Breaking Bad

[leemajors]

Fly is still one of the best episodes of any show I have ever seen.

[CuckingFunt]

What's your thesis on?
(If you don't mind-it certainly has to be more interesting than this 20 plus page thread about a cable show>)

Three photographers you've probably never heard of.

[silverblk mystix]

Three photographers you've probably never heard of.

Thanks for the condescension....

[CuckingFunt]

Fly is still one of the best episodes of any show I have ever seen.

Agreed. Cranston is amazing there. And in general I think episodes like that one are a big part of what makes the show work so well. The moments of quiet make the loud that much more impressive.

[ChumpDumper]

Thanks for the condescension....You're welcome.

[ChumpDumper]

Oh shit! Forgot to log out!

[CuckingFunt]

Thanks for the condescension....

It's not condescension, it's the truth. Most of my fellow art history grad students aren't even very familiar with their work.

[silverblk mystix]

Oh shit! Forgot to log out!

who woulda' thunk!


:lol

[silverblk mystix]

It's not condescension, it's the truth. Most of my fellow art history grad students aren't even very familiar with their work.

I could write volumes on shit like that...but ask me to do simple mathematics and my world turns to shit.

Good luck.

[Proxy]

Fly is still one of the best episodes of any show I have ever seen.

How do you interpret that episode?

... never added any variables to the story... an hour devoted to expanding on Walt's internal demons in an odd way... just an artsy episode imho.

[Bender]

IIRC, back in the thread, after the Fly episode, everybody thought it sucked and was a wasted episode.

[PakiDan]

It's not condescension, it's the truth. Most of my fellow art history grad students aren't even very familiar with their work.

Hahaha... it's funny because she's gonna be a future career barista with that degree!!

[CuckingFunt]

How do you interpret that episode?

... never added any variables to the story... an hour devoted to expanding on Walt's internal demons in an odd way... just an artsy episode imho.

I'd argue that expanding on Walt's internal demons added a lot of variables to the show. Plot isn't everything.

[CuckingFunt]

Hahaha... it's funny because she's gonna be a future career barista with that degree!!

It's not going to be my only degree.

But, hell, if it comes down to it, barista > jobless.

[Proxy]

I'd argue that expanding on Walt's internal demons added a lot of variables to the show. Plot isn't everything.

Perhaps... whatever your view, I don't think anyone can argue that the episode is inconsistent with the series. All of the episodes are well written, but I think the Fly episode was a mistake. Your job as a writer/director isn't to make your audience that's been following for 3 seasons at that point to say "WTF?"

[leemajors]

Perhaps... whatever your view, I don't think anyone can argue that the episode is inconsistent with the series. All of the episodes are well written, but I think the Fly episode was a mistake. Your job as a writer/director isn't to make your audience that's been following for 3 seasons at that point to say "WTF?"

It's perfectly consistent with the end of Crawl Space.

[Proxy]

It's perfectly consistent with the end of Crawl Space.

Eh... I don't see that from a writing point of view or a cinematic point of view... I guess they're both showing Walt losing his mind, but I would bet you're one of the very few to attempt linking those two episodes on any level.

And I'm going to be an asshole douche by asking this... but oh well. It's the internet. Do you think you're somehow smarter because you think you can see something in that episode that others can't?

It's just a waste of an hour. The only time Vince has slipped up in the entire series in my mind. I didn't think Walt was anymore haunted or fucked up by the end of the episode. I think what Vince wanted, but failed to translate of Walt from the fly episode, he achieved in the latter episodes of S4.

[Roddy Beaubois]

Fly was very important in the Walter/Jesse relationship tbh. Plus not every episode can be an action packed fuckfest or it turns into Lost.

[leemajors]

Eh... I don't see that from a writing point of view or a cinematic point of view... I guess they're both showing Walt losing his mind, but I would bet you're one of the very few to attempt linking those two episodes on any level.

And I'm going to be an asshole douche by asking this... but oh well. It's the internet. Do you think you're somehow smarter because you think you can see something in that episode that others can't?

It's just a waste of an hour. The only time Vince has slipped up in the entire series in my mind. I didn't think Walt was anymore haunted or fucked up by the end of the episode. I think what Vince wanted, but failed to translate of Walt from the fly episode, he achieved in the latter episodes of S4.

No, I just thought it was a great episode - theatre of the absurd - or Coen Brothers lite. I was not a huge fan of the episode with the meth heads and the ATM machine myself, but it was along the same lines. Walt was done second guessing himself by the end of s4, so I dunno about your last point.

[redzero]

The last three episodes were pretty good.

[Don Draper]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6701398/breaking-bad-rpg

:lol

[PakiDan]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6701398/breaking-bad-rpg

:lol

I just saw this... hilarious! :lol

[redzero]

:lol half the time Walt Jr.'s parents talk to him, they're telling him to eat breakfast.

[Taco]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6701398/breaking-bad-rpg

:lol


I just saw this... hilarious! :lol

:rollin

[MavDynasty]

Just saw the episode where the badass Mexican twins went down as well as Hank

Anyone know when season 4 will be on Netflix? This shit is good

[Taco]

Shoot, he was in a lot of movies now that I look at it

http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/2/28/1710a.jpg

Was Gus trying to sell Big Bird the Big Blue ! :lol

[MavDynasty]

Just finished season 3. That fly episode was so fucking stupid and def the worst episode in the show. The last 2 episodes of season 3 were badass though tbh.. :wow

Starting season 4 on some bootleg website because Netflix doesn't have it.

