Breaking Bad

[vinzclortho]

Holy crap! Those jail house scenes were nuts!
Best f'n tv show ever!!!!

[arild]

Most excellent mid season finale,cant fucking wait until our reup!

The potential for the outcome of hanks sudden epiphany is amazingly hige. Granted,i dont think hank even likes ww that much, but he possesses å literal ton of money,and anyone can be bought,even if you are a hero super cop.

Norsk.

[Jer]

I dunno - after everything Hank's gone through because of the exsistence of Hiesenberg, I don't know if any amount of money could smooth things over.

I know Jesse's a very integral charactor, but why he'd stick around now that he has a duffle full of cash is beyond me. He's got $$ now, he doesn't want the lifestyle, he obviously doesn't trust Walt at all...

[doughboyshredder]

Hopefully, Jesse leaves. Like Jer said, there's no reason for him to stay around now. None.

Did anybody notice Todd giving the head nod to his uncle? I wonder if he is MUCH smarter than we think, and is actually the boss in that whole crowd. Maybe playing Walter to take over the cook.

[arild]

I dunno - after everything Hank's gone through because of the exsistence of Hiesenberg, I don't know if any amount of money could smooth things over.

I know Jesse's a very integral charactor, but why he'd stick around now that he has a duffle full of cash is beyond me. He's got $$ now, he doesn't want the lifestyle, he obviously doesn't trust Walt at all...

Sure,but consider skylar's part in all this. Hank would probably not start a formal investigation on his brother in law until he has substantial evidence suggesting WW is the devil. I'm thinking WW either ends up dead or in jail,oooor, the admittedly unlikely possibility that ww pays Hank. If the shit hits the fan,I can guarantee that skylar finally offs herself,Walt Jr and the baby ending up with sister in law and Hank. The implications of an m60 in Walt's trunk raises a few questions as to what will happen,though.

Exciting,indeed.

Norsk.

[arild]

And about Jesse. Remember his transition from idiot methhead to caring criminal,in which Mike obviously gave him more of an upbringing and an education in how to deal with people,he was more of a balanced role model to Jesse than Walt could ever hope to be,in his bitter,narcissistic megalomania driving the kingdom before anything else,no qualms or morals what so ever. It will come to a day what Walt did with Mike,and when it does,Jesse will be quite upset.

Again,regarding Walt's own demise,which definitely will come,I suspect paranoid madrigal bitch will be a big player when it turns out that Todd indeed can cook,like some of you are saying. She doesn't give a shit who cooks as long as she gets hers.

Somehow,I doubt the DEA will be close to the biggest problem on Walt's plate come next season. Everyone resents him,as he is an incredibly unlikable character,and his latest decisions have only strengthened that.

Norsk.

[Jer]

Did anybody notice Todd giving the head nod to his uncle? I wonder if he is MUCH smarter than we think, and is actually the boss in that whole crowd. Maybe playing Walter to take over the cook.

I'm tellin' ya - Todd is a major league psycho. When Walt offered to "talk about money", Todd declined. I'm not saying Todd doesn't care at all about the money, but it's obvious that's not why he's in it. To a psycho, all the world really is a stage. They are very adept at appearing to be weak or not very bright or kind/helpfull until it's too late. How many times have you heard "He was such a nice young man"?

As far as Walt's ultimate demise, I now completely agree with Buttfuckin' - right up to the confused look on Hank's face in the final shot.

[HankScorpio]

So what about Walt's cancer screening? I think he was going to tell Jesse his cancer is back and wimped out. I thought that was going to be the cliff hanger.

[Eolian]

[funkendrenchman]

Readings some reviews from around the web...


What if the book didn't come from Gale, but instead came from Gretchen Black when they used to work together. Apparently, they never showed Gale giving this book to Walt. Perhaps Hank tries to match the handwriting to Gale and finds out it wasn't his gift (or Walt says it came from Gretchen as an excuse)... even though he's wrong about the book, it could plant the seed in his mind that Walt could have been the WW and the investigation will begin.

[Lev]

"Crystal Blue Persuasion"

Best.Fucking.Montage.Evar!

[Tuckerman]

I think he dies a quiet death from cancer.

[gh444]

As far as Walt's ultimate demise, I now completely agree with Buttfuckin' - right up to the confused look on Hank's face in the final shot.

Yeah I missed that call, oh well I prefer it to not be predictable.

