I'm going to try to make some predictions without having any spoilers--in case anyone has missed the first two eps of the season (and if you're reading this and haven't seen ANY of the earlier seasons, then may God bless you but we're not friends).
Predictions and/or Hopes
Jesse splits from Walt, again
In seasons past, rifts betwixt Jesse and Walt primarily spawned from Jesse's brash actions and general noobery. This time, however, the rift is more likely be caused by the lack of compassion that comes along with Walt's metamorphosis into a one-dimensional meth machine. Jesse has managed to find himself on a (relative) moral high-ground.
Jesse tries his luck at a solo meth-venture after some new misunderstanding divides the twosome again. He saddles back up into the Crystal Ship (the RV from he and Walt's humble beginnings) and hits the open desert for some good old-fashioned cooking. In not wanting to completely rip Walt's recipe (but not really knowing any other way), he laces his meth with Franch to make it his own. This is a huge improvement from Chili P, but still not quite as potent as Walt's meth brew. Skinny P and Badger fall back in line as Jesse's meth soldiers. Despite Jesse's sprinkle of genius in the opening ep of the season ("yeah bitch, MAGNETS"), his savviness in the illicit business has not improved. He only ever manages to hold a mediocre market share.
Skyler dies
Not particularly likely, but I wish it would just happen. In the mean time, I'm thinking of starting a support group for people like myself that feel personally affected by Skyler White's general whoredom. Her role in the show is quickly diminishing and so she'd be a pretty easy cut, but somehow I imagine that Walt's ultimate downfall will be related to his family (although as of right now it doesn't seem that love for his family is really guiding his actions at all).
The ending scene in episode 2 where Walt is coming onto her in bed is supremely uncomfortable and solidifies my fear that he has become a bonafide villain. Nevertheless,that doesn't stop me from having residual hatred for Skyler--and I think I'm being generous in sparing Walter Jr. (Flynn) from my dire prediction.
Germans Invade
Accomplishing what their ancestors never could during WWII, the German executives from Madrigal Electromotive (parent company for Los Pollos Hermanos) will invade the US and try to destroy every remaining link they could possibly have to the late Gus Fring's international dealings/meth empire.
Mike, newly broke after his granddaughter's off-shore bank account gets emptied by the likes of Hank going H.A.M on everyone in his path, is in straits more dire than we have previously seen. He will want to fully control the US front of the Gus fallout, and must put his perpetual state of exasperation to rest in order to be in the proper mindset to be diplomatic with the Germans.
If it wasn't clear from the outset, I don't fully believe that any of this will actually happen--but it'd be pretty boss to be able to say I saw Franch coming as a major player before anyone else did. I will revisit this post to see what, if anything, I was right about.
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