Breaking Bad (There will be spoilers here)

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Walt has definitely gone off the deep end and into the abyss never to return...all it is about now is his legacy and his 'empire'. It was shown in all his deeds and actions in this episode.

And it was a bunch of great scenes between Jesse and Walt when Walt thought he still had this power over Jesse to still get him to do whatever...and Jesse stood firm. The rage in Walt was evident when Jesse walked out on him.

Walt has no one/nothing left....just his 'empire'.

Jessie will be back, he's going to want the money. And his new assistant has got something in store.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Jessie will be back, he's going to want the money. And his new assistant has got something in store.

Yeah, I have a bad feeling about Todd, but I dunno what yet :-k

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Me either, but when he said they could talk about money later, it looked suspicious

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Plus I'm surprised that Walt let him take notes like that...that leaves an evidence trail behind. Unless Walt is just so power mad now that he isn't thinking clearly anymore.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

IDK I think he would have to since he has no training, the last assistant cook took notes, but we saw where that got him

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When Todd said - I haven't got it all down in my head yet.....you know he's going to become a force and will likely want to kill Walt if he can make the blue meth himself.


Any guy who can kill a random kid on the suspicion he may do something....it unbalanced and volatile

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oh, and Mike is not dead :sad2:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsqdmqRgrIc

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So now the long wait until the end of the series :|


Latest episode was somewhat restrained...if Hank doesn't get it with his latest discovery, he should retire :lol:



and did they melt Mike?????

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I thought it was a great episode...light on action, but plenty of suspense/drama in it. And I sure think it dawned on Hank right there at the end that Walt is really Heisenberg.

I was wondering what the significance was of them showing the book there at the beginning of the episode, I forgot that Gale wrote that inscription in the front of it.

And yup, they melted Mike.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Interesting to see how far the relationship between Walt and Jesse has deteriorated, at least from Jesse's perspective. Even Jesse now views Walt as a cold blooded killer.

And how can Walt just declare that 'he's out'? I know he's the cook, but what about Todd and Lydia? What if they decided to get greedy and try and blackmail Walt? Or do you think both of them fear Walt enough to just head their own way now that Walt is done?

And did anyone else think something major was going to happen at the end of the episode before Hank went in to use the bathroom? They had that wide shot going of everyone at the table, plus you could see the entire back yard behind them. I thought for sure something bad was going to happen. Instead it turns out to be something much more subtle. Love these writers and love this show. Can't believe this is the last season. :(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I just read that the show is now on hiatus until next summer :|

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I thought it was a great episode...light on action, but plenty of suspense/drama in it. And I sure think it dawned on Hank right there at the end that Walt is really Heisenberg.

I was wondering what the significance was of them showing the book there at the beginning of the episode, I forgot that Gale wrote that inscription in the front of it.

And yup, they melted Mike.


I read where that book has appeared twice over the course of the episodes.....I'm gaining a whole new respect for that Vince Gilligan guy

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Interesting to see how far the relationship between Walt and Jesse has deteriorated, at least from Jesse's perspective. Even Jesse now views Walt as a cold blooded killer.

And how can Walt just declare that 'he's out'? I know he's the cook, but what about Todd and Lydia? What if they decided to get greedy and try and blackmail Walt? Or do you think both of them fear Walt enough to just head their own way now that Walt is done?

And did anyone else think something major was going to happen at the end of the episode before Hank went in to use the bathroom? They had that wide shot going of everyone at the table, plus you could see the entire back yard behind them. I thought for sure something bad was going to happen. Instead it turns out to be something much more subtle. Love these writers and love this show. Can't believe this is the last season. :(


You should read this blog I saw...it talks about the actor playing Jesse and how far he's come. That reaction you're mentioning is one of many 'Jesse Moments' they examine. I'd have to agree with the writer, Aaron Paul has come a long way since the series started.


I don't think Walt's out...it's a lie :lol:


and yes oh yes.....that whole scene by the pool made a lot of people wonder what kind of horrible things are going to happen :lol: I was half expecting a bomb or some gunshots in the backyard taking out Walt Jr or the baby....that would have made things a little tense in the White household.

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oh...and they waited 5 years to use the song Crystal Blue Persuasion


:lol: gotta be the best use of a song in a TV show ever...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

and yes oh yes.....that whole scene by the pool made a lot of people wonder what kind of horrible things are going to happen :lol: I was half expecting a bomb or some gunshots in the backyard taking out Walt Jr or the baby....that would have made things a little tense in the White household.

Yeah, I really thought something major was going to happen and leave a huge smoking crater of a cliffhanger :lol:

Especially since they held that view of the backyard/pool area. I just kept waiting for it to happen


oh...and they waited 5 years to use the song Crystal Blue Persuasion


:lol: gotta be the best use of a song in a TV show ever...

That was awesome :thumbsup:

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I like how the show has progressed. Walt could be getting that gun for any number of reasons and I swear...if it's for Hank, that will completely blow my mind.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Something tells me that Hank isn't going to come right out and accuse Walt, I think it will be a game of cat and mouse with Hank trying to draw details of things out of Walt.

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8 episodes to wrap the entire series....and the producer knows people love the show and the writing....should be spectacular no matter how it ends.



shades of BSG in the final season (before we saw how they buggered it up :lol:)

[Godfather]

Hoooooly shit I finally watched Season 4 and 1-8 of Season 5! Insane stuff, can't believe how far Walt has come, and how far behind he has left Jesse in terms of becoming just a pure evil lunatic.

Funny how early on, Walt always used to wear that black hat when Heisenberg came out and he was up to real evil and dealings. But he seemed to wear it less and less frequently, to the point where he was bombing old-folks homes, poisoning and burying children, having half a dozen prisoners murdered and killing Mike - and it wasn't Heisenberg, it was Walt and that line is gone.

I'm not sure how the season will continue... can't believe I have to wait a year though!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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

[Godfather]

Still 6 months until a new episode?

http://i.imgur.com/juAWn.gif

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/pg38GwA.jpg

[Acid Trip]

When Todd said - I haven't got it all down in my head yet.....you know he's going to become a force and will likely want to kill Walt if he can make the blue meth himself.


Any guy who can kill a random kid on the suspicion he may do something....it unbalanced and volatile

Blue meth is better known as anhydrous dope and it's actually easier to make than red phosphorous dope.

They steal anhydrous from farmers to make it. I doesn't get you as high as red phosphorous meth but it's got hella long legs (which means it lasts a long time).

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*sings*


Crystal Blue Persuasion :dance:

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http://i.imgur.com/pg38GwA.jpg

nice one Carly you stoner :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:lol:

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what a baked potato head....it's fine if you want to smoke but why have a picture on the net featuring Amy Winehouse eyes for the world to see? :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/3319911248/e9660443c78dc6c7ff792c80db96b66f.jpeg

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she's a burner....and nice boobage too for an old broad

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://www.buddytv.com/personalityquiz/breaking-bad-personalityquiz.aspx?quiz=100000021

http://i.imgur.com/9iCNheG.jpg

[Acid Trip]

Also a Walter.


http://www.buddytv.com/closedquiz/images/results/breakingbad_walter.jpg

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Can I be Jesse? :-s

[Acid Trip]

Can I be Jesse? :-s

I went through the quiz a second time and got Jesse. I only changed one answer I wasn't sure on.

[DemonGeminiX]

Sunday, August 11.

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that's like next weekend dude :shock:

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http://i.imgur.com/m9cbyxg.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

They've got that Low Winter Sun series premiere right after the episode. I'm hoping to catch that too.

[DemonGeminiX]

That is, if I still have a tv set.

