>No need to have a cliffhanger if that wasn't going to be the
>case. BB is known for surprises and characters getting out of
>spots where it seems like there is no hope.

While logically I want to disagree with you, it will be weird for the next episode to begin with Hank and Gomez getting gunned down and the remainder of the episode continuing from there. To start with such a high point would be odd storytelling. So in terms of storytelling, I agree with you, but logically I can't see Hank and Gomez surviving that massacre since Todd's crew aren't amateurs.