This episode was super intense. It left me with a lot of feeling, but I don't know how much I can say about it. Hank said what we're all thinking; that there's no way he can bring down Walt without bringing himself down, too. Is that really why Hank is so angry, because Walt has probably ruined his rising star? Look what happened to Hank's boss. He accepted contributions from Gus Fring, and even though he had no reason to believe that Gus was corrupt, he got axed. Also, are we to assume that Walter's money is lost to the ether now? Even with a GPS, is there any way it's ever going to be reclaimed? I'm guessing probably not. It will sit forever as a forgotten symbol of the mark Walter left on the world. But maybe that's fine with Walter. I don't think he ever really cared about the money. To him each dollar doesn't represent purchasing power; it represents victory over Gus, Hank, Tuco, Mike and everyone else whose power he has seized. This shit's intense.
I was really pleased to see Hank recognising that he can't really turn Walt in, even with absolute proof, without losing his own job. It's stuff like this that is going to make this half-season really good: it's become more of a drama, I think. Walt is out, the action is going to subside (at least for now) and it's starting to focus a lot more on the characters. Hank can't turn Walt in without losing his job, Skyler is resistant to the idea of turning Walt in, and Marie knows but can't do anything. Jesse has nothing to lose - in fact, his guilt may make him talk, to bring the punishment he feels he deserves.