i really didnt feel like it was overly forced at all
i feel like everybody has forgotten the events of the brock situation (its was NOT that long ago in the story arc either)
jesse was suspicious as hell when the cig was lifted originally, they made a point to show this
walt made jesse believe it was ricin that brock was poisoned with and that gus lifted it from him
this did two things - 1) convinced jesse to off gus with walt, 2) walt used this to also convince jesse that he should ditch andrea/brock because of how violate/dangerous their work is and how it has put walts famliy into danger.
after it was discovered the ricin wasnt the cause of brocks poisoning, walt conveniently helps jesse find it in his home. THIS is when he started to become extra suspicious of walt. he knew shyt wasnt right with him
sorry if i rushed this post because im at work and it dosnt make alot of sense but i really dont get why so many people are acting like this was some huge stretch.
i immediately put two and two together when they zoomed in on jesse's cigarette pack.
the ONLY thing i cant remember is how walt explained how gus would have got his hands on their ricin??? can someone remind/explain that to me?
Walt mentioned that Gus may have lifted it when he invited Jesse over for dinner. He also mentioned it may have happened at the super laboratory when he goes to change into the rubber suit. He made him feel like Gus was all knowing all seeing and that he had multiple opportunities to lift the ricin.