Breaking Bad

[irishjayhawk]

Anyone watching this magnificent show?

[KCChiefsMan]

yup, well I've seen about 3 or 4 episodes. I enjoyed each one! good show

[kcxiv]

Breaking Bad is nothing short of awesome. Crantson is one hell of an actor.

[keg in kc]

I watched the season premeire. It was good, but then I forgot about it.

[Third Eye]

Thoroughly enjoy this show. Have to to watch this week's yet.

[irishjayhawk]

I watched the season premeire. It was good, but then I forgot about it.

You should try to catch back up. Only 11 have aired thus far.

Damn good. Especially the first two of this season. And the opening scenes of each.

FWIW, Stephen King says it's the best scripted show on television, right now.

[irishjayhawk]

Breaking Bad is nothing short of awesome. Crantson is one hell of an actor.

Yes, yes he is. I always pegged him as Malcolm's dad, but I've been told that if you go back he was awesome in that crappy show.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Breaking Bad is absolutely the best written/best acted show on television. Too bad that nobody is watching.

I love it.

[kcxiv]

Breaking Bad is absolutely the best written/best acted show on television. Too bad that nobody is watching.

I love it.

Good for us that this is an AMC show, but it seriously needs to be on a network like HBO or Showtime to allow the other stuff, but its becoming one of my favorite serious shows. I mean, i love comedy shows, but this show is pure bad ass.

This show is just pure goodness all the way through. The first season when they put that body in acid and the guy put that shit in his bathtub and the acid ate through the floor and they had a half decayed corpse on the floor almost made me throw up. I was like holy SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! lol.

[Crush]

Hmmm... I may need to look into this show.

[Brock]

It's very good.

[Demonpenz]

i saw the other day in tv guide it's ratings and grumbing that it might be pulled soon

[irishjayhawk]

Good for us that this is an AMC show, but it seriously needs to be on a network like HBO or Showtime to allow the other stuff, but its becoming one of my favorite serious shows. I mean, i love comedy shows, but this show is pure bad ass.

This show is just pure goodness all the way through. The first season when they put that body in acid and the guy put that shit in his bathtub and the acid ate through the floor and they had a half decayed corpse on the floor almost made me throw up. I was like holy SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! lol.

I was wondering how AMC snagged it. It screams Showtime or HBO because of the deep content matter and language, etc.

[kcxiv]

Check this out, the Actor that played Tuco asked to be killed off becuase the part was to much on him mentally.

http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/2009/03/raymond-cruz-interview.php

[Baby Lee]

Check this out, the Actor that played Tuco asked to be killed off becuase the part was to much on him mentally.

http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/2009/03/raymond-cruz-interview.php

That character is so intense, I didn't even make the connection that Tuco was being played by Cruz, who plays [southern belle accent] 'DEE-tektif SAHN-chezz' [/sba] on The Closer.

[Fish]

I jumped in last episode and was all sorts of intrigued and confused. I plan on starting at the beginning....

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Best show on TV. The episodes just get better and better. And the portrayals of the drugs and drug lifestyle are the most accurate I've seen on a TV show.

[kcxiv]

I jumped in last episode and was all sorts of intrigued and confused. I plan on starting at the beginning....

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1263255

[TinyEvel]

We started watching this last night. Great concept for a show.
The actress who plays Marie Schrader is the one who bought our house in the 'hills last year. Nice people.

[kcxiv]

Anyone see lastnights episode? holy smokes. Severed head on top of a turtle then blowing up in the middle of the FBI huddle. lol

Show pushes the envelope for being on cable tv.

[morphius]

Anyone see lastnights episode? holy smokes. Severed head on top of a turtle then blowing up in the middle of the FBI huddle. lol

Show pushes the envelope for being on cable tv.
I caught it, I kept thinking its a bomb and then BOOM! Twisted show, I like it.

[irishjayhawk]

Man I love this show.

As with LOST, http://sepinwall.blogspot.com has some nice write ups after each episode. I thought the ending of the episode was one of the better moments. So plausible and I could empathize with it.

[stlchiefs]

Anyone see lastnights episode? holy smokes. Severed head on top of a turtle then blowing up in the middle of the FBI huddle. lol

Show pushes the envelope for being on cable tv.

DEA and Policia damnit.

When they first walked up to it I was thinking, damn idiots what if it's a bomb, don't federal agents think of things like this? And then, nothing, laughing at the Gringo, but wait, BOOOM!

This is the only show I religiously watch right now. What a great show.

[irishjayhawk]

DEA and Policia damnit.

When they first walked up to it I was thinking, damn idiots what if it's a bomb, don't federal agents think of things like this? And then, nothing, laughing at the Gringo, but wait, BOOOM!

This is the only show I religiously watch right now. What a great show.

I didn't see it coming. A severed head and turtle wouldn't signal bomb to me.

[stlchiefs]

i saw the other day in tv guide it's ratings and grumbing that it might be pulled soon

:shake: Any update on this heresy speak?

[kcxiv]

Its an A and E show, it doesnt need good ratings. The show has been renewed for season 3 after episode 3 of season 2 came out. Its doing just fine.

[irishjayhawk]

Its an A and E show, it doesnt need good ratings. The show has been renewed for season 3 after episode 3 of season 2 came out. Its doing just fine.

AMC, but yeah.

[L.A. Chieffan]

badass show, better than anything else out right now

[shitgoose]

I thought the first season was pretty good but I have been completely blown away by the second season. Nothing else is even close to as original and entertaining as this show.

[kcxiv]

I didn't see it coming. A severed head and turtle wouldn't signal bomb to me.

Yeah, i didnt see that either. I was just in shock because it was a servered head. I think everyone was shocked like that, but i guess its good that he got sick and backed away. I think he's going to quit his job and then he will find out what Walt is doing.

[irishjayhawk]

Yeah, i didnt see that either. I was just in shock because it was a servered head. I think everyone was shocked like that, but i guess its good that he got sick and backed away. I think he's going to quit his job and then he will find out what Walt is doing.

I don't think so. I just think he's going to move up the ranks in Albuquerque and start seeing the same blue meth popping up. Eventually, I think he'll have to make a choice. But I think that'll be closer to the end of the season.

Who knows, really? So far, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Glorious television.


Also, has anyone else noticed they stopped censoring most language?

[PunkinDrublic]

I like how he convinces his partner to take advantage of the rep he's unknowingly earned by telling him he's like a blowfish. I think the downfall will ultimately be the stupidity of the crew he's putting together.

[irishjayhawk]

Thoughts on Sunday's episode? For some reason I loved Saul.

[KCChiefsMan]

the show is good, it will not last long unfortunately. America likes dumb shit and this show is not that.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

the show is good, it will not last long unfortunately. America likes dumb shit and this show is not that.

They've already signed for a new season, I believe.

[MahiMike]

Awesome show. I have every episode taped. Both Cranston and the kid do a great job. It got some comedy relief in last episode when he fell in the crapper! Good stuff.

[stlchiefs]

Thoughts on Sunday's episode? For some reason I loved Saul.

I was a big fan of Saul too. I like the last scene when he came to the school and proposed the Godfather setup. That's going to make for an interesting new twist.

[irishjayhawk]

Was there a more badass moment this season than the end of this episode?

[Third Eye]

Was there a more badass moment this season than the end of this episode?

Yeah, it all came together nicely. The music, the mood...perfect.

[kcxiv]

haha, Walt is definately turning into a crazy son of a bitch. The scene with his son and the cop was bad ass as well.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

I loved it. Walt is going to become a tweaker, working on his house all hours of the day and night.

[irishjayhawk]

I stand corrected. Most Badass TV moment in recent history.

[Third Eye]

Holy shit! This show just keeps getting more intense.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Alright, time for the most bad ass show on TV!

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Holy shit! This show just keeps getting more intense.

HARD episode to watch this week! Oh......flashbacks....:shake:

[irishjayhawk]

What did everyone think?


Personally, I loved it. And it was more the little moments and camera angles and things that made this episode memorable. I don't feel cheated in the least. Well, unless you count feeling cheated that i have to wait til 2010 to continue watching....