:YosemiteSamRant:

[DemonGeminiX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxcwAfKayUk



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S6FBHgpKZ0

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:tup:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/jfjZp2c.jpg?1

[deebakes]

Sunday, August 11.

http://i.imgur.com/6NETOAp.gif

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:tup:

*SPOILERS FROM ALL SEASONS UP TO PRESENT*


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovlK-WXJ-pQ

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nude Skyler





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[redred]

Ok enough keep seeing this show pop up someone point me to somewhere I maybe able to get all the seasons best make that a pm

[Hal-9000]

season opener was good, picked up right where you'd expect it to :thumbsup:





the Star Trek pie eating contest :rofl:

[Hal-9000]

Ok enough keep seeing this show pop up someone point me to somewhere I maybe able to get all the seasons best make that a pm

I've been looking for myself....not the easiest thing to find :|

who's your filehost Red?

[redred]

Any free one :lol: putlocker or mediafile seem to work the best for me

[Hal-9000]

You want 5 seasons on a free host?

okaaaay :lol:

[redred]

I dont mind waiting :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5372/pb4x.jpg

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......then you had better tread lightly...



:dance:

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Really enjoyed Dean Norris' (Hank) performance in this episode :thumbsup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The opening scene and the ending scene....tense and fantastic.

This show and its final season is everything that Dexter isn't so far.

Please refresh my memory on something....when Lydia showed up to complain about the lack of quality in the product now, I don't remember who Walt left in charge of it...did they even show that in the first half of this season or am I just not remembering that at all?

[Hal-9000]

sent Red season one, regular quality

then I picked up 720P versions of seasons 1-3 for me :dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The whole series is available on Netflix (except for this final season so far) :nana:

[Hal-9000]

The opening scene and the ending scene....tense and fantastic.

This show and its final season is everything that Dexter isn't so far.

Please refresh my memory on something....when Lydia showed up to complain about the lack of quality in the product now, I don't remember who Walt left in charge of it...did they even show that in the first half of this season or am I just not remembering that at all?

I don't think they showed it.....in this one he alluded to leaving all of the components for her to continue the op....maybe Todd?

and I loved that flashforward opening - Hi Carol! ....AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

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The whole series is available on Netflix (except for this final season so far) :nana:

Netflix this bitch!! :beatdown:

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so then Mr Spock is all like - How is this little Russian beating me????


:rofl:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Netflix this bitch!! :beatdown:

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Breaking_Bad/70143836?locale=en-US

:banana:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

so then Mr Spock is all like - How is this little Russian beating me????


:rofl:

That whole scene was hilarios :lol:

Scotty beamed Chekov's guts into space :shock:

:lmao:

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Jesse just gets up and walks out, doesn't say a word :lol:

Aarron Paul looks like he's totally checked out of life now....almost scary

[DemonGeminiX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQc-noLQBM

[Hal-9000]

I do like how they drew the line in the last scene with Hank and Walt....no pussyfooting around for 8 episodes....Walt pretty much let him know he's on the right track with one line :thumbsup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrTpmLk3by0

Man, such a BADASS scene....gave me chills again watching it just now

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hey Red, not sure how much Netflix is in the UK, but they are showing the new episodes within a day of airing here in the US and I assume they have all the past episodes as well.

For their streaming price ($8/month here) it's worth the money IMHO just for the TV series they offer.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4613266/breaking-bad-season-5-episode-9-blood-money-stream-netflix

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/TSlKb9U.jpg

:lol:

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:lol:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQc-noLQBM


:-k

could have sworn that when I watched this earlier it was a cartoon....... :suspect:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

One of the great things about this show is how the writing and the acting is able to keep the tension up the ENTIRE episode. There aren't many shows that can do it and even fewer that can do it multiple times during a season, but BB seems to be able to do it nearly every freaking episode.

So, is Jesse gonna rat out Walt? They haven't exactly seen eye-to-eye lately and since Hank ran into a brick wall with Skylar, I bet he offers Jesse a similar deal.

[Goofy]

Getting interesting for sure! Not got a clue how it's gonna pan out :bounce:

[Hal-9000]

One of the great things about this show is how the writing and the acting is able to keep the tension up the ENTIRE episode. There aren't many shows that can do it and even fewer that can do it multiple times during a season, but BB seems to be able to do it nearly every freaking episode.

So, is Jesse gonna rat out Walt? They haven't exactly seen eye-to-eye lately and since Hank ran into a brick wall with Skylar, I bet he offers Jesse a similar deal.

I was surprised at her reluctance to go along with Hank....it's like she remembers that Walt is her husband of x-amount of years and maybe feels sorry for him (?)

To me, that was good writing. They could have just thrown her in witness protection, she testifies for a deal and Walt is up the river for life within 2 episodes.

Also, Jesse at the cop station with Hank gave me the goosebumps. He's so far out there right now, anything could happen.


To me, that's what good drama is about. Every meeting between the various actors carries weight. Hank almost getting sick and going into freak mode when he found out about Walt...based on an implication Walt made in one sentence....was another one of those moments. And his admission to his wife - The moment I go to work and expose Walt, my career is over.

awesome, just freakin awesome. It plays out like life, not some neatly wrapped up ending.

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and the damned foreshadowing! :lol: The two scenes with future Walt are like reading a good Stephen King novel ffs...King would always make one statement - "Little did James know, that this would be the last time he saw his wife alive". And then you have to read 400 pages to find out why

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN38vED24Eg




:dance:

[DemonGeminiX]

The sleeper has awakened. Jesse's on a rampage.

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so many good things in the recent episode...

Walt and Jesse's 'hug' out in the desert..

Walt's confession about Hankenberg the meth kingpin...

Saul yelling 'Red Alert' when Jesse was beating on him :lol:


and still somehow, Jesse refused to rat on Walt when pressed...


:thumbsup:

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http://i.imgur.com/23yqhMl.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sorry, but I didn't like the way Jesse suddenly just had an epiphany while standing on the street corner and was suddenly able to put everything all together, especially after all this time and how long he has had to think about it. Twas sloppy IMHO, but other than that, i was a good episode.

Loved how Walt put Hank and Marie into a corner, didn't see that one coming at all!

[Hal-9000]

Sorry, but I didn't like the way Jesse suddenly just had an epiphany while standing on the street corner and was suddenly able to put everything all together, especially after all this time and how long he has had to think about it. Twas sloppy IMHO, but other than that, i was a good episode.

Loved how Walt put Hank and Marie into a corner, didn't see that one coming at all!

I should find you this site I was reading. It's only recaps of the current episodes, no speculation or spoilers etc.

I had the same complaint about Jesse's discovery until one guy took quotes from past episodes. Jesse initially suspected Walt and Saul for stealing his cigarette with the Ricin in it back in the Gus Fring season. His epiphany came from walking into the same office and then something was missing again when he left. It's all about his mindset and not trusting Walt/realizing that Walt is a monster without a conscious.

I can't articulate it very well here but the things leading up to his discovery made sense. It's the same situation with Jesse's recent comment/accusation about Mike being killed by Walt. I think he's being like most us in life, there's no hard evidence for our suspicions but we tend to make them anyways when something goes wrong.

I thought it was a great episode...Walt getting the gun from the pop machine, Jesse not caring about anything and needing to relieve his conscious....and of course Walt making the Hankenberg video was brilliant IMO. If you don't recall, Walt made a video in season one of a different nature by himself

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I like reading the recaps on Entertainment Weekly, they do the same thing, just recap the previous episode and no spoilers (and if there will be spoilers, they make note of it to warn you not to read a certain section), but you have to read the comments section at your own peril because those morons have no trouble spoiling things :x

But I digress...I just read the recap there and the recapper for BB thought the exact same thing I did. His words:


This ricin revelation comes easily to Jesse -- and seems pretty pedestrian for Bad. It's like watching a procedural, where someone says something offhand to the lead detective, and suddenly, the cop knows exactly who did it.

And that's EXACTLY how it felt to me.

Don't get me wrong, it was still a great episode, that part about Jesse's revelation though is just too weak to me and BB is better than that.

As for Walt's confession, I thought when they showed him starting to record it that he was doing it to make sure if something happened, he would have his confession to protect his family, never saw him doing a 'Hankenberg' video. That was awesome.