[MavDynasty]

Very interesting to see how Walt and Jesse developed during the show and truly become "bad"

[MannyIsGod]

I keep hoping I see them filming when I'm bumping around Albuquerque

[CuckingFunt]

I keep hoping I see them filming when I'm bumping around Albuquerque

Look in bars and restaurants. That's where I always see the Treme folk.

[TE]

Just finished catching up. Awesome show.

[redzero]

A_jphULKZ4E

[Fpoonsie]

Mother. fucking. finally.

[MannyIsGod]

Look in bars and restaurants. That's where I always see the Treme folk.

Actually think I came across them filming pretty close to campus one day earlier this year. There was an old busted up car that looked like Jesse's old car.

[TE]

Mother. fucking. finally.

Uhokay. Don't know what you're talking about.


July 15
:hungry::hungry::hungry::hungry:

[PakiDan]

"We're done... when I say we're done." F YA!!!!!!

[CuckingFunt]

http://blogs.amctv.com/photo-galleries/breaking-bad-season-5-cast-photos/walt.php

Season 5 cast photos are out. For the first time, Walt's wearing the Heisenberg hat. Just sayin'.

[Reck]

I think the way AMC is doing this last season is pretty cheap and dumb.

This last season will be comprised of 16 episodes. They'll only show a partial one this year with only 8 episodes, then wait a whole year to show the last 8.

That's flat out cheating the oudience.

I'm simply not watching 8 pathetic episodes just to get cut off and be told to wait another year. I'll just catch the whole complete season when is all done.

[shyne]

I guess Mike didnt die, good I like character.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

I think the way AMC is doing this last season is pretty cheap and dumb.

This last season will be comprised of 16 episodes. They'll only show a partial one this year with only 8 episodes, then wait a whole year to show the last 8.

That's flat out cheating the oudience.

I'm simply not watching 8 pathetic episodes just to get cut off and be told to wait another year. I'll just catch the whole complete season when is all done.

To me, even a "full" AMC season of 13 episodes of a show isn't enough, so this makes no difference at all. Mainline network shows usually had somewhere between 22 and 26 episodes when I was growing up.

It's all about the quality, not the quantity.

[oh crap]

I love everything about this show, but looking through those pictures I realize that I really just don't like Marie's character at all. matter of fact, I wouldn't mind seeing her in a casket sometime soon.

[Sense]

Can't wait for this awesome show..

[TE]

Can't wait for this awesome show..

Under two weeks away from the commencement of the last season:(

[CubanSucks]

I guess Mike didnt die, good I like character.

probably my favorite character


I love everything about this show, but looking through those pictures I realize that I really just don't like Marie's character at all. matter of fact, I wouldn't mind seeing her in a casket sometime soon.

She's always been a super annoyance, but nothing compares to Skyler from the first 3 seasons

[CubanSucks]

4DBOtzeppLo

Fi0X5KGlykQ

Izx7rVrbU00

nostalgic
IKNNR77aCmg

[TE]

Walt is such badass.

I've been wondering if he'll make it all through season 5...

[DJ Mbenga]

Walt is such badass.

I've been wondering if he'll make it all through season 5...

season 5 is the last season so the answers is likely no.
i've paid the price for having dish network, gotta find another way to watcth this shit now.

[VBM]

Walter White...muthafuckin' boss. T-minus 5 days.

[JudynTX]

4DBOtzeppLo

Fi0X5KGlykQ

Izx7rVrbU00

nostalgic
IKNNR77aCmg

:tu I finally caught up!

If I was Skylar, I'd be afraid of Walt too.

[VBM]

:tu I finally caught up!

If I was Skylar, I'd be afraid of Walt too.

If you were Skylar, and I was Walt, you'd be lying next to the money under the house after you told me you gave half a million to Ted. :ihit

[JudynTX]

If you were Skylar, and I was Walt, you'd be lying next to the money under the house after you told me you gave half a million to Ted. :ihit

That's why I said what I said. :lol

Stupid bitch she is.

[The Gemini Method]

Cannot wait...this Sunday is going to rock.

[VBM]

That's why I said what I said. :lol

Stupid bitch she is.

:toast

I can't believe I slept on these AMC shows for so long. I started and finished Mad Men, Walking Dead and Breaking Bad within the past two months. The cliffhangers on BB are insane. I still hate Lori Grimes more than Skylar, but it's close.

[JudynTX]

:toast

I can't believe I slept on these AMC shows for so long. I started and finished Mad Men, Walking Dead and Breaking Bad within the past two months. The cliffhangers on BB are insane. I still hate Lori Grimes more than Skylar, but it's close.

Me too. I was also late to watching The Sopranos. :lol

Is it just me or does anyone else find Marie annoying?

[The Gemini Method]

Me too. I was also late to watching The Sopranos. :lol

Is it just me or does anyone else find Marie annoying?

She's been my least favorite of the core actors/actresses on the show. The arc in her development hasn't really diverged from where she started. I don't know what the aim was for her character, but she does come off annoying to me, too.

[JudynTX]

She's been my least favorite of the core actors/actresses on the show. The arc in her development hasn't really diverged from where she started. I don't know what the aim was for her character, but she does come off annoying to me, too.

Maybe it's her infatuation with the color purple.

[CuckingFunt]

I like all of the core as characters, even though I wouldn't necessarily like any of them as people. To that end, Marie is annoying, but it's a fairly interesting version of annoying. In my opinion, at least.