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

What did everyone think?


Personally, I loved it. And it was more the little moments and camera angles and things that made this episode memorable. I don't feel cheated in the least. Well, unless you count feeling cheated that i have to wait til 2010 to continue watching....

SHUSH! I gotta' wait one more hour! :cuss::D

[irishjayhawk]

SHUSH! I gotta' wait one more hour! :cuss::D

I didn't give anything away. Cheated could mean anything! It could even be boat.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

My fucking jaw has literally dropped.

[irishjayhawk]

You should read the interview with the creator here:

SPOILERS IN THE LINK, FYI

http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2009/05/breaking-bad-vince-gilligan-post.html

Some awesome stuff.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

You should read the interview with the creator here:

SPOILERS IN THE LINK, FYI

http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2009/05/breaking-bad-vince-gilligan-post.html

Some awesome stuff.

Rep!

[stlchiefs]

Great episode as usual, but I'm pissed. The season is over, now what do I do on Sunday nights until football season? Nice suspense at the ending, Sky leaving Walt because she knows something is up, but doesn't even want to know what anymore. Shit, what's a meth maker like Walt got to do?

[L.A. Chieffan]

Great episode as usual, but I'm pissed. The season is over, now what do I do on Sunday nights until football season? Nice suspense at the ending, Sky leaving Walt because she knows something is up, but doesn't even want to know what anymore. Shit, what's a meth maker like Walt got to do?

seriously. i dont know what to watch now.

[L.A. Chieffan]

You should read the interview with the creator here:

SPOILERS IN THE LINK, FYI

http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2009/05/breaking-bad-vince-gilligan-post.html

Some awesome stuff.

gilligan is a damn genius.

[stlchiefs]

seriously. i dont know what to watch now.

I guess I'll just have to go to sleep or something. :shrug:

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

seriously. i dont know what to watch now.

I don't watch network TV shows except BB; they're all shit.

History, Simmons on A&E, the Ha Ha Channel, AMC movies, FX movies, and occasionally HBO.

[shitgoose]

Season 3 coming up March 21 :bravo:

[L.A. Chieffan]

jimp

[mikeyis4dcats.]

I need to get caught up...haven't seen the last 6 or 7 eps.

[L.A. Chieffan]

I need to get caught up...haven't seen the last 6 or 7 eps.

dude...do yourself the favor and rewatch the entire season all together. craziness

[Munson]

By far, the BEST show on television. I can't wait for the new season to start.

[Reaper16]

While I think that Mad Men is the best drama on TV right now, Breaking Bad is my favorite drama on TV right now. This show is sooooo damn good.

[irishjayhawk]

While I think that Mad Men is the best drama on TV right now, Breaking Bad is my favorite drama on TV right now. This show is sooooo damn good.

I think Mad Men is the next thing I try to watch. Still chugging on HIMYM, which is, in fact, glorious.

There's only one downside to HIMYM. Watching them without a week in between each episode lets each awesome quoteable line nestle itself into memory only to be replaced seconds later with a new one rendering an outside quoting virtually impossible.

[TrickyNicky]

Another friendly reminder that the new season starts this Sunday night.

[notorious]

Another friendly reminder that the new season starts this Sunday night.

Excited. Just bought Season 2 DVD's and watched them all. Again :)

[irishjayhawk]

Premieres tonight before The Pacific.

[Reaper16]

I'm more excited about the Breaking Bad premier than I am about the Mizzou/West Virginia game.

[notorious]

Not a bad episode.

[Reaper16]

Season premier >>>> health care reform

[notorious]

Season premier >>>> health care reform

Health Care reform?! Whaaa?




J/K it was a very intense episode but lost some of it's interesting themes. Hopefully the new storylines are as interesting as the past storylines.

[TrickyNicky]

The speech in the gym was great. Every episode needs just a little more Hank.

[notorious]

The speech in the gym was great. Every episode needs just a little more Hank.

Listening to Walt trying to rationalize the crash was double face-palm worthy. ROFL



Hank is awesome. He is Perfect for that role.

[Swazey]

wow, I was hipped to this show just yesterday... halfway through the first season. SO good. This show puts crap like FlashForward to shame.

[kcxiv]

he was right though in that speech. No matter what happens, you just move on. Like it or not you have no choice but to move on. It was the blunt ass truth no one likes to hear.

[irishjayhawk]

I'll say what I said in my tweet:

Sometimes I don't know why i watch Breaking Bad- the story or the cinematography. I think the answer is both. Obviously.

[Reaper16]

I'll say what I said in my tweet:

Sometimes I don't know why i watch Breaking Bad- the story or the cinematography. I think the answer is both. Obviously.
You forgot acting.

[irishjayhawk]

No, that's just a given.

[kcxiv]

its because it kinda feels real. I been in "the game" i know how it operates and its pretty damned close. some stuff is a bit over the top, but its a tv show, but its pretty much how it works.

[Reaper16]

its because it kinda feels real. I been in "the game" i know how it operates and its pretty damned close. some stuff is a bit over the top, but its a tv show, but its pretty much how it works.
Sure, accuracy helps. But I place the show's accuracy of the meth game below things like cinematorgrapy, pacing, and Brian Cranston's devastating embodiment of the American middle class when it comes to reasons that the show is great.

[notorious]

Conflict.



All the great shows have conflict, whether it's between two people or within a charcter.



Breaking Bad is loaded with it.

[badgirl]

Another friendly reminder that the new season starts this Sunday night.

Man I love "Breaking Bad" i also watch all season 2 the weekend before the premier of season 3 just to freshen up on things.

[kcxiv]

The bathtub season in season 1 is one of the most just wow moments i ever seen from a TV show. I just couldn't believe what i seen. lol

[MahiMike]

DVR'd it. Will watch this weekend. 1 of my faves. Even got my 16 y/o daughter watching it. My way of teaching her about drugs.

[notorious]

DVR'd it. Will watch this weekend. 1 of my faves. Even got my 16 y/o daughter watching it. My way of teaching her about drugs.

Replay the "ATM" episode from season 2 and that should wrap up any worries about her and drugs.

[notorious]

That was a GREAT episode. Just when I think it might be losing momentum, BB re-invents itself.

[Reaper16]

That was a GREAT episode. Just when I think it might be losing momentum, BB re-invents itself.
You were a fucking fool for thinking that in the first place. How dare you doubt a show that has never misstepped yet. :cuss:

Seriously though that episode was crazy-good. It had the tension level of a season's penultimate episode. SHIT WAS GOING DOWN. The sneak peak at next week's episode was even crazier! MAJOR plot lines look to be coming to a head next week. AAAAAHHHHH!

[irishjayhawk]

That was a GREAT episode. Just when I think it might be losing momentum, BB re-invents itself.

My god, I don't know what to say. I can't decide what's better:

Aaron Paul's new identity who screws over his family after they shut him out
Walt firing up at the cop
Pollos commander's silent but deadly look when receiving information about Walt
The cinematography (again), and the HD quality
Skyler helping to commit fraud while condemning Walt
The shiny axe
Saul Goodman's awesomeness, bluetooth and all
The song and scene when Walt breaks into his own house.

[irishjayhawk]

You were a ****ing fool for thinking that in the first place. How dare you doubt a show that has never misstepped yet. :cuss:

That was my first reaction but then I figured he didn't actually mean the implications of his statement.


Seriously though that episode was crazy-good. It had the tension level of a season's penultimate episode. SHIT WAS GOING DOWN. The sneak peak at next week's episode was even crazier! MAJOR plot lines look to be coming to a head next week. AAAAAHHHHH!

I know, right? Already the skull cowboy boots found Walt?

[notorious]

Sorry guys, I love this show.


Every show I have loved fucks itself.


This show gets BETTER. It's too good to be true.


They are shifting Walt's secrets onto Skyler. It's fucking great! Pollos is a big part of the Mexican connection. Unreal. Perfect story writing.

[Reaper16]

That was my first reaction but then I figured he didn't actually mean the implications of his statement.