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same here with the vid....I thought it would a heartfelt confession to protect Skyler and Walt Jr.....never thought he'd throw ol Hank under the bus like that :lol:

self preservation runs strong in this one...

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and the same could be said about Jesse blaming Walt for Mike being gone....there's really no evidence and Mike did say he was going to disappear.

Last ep Jesse pretty much screams at Walt telling him he knows that Walt killed Mike...it's a pretty big leap considering there's no body and Mike is such a bad ass to begin with

[Teh One Who Knocks]

IMO it's way easier to swallow that Jesse thinks Walt killed Mike without there being any hard evidence (does Saul know for a fact that Walt killed Mike? I don't remember if Walt told him or not, but an episode or two ago it was made pretty clear that Saul knows). There was so much tension between Walt and Mike that I believe if it hadn't been for Jesse, Mike would have taken Walt out himself.

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I guess with a finite amount of people in the circle, Jesse is probably lashing out at the most likely guy. I recall how Jesse called Walt Mr White for about 3 seasons...he was his old teacher, then Heisenberg and now Walt the killer.

and Jesse sparking up doobies EEVERYWHERE :lol:

that guy is messed up...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yeah, I can't see things ending well with Jesse, especially now that he is on the rampage against Walt.

We do know from the flash forward at the beginning of this half season that Jesse doesn't burn the house down though, so I'm assuming that Walt will get there before Jesse breaks out the matches? :-k

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Walt junior will walk in and Jesse's anger will be diffused...and again, probably two of the very best flash forwards I've seen. Gives you just enough to wonder what the hell will happen :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Maybe Jesse and Walt Jr will end up having breakfast together :)

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:lol: you should hear this one blogger on the net....writing about how his co-worker does a Walt Jr imitation for hours in a day, then asks what's for breakfast

[Goofy]

Just watched the latest episode, Pinkmans lost it :shock:

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September 1st episode...


Loved it again....they don't take 18 episodes to tease you into a confrontation. I liked Hank's quiet comments to Marie about Jesse possibly dying if he met Walt...kind of a so what situation :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Walter gives the wrong CD

http://poststuffx.entensity.net/083013/Walt-gives-Hank-the-Wrong-CD.php

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[Fodster]

:tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

September 1st episode...


Loved it again....they don't take 18 episodes to tease you into a confrontation. I liked Hank's quiet comments to Marie about Jesse possibly dying if he met Walt...kind of a so what situation :lol:

Best thing about this show is that it can literally keep me on the edge of my seat for the whole 42 minutes...I don't think any other show has ever been able to do that for me.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The online re-capper that I read didn't like this past episode....

Frome the very beginning of his re-cap:


It had to happen. Among the 58 episodes of Breaking Bad that have aired so far, there had to be a clunker. Sure, there have been a few "filler" hours in the series' run, but none that felt completely out of place like tonight's "Rabid Dog."

Beginning with Jesse's ricin revelation last week, what follows in this episode seems to come straight out of long-running procedural that just needs the story to move along, disregarding any thought to careful plot lines.

And from the very end of his re-cap:


NECESSARY UPDATE: Along with how Jesse figured out that Walt poisoned Brock, both Hank's magical appearance at the White house just as Jesse was about to burn it down and the mistaken identity of the bald dude felt forced and trite. Bad does a disservice to its actors -- who went a long way to make this derivative episode watchable -- and its audience when plot points just work themselves out so easily.

Did anyone originally think the bald dude looked a little like Mike? I thought Jesse -- who is probably back on coke -- was hallucinating. The second time the guy was shown, though, proved that wasn't the case.

Finally, Jesse is going to go after Walt's family, right? That's where Walt "really lives."

With only four episodes of Breaking Bad left, are you worried that this episode might throw the entire series off track? Hopefully it's just a blip, and none of us rabid fans will have to be put down like Old Yeller when it ends.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

And here's a very interesting OpEd piece in the NY Times written by Anna Gunn about playing Skyler White:



I Have a Character Issue
By ANNA GUNN


LOS ANGELES — PLAYING Skyler White on the television show “Breaking Bad” for the past five seasons has been one of the most rewarding creative journeys I’ve embarked on as an actor. But the role has also taken me on another kind of journey — one I never would have imagined.

My character, to judge from the popularity of Web sites and Facebook pages devoted to hating her, has become a flash point for many people’s feelings about strong, nonsubmissive, ill-treated women. As the hatred of Skyler blurred into loathing for me as a person, I saw glimpses of an anger that, at first, simply bewildered me.

For those unfamiliar with the show: Skyler is the wife of Walter White, a high-school chemistry teacher who, after learning he has lung cancer, begins cooking and selling methamphetamine to leave a nest egg for Skyler, their teenage son and their unborn daughter. After his prognosis improves, however, Walter continues in the drug trade — with considerable success — descending deeper and deeper into a life of crime.

When Skyler discovers what Walter has been up to, she tries to stop him, to no avail. She is outraged by the violence and destruction of the drug world, fearful for her children’s safety, disgusted by the money Walter brings in and undone by the lies and manipulation to which he subjects her.

Because Walter is the show’s protagonist, there is a natural tendency to empathize with and root for him, despite his moral failings. (That viewers can identify with this antihero is also a testament to how deftly his character is written and acted.) As the one character who consistently opposes Walter and calls him on his lies, Skyler is, in a sense, his antagonist. So from the beginning, I was aware that she might not be the show’s most popular character.

But I was unprepared for the vitriolic response she inspired. Thousands of people have “liked” the Facebook page “I Hate Skyler White.” Tens of thousands have “liked” a similar Facebook page with a name that cannot be printed here. When people started telling me about the “hate boards” for Skyler on the Web site for AMC, the network that broadcasts the show, I knew it was probably best not to look, but I wanted to understand what was happening.

A typical online post complained that Skyler was a “shrieking, hypocritical harpy” and didn’t “deserve the great life she has.”

“I have never hated a TV-show character as much as I hate her,” one poster wrote. The consensus among the haters was clear: Skyler was a ball-and-chain, a drag, a shrew, an “annoying bitch wife.”

I enjoy taking on complex, difficult characters and have always striven to capture the truth of those people, whether or not it’s popular. Vince Gilligan, the creator of “Breaking Bad,” wanted Skyler to be a woman with a backbone of steel who would stand up to whatever came her way, who wouldn’t just collapse in the corner or wring her hands in despair. He and the show’s writers made Skyler multilayered and, in her own way, morally compromised. But at the end of the day, she hasn’t been judged by the same set of standards as Walter.

As an actress, I realize that viewers are entitled to have whatever feelings they want about the characters they watch. But as a human being, I’m concerned that so many people react to Skyler with such venom. Could it be that they can’t stand a woman who won’t suffer silently or “stand by her man”? That they despise her because she won’t back down or give up? Or because she is, in fact, Walter’s equal?

It’s notable that viewers have expressed similar feelings about other complex TV wives — Carmela Soprano of “The Sopranos,” Betty Draper of “Mad Men.” Male characters don’t seem to inspire this kind of public venting and vitriol.

At some point on the message boards, the character of Skyler seemed to drop out of the conversation, and people transferred their negative feelings directly to me. The already harsh online comments became outright personal attacks. One such post read: “Could somebody tell me where I can find Anna Gunn so I can kill her?” Besides being frightened (and taking steps to ensure my safety), I was also astonished: how had disliking a character spiraled into homicidal rage at the actress playing her?

But I finally realized that most people’s hatred of Skyler had little to do with me and a lot to do with their own perception of women and wives. Because Skyler didn’t conform to a comfortable ideal of the archetypical female, she had become a kind of Rorschach test for society, a measure of our attitudes toward gender.

I can’t say that I have enjoyed being the center of the storm of Skyler hate. But in the end, I’m glad that this discussion has happened, that it has taken place in public and that it has illuminated some of the dark and murky corners that we often ignore or pretend aren’t still there in our everyday lives.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/G0WxtAs.jpg

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@ Lance...