I'm not sure it has ever been the intention to have Marie be an important character on her own. But knowing who she is is certainly important to understanding Hank. She humanizes him; softens him. And watching her struggle to be supportive/understanding during Hank's recovery made me far more invested in seeing him get better than I would have been otherwise. She's there primarily to give us details about other, more important characters. We learn a lot about who Skyler is through their relationship as sisters. And, as I said, we certainly learn a lot about who Hank is through their marriage. Without Marie, Hank would be nothing but a walking plot point.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

She made me hate the color purple

[IronMexican]

Is Dish still without AMC?

[The Gemini Method]

Is Dish still without AMC?

No signs of them getting back on Dish--AT&T re-negotiated with AMC...

[CuckingFunt]

N4Ok68Y4cSQ

[TE]

1 more day...

[lakerhaterade]

Me too. I was also late to watching The Sopranos. :lol

Is it just me or does anyone else find Marie annoying?

I find Marie less annoying than Skylar. Skylar is one dumb stupid bitch.

AMC does a really bad job of portraying women in The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad.

Lori Grimes, as her character is portrayed in TWD, is arguably one of the stupidest women ever to be integrated into a plot.

[VBM]

Lori Grimes, as her character is portrayed in TWD, is arguably one of the stupidest women ever to be integrated into a plot.

She's so meme-worthy though. :lol

http://zombieapocalypseacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tumblr_m17pf8oHzy1r5d224o1_500.jpg

[TimDunkem]

She's so meme-worthy though. :lol



http://www.gorestruly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Lori-Sucks.png

[Reck]

Going by that trailer, looks like Walt is embracing his inner asshole.

Definitely not going to end up alive by the end. lol

[timtonymanu]

Can't fucking wait ...

[VBM]

http://t.qkme.me/35tkm6.jpg

[redzero]

What's with all the Skylar hate? I mean, i can understand where she is coming from most of the time. I was more annoyed with Ted.

[VBM]

What's with all the Skylar hate? I mean, i can understand where she is coming from most of the time. I was more annoyed with Ted.

She controlled the shit out of Walter pre-diagnosis and early on. I cut her some slack because she didn't know what the hell Walter had going on for awhile and was justified in acting weird. But once Walter came clean, she starts giving his money away to her sister and Ted. Walter basically sold his soul only for his wife to undermine the very reason for his amassing the cash.

[redzero]

Walt got into the meth business because of his pride, not because he needed money for his treatment/family. Did those things factor in? Sure. In the end, however, he put his entire family in danger because he didn't want to accept his former friend's money. Skylar has acted like a bitch, but she did have her reasons.

[da_suns_fan]

Im only half way through season three but i can say its a great, great show.

The episode where he meets the el pollo guy had to the be the best.

"I understand youre a very careful man...im careful too."

"Youre not careful mr white...your partner was 2 hours late and he was high."

FANASTIC!!!

[CubanSucks]

Walt got into the meth business because of his pride, not because he needed money for his treatment/family. Did those things factor in?

How do you figure? He constantly reminds how he's trying to get as much money as possible to leave to his wife and 2 kids considering he never thought he would live this long. He even kept bringing up the math, how much he needs to make and how long that would take him. I would say that his pride is keeping him interested this far and it does peek through in some earlier parts ("Stay out of my territory")

[redzero]

I stated that the money was a reason, but it's not the biggest reason.

[monosylab1k]

How do you figure? He constantly reminds how he's trying to get as much money as possible to leave to his wife and 2 kids considering he never thought he would live this long. He even kept bringing up the math, how much he needs to make and how long that would take him. I would say that his pride is keeping him interested this far and it does peek through in some earlier parts ("Stay out of my territory")

From the start Walt could have accepted money from family and friends to pay for everything.

[redzero]

pride + resent of how his life turned out

[CubanSucks]

From the start Walt could have accepted money from family and friends to pay for everything.

His friend didn't offer to pay for his treatment till after he started. Regardless, he still knew he needed to save up money for his family's future since he never thought the treatment would work

[da_suns_fan]

pride + resent of how his life turned out

Exactly.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Skylar is a stupid bitch of legendary proportions.

I sure hope Jesse lives and doesn't go to jail, at this point that's all I want. Bb doesn't feel like the Wire, where you know the ending will be fucked with bad guys winning. I can see a true sense of closure with this one...granted Gilligan can pull off the material in between properly

[VBM]

Ding Ding Ding (http://tiosbell.com/)

[Trainwreck2100]

whats great is walt rigged it not to blow on the first ding in case tio decided to double cross him and try to blow up walt instead of the chicken brother

[CubanSucks]

whats great is walt rigged it not to blow on the first ding in case tio decided to double cross him and try to blow up walt instead of the chicken brother

I thought Walt was standing outside the window waiting for Hector to give the signal, the dinging, and then use a remote detonator. Not that it really matters

[CuckingFunt]

I thought Walt was standing outside the window waiting for Hector to give the signal, the dinging, and then use a remote detonator. Not that it really matters

Nope, it was hooked to the bell. First cut after the explosion is to Walt sitting in his (rental?) car in the airport parking lot listening to the news.

And I don't think it was intentional that it went off after several dings. When Walt was making the bomb and testing it with the walkie talkie, he had to keep pushing the button to get the trigger to blow. He couldn't get the wiring quite right.

[VBM]

Little less than 8 hours away.