I know, right? Already the skull cowboy boots found Walt?
Did you watch the preview of next week?
Skylar calls the police on Walt and in another scene Hank starts to choke out Walt

[notorious]

My favorite part:


Jesse has found himself.

[Reaper16]

Sorry guys, I love this show.


Every show I have loved fucks itself.


This show gets BETTER. It's too good to be true.


They are shifting Walt's secrets onto Skyler. It's fucking great! Pollos is a big part of the Mexican connection. Unreal. Perfect story writing.

Indeed.

(Every show you've loved? Do you not love The Wire? Mad Men? Deadwood?)

[notorious]

Indeed.

(Every show you've loved? Do you not love The Wire? Mad Men? Deadwood?)

I have not found the time to watch them yet. Some day......

[irishjayhawk]

Did you watch the preview of next week?
Skylar calls the police on Walt and in another scene Hank starts to choke out Walt

I know. I was just surprised that even before the preview the scary retirement-home-loving-skull-guys found Walt IN THE SECOND EPISODE. Think about the second season. It took the whole time to find out it was a plane crash that caused the eyeball and teddy bear. In this, we see the opening scene come to fruition - more or less - in a 2 episode arc.

And that's before the preview you mention.

[irishjayhawk]

Indeed.

(Every show you've loved? Do you not love The Wire? Mad Men? Deadwood?)

Speaking of The Wire, do you see similarities in the pacing of the show?

[Reaper16]

Speaking of The Wire, do you see similarities in the pacing of the show?
Yes, and here are the similarities in pacing between the two shows. Both are:

1.) Good
2.)

[Reaper16]

Here I am watching the final ten minutes of the episode for the 3rd time tonight. THE SHIT RULES.

[notorious]

Here I am watching the final ten minutes of the episode for the 3rd time tonight. THE SHIT RULES.

I watch it back to back, too. I am glad this show is on late so that I can watch it without family interuption (even though I have DVR).

[TrickyNicky]

Quick question to settle a debate I had with my bro: The bald older guy that was putting the surveillance in the White's house, was he also the fake Heisenberg? If not, where/when did he show up previously?

[Reaper16]

Quick question to settle a debate I had with my bro: The bald older guy that was putting the surveillance in the White's house, was he also the fake Heisenberg? If not, where/when did he show up previously?
No, not the fake Heisenberg. He's Mike, the cleaner on the employ of Saul Goodman who told Walter how to clean up the crime scene that was Jane's apartment after she asphyxiated on her own vomit.

[irishjayhawk]

I think my favorite scene remains the scene outside the hardware store in season 2. TV on the Radio's DLZ starts playing and he walks outside and confronts a wannabe rival.

My next favorite moment would be the dark scene where Walt passes up saving Jane.

[CoMoChief]

Just started watching this show, and finally got caught up with the previous seasons and episodes.

This show is ****ing awesome. Walt's a badass. Shit's going to hit the fan in the next show.

[Reaper16]

I think my favorite scene remains the scene outside the hardware store in season 2. TV on the Radio's DLZ starts playing and he walks outside and confronts a wannabe rival.

My next favorite moment would be the dark scene where Walt passes up saving Jane.
Those scenes are great. I don't even want to think about my favorite scenes but those two would be among them.

And, man, do I ever love TV on the Radio's "DLZ." That was a perfect song choice.

[Brock]

Who hired the hitmen? The old mute guy, or was he just used to finger Walt? Are the hitmen somehow controlled by Pollo?

[Reaper16]

Who hired the hitmen? The old mute guy, or was he just used to finger Walt? Are the hitmen somehow controlled by Pollo?
We've known since early season 2 that Tuco's cousins were coming to the U.S. The hitmen are those cousins.

The real surprise is that they are involved with Gus Fring somehow, to the degree that they didn't kill Walter in order to depart for Los Pollos Hermanos immediately after they recieved Gus' text message. The way the scene was shot implied that Saul Goodman knows how to reach Gus too. That might have been a red herring, that Gus pulling the hitmen off was coincidence, but probably not.

EDIT: thinking about it more, I am unsure whether the "Pollos" text message was sent to Walter's cell or a cell on one of the cousins.

[shitgoose]

We've known since early season 2 that Tuco's cousins were coming to the U.S. The hitmen are those cousins.

The real surprise is that they are involved with Gus Fring somehow, to the degree that they didn't kill Walter in order to depart for Los Pollos Hermanos immediately after they recieved Gus' text message. The way the scene was shot implied that Saul Goodman knows how to reach Gus too. That might have been a red herring, that Gus pulling the hitmen off was coincidence, but probably not.

EDIT: thinking about it more, I am unsure whether the "Pollos" text message was sent to Walter's cell or a cell on one of the cousins.

This is from the episode recap

Walt showers, unaware of the two men moving toward him. In his car, Mike makes a phone call. "There's something he should know about," he tells Victor, Gus' subordinate, who relays the message.

The Cousins sit on Walt's bed, waiting for him to get out of the shower. One picks up the teddy bear eyeball in Walt's open suitcase, then tosses it back. The other receives a text message: "POLLOS."

[Reaper16]

This is from the episode recap

Walt showers, unaware of the two men moving toward him. In his car, Mike makes a phone call. "There's something he should know about," he tells Victor, Gus' subordinate, who relays the message.

The Cousins sit on Walt's bed, waiting for him to get out of the shower. One picks up the teddy bear eyeball in Walt's open suitcase, then tosses it back. The other receives a text message: "POLLOS."
Good, my initial interpretation was correct.

[CoMoChief]

Anyone know where I can watch the episodes online w/o having to use "megavideo" links?

I can't get through more than 2 episodes because it will give me a message stating that "I've watched 72 mins today, wait an hour and try again blah blah" And it prevents me from being able to watch the rest of the show.

I'm sick n ****in tired of this shit. Any help on any new sites would be appreciated.

[TrickyNicky]

Are you against DLing them? Because there are multiple ways to obtain them in avi or wmv or mkv etc...

[CoMoChief]

Are you against DLing them? Because there are multiple ways to obtain them in avi or wmv or mkv etc...

I mean I can DL if I have to.....would rather just watch it streamed though.

[irishjayhawk]

I mean I can DL if I have to.....would rather just watch it streamed though.

I believe AMCTV.com has episodes.

[Buck]

Caught up on the entire series in like 5 days. PS my favorite scene is the Badger and DJ Qualls scene, also the "Combo" scene had me in the edge of my seat too.

[cdirty]

Caught up on the entire series in like 5 days. PS my favorite scene is the Badger and DJ Qualls scene, also the "Combo" scene had me in the edge of my seat too.

thats how i did it too. never really watched it, then about a month ago couldnt sleep one night and they were replaying the second season at like 3am on AMC so i watched two episodes and got hooked. Downloaded them and spent a couple evenings/nights getting caught up. now it kinda sucks only watching one a week...with commercials.

[notorious]

Caught up on the entire series in like 5 days. PS my favorite scene is the Badger and DJ Qualls scene, also the "Combo" scene had me in the edge of my seat too.

LOL at the atomic museum.


"Hey look, Fat Boy and Little Man."


"Kind of like you two"(As Badger motions to both Skinny and Combo).



Badger and Saul are probably my favorite side characters.

[notorious]

Average Episode with very predictable theme.

[irishjayhawk]

Average Episode with very predictable theme.

I'm going to have to watch again but I thought it was a solid episode stuck between what looks to be two blockbuster episodes.

Like I said on twitter, the conversation between Walt and Skyler with the hallway between them was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

I also liked the very low key episode. Low key in that it played on performances rather than script.

And a beheading, more or less, on TV. Damn.

[Reaper16]

Average Episode with very predictable theme.
NO. Watch it again and try to not suck this time.

[Reaper16]

This episode was full of the psychological drama that the show does so well. There was so much tension and power plays for control in the spaces between words, in the glances and implied speech.

[notorious]

This episode was full of the psychological drama that the show does so well. There was so much tension and power plays for control in the spaces between words, in the glances and implied speech.

The first 15 minutes were amazing, but the last 45 were average for BB.