I've read the Anna Gunn piece...she's an eloquent and straightforward writer, loved her calm perspective on the somewhat crazy and idiotic fans.


I also read that blog recap. I agree with most of the comments further down that disagree with his opinion. I found the article again where the guy did a timeline with Jesse, things that were said and done before the Ricin discovery. He initially knew/suspected that Walt was behind it. It's really not a stretch when you recall some of the scenes in the Gus season, Jesse was suspecting and starting to hate Walter back then.


as for the current episode and this - "...that just needs the story to move along, disregarding any thought to careful plot lines." I couldn't disagree more...

Hank convincing Jesse to make a confessional tape - confirms and opens everything up
Hank getting Jesse to wear a wire and meet Walt - Jesse could get killed... Hank-badger don't care
Hank bringing Gomey in on the truth - offscreen but still a potent move and gamechanger for Hank, he's no longer alone
Marie agreeing to let Jesse stay there "as long as it hurts Walt"
Walt manipulating and lying to Walt Jr - if Walt Jr ever finds out the truth about Dad...there won't be many breakfasts eaten in the White house again!!
Skyler's comment about taking Jesse out - holy crap
Saul's comment about taking Jesse out - sad, but expected
Walt not giving into the suggestions, but sure is thinking damn hard now about killing Jesse.....
Walt's call to Todd at the end - holy creepy Todd crap


This past episode featured logical progressions and some surprising ideas/thoughts by the cast members. As Lance says, the show builds tension like no other. I can't find fault with the past two episodes as it's showing normal people trying to react some pretty abnormal situations, some of which are life and death.

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those are my quickie musings above btw.. :oops:

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:shock:

Walt got the M-60 to because Walt Junior finds out the truth!






Flynn is on the rampage!!! - D, d, dddd DAD! You can shove those pancakes up your ass!!! :machinegun:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

@ Lance...

I've read the Anna Gunn piece...she's an eloquent and straightforward writer, loved her calm perspective on the somewhat crazy and idiotic fans.


I also read that blog recap. I agree with most of the comments further down that disagree with his opinion. I found the article again where the guy did a timeline with Jesse, things that were said and done before the Ricin discovery. He initially knew/suspected that Walt was behind it. It's really not a stretch when you recall some of the scenes in the Gus season, Jesse was suspecting and starting to hate Walter back then.


as for the current episode and this - "...that just needs the story to move along, disregarding any thought to careful plot lines." I couldn't disagree more...

Hank convincing Jesse to make a confessional tape - confirms and opens everything up
Hank getting Jesse to wear a wire and meet Walt - Jesse could get killed... Hank-badger don't care
Hank bringing Gomey in on the truth - offscreen but still a potent move and gamechanger for Hank, he's no longer alone
Marie agreeing to let Jesse stay there "as long as it hurts Walt"
Walt manipulating and lying to Walt Jr - if Walt Jr ever finds out the truth about Dad...there won't be many breakfasts eaten in the White house again!!
Skyler's comment about taking Jesse out - holy crap
Saul's comment about taking Jesse out - sad, but expected
Walt not giving into the suggestions, but sure is thinking damn hard now about killing Jesse.....
Walt's call to Todd at the end - holy creepy Todd crap


This past episode featured logical progressions and some surprising ideas/thoughts by the cast members. As Lance says, the show builds tension like no other. I can't find fault with the past two episodes as it's showing normal people trying to react some pretty abnormal situations, some of which are life and death.

I still have a slight problem with Jesse and the whole "lightbulb" moment from 2 episodes ago because I do agree with the re-capper on that part...it seemed like something from a standard procedural TV show. It was like the show House, which I loved, but it was the same nearly every week. Some new bizarre case comes in. The team tries to solve and cure the patient, they try a million different treatments and nothing works. Then, just near the end of the show, someone mentions something offhand to House that has nothing to do with anything, and magically the correct medication/treatment pops into House's head and the save the patient. That's how the Jesse scene felt to me.

But as for this past episode, I found no fault with it whatsoever...I liked the whole thing and found it as tense as every other episode.

As to your point about Hank bringing Gomez aboard and Hank not being alone, we still don't know exactly how much Hank shared with him in bringing him aboard with the operation. It will be interesting to see (if they show it) just how much Hank left out when bringing Gomez into the operation.

And what about Jesse's threat about hitting Walt where it counts? Do you think he means he'll go after Walt's family? :-k

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I think Hank must have told Gomez a whole bunch to bring him onboard. There were no other cops involved and it seemed like both were keeping Jesse on the down-low...

Maybe they'll do a Hank & Gomez flashback and I certainly believe that they'll show Jesse's full confession at one point...


I'm sure when Jesse said where it counts....he's referring to Walt's money and not his family. To me, the character of Jesse Pinkman is too sensitive to hurt Walt's loved ones. All along it's been about the money for Walt...since the first season when he needed money to cover cancer costs. Watch the money, that's where Jesse is heading......

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's quite possible, but Jesse has no idea where the money is now since Walt buried it out in the desert and the only way to find it would be to be able to figure out that those lottery ticket numbers are actually GPS coordinates. And I doubt Jesse is anywhere smart enough to figure that out.

[Hal-9000]

where he lives...I meant to say where Walt lives :doh:

yeah for Jesse to find the money (or anyone else) it will be hard. I'm sure that Walt has made a contingency plan to explain the lotto ticket and to let someone know where the money is buried...just in case.

and that little crack is where Jesse may get a leg up and find it :tup:


We could almost start a pool listing the main cast members and then pick who's going to be alive at the end of the final episode :lol:





Oh, and I loved Walt's comment when they were looking for Jesse - What about his friends...Beaver and the other guy? :lol:

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good writing 101..

Walt and Jesse both suspect that someone is going to die...the paranoia is so strong that Jesse sees an innocent guy and assumes he's a hired thug for Walt. Jesse then threatens Walt on the phone, without Walt really understanding why Jesse is so suspicious. Jesse says the same thing to Walt as he did to Hank and company...'I'm going to hit you where you live'...implying his family or home.

Both men don't want to kill each other, only paranoia and mistaken thoughts of self preservation are driving each one to commit acts they feel are necessary to survive....



when the whole tiny misunderstanding could be cleared up with a chat over a Starbucks coffee :)

[DemonGeminiX]

:rip: Somebody.

Guess we'll find out who bought the farm next week. At least we know it wasn't Walt.

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Great episode ...one of my favorite hours of TV to be sure

the last 15 minutes could have played out a lot of different ways...I had no idea Walt would just walk over and give himself up...

the music, the gun fight....it was TV-porn for me

[Fodster]

Great episode ...one of my favorite hours of TV to be sure

the last 15 minutes could have played out a lot of different ways...I had no idea Walt would just walk over and give himself up...

the music, the gun fight....it was TV-porn for me

:tup:

Excellent Episode

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guy on a blog said to watch Bryan Cranston's face behind the rock when he decides to give up...Walt ages instantly and you can see him literally give up everything, as if it's a relief...all within 4 seconds..

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So let's be like the other bloggers and predict how this will play out...nothing has been released about the final 3 episodes so we're safe.


Who survives the gunfight?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So let's be like the other bloggers and predict how this will play out...nothing has been released about the final 3 episodes so we're safe.


Who survives the gunfight?

Well, we know for a fact that Walt survives because of the flash-forwards. I think Hank dies, mostly based on his phone call to Marie...it sounded like it would be a 'final conversation' whether they realized it or not. As for Gomez and Jesse, I have no clue.

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The flash forward interests me because of Walt's hair and his grizzled look. It has to be months into the future...long enough for him to lose his home and the vandalism to be done..

it's his neighbor's reaction that I keep thinking of...like Walt should have either been dead or in prison.



and yes....Hank's gloating and declaration of love for Marie makes the entire internet think he's getting killed PDQ :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

To be honest, when he was on the phone with Marie, the whole time I was waiting for a sniper round to blow his head off :lol:

I knew that the Nazi Brigade was going to show up sometime there at the end, I just didn't know when.