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs1/1757912_o.gif

[CubanSucks]

Nope, it was hooked to the bell. First cut after the explosion is to Walt sitting in his (rental?) car in the airport parking lot listening to the news.

And I don't think it was intentional that it went off after several dings. When Walt was making the bomb and testing it with the walkie talkie, he had to keep pushing the button to get the trigger to blow. He couldn't get the wiring quite right.

then why was Walt chilling right outside the window when the black bodyguard guy was checking out the room? Obviously I thought when Walt heard the dinging he had to get as far away from the window as possible before detonating it, and that's why it took a few seconds from the first ding to blow. I also figured the shot of him in the car listening to the news was later in the day

[redzero]

The bell was the detonator. Notice how it sounds muffled when Hector starts tapping it? That's because it was rigged with a bomb.

[CuckingFunt]

then why was Walt chilling right outside the window when the black bodyguard guy was checking out the room? Obviously I thought when Walt heard the dinging he had to get as far away from the window as possible before detonating it, and that's why it took a few seconds from the first ding to blow. I also figured the shot of him in the car listening to the news was later in the day

Tyrus checks the room for bugs/devices while Gus is still at the restaurant, then calls Gus and tells him it's all clear. Walt is shown getting in his car and driving away during the time Gus is changing clothes and driving over.

[CuckingFunt]

The bell was the detonator. Notice how it sounds muffled when Hector starts tapping it? That's because it was rigged with a bomb.

Yeah, I thought that was pretty obvious. It's also how Gus figures out what's going on a second before the bomb goes off.

[Reck]

At that distance there was no possible way Walt would hear the dings.

What makes you think that was the signal to begin with?

[spyder]

Can't wait for the new season..just finished the 4th..the way Gus kills the Cartel was pimp..then when Walt kills Gus..sucks that its gonna end :depressed

[CubanSucks]

At that distance there was no possible way Walt would hear the dings.

What makes you think that was the signal to begin with?

I figured he was by the window when the meeting was happening, the same spot he was when Tyrus was checking the room, then waits for the dings, gets a safe distance, then detonates it with the same detonator he used in the kitchen.


Walt is shown getting in his car and driving away during the time Gus is changing clothes and driving over.

I guessed I missed that. I just remember Tyrus checking the room and wondering why Walt was right outside. And since Tyrus also goes in right before Gus goes in I guessed that's when I thought that happened and I just forgot about the first time Tyrus went in

[leemajors]

yup, the bell was rigged like a battery operated switch for a gas grill

[VBM]

Alien vs. Predator as the lead-in. :lol

[redzero]

9 minutes, plebes.
http://mlkshk.com/r/7K64

[Reck]

You suckers actually watch it live?

I wait until the show ends to download it online within an hour or so.

Last tv show I watched live was Lost.

Not built to watch commercials here.

[TE]

Fuck yeah almost time baby.

[VBM]

You suckers actually watch it live?

I wait until the show ends to download it online within an hour or so.

Last tv show I watched live was Lost.

Not built to watch commercials here.

You gotta stay off the internet if you do that. Spoilers abound everywhere.

[TE]

You suckers actually watch it live?

I wait until the show ends to download it online within an hour or so.

Last tv show I watched live was Lost.

Not built to watch commercials here.

I watch it live. It's one of those shows that's actually worth it.

[TE]

here we go

[spyder]

Oh shit..full beard and head of hair

[TE]

looks like walt is currently on hide-out...initial assumption

[VBM]

looks like walt is currently on hide-out...initial assumption

Laying low while assessing his business options. Enough potential enemies know the Heisenberg look.

[TE]

yep

[Reck]

You gotta stay off the internet if you do that. Spoilers abound everywhere.

Yeah I know and I do.

This will be my last post here for a while. :lol

[VBM]

Yeah I know and I do.

This will be my last post here for a while. :lol

Ha...we'll get your thoughts tomorrow :toast

[VBM]

1 min of screentime in, and Skylar already gettin' her bitch on

edit: and weight loss, apparently

[VBM]

Whomp whomp

[redzero]

Oh shit! Ted is alive!

[spyder]

Oh shit! Ted is alive!

You beat me to it..lol..thought that dude was dead for sure the way he hit his head

[VBM]

Oh shit! Ted is alive!

Haha...would have been a shitty way to go out, otherwise

[VBM]

First "ya bitch" of the season. :lol

[redzero]

Looking good, Ted.

[VBM]

Walt cocky as fuck

[Cant_Be_Faded]

How much did Ted actually know?

Iirc he knew Skylar was trying to muscle the money back from him and suspected shady means to Skylar having so much money

[redzero]

Saul status:
[ ] not told
[x] Fucking TOLD

[resistanze]

That nigga Walt.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Okay episode

Needed more Jesse

[Trainwreck2100]

fuck you amc having to sit through 1 segment of your shitty new show for a preview

[VBM]

After the address on the photo, we're def. going to get some backstory into Gus. The chicken man will def. be making some cameos.

[resistanze]

fuck you amc having to sit through 1 segment of your shitty new show for a preview

Comic Book Men all over again.

[VBM]

Lmao at the ratings tank for this show the minute the BB preview is done showing.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Comic Book Men all over again.

Rofl, fatass Kevin Smith's comic show

[Trainwreck2100]

can somebody sends the zetas to whatever fucking town that is

[spyder]

Mike gonna die?

[redzero]

http://www.amctv.com/breaking-bad/videos/sneak-peek-episode-502-breaking-bad-madrigal

That's it. Walt's finished.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

http://www.amctv.com/breaking-bad/videos/sneak-peek-episode-502-breaking-bad-madrigal

That's it. Walt's finished.