[Dantheman]

Holy shit this is gonna be a long wait....

Is Walt really out, or is he simply placating Skyler? Until that pile of money is big enough to buy Graymatter outright I can't see him wanting to stop. It also seems like the Phoenix guys would be less than thrilled that their meth supplier just decides to retire out of nowhere.

I'm not sure it's a foregone conclusion that Hank will immediately go after Walt aggressively. His boss was fired for having a drug kingpin right under his nose, Hank's fate would likely be the same and he'll know it. I would love to see him make this pitch to his boss whom he is already on thin ice with, "So, I'm pretty sure my cancer patient and former schoolteacher brother-in-law is actually this Heisenberg psycho. I have no evidence except a note in a poetry book and some weird coincidences, but I'm going to need a big surveillance budget to start following him." Of course, it would be hilarious if Hank actually did that and Walt was actually out and he found nothing.

edit: Of course, if you guys are right about there being a security camera in Hank's office, that changes everything.

[TahoeJ]

^^ The self protective angle for Hank is an interesting one for sure. It would ruin his career more or less and he'd be a laughingstock at the DEA, not to mention he'd likely be accused of being an accomplice.

[doughboyshredder]

Who was the ricin for?

[This End Up]

Who was the ricin for?

The chick. I imagine he was going to slip it in her coffee, until she proposed the Czech Republic idea.

[doughboyshredder]

The chick. I imagine he was going to slip it in her coffee, until she proposed the Czech Republic idea.

That makes sense.

[NoPostholio]

I didn't catch the ricin until I read about it in a review - Walt is sure stepping back from his statement to Jessie after the kid got shot....nobody has to die again....oh yeah, except those other 11 people - then nobody ever again - best cliffhanger ever

[boxterford]

It's an great american crime and drama based show created by Vince Gilligan.When i'm free from my work then i like to watch TV shows.Last Sunday i watched it.

[leroy jenkins]

The chick. I imagine he was going to slip it in her coffee, until she proposed the Czech Republic idea.

Do you really think I'd kill you right here, with all these people watching? Yes, yes you would Walt.


I still love this show, but this season has been pissing me off. Just too many things requiring suspension of disbelief in a show that used to be all about realism.

Todd is probably the biggest, no way they would of started trusting that clown. The fact they were able to kill 11 star witnesses that easily is pretty much impossible. I really thought one or two werent going to be able to be killed, it would make things more interesting. Also, how does jesse launder his money? He bought a house. Hows that look on his taxes?

[Dantheman]

a show that used to be all about realism.

Meh, they kept it well rooted but it has always been TV. Nothing in this season has been more unbelievable than the plane collision. Saul is also completely improbable. No one could be that high profile and that dirty without getting busted.

I really thought one or two werent going to be able to be killed, it would make things more interesting.

I thought that may happen too. I thought the guy they burned in his cell who had talked with Hank and Gomez would survive.

Also, how does jesse launder his money?

Saul.

[splat]

Meh, they kept it well rooted but it has always been TV. Nothing in this season has been more unbelievable than the plane collision. Saul is also completely improbable. No one could be that high profile and that dirty without getting busted.

I disagree. Mutherfuckers like Saul get appointed for judgeships in Reno.

Who was the GB initialed in the book? Not Fring???

[leroy jenkins]

Meh, they kept it well rooted but it has always been TV. Nothing in this season has been more unbelievable than the plane collision. Saul is also completely improbable. No one could be that high profile and that dirty without getting busted.



I thought that may happen too. I thought the guy they burned in his cell who had talked with Hank and Gomez would survive.




Saul.

That was the whole point of plane crash though, it was a freak occurrence. One such thing in an entire series isnt out of place. I thought it worked well as such and was believable. Sometimes crazy shit happens in real life.

It was also a convenient plot device but it was believable in a way that a great many of walt and other peoples decisions in this season are just not. Also, how does saul launder jesses money? You need a legit source of income to disguise the illegal income. How does saul provide jesse with that?

I actually don't think saul not getting busted was that hard to believe. Hes not the type of guy to flash his cash around and buy shit just to buy it, and on paper he was probably living within his means of his pension and some other stuff.

Anyone have some other big plot holes from this season? I know I've thought of a bunch of others but just don't remember them. Previous seasons seemed pretty believable.

[DougW]

Who was the GB initialed in the book? Not Fring???

wasn't that Gail? the chemist that Jesse off'ed