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from a blog...

the guy listed all of Walt's actions that resulted in deaths and compared him to Jesse...according to the guy, Jesse is a worse person than Walt because he killed Gale...

he made a compelling argument

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The flash forward interests me because of Walt's hair and his grizzled look. It has to be months into the future...long enough for him to lose his home and the vandalism to be done..

it's his neighbor's reaction that I keep thinking of...like Walt should have either been dead or in prison.

Yeah, that scene was really powerful and it was only a couple of minutes long...at that point in the future Walt is definitely some kind of infamous legend to make his neighbor react the way she did.

And someone on a blog somewhere (can't remember where I read it now) said the dropping of the oranges by the neighbor was symbolic of foreshadowing something....but of what I don't know :confused:

[Hal-9000]

To be honest, when he was on the phone with Marie, the whole time I was waiting for a sniper round to blow his head off :lol:

I knew that the Nazi Brigade was going to show up sometime there at the end, I just didn't know when.

Some people were saying that they don't like the Nazi brigade/Todd, because Walt and Jesse have already handled the worst of the worst. I see it an different way...criminals don't have to be larger than life or have the charisma of a politician...they are just guys who are used to killing and stealing without a second thought and they keep alive by luck and their own decisions.

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Yeah, that scene was really powerful and it was only a couple of minutes long...at that point in the future Walt is definitely some kind of infamous legend to make his neighbor react the way she did.

And someone on a blog somewhere (can't remember where I read it now) said the dropping of the oranges by the neighbor was symbolic of foreshadowing something....but of what I don't know :confused:

I started reading about the color of the clothes :doh:

it's an interesting observation but I'm not sure that because Marie is wearing a purple outfit today, it means all will be well :lol:

[Hal-9000]

Yeah, that scene was really powerful and it was only a couple of minutes long...at that point in the future Walt is definitely some kind of infamous legend to make his neighbor react the way she did.

And someone on a blog somewhere (can't remember where I read it now) said the dropping of the oranges by the neighbor was symbolic of foreshadowing something....but of what I don't know :confused:

Oranges are an old Godfather reference...let me digress :lol:

The final scene of The Sopranos is still being analyzed today after ending in 2006. A guy who worked as a set decorator for TV and movies said that when a TV show gets that big, the director and cinematographer set up every scene down to the last detail. There is nothing in the shot that's overlooked, no matter how insignificant, as the director puts everything we see in the scene for a reason.

The Soprano's producer/writer set up the final scene with subtle references to past Soprano episodes using everything from the extra's clothing, to the color of the paintings on the wall.

Breaking Bad has been 'accused' of the same attention to detail and mood created by the way scenes are shot and what's in them.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's hard to decide whether Jesse is gonna survive the shootout. There are bullets flying everywhere and his posture that they kept showing was that he was leaning towards jumping out of the car and running, which almost automatically mean he would most likely catch a bullet or two somewhere. Also, Walt put the hit out on Jesse and maybe after the gunfight, Todd's uncle or one of his crew follows thru with the hit and executes Jesse.

It can go several ways, but the one way I don't (or logically can't) see it going is Hank and Gomez surviving. They are outnumbered and outgunned, they should both be dead very quickly.

[Hal-9000]

Some bloggers were talking about the director possibly shooting the scene out of sequence..as in, not as it appeared to us. I don't think that's true.

Here's my prediction....Gomez is killed, Hank is wounded and Walt somehow pulls Jesse away and saves him.






That would be a quiet car ride back to the city :lol:

[Goofy]

It can go several ways, but the one way I don't (or logically can't) see it going is Hank and Gomez surviving. They are outnumbered and outgunned, they should both be dead very quickly.

They should have been dead instantly tbh :lol: None of those fuckers can shoot for shit :facepalm:

[Hal-9000]

They should have been dead instantly tbh :lol: None of those fuckers can shoot for shit :facepalm:

Guys on the net were saying the same thing :lol:

I thought it was like a Sam Peckinpah movie...tons of bullets for ten minutes and then 2 bullets hit someone

[Yt Trash]

Guys on the net were saying the same thing :lol:

I thought it was like a Sam Peckinpah movie...tons of bullets for ten minutes and then 2 bullets hit someone

Not to mention that Gomez' Shotgun only holds maybe 7 rounds.

[Goofy]

Not to mention that Gomez' Shotgun only holds maybe 7 rounds.

Hollywood shotguns hold infinite rounds :nono:

[Yt Trash]

Yeah, that scene was really powerful and it was only a couple of minutes long...at that point in the future Walt is definitely some kind of infamous legend to make his neighbor react the way she did.

And someone on a blog somewhere (can't remember where I read it now) said the dropping of the oranges by the neighbor was symbolic of foreshadowing something....but of what I don't know :confused:

The flash forward is one year after Walt's Birthday. The previous flash forward he was in the diner having breakfast. Made a comment to waitress that he drove straight through from back east, He made the "52" which was a family tradition on his birthday, with the breakfast bacon until the gun dealer came in. He made a purchase and walked outside. Got into his car a volvo I believe, grabbed his belongings and then went over to the Cadillac, opened the trunk and checked the contents of trunk, assault weapon and rounds. Then proceeds to jump in Caddy and drive away.
So I'm guessing he was New Mexico when he made the deal for the weapon and close to his old home.

[Hal-9000]

I admit I loved it regardless of bullets shot etc...

just the fact Walt gave up and the Aryans came made it great for me....I was literally on the edge of my seat during the last 15 minutes

[Goofy]

So was i, it was great viewing for sure :tup: I'm still rooting for Walt for some unknown reason so i wanted Big Jim Rennie to eat a bullet right away :lol:

[Hal-9000]

So was i, it was great viewing for sure :tup: I'm still rooting for Walt for some unknown reason so i wanted Big Jim Rennie to eat a bullet right away :lol:

there are forums with people saying the same thing...they're all rooting for Walt, yet on paper he's a dickwad :lol:

the one guy added up all of Walt's actions and compared them to Jesse's.....because Jesse killed Gale, who was a relative innocent...Jesse on paper is a worse person

[DemonGeminiX]

:rip: Hank

[Fodster]

:rip: Hank

Dam you, where is your spoiler....:D

[Hal-9000]

I thought about this last week...it's Marie that Walt is running from :lol:

and Walter finally proved how evil he is by ordering the Aryans to shoot Jesse

kind of sad what's happening to Pinkman :(

[Yt Trash]

I thought about this last week...it's Marie that Walt is running from :lol:

and Walter finally proved how evil he is by ordering the Aryans to shoot Jesse

kind of sad what's happening to Pinkman :(

It was even more cold hearted that he told him he watched his girlfriend die and did nothing to save her. Guy is Brutal! I speculate that this will come back to bite him in the ass. Jesse's days aren't over yet. He will retaliate to Walt.

[Hal-9000]

It was even more cold hearted that he told him he watched his girlfriend die and did nothing to save her. Guy is Brutal! I speculate that this will come back to bite him in the ass. Jesse's days aren't over yet. He will retaliate to Walt.

Yeah I'm not sure what that was about....unless Walt is really really angry with Jesse


there would be no reason to tell him that at this point other than to drive the dagger in deeper...

and Walt's call to Skyler was kinda touching...trying to exonerate her from his crimes

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It was even more cold hearted that he told him he watched his girlfriend die and did nothing to save her. Guy is Brutal! I speculate that this will come back to bite him in the ass. Jesse's days aren't over yet. He will retaliate to Walt.


Yeah I'm not sure what that was about....unless Walt is really really angry with Jesse

It's because (IMO) that Walt now blames Jesse for Hank's death. In Walt's eyes, if Jesse hadn't betrayed him, then none of that whole desert scene would have happened. Walt was ready to give up $80 million to save Hank, but to no avail, and now Walt has lost Hank AND his money and in his eyes it's all because of Jesse.