Actually, I think Hank is. It's way too early for anything truly bad to happen to Walt, being only episode 2/8 this year and 2/16 remaining.

[HeatChamps]

Great fucking episode.

[Capt Bringdown]

Can these cats keep delivering the goods?
Looks like they can.
Great TV.

[JudynTX]

:tu Great start to the final season. Walt is just a badass! It was Jesse's idea about the magnets. Skylar will live in fear, as she should be.

And then there's Hank, who just won't give up. :bang :lol

[TE]

I'm gonna have to rewatch the episode. I was back & forth busy with things here at home while it was airing.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Seeing how this is the last season, and in this day and age, spoilers seem to always leak prior to episode airings, can we please all agree to just not post anything spoiler related in thus thread ever again?

Or if you feel so very compelled to post them and potentially ruin a great show for people, can you post a giant bolded SPOILER ALERT?

I think we should all be able to agree on this.

[JudynTX]

Seeing how this is the last season, and in this day and age, spoilers seem to always leak prior to episode airings, can we please all agree to just not post anything spoiler related in thus thread ever again?

Or if you feel so very compelled to post them and potentially ruin a great show for people, can you post a giant bolded SPOILER ALERT?

I think we should all be able to agree on this.

+1

Favorite moment last night.......Walt telling Saul "We're done when I say we're done". :hat

[oh crap]

because i say so

[VBM]

Seeing how this is the last season, and in this day and age, spoilers seem to always leak prior to episode airings, can we please all agree to just not post anything spoiler related in thus thread ever again?

Or if you feel so very compelled to post them and potentially ruin a great show for people, can you post a giant bolded SPOILER ALERT?

I think we should all be able to agree on this.

:toast :toast :toast :toast :toast

[Lincoln]

Seeing how this is the last season, and in this day and age, spoilers seem to always leak prior to episode airings, can we please all agree to just not post anything spoiler related in thus thread ever again?

Or if you feel so very compelled to post them and potentially ruin a great show for people, can you post a giant bolded SPOILER ALERT?

I think we should all be able to agree on this.

:cry

[The Gemini Method]

Walt looking like a young Phil Jackson in the opening scenes...he should've Grand Slam the waitress for being overly perky...

Looks like the ego on Walt is getting to a messianic point--probably will cost him. Hank is again pursuing things to the Nth degree and the Skylar/Ted dynamic may be something of a concern. I like how they set up a myriad of possible endgame situations for Walt in the opener.

Wayyy cool...

Screw AMC for making me sit through a-not-so-funny show to see a preview of next week's BB and a Walking Dead trailer--which, kicked ass as well...can't wait!

Also like AMC taking a page from the Mad Men ideology and having those, "Cable and Time Warner has this show but DISH Network doesn't ads. Though it sounded like bitter grapes it did humor me in that they'd advertise in that manner.

[BacktoBasics]

I have Dish so needless to say I'm pissed.

[The Gemini Method]

I have Dish so needless to say I'm pissed.

Oh that bites...AMC has been very vitriol in their ad campaign...too bad that there couldn't have been a settlement. Breaking Bad and TWD are enough for me to switch if we were Dish.

[CubanSucks]

and I have directv which means no Comedy Central and a few other not so great channels for the time being

talk about bitter grapes, directv and viacom both have their own scolling messages going on at the bottom giving their sides, similar to a news feed

[Wild Cobra Kai]

looks like walt is currently on hide-out...initial assumption

Not currently. He's the Ghost of Christmas yet to come. It's like when they kept showing the glass eyeball and the burnt teddy bear floating in Walt's pool all season leading up to the plane crash at the end a season or two ago.

[stxspurs]

Great fucking episode.

not great but a good episode. cant wait for the next one

[The Gemini Method]

not great but a good episode. cant wait for the next one

That's debatable since you can't have a great episode for your opening episode of your 5th season--It builds the plot and direction of the season. With that in mind, it was a great episode because it placed in front of you what's going to happen and in a sublime manner, they set up this year even better than last.

[Nathan89]

That episode was significantly better than the 1st of last season.

[MannyIsGod]

Actually think I came across them filming pretty close to campus one day earlier this year. There was an old busted up car that looked like Jesse's old car.

BOOM! The scene I saw was the very first of the season. The Denny's he's at is the one right across from campus.

[Jacob1983]

Wasn't the result of the magnet idea kind of a win-lose for Walt and Jessie? Yeah, the magnet probably destroyed the laptop in the evidence room but it did draw attention to a picture in the evidence room that had information about a routing number.

[Spurminator]

The Ted scene was pretty bad, but we don't know for sure that he's dead.

Knew it.

He'll be dead before the end of the season though. Only question is whether Walt or Skylar will do it.

[CuckingFunt]

I'm glad they addressed the cameras, since that was bugging me when I re-watched the series.

[VBM]

Knew it.

He'll be dead before the end of the season though. Only question is whether Walt or Skylar will do it.

My money's on Skylar if it comes to that.

[dirk4mvp]

what kind of shit Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_ decided it was a good idea to wait till next summer to finish the show?

[The Gemini Method]

what kind of shit Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_ decided it was a good idea to wait till next summer to finish the show?

I think it was a combo of both Vince Gilligan and the braintrust @ AMC--they have shown lately that they will milk lengthy spaces of time between seasons with other headlining shows (The Walking Dead and Mad Men) and get their audience clamoring for new material. I don't mind it being split in two seasons--it allows you to have more Walt White in your life.

