First of all: I have never been witness to two more gripping ending scenes, back-to-back, then what has transpired in the first couple episodes of the new season (season 3) of
Breaking Bad.
Also, for those that saw last night's episode ending, I had this thought: who, ultimately, was most responsible for saving Walt? It was a veritable "telephone game", but I think it was Saul's "24-hour detail" he placed earlier that had the most to do with it, or else no one would have foreseen what was to come. Then again, it was Walt's own honesty/naivete that led him to the multiple circumstances he is in right now, though regarding his relationship with Saul, his forthrightness with him about the discussion he had prior with his (soon-to-be-ex-?)wife, you could say, actually saved his life.
So, Walt both placed his life in
immediate jeopardy by revealing his identity to Tuco, yet also rescued (from life's peril, not family/social peril) himself by being as honest as he needed to be with his business associates, namely Saul, and to a lesser extent, being as open as he is / important to Gus (the
Los Pollos Hermanos manager/owner).