They have set the bar high, so an average BB episode beats the fuck out of anything else on TV.

[KCwolf]

Absolutely Fantastic Series. Once a week is killing me though - I'm way hooked. Think the sh*t is about to hit the fan for good Ol' Walt. And WTF was Hank thinkin?

[irishjayhawk]

This episode was full of the psychological drama that the show does so well. There was so much tension and power plays for control in the spaces between words, in the glances and implied speech.

That's precisely why I need to watch a second time with full attention.

[notorious]

Hank sure did kick some ass. The guy is trying to find himself and get his cocky edge back, so what better way to do this but take on a couple of badasses?

[Buck]

I hate Skyler she is such a b....

She reminds me of Kavanaugh from "The Shield" where she is not in the wrong but the show portrays her to be.

[Buck]

Well you know other than smoking in the same room as the baby and fucking her boss.

[notorious]

Well you know other than smoking in the same room as the baby and ****ing her boss.

And cooking the books for said boss in which she is fucking.

[KCwolf]

I hate Skyler she is such a b....

She reminds me of Kavanaugh from "The Shield" where she is not in the wrong but the show portrays her to be.

You mean Skankler :shake:

[Buck]

Also Hank took down The Dean of Mean.

[Buck]

I'm fairly certain that if Child Custody come into play, Walt can use the cheating against Skyler, which might make her pull out the drug card.

[notorious]

I'm fairly certain that if Child Custody come into play, Walt can use the cheating against Skyler, which might make her pull out the drug card.

Especially when the friend of Saul's is following her documenting everything.

[notorious]

Walt is going to try to nail the principal at his school........

[Thig Lyfe]

Caught up on the entire series in like 5 days.

Me too. I could never just watch one episode. I had to watch three or four at a time because the end of each episode just blindsided me because I was so enthralled and invested. I don't know of any show that has the relentless forward momentum of Breaking Bad.

Now it's gonna be weird to have to wait a week for each new episode.

[Buck]

Yeah it sorta sucks, but I am unemployed right now and have been catching up on all my shows so I don't notice it as much, but BB is like the best show I'm currently watching.
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[Buck]

Only an hour away.

[KCwolf]

Probably not the best episode I've seen.....closer to the worst in season #3

But.....the line by Walt while nearly ready to throw a plant thru the window while Skankler asks " Walt, what are you Doing?"

And he calmly replies....I'm talking with Ted.

Nice

[Reaper16]

It was the weakest episode of the season thus far but it isn't anything close to being a weak episode. The biggest negative for me is the cashier lady; her scenes didn't seem to me to be in the usual tenor of the show.

On the plus side, this was the most broadly comedic episode that I can remember and they pulled it off.

[Reaper16]

BTW -- the mad parallels which are the hallmark of a great show were abound in this episode. The ATM has posed problems for Jesse in the past. Also, Hank going to the airport just to not get on the plane after all parallels when Walt pretended to fly out to his mother.

[Thig Lyfe]

Yeah, solid episode, but I really want it to get back to the taut, purposeful storytelling of the first two seasons. This was a way to transition Walt back into the game, and I think from here on out we'll see them pick up the pace.

[Reaper16]

Yeah, solid episode, but I really want it to get back to the taut, purposeful storytelling of the first two seasons. This was a way to transition Walt back into the game, and I think from here on out we'll see them pick up the pace.
You're saying that season 3 hasn't been purposeful?

I can understand where someone would say that the season has lacked the propulsive forward momentum of the first two seasons, much of which was aided by the ticking-time-bomb aspect of Walt's cancer. The pace of season 3 has reflected Walt's headspace. The show is staying within itself. While not exactly taut, in no way is this season slack.

[Buck]

Generally season 3 of any show is the weakest, but I just think you may be expecting too much 4 episode in.

[Thig Lyfe]

You're saying that season 3 hasn't been purposeful?

...

The pace of season 3 has reflected Walt's headspace.

Well, I guess this is sort of what I meant. Walt currently has no purpose -- he's gone pretty much bonkers, acting irrationally and wandering listlessly. And the pacing certainly reflects that. I'm not necessarily calling that a negative, and it's almost assuredly the right choice in the long run. But this show is much more compelling when Walt has a goal he is trying to achieve, and after the break-into-my-own-house-to-force-normalcy gambit failed, it became clear that all his efforts this season were for naught. The high stakes haven't been there.

The season has definitely been good so far, but I don't know if it has been entirely playing to its strengths.

[Thig Lyfe]

Generally season 3 of any show is the weakest, but I just think you may be expecting too much 4 episode in.

Nah, I expected there to be a bit of a downshift as the aftermath of season 2 started to sort itself out. I'm fine with them taking their time. They can't revert to the status quo -- too many irrevocable things were done, too many things said that can't be unsaid. But I'm a tad anxious for them to find the new status quo. This state of flux the story is in is still interesting and very well-done, but I'm ready for the dust to settle and for the show to kick back into overdrive.

[irishjayhawk]

It was the weakest episode of the season thus far but it isn't anything close to being a weak episode. The biggest negative for me is the cashier lady; her scenes didn't seem to me to be in the usual tenor of the show.

On the plus side, this was the most broadly comedic episode that I can remember and they pulled it off.

That's precisely my take. There will always be episodes that only further the storyline rather than be explosive.

[PunkinDrublic]

Just finished watching the 2nd season this weekend and jumped in on Sundays episode. Boy am I lost. I'm waiting until April 24th when they replay all the episodes.
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[irishjayhawk]

Allegedly renewed for fourth season:

http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/breaking-bad-poised-fourth-season-16408

[irishjayhawk]

Not quite sure how I felt about tonight's episode but next week's looks like the slow burn is over and the intense stretch is on.

[notorious]

Not quite sure how I felt about tonight's episode but next week's looks like the slow burn is over and the intense stretch is on.

This.


Walt has accepted his new life.

Jesse is pissed and will probably be busted for being reckless (how stupid can you be giving a stranger meth at a gas station?).

Skyler is going to become addicted to the money and want Walt back.

Hank has made a major breakthrough, but his life is falling apart.

[jjjayb]

This show continues to impress. I loved the scene where Gustavo is showing Walt the new lab.

"A man provides, and he does it even when he's not appreciated, or respected or even loved. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he's a man."

[notorious]

Now we're talking! This season is finally hitting it's stride.


Is Hank going to beat the piss out of Jesse?

How long will it take for Walt to realize he is training his replacement?

[Reaper16]

The points of light hitting Walk as the tape on the RV door was removed one-by-one was great, and possibly portentous.

[notorious]

The points of light hitting Walk as the tape on the RV door was removed one-by-one was great, and possibly portentous.

They did a very nice job on that scene.


I loved how they forced Jesse and Walt back together and put them into another crisis situation. That has always been my favorite part of the show.


I hope that Jesse and Walt are forced to help each other out when the shit hits the fan with Tuco's Cousins.

[irishjayhawk]

They did a very nice job on that scene.


I loved how they forced Jesse and Walt back together and put them into another crisis situation. That has always been my favorite part of the show.


I hope that Jesse and Walt are forced to help each other out when the shit hits the fan with Tuco's Cousins.

I don't know if it was intentional or not but I thought Walt and the new lab guy's scenes gave of the distinct impression that Walt might think something is up but more importantly, misses Jesse. For as much "fun" they had on equal intellectual grounds, I think Walt liked the other dynamic better.

Anyone else get that vibe?

[CoMoChief]

I don't know if it was intentional or not but I thought Walt and the new lab guy's scenes gave of the distinct impression that Walt might think something is up but more importantly, misses Jesse. For as much "fun" they had on equal intellectual grounds, I think Walt liked the other dynamic better.

Anyone else get that vibe?

Not after he had that cup of coffee.

[irishjayhawk]

Not after he had that cup of coffee.

I saw that at first as a bonding moment but as the scene went along I thought of it more as a red herring.

[Reaper16]

That makes sense, Irish. With Jesse, Walt has something of a father/son family dynamic. He's very fond of family. And we know from season 1 that he's had academic/intellectual partnerships before that he grew tired of and left behind.