[Goofy]

Big Jim :rip: :(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I thought about this last week...it's Marie that Walt is running from :lol:

and Walter finally proved how evil he is by ordering the Aryans to shoot Jesse

kind of sad what's happening to Pinkman :(

I was disappointed that they didn't kill Jesse....and it's not sad to me at all, Jesse getting his brain blown out would have been what he deserved after all the mess he caused. Despite all the things that happened between Walt and Jesse, Walt really did care about Jesse, like he was his own son almost and Jesse threw all that away.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad, told the TV Fanatic website before the premiere of Sunday’s “Ozymandias” that it was “the best episode we ever had or ever will have.”

From an article about the last episode. I didn't know that the title to the episode was the title to a poem, and how fitting that poem is:

"I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IxY349X-u8

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So much good stuff from that episode and it's still sinking in this morning. From start to finish that episode was quite possibly the best hour of TV I have ever watched.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4eXWtLZey0

"My name is ASAC Schrader and you can go fuck yourself"

[Teh One Who Knocks]

At least I think I know what the BFG is for that we saw in the flash forward....I think Walt is going to take revenge against Jack and the Aryans for killing Hank.

[Hal-9000]

I still think Rambo Marie is going to show up :lol:

[Hal-9000]

I was disappointed that they didn't kill Jesse....and it's not sad to me at all, Jesse getting his brain blown out would have been what he deserved after all the mess he caused. Despite all the things that happened between Walt and Jesse, Walt really did care about Jesse, like he was his own son almost and Jesse threw all that away.

It's interesting to get another take on it. I see Jesse as being a better character than Walt overall. Even when Jesse shot Gale, he was doing it to save Walt's life. I see Walt as a manipulative bastard because of his greed and ego. He eclipsed what money he needed for his family around season 3 :lol:

[Hal-9000]

from a technical standpoint, I loved the way that episode was filmed with the flashback and time dissolves and especially the way they segued into the end of the gunfight when the bullets stopped.

and of course Hank's scene, Walt ratting out Jesse and the anger that followed

great TV

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/09/17/10-things-missed-breaking-bad-ozymandias/

Some cool stuff....I picked up on some of it, other stuff I didn't

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I still think Rambo Marie is going to show up :lol:

I don't know about that....and if that was the way Walt goes out, I think I will be disappointed :-k

[Hal-9000]

I don't know about that....and if that was the way Walt goes out, I think I will be disappointed :-k

I'm half joking but consider she's been doing a slow burn in the background since finding out...she seems so offended by it all :lol:

Scenario - When the 4 of them were at dinner and Walt/Skyler suggested that they just let it go. I know Hank is a DEA agent but those are also his in-laws...

I thought at that point it probably would have been better that Hank/Marie forget about the secret knowledge and just have everyone get on with their lives.

and if Hank was crafty, he could have said - Walt, I'm going to turn my back on this.....for 10 million, thanks :lol:

[Hal-9000]

and now that Hank is dead and Marie knows who was involved....heh heh heh :rolleyes:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/09/17/10-things-missed-breaking-bad-ozymandias/

Some cool stuff....I picked up on some of it, other stuff I didn't

And another piece of possible foreshadowing? Pointed out on another website, notice the location of the bullet hole on the reflection of Walt:

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

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Almost forgot...we remember the BFG from the first flash forward that started this season way back when, but what about the ricin cigarette that Walt went and got in the w2nd flash forward that started the 2nd half of this season? Who will that be for I wonder? :-k

[Hal-9000]

M60 is for Marie and Skyler

Ricin pancakes for Flynn :)

[Hal-9000]

And another piece of possible foreshadowing? Pointed out on another website, notice the location of the bullet hole on the reflection of Walt:

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

in his hand?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

in his hand?

:-s

:slap:

It's right in the middle of his forehead...there are 2 reflections of him on the fender.

[Hal-9000]

:x it looks like his hand

[Hal-9000]

http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/09/17/10-things-missed-breaking-bad-ozymandias/

Some cool stuff....I picked up on some of it, other stuff I didn't

I noticed the Khaki pants and the knife...because of the flashback, not my memory...

The Jesse/Gus half-face thing is interesting and I had read about the clothes colors before...

[Hal-9000]

It will be a Jesse Walt showdown...


it's the way they've portrayed Jesse in this last season that makes me think he's going to be hunting Walt..

watching Todd kill the innocent kid
completely zoned out/checked out of life at the beginning of the season
trying to give away his illegal money rather than just moving somewhere and spending it
the discovery about the ricin cigarette theft
him almost getting killed by the Aryans after hiding out for a day under a car
him getting tortured by creepy Matt Damon
him being tethered to the roof and being made to cook


For me, all of it adds up to - His conscious couldn't take it. What happened in the past and how he got his money is just too much for him to handle. The only way to 'cleanse' his life is for him to kill Walt. There's a lot of his own guilt too but now he realizes, not just suspects, that Mr White is the devil...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's a good theory but....how does Jesse get away from Todd and the Aryans?

[Hal-9000]

He's been kinda like an old, decrepit, abused dog this season...he only really came to life after putting together the ricin smoke theft ( boy, did he wake up! :lol: )

It's the way they're portraying him as a victim and showing him in very unflattering situations...screaming, crying, begging and then Todd tortures him/beats him offscreen...


How he gets away will be another gem in the world of Breaking Bad...but it will be the sheer will to live and not take any more bullshit!!! :lol:

[Goofy]

Hurry up next week :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

by Liz Raftery - TV Guide


http://i.imgur.com/enrm7Ld.jpg

Breaking Bad fans will get an extra dose of the AMC drama this week and next. The season's penultimate episode and series finale will each run 75 minutes instead of the typical 60, executive producer Peter Gouldannounced on Twitter Wednesday.

"Set your DVRs accordingly," Gould wrote. "Better still, watch live!"

AMC also unveiled a promo poster for the series finale, which airs on Sept. 29.

"It was all in the chemistry. Thanks to everyone who made bad so good," the poster reads, and features a photo of the RV where Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) originated their meth-making operation. Check it out below:

http://i.imgur.com/Gov3tJ1.jpg

[Hal-9000]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:woot:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/wfPD28Y.jpg

[Goofy]

In less than a week and a half it'll all be over........... anyone else really sad about that? :sad2:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

At least we will have the Saul spin off

[Goofy]

Better call Saul :tup:

Mr White is the star though, won't be the same :(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

How's it been working out watching it on Netflix Goof?

[Goofy]

Watched last weeks on netflix :tup: This week i wasn't patient enough to wait the extra day :oops: :lol: Been watching Dexter (finished S1) and just started watching Prison Break too......... how have i gone this long without Netflix? :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I thought you said your interents were to shitty for netflix

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I loved Prison Break....first 2 seasons are the best :thumbsup:

Netflix is awesome, especially for TV shows.

[Goofy]

I thought you said your interents were to shitty for netflix

I originally thought that too but after i got the smart tv i thought i'd try the one month free trial - seems to work fine, had the occasional 'buffering' problem but very rarely :)

[Goofy]

I loved Prison Break....first 2 seasons are the best :thumbsup:

Netflix is awesome, especially for TV shows.

Only watched a couple of episodes so far but certainly seems promising :)

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:tup:

[DemonGeminiX]

I seriously wanna see Todd get eviscerated.

:rip: Andrea

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I seriously wanna see Todd get eviscerated.

:rip: Andrea

Fuck that, Jesse got what he deserved, her death is all on him. I wanna see Jesse get a bullet to the head next.

And by the way, that was an awesome scene :thumbsup:

[DemonGeminiX]

Dude, Andrea didn't deserve to die, regardless of what Jesse did.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If he didn't try to escape, she would be alive :hand:

He knew the consequences when he saw the picture of her and Brock that Todd left up for him in the lab :nono:

[DemonGeminiX]

Irrelevant. She still didn't deserve it, regardless of what Jesse did.

