That actually bothered me a little when I saw the vacuum guy describing just how much heat was on Walt.  Why would an illegal gun dealer agree to do business with a fugitive who's that high profile?

In a vacuum, maybe, but I don't see time to cover something like that.  Just 1 episode left to wrap up the stories of Walt, Jesse, Skyler, Flynn, Holly, and Marie, who have all been there since early on.

mathyoucough - No, I mean through at least part of Season 4, at least through "Bullet Points" and "Shotgun", if not somewhat later.

I wouldn't call that a dumb question.  My belief is that it's the former, or more precisely maybe fear that an arrest warrant for him will be issued shortly.

I'd say that, at least through a good portion of Season 4, Walt's protectiveness toward Jesse was more than fleeting.  Walt's logical move would have been just to give up on Jesse and let Gus kill him, which Walt would have done if at the time he was as Machiavellian as someone like Gus or Mike.

I agree, you've nailed Lydia's personality spot on.

Todd does have a lot of respect for Walt, so I think that plays a role.

I think that the DEA is still actively investigating the case.  The DEA would absolutely know that there is an Aryan Brotherhood connection because of the prison murders plus the blue meth is still on the street.

As Help Slip Franklin says below, there are two Marty Robbins songs, both telling the story of the same woman (Felina).  "El Paso" and "Feleena (from El Paso"

Help Slip Franklin - no apology needed.  You are probably correct with how little time is left.

I thought that the implication was that Walt broke up with Gretchen before Gretchen got together with Elliot.  At this point, though, we haven't been told the full backstory - at least on the show, I think that it has been discussed some in interviews with cast and writers - so what we have are snippets indicating…

I agree that it's not going to play out exactly like I speculated - not enough time.

I agree.  It really felt like that article was trying too hard to shoehorn Walt's story into fitting an "it's all because of his white male privilege" analysis.  Going along with what you've said, I think that Walt's regret is combined with ego and a (not without some basis) belief that he's always the smartest guy in…

I agree that there's a good chance that we learn more about the Gray Matter (slash Gretchen and Walt breakup) story in the finale.

I think that it would make more "logical" sense for Walt to read Gretchen and Eliot saying those things in an interview in one of the ABQ papers that he's getting, but seeing Charlie Rose was obviously more dramatic and a more visual way of presenting the information.

Agreed.

Yeah, I was wondering that also.  Commenters speculated that the DEA would be able to get a general location using cell tower data from that last call that Hank made to Marie.  I mean, you'd have to think that law enforcement is throwing vast resources at a case of 2 DEA agents who are missing and presumed dead.

"I'm starting to think EVERYBODY dies"

I recommend Andy Greenwald's review at Grantland for anyone who shares the view that the Tate story line has - at least these last few episodes - ruined a show that started with a lot of promise:
http://www.grantland.com/bl…

I agree with you Jimmy.