[CuckingFunt]

A couple of other observations from the premiere:

1) Jesse's pantomime of his magnet plan might be one of my favorite things ever.
2) Crazy that a couple days at Marie's house was enough time for Skyler to lose so much weight and gain so much hair.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

So the second half of this season doesn't air until next summer???

[The Gemini Method]

So the second half of this season doesn't air until next summer???

That is what Gilligan was alluding to...there has been speculation that they'd release it early in the Spring of 2013, but I wouldn't count on it being released prior to July.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

That's way too long. Big mistake, IMO

[The Gemini Method]

That's way too long. Big mistake, IMO

If they do it right--no. I mean, you had to wait a year or so for the new Mad Men and Michel Wiener pulled it off nicely for the return season. I think the writing in BB is so good that they'll be able to hold the interest of the audience and keep us fans' interest piqued for the show.

[MannyIsGod]

What assholes.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

I think it was a combo of both Vince Gilligan and the braintrust @ AMC--they have shown lately that they will milk lengthy spaces of time between seasons with other headlining shows (The Walking Dead and Mad Men) and get their audience clamoring for new material. I don't mind it being split in two seasons--it allows you to have more Walt White in your life.

Yup. AMC's season length for their shows is 13 episodes, so they had to split it. I'm glad they went 8/8 as opposed to showing 13 and making us wait for 3 final episodes.

[Trainwreck2100]

tio salamanca got nominated for an emmy, i hope he wins

[The Gemini Method]

tio salamanca got nominated for an emmy, i hope he wins

Him and Giancarlo Esposito (Gustavo Fring) Should win imho...

[VBM]

Him and Giancarlo Esposito (Gustavo Fring) Should win imho...

Rooting for Gus

[CuckingFunt]

Not surprising that it got beaten by Mad Men in number of total nominations. VERY surprising it got beaten by American Horror Story, though.

[leemajors]

That's way too long. Big mistake, IMO

I think this leaked a few months ago, and as long as there is a limit to how long the series is I am fine with it. You see this?

http://www.avclub.com/articles/vince-gilligan-getting-an-early-start-on-the-break,82388/

[Jacob1983]

Pollos Hermanos with an Emmy nod. Congrats.

[VBM]

Pollos Hermanos with an Emmy nod. Congrats.

Worth finally changing up my Paul Bearer avi

[CubanSucks]

Worth finally changing up my Paul Bearer avi

of all the pics of him you pick a super close up that looks cut off?

http://dawnwesterberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Gus-Fring.jpg

http://www.boomtron.com/wp-content/uploads/gus_fring1-e1338743236767.jpg

http://www.breaking-bad.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/BB-Gus-Fring-S4-590-150x150.jpg

here ya go, take your pick

[VBM]

of all the pics of him you pick a super close up that looks cut off?

http://dawnwesterberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Gus-Fring.jpg

http://www.boomtron.com/wp-content/uploads/gus_fring1-e1338743236767.jpg

http://www.breaking-bad.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/BB-Gus-Fring-S4-590-150x150.jpg

here ya go, take your pick

That was intentional. All about that stare (plus I'd feel shitty have the blown up face pic and spoiling Season 4 for people in other threads).

Rockin' this one in another forum though.

http://www.basketballforum.com/customavatars/avatar30844_3.gif

[CuckingFunt]

of all the pics of him you pick a super close up that looks cut off?

The super close up is from one of the single most amazing Gus Fring moments ever.

[ChumpDumper]

Good to see Esposito getting that kind of recognition. Always had talent, but seems he's been difficult to cast since I first saw him in School Daze.

[CubanSucks]

(plus I'd feel shitty have the blown up face pic and spoiling Season 4 for people in other threads).

Pretty sure every human who has AMC has seen that image by now

[ace3g]

This is awesome!!!

Aaron Paul on the Price is Right back in the day, lol

http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/53483/jesse-pinkman-freaks-out-on-the-price-is-right

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[Cant_Be_Faded]

Rofl he looks like some tool that just took meth and is hyper like no other

[VBM]

Pretty sure every human who has AMC has seen that image by now

I never underestimate a person's ability to live under a rock :lol

[CuckingFunt]

Good to see Esposito getting that kind of recognition. Always had talent, but seems he's been difficult to cast since I first saw him in School Daze.

Agreed. I never quite understood how he's stayed unknown/obscure for so long.

[CuckingFunt]

Aaron Paul is completely adorable for such a tiny little man.

[VBM]

Gametime

[Trainwreck2100]

herr shuler esta muerto, fill your pockets with franch dressing and walk away, or challenge me and die

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Breaking bad watching party

[resistanze]

Walt is a sick fuck :lol

[Trainwreck2100]

hiding nthat shit in the roomba was teh greatest

[VBM]

Walt playing chess

[Cane]

Some serious foreshadowing going on with Hank and his superior..."right under my nose"

[Trainwreck2100]

hank now knows the punishment for letting that shit happen under his nose

[VBM]

Mike too cold

[Trainwreck2100]

mike cold as fuck

[VBM]

Mike not cold enough

[VBM]

That's one loose end that's gonna fuck em long term

[Trainwreck2100]

it's mike's fault anyway, he said his men were solid when obviously they weren't

[Trainwreck2100]

skyler with best episode in years tbqh

[VBM]

Walt with the You Ain't Gus http://www.the-coli.com/images/smilies/ohhh.png

[VBM]

skyler with best episode in years tbqh

:lmao true

[Trainwreck2100]

I'm enjoying this new Walt wears the pants in the relationship development though.