[Buck]

I don't know if it was intentional or not but I thought Walt and the new lab guy's scenes gave of the distinct impression that Walt might think something is up but more importantly, misses Jesse. For as much "fun" they had on equal intellectual grounds, I think Walt liked the other dynamic better.

Anyone else get that vibe?

Yes you could tell Walt knew something was up when they were drinking the wine.

Best episode so far this season, but I'm afraid that the writer may not already know the end of this series which worries me.

[irishjayhawk]

Yes you could tell Walt knew something was up when they were drinking the wine.

Best episode so far this season, but I'm afraid that the writer may not already know the end of this series which worries me.

It's been planned as a 4 season arc. Whether it gets dragged out is another question.

Either way, to know it's a 4 season show/arc, you have to know the ending.

[jjjayb]

It's been planned as a 4 season arc. Whether it gets dragged out is another question.

Either way, to know it's a 4 season show/arc, you have to know the ending.

This show is so good I hate to see it end.

[Buck]

It's been planned as a 4 season arc. Whether it gets dragged out is another question.

Either way, to know it's a 4 season show/arc, you have to know the ending.

Ahh that's good.

I only said that because this whole season is based on the fact that Tuco died and originally he wasn't going to die, or at least so soon.

[Reaper16]

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

[notorious]

Best Episode from any series EVAH.



No ifs, and, or buts.



Yesssss!

[irishjayhawk]

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

What he said.

Combine the ending with Walt and Jesse's scene and you have an Emmy win in the bag.


Aside: I hate how AMC shows clips from next week before the final few minutes. Granted, the foreshadowing of Hank was immense but it was done a disservice by the hospital scenes shown as a promotion for next week.

[notorious]

The last 6 minutes was the most intense span of time I have ever seen on TV.


I wonder how they let that Graphic Violence through, too.


It was amazing.

[irishjayhawk]

The last 6 minutes was the most intense span of time I have ever seen on TV.


I wonder how they let that Graphic Violence through, too.


It was amazing.

They've previously said that AMC really doesn't question them. They let them go with it. I was shocked at the ending shot too but also at the composition and how they pulled it off.

Holy goddamn.

[notorious]

They've previously said that AMC really doesn't question them. They let them go with it. I was shocked at the ending shot too but also at the composition and how they pulled it off.

Holy goddamn.

My jaw is still on the floor. Entertainment at it's apex.


There is only one person that could have contacted Hank to warn him.........


He had it planned from the time he sent the brothers after Hank. He managed to get rid of the pressure on him from the guys in the south. Very smart man.

[irishjayhawk]

http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2010/05/breaking-bad-one-minute-magic-bullet.html

A review of tonight's insanely great "Breaking Bad" (aka The Best Show on TV Right Now) coming up just as soon as I look like a TV weatherman...
"I'm just not the man I thought I was." -Hank
Um...

uh...

um...

WOW.

Sorry, just need another minute to pick my jaw up off the floor after that.

What an incredible, bananas finish to the strongest episode yet of this third season. As written by "Breaking Bad" newcomer Thomas Schnauz (another of many "X-Files" vets Vince Gilligan has brought in) and directed by Michelle MacLaren (who joined the staff full-time after last season's gorgeous "4 Days Out"), the parking lot climax was a perfect model of suspense filmmaking. We'd already been primed all episode to fear that the Cousins could hit Hank at any moment (every time the elevator doors opened, I know I gripped my armrest), but then to have someone(*) warn Hank ahead of time kicked things up several levels. Suddenly, we and Hank were in the same mindset, looking around every corner, jumping at shadows (and/or men with squeegees), waiting for the two men to come and wondering if an unarmed Hank possibly had a chance against those two unrelenting figures of death.

(*) So, is there anyone it could have been other than Gus? Gus clearly wanted the Cousins the hell out of his territory, and I can see him warning Hank in the hopes that he might be lucky enough to take them out - or, at least, to bloody them enough that they'd have to re-cross the border in a hurry rather than hanging around in the hopes of also killing Walt. Other than Mike making the call on Gus's behalf, there doesn't seem to be a character in a position to know or do anything about the planned hit. For that matter, I'm not sure how even Gus would have known that Hank had roughly a minute to act, but I'll accept that he could for the sake of what that call added to the scene.

In many ways, the parking lot shootout evoked the failed hit on Tony Soprano from the end of "Sopranos" season one, down to the use of an SUV as a weapon. But I'd argue this scene one-upped that. Violence on "The Sopranos" always had something of a black comic tinge to it (the lead-up to the hit is Tony wandering around in a depressed stupor, and the hitmen were introduced in a scene played for laughs because of Uncle Junior hiding in the back of a car), and these guys didn't have the kind of mythical build-up the Cousins got. And on top of that, Tony Soprano was the star of the show, and it wouldn't work with him dead, whereas "Breaking Bad" would miss Hank but could easily continue without him. So the danger was far more real even without the Cousin factor.

In the end, though Hank is tough and resourceful, he won the only way anyone could against these two: through luck. He was warned in advance and was still in his car. Leonel's(**) gun also happened to fall right where Hank could reach it, and Marco conveniently had an extra, special bullet in his jacket pocket courtesy of the friendly gun dealer, and the duo's flair for the dramatic gave Hank just enough time to find the bullet on the ground and load it and shoot out the back of Marco's skull before the shiny ax could finish its backswing.

(**) Nice of the show to finally give the Cousins names - and a backstory - right before Hank killed one and either crippled or killed the other. The flashback with a middle-aged Tio at the height of his powers was chilling in its portrait of the culture those two grew up in. With Don Salamanca as the dominant male in their lives, and giving them "lessons" like that one, is there any wonder how they grew up to be these two unflappable killing machines? Note also that Leonel, the one who as a boy cries over Marco's destruction of his toy, is the one who's now hardcore enough to tell the other to finish the job rather than staying to help him. Tio made him that way.

But here's the thing: even without those crazy final minutes, "One Minute" still would have been one of the best "Breaking Bad"s to date.

What an amazing showcase for both Aaron Paul (who seems a lock to repeat his Emmy nomination next year, and possibly to win it if he submits this episode) and Dean Norris (who sure deserves to join Paul, but may not in what's always a crowded category).

Hank's beatdown of Jesse brings both men to a crossroads. Having lost his girlfriend, his partner, and now his source of income in the RV, Jesse finally tumbles over the abyss after Hank puts him in the hospital. Acting with half his face hidden by some really convincing prosthetics, Paul showed us a Jesse even colder and angrier than he was in his "I'm the bad guy" phase earlier this season, giving a riveting monologue(***) about all the ways he intended to punish Hank - and the way he'd drag Walt down with him if the DEA came after him.

(***) If the parking lot scene reminded me of "The Sopranos," Jesse's speech was like a more controlled version of Al Capone's speech from "The Untouchables" about what he wanted done to Elliott Ness.

But when Walt returns to Jesse's hospital room later in the episode to try to save his former brother-in-law, Jesse's evil calm is replaced by raw, unbridled pain, as he unloads on Walt with the laundry list of all the ways his life has gotten worse since Mr. White came back into his life. These are words Walt has needed to hear for a long time now - to have someone he can't tune out explain how toxic he's become to everyone in his life - and it's to Walt's credit that he already seemed aware of this after first seeing Jesse's ruined face. When he chews out Gale for screwing up the temperature, it comes in part from his need to feel superior to others (he does this shortly after Gale starts working two steps ahead of him), but also clearly out of guilt for what he saw happen to his previous lab assistant. Walt is a monster, but there's enough humanity left in him to recognize the pain he's caused, and the debts he owes, and so he manages to talk Gus(****) into letting him fire Gale and bring Jesse into the Walt-cave.

(****) And Gus's willingness to go along with that plan torpedoes my theory that he was using Gale to appropriate Walt's methods and then say goodbye to the loose cannon. It's entirely possible he still has that in mind (maybe the Walt-cave is tricked out with surveillance gear?), but could Gus have far grander plans for Walt that extend past the initial three month agreement?

And in the wake of putting Jesse in the hospital and his own career on life-support, Hank finally lets himself open up to Marie. Getting back to my fear of the elevator doors, when Hank got on the elevator the first time with Marie, I was expecting Cousins and was then floored to see husband and wife sobbing in each other's arms (and amused to see them completely composed by the time the doors opened on the ground floor, because there are some things Hank Schrader will not show the world). Even better than that scene, though, was Hank getting ready for his hearing with OPR, where he talked about his PTSD (in terms he could use), and about how much he's been struggling since he killed Tuco.

So here's what I wonder: the shootout with Tuco is what started Hank down this mentally unhealthy road, and the exploding turtle made things worse, but he finally seemed to be at peace by the time he left the DEA field office, knowing he'd probably lost his job but wouldn't go to jail. Now that he's barely survived a horrific ordeal, seen more people killed in front of him (and because of him) and killed one or two more himself, what happens? Does Hank's psyche shut down on him again, or does knowing he overcame two unbelievable bad-asses give him a new sense of invulnerability? And will this give him a road back into the DEA? Surely, the Cousins are in a law-enforcement database somewhere, and the man who took them out is about to become a legend - and someone who perhaps might be put back on the trail of Heisenberg.

It certainly makes sense for the show to have Walt being pursued by a (former) family member, but how will Hank (and Marie) cope with being thrust back into this violent world right when it looked like he was out for good? And now that Hank has taken out three members of the Salamanca family, will the cartel be even hotter for his blood, or might they want to stay far away from the brewer of Schraderbrau?

Damn, damn, damn that was good.

Some other thoughts:

• Of course the only thing Walt could tell Jesse to heal their rift was that his meth was good. That was all Jesse wanted to hear when he showed the stuff to Walt in the high school parking lot - really, it's all he's wanted to hear from the guy since the partnership began. Jesse (whose parents have cast him out) needs a surrogate father even more than Walt (who has a good relationship with Walter Jr.) needs a surrogate son.

• As Hank beat on Jesse and asked how Jesse knew his cell phone number and wife's name, I began to worry that Walt took things too far with that gambit. I understand why Hank has blinders on about Walt, but sooner or later, he has to make the math work, doesn't he?

• Note that the Tio/Cousins flashback also included Tio on the phone discussing the start of the cartel's business relationship with Gus, whom Tio dismissively refers to as "The Chicken Man."

• Saul had a few good funny lines at Jesse's expense (comparing him to Rocky, then Ringo), but the scene in the hallway - shot, appropriately, in half-darkness - where he started preparing Walt for the idea of killing Jesse was a reminder that this guy is not a joke.

• Hands up: who would be happy to go to their local supermarket and buy a "Breaking Bad" brand pre-made PB&J sandwich, cut up Walt-style?

• A few years back I was in a car accident where I broke several ribs, and I am very familiar with that pain assessment chart. After Jesse's half-face stared at it, I may never think of that thing the same way again.

Finally, in case you've missed the news, this is the last "Breaking Bad" review I'll be doing before I relocate to HitFix.com. I'll still be reviewing every episode here the exact way I did here, so just change your bookmarks accordingly.


I couldn't agree more. Paul rocked the hospital scene.

[notorious]

I couldn't agree more. Paul rocked the hospital scene.


He was amazing. Whoever did his makeup hit a homerun, too.

[irishjayhawk]

He was amazing. Whoever did his makeup hit a homerun, too.

I thought the exact opposite when I first saw it and then he went into the speech about what he was going to do to Hank and I was like, holy crap, this is pretty real looking.

I'm so used to "this is fake but you'll buy it" mentality.

[notorious]

I thought the exact opposite when I first saw it and then he went into the speech about what he was going to do to Hank and I was like, holy crap, this is pretty real looking.

I'm so used to "this is fake but you'll buy it" mentality.

Ya, my wife didn't buy it either. I guess I haven't been involved with enough violence to know the difference.

[WilliamTheIrish]

That was increcible.

[Buck]

My jaw is still on the floor. Entertainment at it's apex.


There is only one person that could have contacted Hank to warn him.........


He had it planned from the time he sent the brothers after Hank. He managed to get rid of the pressure on him from the guys in the south. Very smart man.

I think it's 1 of 2 people.

Gustavo or Hanks boss.

Remember Gustavo is linked to Hanks boss because he's on that task force.

Pretty damn good episode. Best thing was that Skyler had one scene.

[Buck]

Oh and as soon as the parking lot scene with Hank on the phone with Marie started I turned down my TV because I thought it was going to get loud and also because I was geniuenly scared.

[Thig Lyfe]

These last two episodes have been pants-jizzingly good.

[irishjayhawk]

Oh and as soon as the parking lot scene with Hank on the phone with Marie started I turned down my TV because I thought it was going to get loud and also because I was geniuenly scared.

I moved closer to the screen. :)

[notorious]

I think it's 1 of 2 people.

Gustavo or Hanks boss.

Remember Gustavo is linked to Hanks boss because he's on that task force.

Pretty damn good episode. Best thing was that Skyler had one scene.

Very perceptive. I can buy that especially after Hanks boss said he might have a guardian angel looking over him.


Another might be the friend of Saul's. He has been known to follow people,


And yes, Skyler sucks huge elephant balls.

[irishjayhawk]

Very perceptive. I can buy that especially after Hanks boss said he might have a guardian angel looking over him.


Another might be the friend of Saul's. He has been known to follow people,


And yes, Skyler sucks huge elephant balls.

Actually, I think Skyler's development is intriguing. I loved her line about how crime pays after being jealous of the bag of money and forcing Walt out.

In terms of side characters, I care about her least though.

[notorious]

Actually, I think Skyler's development is intriguing. I loved her line about how crime pays after being jealous of the bag of money and forcing Walt out.

In terms of side characters, I care about her least though.


She is actually in the worst place. She had no control over what happened, and now she is being painted as the "bad guy".

Just wait until their newborn developes health problems and Walt blames Skyler's smoking and her working at Benekey (sp?). They will need Walt's income to pay for the kids treatment.

Just a shot in the dark.......

[irishjayhawk]

I don't see here being painted as the bad guy. I see her being part of the shade of grey (who's worse).

I would like to see more of Walt Jr, but that's preference.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Just stating the obvious that this a damn good show and last night's episode was amazing.

[Deberg_1990]

Watched this thing in Bits and pieces the last few episodes....its hard for me to get into though. Guess i should watch from the beginning??

[Reaper16]

Watched this thing in Bits and pieces the last few episodes....its hard for me to get into though. Guess i should watch from the beginning??
Yes. Unequivocally yes.

[Thig Lyfe]

Watched this thing in Bits and pieces the last few episodes....its hard for me to get into though. Guess i should watch from the beginning??

Shows like this cannot be picked up on the fly. You have to go back and watch every single episode in order to really appreciate it. That's part of the reason there are so many interchangeable and utterly disposable Law & Order and CSI clones: it's a lot easier for people to just tune in to a self-contained procedural with little-to-no character development than a brilliant, novelistic series like this or The Wire.

You not only should, but MUST watch from the beginning.

[L.A. Chieffan]

WOW, probably the best of hour of television I've seen in a LOOOONG time.

Riveting.

[cdirty]

http://www.acousticage.org/gif/bb.gif

[L.A. Chieffan]

lol, im gonna miss those crazy mexican fuckers

[Zebedee DuBois]

Love the show...that is a sick clip in post 183, but misses the tension of his bloody fingers fumbling to get that bullet in the gun. That tension was intense. That segment right after Hank got the warning call, and the radio clock wouldn't advance...whooo.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Love the show...that is a sick clip in post 183, but misses the tension of his bloody fingers fumbling to get that bullet in the gun. That tension was intense. That segment right after Hank got the warning call, and the radio clock wouldn't advance...whooo.


The most intense scene I've watched since "Fish" in Saving Private Ryan as he was struggling one on one with the German that ended up killing him.

Watching him fumble for that shell was the most agonizing yet exquisite scene I've ever had the pleasure to watch.

[irishjayhawk]

The most intense scene I've watched since "Fish" in Saving Private Ryan as he was struggling one on one with the German that ended up killing him.

Watching him fumble for that shell was the most agonizing yet exquisite scene I've ever had the pleasure to watch.

Good comparison.

Out of curiosity, did anyone else think it odd we never saw a clip of him getting the bullet into the gun? Is this better or worse, in your opinion?

[Zebedee DuBois]

Good comparison.

Out of curiosity, did anyone else think it odd we never saw a clip of him getting the bullet into the gun? Is this better or worse, in your opinion?

I think it adds to the tension to not see that bullet go into the gun. We don't know if he succeeds until the last last last possible moment. To have it the other way, would be more in the tone of a Bruce Willis Die Hard moment, with a "Whoppie ty yi yay, mother****er".

Thanks for asking the question, because it makes me appreciate that sequence all the more.

[WilliamTheIrish]

I think it adds to the tension to not see that bullet go into the gun. We don't know if he succeeds until the last last last possible moment. To have it the other way, would be more in the tone of a Bruce Willis Die Hard moment, with a "Whoppie ty yi yay, mother****er".

Thanks for asking the question, because it makes me appreciate that sequence all the more.

I agree. I thought Hank's head was going to splayed open like a f'ing Cornish Hen.

When he blew the vertex of the guys skull onto the camera I almost leaped out of my chair.

[irishjayhawk]

So, every climax has to have a dénouement. Here is the dénouement episode. Yet, it sets up another arc, which I think, may eclipse the previous.

I'm excited.

[Reaper16]

Gus Fring, in addition to being in charge of a cartel territory, is apparently connected to someone high up in the DEA to pull off what he did at the end of this episode. He's one scary man.

[irishjayhawk]

I'm hiding in plain sight, same as you.

[KCwolf]

Gus is Bad Bad man....w/connections WAY up there.....can't wait till next Sunday. Looks like Jesse is thinkin stupid again next week!

[KCwolf]

Now Thank Me and Shake my hand

[Reaper16]

Gus Fring is like:

http://stlhops.com/forum/images/smilies/getmoneyfuckbitches.gif

[Thig Lyfe]

Gus Fring is like:

http://stlhops.com/forum/images/smilies/getmoneyfuckbitches.gif

Hahahahahahaha YES

[eazyb81]

What an amazing show. There is nothing like it on tv right now.

[morphius]

I think it's 1 of 2 people.

Gustavo or Hanks boss.

Remember Gustavo is linked to Hanks boss because he's on that task force.

Pretty damn good episode. Best thing was that Skyler had one scene.
While the whole Skyler thing is annoying, I expect her and her job to play a huge part in how this story ends.

[irishjayhawk]

While the whole Skyler thing is annoying, I expect her and her job to play a huge part in how this story ends.

I'm curious. What you thinking?

[Buck]

Last nights epsode was good. Awesome how they had the defeeted cousin crawling on the ground, just like the opening scene of the show.

[irishjayhawk]

Last nights epsode was good. Awesome how they had the defeeted cousin crawling on the ground, just like the opening scene of the show.

Wow, totally missed that parallel.

[morphius]

I'm curious. What you thinking?
I've been debating that she might signed the accounting books that her new lover wants her to sign and gets arrested over it, but instead of jail time Walt has her give him up. Which of course ends up with Walt being killed.

I know it is a stretch, but who knows with this show.

[Zebedee DuBois]

Mr. Pollos can make some things happen!

[jjjayb]

I'm wondering if Gustavo may be DEA. High level. Maybe one of the guys in the book that Walt Jr was reading that brought down Escobar.

[irishjayhawk]

I'm wondering if Gustavo may be DEA. High level. Maybe one of the guys in the book that Walt Jr was reading that brought down Escobar.

That's a really, really interesting idea. However, given the stuff he's done, I doubt it.

[Reaper16]

"Kafkaesque," indeed.

[KCwolf]

Was hoping for more.....but did enjoy the back N Forth between the two. Action scenes...not so much. Just was hoping for more.

[notorious]

Sucked.

[Reaper16]

I thought the fly obsession & sleeping pills were transparent devices used to get Jesse and Walt to the tension level that the episode required. While the episode was great during the moments when it was in full conversational gear, I found the premise of the episode, the getting-there stuff, to be convoluted.

[Reaper16]

The direction? Superb.

[Thig Lyfe]

Sucked.

You're insane.

This episode was goddamn majestic. When Walt started talking about Jane's dad, I was just as anxious as when Hank had them trapped in the RV. This episode was more like a brilliant stage play than an episode of TV. Brilliant writing, brilliant acting, brilliant directing. So much happening without anything really happening.

[Buck]

I have to watch the episode again tomorrow, well later today.

The lack of action compared to the Lost finale which I watched immediately before it made the episode seem to take forever, but I did like it the first time around.

Admittedly, I was still processing Lost in my head though, so a rewatch is necessary.

[irishjayhawk]

I have to watch the episode again tomorrow, well later today.

The lack of action compared to the Lost finale which I watched immediately before it made the episode seem to take forever, but I did like it the first time around.

Admittedly, I was still processing Lost in my head though, so a rewatch is necessary.

Same. I just wasn't attentive enough. I know the point and plot of the episode but I missed some good moments, I think.

[notorious]

You're insane.

This.







It was the worst Breaking Episode to date. They have set the bar unbelievably high, so I am not suprised that they had a bad episode.

[Reaper16]

This.







It was the worst Breaking Episode to date. They have set the bar unbelievably high, so I am not suprised that they had a bad episode.
Something has told me all season long that the reasons that you like Breaking Bad are not always the same reasons that I like it.

[notorious]

Something has told me all season long that the reasons that you like Breaking Bad are not always the same reasons that I like it.

Isn't that how everything is in life?


I love BB for the outstanding acting and story. The sick humor is great, too.


Probably my favorite part of BB is the internal conflict each character has. This episode had some of that, but it just seemed to fall below the normal standard.

It seemed like a filler episode. Nothing was really added to the story, just rehashed.

[Buck]

Isn't that how everything is in life?


I love BB for the outstanding acting and story. The sick humor is great, too.


Probably my favorite part of BB is the internal conflict each character has. This episode had some of that, but it just seemed to fall below the normal standard.

It seemed like a filler episode. Nothing was really added to the story, just rehashed.

Wrong.

1. Jesse finally starts to realize how much of a shit life Walt is living, and he starts sympathizing with him for the first time. It used to be all about "ME" for Jesse, but that changed in this episode.

2. We learn that Walt knows Jesse took the Meth. Should set up some interesting episodes coming up.

[Zebedee DuBois]

This could have easily been a half hour episode with no loss of story.

[notorious]

Wrong.

1. Jesse finally starts to realize how much of a shit life Walt is living, and he starts sympathizing with him for the first time. It used to be all about "ME" for Jesse, but that changed in this episode.

2. We learn that Walt knows Jesse took the Meth. Should set up some interesting episodes coming up.


Opinion.

I love being told I am wrong based on an opinion. :)

1. Jesse has always tried to help Walt out when he could. He already sympathized for him since his Aunt went through the same thing that Walt is going through. The one really interesting part of the episode was when Walt kept telling Jesse "I'm Sorry".

2. Walt probably already knew that Jesse took the Meth. Jesse was making up stupid excuses about the waste, and Walt was having internal conflict about it, hence the anger towards the fly.


Guys, it is still by far the best show on TV for a long time. The episode just wasn't as good as the rest of the show has been.

[Thig Lyfe]

Opinion.

I love being told I am wrong based on an opinion. :)



YOUR OPINION IS THE WORST OPINION!!!!!!111!!1!

[notorious]

YOUR OPINION IS THE WORST OPINION!!!!!!111!!1!

LMAO

[irishjayhawk]

Wrong.

1. Jesse finally starts to realize how much of a shit life Walt is living, and he starts sympathizing with him for the first time. It used to be all about "ME" for Jesse, but that changed in this episode.

