Originally Posted by
alteran
Agreed with most everything here. The story established there WAS cell coverage because Hank called Marie. Nobody in the DEA is coming because they're completely in the dark. That's the way Hank wanted it until he had it all tied up with a neat little bow-- the only way he was going to get out of this thing with his self-image intact.
Likewise, the story established that neither the reservation cops, nor the DEA, had been called at the time of the confrontation. Hank and Gomie are on their own.
Judging from the gunfire, Hank and Gomez should be toast. I'm going to give BB the benefit of the doubt because it makes sense that Vince Gilligan wanted the outcome to be in doubt at the end of the episode, but there's simply no way Hank and Gomie survived that level of gun fire out in the open. Heck, in the real world, that level of gunfire would probably get Jesse and Walt as well.
I agree with those that say Hank is dead. The brains in the trash. That loaded speech with Marie. The insane gunfire. Total, unfair tease if he escapes.
And to get a little meta, I also think Hank/Gomie are dead because otherwise Walt's cash is gone. (Jesse has other fish to fry-- getting Walt.) I don't buy that Walt's going to "start over." The cash is a central, driving fact of the remaining story.
Of further note, the story has also established that the Aryans know EXACTLY where the money is. All they need is the particulars of why the confrontation took place at THIS location instead of at Brock/Andrea's house.
Speaking of poisoning, I'm still completely confused about who the ricin is for. As far as I can guess from the timeline, there's a HUGE lapse between now and when Walt gets the machine gun-- during which time, Walt's family leaves their home in some sort of scandalous way and Walter grows a serious head of hair.
I was intrigued that Walt chickened out on having the Aryans save him, out of a desire to spare Hank. (Although the Aryans arrived anyway.) It appears that Walter is not Scarface yet. Of course, it's not Scarface until the crazy man drops his face into the cocaine.
Just 3 more episodes.