Season 1 - Episode 6

The beginning of episode 6 starts with Walter walking into the destroyed RV, giving Jessie a lecture about how their business is consisted of Jessie selling and Walter cooking, and that it is. Walter is then shown getting his cancer treatment with Skylar by his side, she asked Walter that she hadn’t seen any check in the mail from Elliot but Walter lies and tells her that he had already received it and put it in the bank account.

The next scene that is taking place is Walter teaching his chemistry class. While he is teaching about mercury and what causes explosives, he is forced to stop and go to the bathroom because the has to throw up. After he throws up, it shows the janitor (Hugo), insisting on cleaning up after Walter so that he can go back to teach his class.

Later that day, Walter and Jessie are back in the RV cooking when Walter starts coughing uncontrollably and Jessie finally realizes that Walter has cancer because Jessie saw the target spot they placed on his chest for the radiation. Jessie begins to talk about how he knew because that is what they placed on Jessie’s aunt who had died from cancer as well. In that moment, they seem to bond in a new way because of it. Jessie’s calls Walter out on the reason why he is even in the business – to financially take care of the family when Walter dies. At this point, Walter is in no condition to finish the batch he started and puts his trust in Jessie to finish it out for him. As Jessie is walking to the RV, he throws out a quick tip for his Chemotherapy treatment – he tells him to wear an icepack on his head to prevent hair lose.

We are the shown Hank getting results back from the lab about the mask he found at the scene. He discovers the mask belongs to the school Walter works at. This scene goes straight back into Jessie and Walter talking about how Jessie isn’t bringing enough money in from the meth. Walter comes up with the idea to sell to a distributor (Tuco) but Jessie says that it is too risky to just sell to him.

It shows Walter getting very low on money for his treatment as he continues to get sicker during school and Hugo still cleaning up after Walter, even offering him gun before he goes back to class. While at school, Walter gets a visit from Hank who asks to see his supply closet and realized that the closet is missing a lot more than just one mask but Hank is still not suspicious of Walter at all. While Hank is looking through the inventory, Jessie calls and says he has an “in” to get to Tuco, who is his friend skinny. Jessie and Skinny both attempt to talk to Tuco but tuco ends up stealing the meth and severely beating up Jessie. Next, we see Hank arresting Hugo outside the school and later that night as the family is playing cards together, Hank mentions that Hugo is a suspect of the stolen supplies because Hugo had a record of theft and also possession of weed.

Next day, while Walter is taking a shower, a bunch of his hair falls out and decides to just shave it all off. He calls Jessie, but Skinny answers and finds out Jessie is in the hospital. Walter visits and asks Skinny to tell him everything he knows about Tuco. Next, Walter is seen in front of Tuco’s place. He walks in and gives him the batch of “meth” and makes a deal. Then, when Tuco isn’t going for it. Walter picks up a pieces of the “meth” and throws it down on the floor which causes an explosion. He picks up the batch and threatens to throw the whole bag down unless Tuco gives him the money. Tuco not only gives him the money but tells him the meth Jessie brought sold quick, and he wanted them to bring more next week to sell. Walter takes the money and walks out of the building. 

One of the main themes I saw in this episode goes along with caring for one another but more than that it is, not just fighting for each other but having each other's back in times of need. There were a few instances where Hugo generously helped Walter when he was sick, not only cleaning up after him when he threw up, but even gave him gun before he went back to class. Another instance is Walter finding out what Tuco had done to Jessie, and Walter not letting it just happen. He went back and took what belonged to them and also "gave him what he deserved" in the eyes of Walter. 

This theme reminds me a lot about how we need to fight for the people that aren't strong enough to fight for themselves. It may be non christians who are battling with things in their own life or it may even be christians struggling as well. I think the importance of it is coming along side that person when they can't hold themselves us, and walk with them through tough times, through life, and through the storm till they are strong enough to get back up again. We are to fight for each other and have each other's back because that is what is required of us as a body of Christ, a community, and as us being created to be in relationship with one another. Most importantly, it is Christ who fights for us and will never let us get to the point where we are getting so beat down we are just left to die. He intervenes and fights the battles for us.