[VBM]

I'm enjoying this new Walt wears the pants in the relationship development though.

Bout fucking time

[DJ Mbenga]

well jonathan banks has his emmy episode for next year.
mike's achilees heel showed up the little girl relationship, or maybe being out of 2 million made walt's offer more enticing.

he had that look like gus had leaving the police station. the "aw shieeet im screwed"

http://www.amctv.com/sync.amctv/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/502-14.jpg

[Trainwreck2100]

well jonathan banks has his emmy episode for next year.
mike's achilees heel showed up the little girl relationship, or maybe being out of 2 million made walt's offer more enticing.

he had that look like gus had leaving the police station. the "aw shieeet im screwed"

http://www.amctv.com/sync.amctv/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/502-14.jpg

Mike's not out two million his granddaughter is, no doubt he planned on leaving that money to her, cause mike's a stone cold killer with a heart of allibaster.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

too obvious with Mike letting that chick live

I knew he'd do that but still prayed he was going to riddle her with bullets

[Wild Cobra Kai]

well jonathan banks has his emmy episode for next year.
mike's achilees heel showed up the little girl relationship, or maybe being out of 2 million made walt's offer more enticing.

he had that look like gus had leaving the police station. the "aw shieeet im screwed"

http://www.amctv.com/sync.amctv/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/502-14.jpg

He's angry because he now NEEDS Walt to get new funds. I don't think he's worried about the cops at all.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

it's mike's fault anyway, he said his men were solid when obviously they weren't

I think everyone would have been solid had that bitch not used one of them as a hit man. She caused the whole thing.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Still not enough Jesse
His emotional scene needed more setup

More jesse next week, pleeze

[redzero]

:lol at last episode being a shaggy dog story.

[TE]

Fuck, I forgot about BB tonight.

[HeatChamps]

Fucking great episode as always. Best show on tv.

[JudynTX]

Ok, I'm stumped. Who was the man in the beginning who killed himself?

Oh Skylar, you need to get over Ted.

[JoeChalupa]

I'm going to watch the 1st season on Netflix and see what this is all about

[The Gemini Method]

Ok, I'm stumped. Who was the man in the beginning who killed himself?

Oh Skylar, you need to get over Ted.

Schuler from Madrigal (and I assume the lady with the list) and Chen were the financial backers in a conglomerate of sorts with Gustavo Fring and the meth ring it seems. I would imagine that the El Pollo Hermano front was bigger than even what was the focal point of Albuquerque and so we start to see how immense this thing really was.

Also, you start to see a bit more into Mike's character--which, to me, was a great part of this episode. The dude is a beast and I think he'll have a huge role in this final two part season.

[desflood]

I'm going to watch the 1st season on Netflix and see what this is all about
Be prepared - it's like crack. Once you try it, it consumes your every thought and there are no acceptable substitutes.

[desflood]

Btw, as far as who or what kills Walt in the end - my money's on Skylar.

[The Gemini Method]

Btw, as far as who or what kills Walt in the end - my money's on Skylar.

Or, Jesse.

I don't know if he does get killed, but here's to hoping that it is a spectacular end if it goes that route.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I can see Walt going down in Kennard fashion

[JudynTX]

Schuler from Madrigal (and I assume the lady with the list) and Chen were the financial backers in a conglomerate of sorts with Gustavo Fring and the meth ring it seems. I would imagine that the El Pollo Hermano front was bigger than even what was the focal point of Albuquerque and so we start to see how immense this thing really was.

You're not kidding, it's at the corporate level.


Also, you start to see a bit more into Mike's character--which, to me, was a great part of this episode. The dude is a beast and I think he'll have a huge role in this final two part season.

I have a feeling it will be Mike taking out Walt in the end, just a hunch.

[Bill_Brasky]

I hope it's Mike. He's the only one qualified to do it.

[VBM]

You're not kidding, it's at the corporate level.



I have a feeling it will be Mike taking out Walt in the end, just a hunch.

Nah, Walt knows Mike doesn't like him and is prepped for it. It'll be someone unexpected (hell, maybe Walt Jr. caps Heisenberg thinking he's going to hurt his mom or Uncle Hank).

[tp2021]

^As far as someone unexpected, I'm going with Hank.

I believe that, at some point this season, Hank is going to figure out who Walt really is. At that point, we will get to see him struggle with the decision of how to handle the situation.

Would Hank kill his brother-in-law? In the next episode, Marie is apparently going to confront Walt. If both Skyler AND Marie are terrified of Walt, and Hank uncovers Walt's true self...

[Taco]

Breaking Bad is AWESOME

[Spurfect21]

I think Walt will come to his senses in the second part of this final season and realize that deep down this is not the person he is or wants his son to be. But by then it will be too late setting up his death somehow. I don't think the writers are going the traditional happy ending route

[stxspurs]

i like Mike becoming the boss....he has always been the right hand man even back to Beverly Hills Cop..lol

[leemajors]

Hank was great, look on his face when his boss was talking about people being right under their noses was perfect. Saul's wardrobe is just badass. Really enjoyed this episode.

[Spurminator]

Walt won't die. But I bet his son will.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Nah, Walt knows Mike doesn't like him and is prepped for it. It'll be someone unexpected (hell, maybe Walt Jr. caps Heisenberg thinking he's going to hurt his mom or Uncle Hank).