[-(

Now go buy a canoe.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Andrea deserved to die just for the fact that she opened up a door to a complete stranger in the middle of the night like that :hand:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Only one more episode to go :sad2:

People are already trying to speculate what will happen because there have been no leaks and no pre-screenings of these last few episodes. Nobody other than the cast and crew supposedly know what's going to happen.

The final episode's title is "Felina" and people are wondering what that says about the episode because it seems that names are rather important in BB land. According to Vince Gilligan, it's just an anagram for 'finale' but I saw someone who had a theory that is much better and I think it sums up the show perfectly.

[DemonGeminiX]

Are you talking about the song or the Fe Li Na connection?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The song by Marty Robbins, especially the last two verses:

But my love for

Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen,
Though I am weary I can't stop to rest.
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle.
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest.

From out of nowhere Felina has found me,
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side.
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for,
One little kiss and Felina, good-bye.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What's the Iron Lithium Sodium thing? :-k

[DemonGeminiX]

I don't know. I just saw some people on a forum somewhere talking about the possible meaning of Felina and the song, the finale anagram, and the chemical composition thing were all mentioned. They were trying to figure it out.

Did you see Talking Bad where Vince G. said that woodworking would figure into the final episode?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

No, I don't watch any of the Talking Bad segments.

Woodworking, huh? :-k

The thing with Gilligan though is that he is never 100% truthful most of the time when it comes to giving hints, which I appreciate.

[DemonGeminiX]

On the last one he said Walt would get new glasses... and well, he did. :lol:

I was figuring he was talking about caskets with the woodworking quip... or something similar that's relatively insignificant to the plot points everybody's dying to know.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That was funny that the dude brought a whole box of glasses for him :lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://i.imgur.com/h5lFH1w.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/23/breaking-bad-granite-state-writer/

[Goofy]

Watched the penultimate episode last night.......... damn that Todd is one psycho motherfucker :nuts: Didn't see that coming (Andrea getting offed), thought they were just trying to scare Jesse :shock: Quite a lot of loose ends to tie up next week, it's gonna be an extended episode isn't it? :bounce:

Not at all sure how it's gonna play out....... but i can't fucking wait! :cheerlead: And then afterwards i'll be all sad that it's all over :(


The song by Marty Robbins, especially the last two verses:

But my love for

Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen,
Though I am weary I can't stop to rest.
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle.
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest.

From out of nowhere Felina has found me,
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side.
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for,
One little kiss and Felina, good-bye.

Hmmm, hidden meaning - Walt gets shot (probably during a shoot-out with the Nazis or maybe by Jesse......... and somehow Skyler's there to comfort him as he passes.......... i dunno........ tbh i don't really want to know until i watch it :lol: I just hope to fuck they don't do a Sopranos ending :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The theory with the Marty Robbins song that you quoted is just that, a theory. Nobody knows for sure, but to me that theory sure sounds like a plausible one as to what is gonna happen in the finale.

[Goofy]

Yep, sadly i think Walt just has to die for it to be over :(

[DemonGeminiX]

An idea just dawned on me: The Nazis broke into Hank and Marie's house. The DEA agents were taking Marie home when they noticed the door was forced. The Nazi's took Hank's evidence. Did they take it all? Are we to assume that right now, the DEA has got nothing on Walt? He comes back to NM, he's free and clear to do whatever?

:-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

An idea just dawned on me: The Nazis broke into Hank and Marie's house. The DEA agents were taking Marie home when they noticed the door was forced. The Nazi's took Hank's evidence. Did they take it all? Are we to assume that right now, the DEA has got nothing on Walt? He comes back to NM, he's free and clear to do whatever?

:-k

Hard to say, not sure how much time elapsed before the Nazi's broke into Hank's home. And who knows if they took all the evidence or not...the DEA is on the lookout for Walt, so I assume they have evidence against him.

[Goofy]

Hadn't thought of that tbh :-k Although the fact that Walt's face is on tv and in the newspapers as a nationwide manhunt obviously means they have something :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Maybe they thought they had something, but maybe the Nazis took it all and maybe the Nazis take the fall since they're the ones producing the meth now.



I know, it's contrived bullshit, but it's just a thought.

[Goofy]

:lol: Yeah, everyone's guessing, i suppose someone has to be right :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The final scene: there's a standoff between Walt and the Nazis and they both have guns trained on one another...just as the first shot is about to fire, Walt wakes up in bed and it's an episode of Malcolm in the Middle and the whole series was just a dream by Malcolm's dad.

:)

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

Something tells me that Vince Gilligan isn't going for the Newhart vibe.

[Hal-9000]

Fuck that, Jesse got what he deserved, her death is all on him. I wanna see Jesse get a bullet to the head next.

And by the way, that was an awesome scene :thumbsup:

wow....what's with all the Jesse hate? :lol:


I think he's a much more moralistic character than Walter White. I hope Jesse puts a cap in Walt's shiny dome :tup:

[Hal-9000]

so much to talk about...


Jesse's description of Todd " Opie dead eyed piece of shit " ...and Todd doesn't even bat an eye after hearing it :lol: :thumbsup:
Robert Forster as the Vacuum cleaner guy :thumbsup:
Walt paying him 10000 for one hour of company...

and Jesse's escape from the Aryan hotel.....wow, I wonder if Aaron Paul did that scene on his own or had help? As one free climber said - "That move (hanging from a grate with one hand and unlocking a bolt on top) take an enormous amount of hand and arm strength"

[Hal-9000]

An idea just dawned on me: The Nazis broke into Hank and Marie's house. The DEA agents were taking Marie home when they noticed the door was forced. The Nazi's took Hank's evidence. Did they take it all? Are we to assume that right now, the DEA has got nothing on Walt? He comes back to NM, he's free and clear to do whatever?

:-k

This was my thought before reading all of the pundits on the net...

Walt's phone call to Skyler gave away nothing, he never said he was Heisenberg, never said that he made meth or had killed anyone. It was brilliant IMO...
Aryans have Jesse's DVD
There's no physical evidence of Walt killing anyone, making or distributing meth.
Marie got a call from Hank saying he caught Walter and nothing else.
The only witnesses that are alive that could testify against Walt are Saul, Jesse, Aryans and Skyler...and even Skyler only saw a large amount of money and now that money is physically gone.

Walt is free and clear...and depending on who survives this last episode, he could literally walk away from all of this.........

[Hal-9000]

The theory with the Marty Robbins song that you quoted is just that, a theory. Nobody knows for sure, but to me that theory sure sounds like a plausible one as to what is gonna happen in the finale.

As you guys mention...Gilligan knows what he has here....he's been cagey and misleading all season long with his 'clues' :lol:

For the last show...I've heard about finale/felina, the Marty Robbin's song and the chemical symbols too...if I had to choose I'd say it's the song, because this thing is playing out like an old western and the locale they live in :thumbsup:

[Hal-9000]

In less than a week and a half it'll all be over........... anyone else really sad about that? :sad2:

:-k

My sister is flying in tomorrow for my Dad's 81st birthday. And I'll have nooooo problemo excusing myself from the festivities to catch the final episode of BB :lol:


...here's your cake, blow out yer damn candles, love you, now hurry it up people....Walter White is on the TV!!!! :x



:lol:

[Hal-9000]

so the net people are complaining about how Walter 'just happened to see' Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz on TV when he was in the bar calling Walt Jr...

Like with Jesse's ricin cigarette discovery I feel that sometimes life is like that. It's not neat and orderly... it's a combination of suppositions, suspicions, actions and parts of real evidence that we base our thoughts on.

In this case, Walt is the subject of a huge DEA manhunt and of course it would be plastered all over the TV 24/7...CNN runs the same story endlessly if it's big enough, doesn't matter what the content is...it happens every day and we've all seen it.




Kind of a sad story and the reason behind bringing back the characters of Gretchen and Elliott below. There are no spoilers in the link and it's a good read.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2013/09/27/how-a-teenage-cancer-patient-changed-the-ending-of-breaking-bad/

[Hal-9000]

and so here we are...the night before the final episode...

