S3 is still my favorite, although 4 was great too. The first half of S5 was damn good, especially the stuff with Mike and the finale. But this season just feels like it's speeding and being incredibly slow at the same time, I can't really describe it. The emotional confrontations I've waited for since S1 just didn't impress me that much. And while last ep was overall a good ep...the ending left a really sour taste in my mouth.
If local police show up to save the day I'm going to lose a whole lot of respect for the show. Killing Hank/Gomez would have made so much sense. I was entirely convinced it was going to happen, after Hank's conversation with Marie. Obviously it can still happen next episode but I just felt this was a cop out.