Walt is flying high right now, and thinks he's prepped for anything. I don't think he really understands what a reptile Mike is.

Walt is just the latest link in the arrogance chain. The cartel Don was first, killing Gus's partner. Gus eliminated him, and then stupidly bragged to the old man, who became the instrument of his destruction.

Whoever it is, we've been dropped a huge clue at the beginning of episode one: He was so scared, he felt the need to get strapped with a machiney. To me, that rules out Skyler and Hank. Slyler isn't scary enough, and you don't try to shoot it out with the DEA. That's a fight you lose 100% of the time.

[CuckingFunt]

Walt won't die. But I bet his son will.

I agree.

But by "his son," I mean Jesse.

Ultimately, I think that's the relationship that is central to the show and will end up central to its resolution. Either the two will split and be at war with each other, or something really horrible is going to happen to Jesse (likely the result of Walt's manipulation) and it will end up being the thing that finally breaks Walt.

[VBM]

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[PakiDan]

http://i.minus.com/i2GUEPlwJyx5N.gif

Hahaha... my parents bought one of those for my son.

[CuckingFunt]

Hahaha... my parents bought one of those for my son.

They weren't bothered by the fact its tail looks like a dildo?

[TimmehC]

Anyone else think the reason Walt is buying the machine gun has to do with Madrigal?

[PakiDan]

They weren't bothered by the fact its tail looks like a dildo?

... I think that's why my mom bought it.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Anyone else think the reason Walt is buying the machine gun has to do with Madrigal?

Doesn't track for me. My guess would be Mike, or the Chileans.

[cantthinkofanything]

Finally got the first two watched. Was worried that with the long layoff, it'd take some time to put all the pieces back together to know what's going on. But once again, they do a tremendous job of getting things rolling without having to do much back story.

Someone said it earlier and I agree that once Hank starts to hone in on Walt, it's going to get even more interesting.

There was this show called Wiseguy back in the late 80's with Jonathan Banks as a recurring character. Really great at what he does.

Incidentally, that's the first thing I ever saw Keven Spacey in as well.

[leemajors]

I'm looking forward to more Bill Burr, he filmed a few more episodes for this season.

[JudynTX]

Gus is going to be on a new show on NBC called Revolution. :tu

[Spurminator]

Gus is going to be on a new show on NBC called Revolution. :tu

I've seen the pilot. Has some potential. The acting is pretty terrible, though.

[JudynTX]

I've seen the pilot. Has some potential. The acting is pretty terrible, though.

The only reason I will watch pilot is because JJ Abrams is involved with the show.

[leemajors]

I hope JJ doesn't have a whole lot to do with it outside of name, I like Eric Kripke. He did a great job running Supernatural for 5 seasons.

[The Gemini Method]

Probably akin to Nolan and the Man of Steel--name recognition is what Abrams is probably doing here.

[Proxy]

Walt is going to revert somewhat I think... after losing everything. The intro to the first episode has him away from his family on his birthday. He's filled his pockets with dough again though, seeing as he gives the waitress a hundred dollar tip and bought that gun. Interesting to see that he's so far away though.

[cantthinkofanything]

Walt is going to revert somewhat I think... after losing everything. The intro to the first episode has him away from his family on his birthday. He's filled his pockets with dough again though, seeing as he gives the waitress a hundred dollar tip and bought that gun. Interesting to see that he's so far away though.

wonder if they'd go so far as to kill off his whole family and he's on the road to getting retribution

[VBM]

http://i.imgur.com/RrDU2.jpg

[oh crap]

finally caught up, great fucking episode.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Walt is going to revert somewhat I think... after losing everything. The intro to the first episode has him away from his family on his birthday. He's filled his pockets with dough again though, seeing as he gives the waitress a hundred dollar tip and bought that gun. Interesting to see that he's so far away though.

Actually, IIRC, he is back in ABQ for that episode after having been gone. I think the waitress commented on his NH plates. She wouldn't do that if that's where they were.

The hundred dollar tip may not mean he's flush, it may mean he's fucked and going to die.

[HeatChamps]

The show hasn't been the same since Gus left.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

The show hasn't been the same since Gus left.

Two episodes? Really?

[Capt Bringdown]

Great show, but I still want to fast-foward past the bits involving Walt's wife & kids.

[Proxy]

Actually, IIRC, he is back in ABQ for that episode after having been gone. I think the waitress commented on his NH plates. She wouldn't do that if that's where they were.

The hundred dollar tip may not mean he's flush, it may mean he's fucked and going to die.

Ah... I misinterpreted it then. Thanks for clearing that up.

He's definitely fucked... the way the gun dealer acted was pretty supportive of that assessment

[redzero]

Awkward...

[IronMaxipad]

Landry from Friday night lights omg omg :dramaquee

[vander]

Great show, but I still want to fast-foward past the bits involving Walt's wife & kids.

I don't mind the wife, she's believable, and brings something to the story, the kid however... in a show with this much abnormal stuff going on, did they really need to throw in a handicapped kid? imo the show would have been well served to have a typical teen being the unexpected (and only) source of normal

[redzero]

I think Skyler wants Marie to shut up.

[IronMaxipad]

Skylar meltdown

[resistanze]

:lmao Walt

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Was Walt threatening Jesse at the end there

Creepy ending

[IronMaxipad]

"Everyone dies in this movie"

[IronMaxipad]

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