gus's disposal of Victor definitely makes it's point but seems a little over the top. Meanwhile we touch base with Skyler, and Hank and Marie, but only briefly.

This episode is all about resetting the boundaries after a massive season 3 which took matters to a whole new level, and it falls a little flat because of this. However now that things are back to a relative status quo, and with Gus nowconfirming he is an absolute headcase, the stage is set for the stakes to get even higher. Can Walter take out Gus and become kingpin? The future of Breaking Bad is still unclear and that's what makes it so exciting to watch.