2. We learn that Walt knows Jesse took the Meth. Should set up some interesting episodes coming up.

Plus Walt is coming unglued.

[KCwolf]

It's Bar None the best TV show on TV....but I hate how every episode is defended like it was meaningful....IMO the Fly dissappointed ME.... and I'm OK with that....we are winding down this season and I was thinking we would be moving forward and this episode seemed rather stagnant....did I HATE it?...NO. Was it odd and slow....yes. Looking forward to next week...as always.

[irishjayhawk]

It's Bar None the best TV show on TV....but I hate how every episode is defended like it was meaningful....IMO the Fly dissappointed ME.... and I'm OK with that....we are winding down this season and I was thinking we would be moving forward and this episode seemed rather stagnant....did I HATE it?...NO. Was it odd and slow....yes. Looking forward to next week...as always.

You sound like my brother. :)

[Thig Lyfe]

It's Bar None the best TV show on TV....but I hate how every episode is defended like it was meaningful....IMO the Fly dissappointed ME.... and I'm OK with that....we are winding down this season and I was thinking we would be moving forward and this episode seemed rather stagnant....did I HATE it?...NO. Was it odd and slow....yes. Looking forward to next week...as always.

The thing is, it was anything but stagnant. Maybe not much happened plotwise, but SO MUCH happened in terms of the characters of Jesse and Walt.

[KCwolf]

You sound like my brother. :)

Sounds like a good guy :)

[Reaper16]

It's Bar None the best TV show on TV.
I'm going to disagree. I love love love love Breaking Bad. It is probably my favorite show on TV right now. But I think that Mad Men is a superior show, if only very slightly.

[irishjayhawk]

I'm going to disagree. I love love love love Breaking Bad. It is probably my favorite show on TV right now. But I think that Mad Men is a superior show, if only very slightly.

I need to watch Mad Men but I'm betting the slight superiority is the period piece nature of it.

[Reaper16]

I need to watch Mad Men but I'm betting the slight superiority is the period piece nature of it.
No. In fact, that Breaking Bad is occurring in present day is one of the reasons that I like BB more.

Mad Men has more to say about America and Americans than does Breaking Bad. MM has a greater intellectual heft to it and it pulls off its full plate as deftly as BB pulls off its less-full one. MM also has a more consistent artistic vision from episode to episode; it is far easier to note big shifts in direction or writing in BB, shifts that occur when there is a first-time director or first-time principle script writer.

[Loxinabox]

Ya I love the show and I got a free DVR through work best-americanbusiness.com So have tapped the whole season so far. The writing is amazing easily the best show on TV

[Demonpenz]

the planes collided in season 2....tooo farrr for me

[Loxinabox]

The last episode of BB with the fly was amazing! How often does a TV show enter the theater of the absurd? I mean they were doing Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot!

[Loxinabox]

[QUOTE=irishjayhawk;5605653]You should try to catch back up. Only 11 have aired thus far.

Damn good. Especially the first two of this season. And the opening scenes of each.

FWIW, Stephen King says it's the best scripted show on television, right now. Theater of the absurd? I mean they were doing Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot!

[irishjayhawk]

No. In fact, that Breaking Bad is occurring in present day is one of the reasons that I like BB more.

Mad Men has more to say about America and Americans than does Breaking Bad. MM has a greater intellectual heft to it and it pulls off its full plate as deftly as BB pulls off its less-full one. MM also has a more consistent artistic vision from episode to episode; it is far easier to note big shifts in direction or writing in BB, shifts that occur when there is a first-time director or first-time principle script writer.

I'm not sure I buy that comparison. Saying something about America and Americans is general whereas saying something about the drug-cartel-DEA war is much more specific. Thus, I'm not sure you can compare the intellectual heft. After all, a book about WWII and a book about Stalingrad can both be intellectually heavy.

FWIW, I restarted my Mad Men attempt. Watched the pilot for the second or third time. Trying to get up to speed before it starts. Probably won't make it.

[Buck]

Oh Mad Men,

Is that a good show?

I've been looking for a new one now that Lost is over.

[Reaper16]

I'm not sure I buy that comparison. Saying something about America and Americans is general whereas saying something about the drug-cartel-DEA war is much more specific. Thus, I'm not sure you can compare the intellectual heft. After all, a book about WWII and a book about Stalingrad can both be intellectually heavy.

You're not making sense to me. I didn't once say that BB wasn't intellectually hefty. I am claiming that MM is a better show by the slimmest of margins because it takes on more themes, more subjects, a more comprehensive view of the American idea than does BB and does so with aplomb at least equal to that of BB.

Oh Mad Men,

Is that a good show?

I've been looking for a new one now that Lost is over.
Mad Men is either 1a or 1b in terms of best shows on TV right now.

[Buck]

You're not making sense to me. I didn't once say that BB wasn't intellectually hefty. I am claiming that MM is a better show by the slimmest of margins because it takes on more themes, more subjects, a more comprehensive view of the American idea than does BB and does so with aplomb at least equal to that of BB.


Mad Men is either 1a or 1b in terms of best shows on TV right now.

Care to give me a general plot?

I dont want to look it up for fear of spoilers.

[Thig Lyfe]

Care to give me a general plot?

I dont want to look it up for fear of spoilers.

The creative director of a Madison Avenue ad agency in the 1960s puts it in the butt of countless beautiful women. But he is haunted by his mysterious past...

[Buck]

The creative director of a Madison Avenue ad agency in the 1960s puts it in the butt of countless beautiful women. But he is haunted by his mysterious past...

Awesome.

[Buck]

Real quick,

Is Mad Men a show for DVD or Blu-Ray?

[Thig Lyfe]

Real quick,

Is Mad Men a show for DVD or Blu-Ray?

Do they even put out TV shows on Blu-Ray?

[Buck]

Do they even put out TV shows on Blu-Ray?

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[Thig Lyfe]

http://www.hilaliya.com/noob_tn.jpg

I don't have fancy technologies. And I don't remember ever seeing a TV show on Blu-Ray at the store, but it could just be because I just block out anything Blu-Ray related because I don't even own an HDTV. Also I live in the slums of Mumbai.

[Reaper16]

Real quick,

Is Mad Men a show for DVD or Blu-Ray?
I'd go with Blu-Ray for sure. Not only does this very aesthetically interesting show deserve it but the Season 2 DVD transfer is not the best.

[Deberg_1990]

The last episode of BB with the fly was amazing! How often does a TV show enter the theater of the absurd? I mean they were doing Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot!

I gave up on it after 20 minutes or so...couldnt get into it.

[Reaper16]

I gave up on it after 20 minutes or so...couldnt get into it.
You are bad at watcing TV.

[irishjayhawk]

You're not making sense to me. I didn't once say that BB wasn't intellectually hefty. I am claiming that MM is a better show by the slimmest of margins because it takes on more themes, more subjects, a more comprehensive view of the American idea than does BB and does so with aplomb at least equal to that of BB.


Mad Men is either 1a or 1b in terms of best shows on TV right now.

Perhaps I mixed up my meaning. Would my point make more sense if I compared portion sizes rather than intellectual heft. It seemed you were suggesting MM has more intellectual heft because it's got a bigger plate. I was just suggesting that just because a show is more focused (WWII : Stalingrad :: Mad Men : Breaking Bad) shouldn't count against it.

[irishjayhawk]

You are bad at watcing TV.

You are bad at spelling.

Sorry had to take it.

[Reaper16]

Perhaps I mixed up my meaning. Would my point make more sense if I compared portion sizes rather than intellectual heft. It seemed you were suggesting MM has more intellectual heft because it's got a bigger plate. I was just suggesting that just because a show is more focused (WWII : Stalingrad :: Mad Men : Breaking Bad) shouldn't count against it.
But BB doesn't treat its subject with any more focus than MM does its subjects. You are suggesting that MM, by talking about more things, doesn't talk in the same level of detail that BB does. I disagree with that notion. It isn't that MM has a bigger plate, it's that it has multiple plates.

[Reaper16]

You are bad at spelling.

Sorry had to take it.
You just outed yourself - Bump is your mult.