If he doesn't turn Jesse against Gus, he and his whole family are murdered. Poisoning a child is more drastic, sure, but so is what is at stake.
Anyone else been thinking about what they'd do? If it was your only chance to save your family, would you poison an innocent child?
I see what you're saying about acting v not acting and how this time his infant daughter's life is at stake so he might be willing to cross the line and 'act'. It follows the progression from passivity (Jane) to indirect action (having Jesse kill Gus) to direct action. It just seems like such a logistical nightmare and too much of an uncontrolled mess to actually have been Walt.
At the same time, I'm almost sure it wasn't Gus. It's possible he knew Walt cooked the ricin and was willing to poison the boy to set up Walt as Walt suggested. However, his 'spidey sense' tingled when Jesse was insisting it was poison meaning he knew about the ricin Walt cooked and was likely in on it. Saul is the one who knew Mike and set up the meet with Gus, so it's possible he had Huel pick Jesse's pocket if Jesse didn't just lose it. It could also be a smaller dosage of whatever he gave the cartel, the time frame still bothers me on the ricin from Jesse's cig.
I guess I don't buy that poisoning Brock is an effective method of getting Jessie to do something. He could react in any number of ways. There's no guarantee, or even likelihood, that doing something like that will bring Jessie on board. Most likely, you end up murdering a child and gaining nothing.
robbotis wrote:American Horror Story premieres tonight. Any gonna check it out?
Looks freaky. I could use a new completely whacked out freaky show.
I missed it. Was it good?
Starts tonight. I'll be watching. High Hopes. It's been a while since there's been a good freaky show. From X-Files to Carnivale to I guess now Fringe, freaky shows have disappeared, so I have high hopes.
thrill wrote:For the record, I'll give anything with Tammie Taylor a try.
Me too.
And I know it's weird to say, but the Walking Dead, while great, isn't that freaky.
That premieres in a week or two as well.
Lots to watch. I hope I continue to have a full DVR for a few more weeks(meaning, I'm watching nothing but Cardinal baseball!)