Walt has the M60, the ricin capsule and about 11 million dollars...

Probably won't see his wife and son ever again and was ready to give up....until he saw his former partners on TV lie about his involvement with Gray Matter and that hit him right in the ego once again...


The man has nothing to lose...Todd and the Nazis need to die, Walt has no idea where Jesse is or that he needs saving...I wonder, is there any sympathy left for their relationship?

If you're a neutral viewer from the start of the show, one could argue that Walt made Jesse help him, almost every step of the way. In a sense, Walt is responsible for what Jesse has become.





:-k It sure will be interesting if they meet face to face....after Walt giving up Jesse to be killed at the DEA shootout and then telling him about letting his girlfriend die......

[Hal-9000]

another tidbit...

A lot of people forget that at one point early in the series, Gretchen and Elliot offer to pay for Walt's cancer treatment. He refuses and continues to cook meth to finance his medical bills and help his family. At that moment, Walt had more than enough to cover his cancer costs and support his family, yet he continued climbing up the meth making ladder. It could be argued that was the moment his pragmatic side disappeared and his ego took over.


I can understand that....I've always worked a low paying job, often working hard to get not much...and if I discovered that I had a talent for something illegal and could make 100 times my normal wage, by doing 100 times less work...and I was quite good at the new illegal endeavor....it would be a hard monkey to get off my back once he got up there...

[redred]

well i've done it .5 seasons down waiting for the last show i can see what all the fuss was about ,great show

[DemonGeminiX]

It's all over after this one. The final episode ever is tonight.

:sad:

[Goofy]

:sad2:

[Goofy]

How long until it's on over there? (just trying to calculate what time it'll be available for download) :bounce:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

https://scontent-b-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1375986_526548954099921_421555882_n.png

[Teh One Who Knocks]

How long until it's on over there? (just trying to calculate what time it'll be available for download) :bounce:

Netflix UK is supposed to have it less than 12 hours after it airs in the US.

[Goofy]

Awesome! I've got a league match at the darts tomorrow night though :sad2:

[DemonGeminiX]

It's coming on @ 9pm EST tonight. It's currently 7:45pm EST. So it's coming on in an hour and 15 minutes from this post. It's an hour and 15 minutes long so it'll be over @10:15pm EST.

[DemonGeminiX]

10 minutes!!!

[DemonGeminiX]

It's on!!!!

[DemonGeminiX]

:rip: Heisenberg

:cheerlead: HAHAHAHA!!!! JESSE LIVES!!!! GO JESSE GO!!!! :dance:

[Yt Trash]

I liked it. All loose ends tied up!

[DemonGeminiX]

Lance isn't gonna be happy. :lol:

BUT I AM!!!

:dance:

[Hal-9000]

I loved it...


regardless of who lived and died, Walt planned out his last days and executed every step on his own terms...


it could be said that he died by his own hand....great series and a great finale :thumbsup:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Breaking Bad Spoiler

http://i.imgur.com/oSdEK2O.jpg

[Hal-9000]

har-dee-har :lol:

[Hal-9000]

the guy who plays Saul Goodman posted a Youtube vid...final scene of Breaking Bad. It was a 1.5 second shot of a car driving away :lol:

[Hal-9000]

Alrighty question time.


How come Walt risked so much trying to get to Lydia? Wasn't she pretty much just a nervous person who could get methylamine? Can't understand why he would take that chance of being seen when trying to kill her...

[DemonGeminiX]

Best assassins west of the Mississippi... with red pen lights.

:lol:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Alrighty question time.


How come Walt risked so much trying to get to Lydia? Wasn't she pretty much just a nervous person who could get methylamine? Can't understand why he would take that chance of being seen when trying to kill her...

Possibly because she knew who his wife was and where she worked.

[DemonGeminiX]

He found out the meth was still being produced from Badger and Skinny Pete (the aforementioned "assassins" ( :lol: )), and figured that Jesse was still alive. Maybe he deduced that she was somehow involved and decided to end her to end the whole meth thing.

[Hal-9000]

Best assassins west of the Mississippi... with red pen lights.

:lol:

I suspected that as the scene was playing....didn't know it would be 'Beaver' and Skinny Pete tho :lol:



did you catch their comment about feeling not morally right about doing it? ....love the writing on that show :thumbsup:

[Hal-9000]

I think it may be as Porky mentioned...Lydia visited the car wash didn't she?


and way back when Mike had his list of accomplices that were still alive, didn't Lydia piss off Walt for some reason around that time too?

[Hal-9000]

I have 720P copies of all episodes so I'll be watching the whole thing over again in a giant marathon before Christmas for sure :tup:

[Hal-9000]

so straight up thoughts on the finale...

Did you feel it ended well and wrapped the series with an appropriate ending?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I think it may be as Porky mentioned...Lydia visited the car wash didn't she?


yep

[PorkChopSandwiches]

so straight up thoughts on the finale...

Did you feel it ended well and wrapped the series with an appropriate ending?

It ended almost exactly as I thought it would. I liked it, at least they didnt fuck it all up like Dexter

[DemonGeminiX]

I thought the ending awesome. Walt died on his own terms. He didn't let the cancer take him down, said goodbye to his family, and took out those Nazi fuckheads. I especially liked the fact that Jesse got Todd, and seemed finally free of all the shit that he went through during the show.

And again, red laser lights. :lol:

[Hal-9000]

I agree with both of you....

Walt is an intelligent, methodical man. He reached his breaking point, realized things in his life that he would never see again (Walt jr and Skyler) and then made a to-do list.

I loved his brief exchange with Jesse and Jesse's comment - Tell me what you want, say it! ......Then you do it....


Out of all of my favorite TV shows that I've followed start to finish, Breaking Bad has the best resolution to a final season IMO.

We knew he was going after the Aryans with the gun and the show culminated with the final shootout. Saving Jesse was great too...


and of course his admission to Skyler...

[Hal-9000]

I thought the ending awesome. Walt died on his own terms. He didn't let the cancer take him down, said goodbye to his family, and took out those Nazi fuckheads. I especially liked the fact that Jesse got Todd, and seemed finally free of all the shit that he went through during the show.

And again, red laser lights. :lol:

Yeah man we have to remember that Todd had him in that dungeon cooking meth for 6-8 months....him killing Todd was wonderful. And his drive out of the compound...screaming, crying, almost disbelieving he was free. I liked the way Jesse's portion ended.

[Yt Trash]

so straight up thoughts on the finale...

Did you feel it ended well and wrapped the series with an appropriate ending?

I thought it was perfect. Didn't leave any questions. You pretty much know how everyone ends up.

[Yt Trash]

and of course his admission to Skyler...

If nothing else happened, that right there brought closure to the series for me.

[Goofy]

I have 720P copies of all episodes so I'll be watching the whole thing over again in a giant marathon before Christmas for sure :tup:

Ditto :lol:


so straight up thoughts on the finale...

Did you feel it ended well and wrapped the series with an appropriate ending?

Loved it, hated it, it ended the way we all knew it had to tbh :( was really hoping for a walt/jesse manhug at the end after walt saved him tbh, thought jesse would chuck the gun. RIP Heisenberg




Out of all of my favorite TV shows that I've followed start to finish, Breaking Bad has the best resolution to a final season IMO.

and of course his admission to Skyler...

It had the best.......... everything! The admission was fucking awesome, "i did it for me", fucking gutted its over tbh, now ill have to watch shite like the walking dead and true blood :cry: Off to cry into my pillow :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It ended almost exactly as I thought it would. I liked it, at least they didnt fuck it all up like Dexter

http://i.imgur.com/Kv6NvkS.jpg

[Goofy]

They just played the last song on the radio over here, the first line summed it up perfectly, "Guess I got what I deserved" :)



They think it's all over :freakout: It is now........ bye bye BB :sadwavey: