Not in the sense of forgetting about it entirely, but in the sense that it might have had a much more major impact on Jesse's current state of mind than I had thought. Obviously it didn't just slip my mind totally and I was wondering where his go to bodyguard guy had gone
I liked the episode. Jesse is breaking my heart. It's sad to see this juxtaposition between Walt and Jesse. Walt is slowly buying into the criminality of what they are doing, whereas Jesse is getting killed by it. I really feel for Marie as well. Tough situation to be in. You want to support your husband, but he's pushing you away. Wasn't terribly interested in the car wash plot line, but hopefully something interesting will happen with it in the future.
Also, Jesse didn't relapse only after killing Gale. He relapsed at the end of last season. In the episode Half Measures, before he goes to the shootout with the two gangbangers, he does drugs. And he was about to do drugs when Walt called him and told him to kill Gale. As some have said, killing is not in his nature, so he had to find a way to get himself to carry it out. It was his way of dealing with the idea of having to kill someone. He wanted to kill those gangbangers so he tried to get high before doing it. Now, he's getting high to deal with actually having killed Gale.
The other thing is that I hesitate to call Gale completely innocent. He was, after all, involved in the mass production of meth. He was as innocent as one can be in those circumstances, but certainly not lily white.
I actually like Skinny Pete. "I'm Skinny Pete!!" When he said that when he and Jesse went to see Tuco, I was cracking up.
I like Badger too. They are both pretty funny.
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Sounds like a pretty accurate depiction of a crystal meth addict to me. Having had the misfortune of hanging out with a bunch of tweakers while they binged, I can say that some of them are as annoying and over the top as Skinny Pete and then some.
Forgot about the execution by Gus. I can see that messing with Jesse as well as the murder of Gale.
At the coffee shop after the execution Jesse looked real jittery, and he had a line where he said that if Gus couldn't kill them, at least he could make them wish they were dead or something along those lines. Both the fact that he had to kill Gale just to stay alive and the execution are weighing on him pretty hard.
I find it far more believable then the fact that Walt can kill guys with no remorse. There wasn't anything in his character in season 1 that indicated that he had that in him.
At the coffee shop after the execution Jesse looked real jittery, and he had a line where he said that if Gus couldn't kill them, at least he could make them wish they were dead or something along those lines. Both the fact that he had to kill Gale just to stay alive and the execution are weighing on him pretty hard.
I find it far more believable then the fact that Walt can kill guys with no remorse. There wasn't anything in his character in season 1 that indicated that he had that in him.
The interesting thing is they haven't really made Walt a total badass yet. Seems like he's trying hard to be one but in all of his attempts he ends up being vulnerable, weak, and even a little pathetic at times this season.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
The interesting thing is they haven't really made Walt a total badass yet. Seems like he's trying hard to be one but in all of his attempts he ends up being vulnerable, weak, and even a little pathetic at times this season.
I think his character will ultimately follow in the footsteps of Gus at some point (maybe that's the conclusion of the show). Contrary to what Gus would like, he is probably doing a good job of mentoring Walt - job shadowing for drug kingpins.
I've been watching this show over the course of the past month or so, and have finally caught up to sunday nights episode... and man oh man what a show.
I love how I love characters, and how I hate them. Throughout the course of the show so far I've loved Jessi, I've hated him. I've loved Walt, I've hated him. It's "real" in the way humans are, no one is always the hero, no one is always the villain, and things can change quickly.
One question, how much time has passed in the world of Breaking Bad since season 1 to now?
It seems like maybe 6-8 months, maybe more. I love the fact the narrative of the show isn't rushed to go along with real world time. It's allowed a much more natural flow to the show, and allowed ideas and story arcs to be fleshed out. In the latest episode Badger and Pete were talking about Call of Duty: World at War, which came out in 2008. Hopefully this is all by design, because it's a smart idea.
The only drawback is the son, Walt Jr, is aging, and doesn't look like the 15 year old he is playing like he did in 2008, but a small quibble.
UPDATE: There's been so much debate in the comments about who called Walt - Gus or Mike - that I went and asked Vince Gilligan. I don't view his answer as any kind of spoiler (as it's info from an episode that's already aired), but in case you do, don't read the next short paragraph:
So as it turns out, it wasn't Mike. And it wasn't Gus. It was, instead, the new third man in the operation, Tyrus (played by Ray Campbell), whom we saw earlier weighing the batch. And that explains why no one could agree on whether it was Esposito's voice or Banks's voice, I suppose.
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I knew it wasn't mikes voice. Well, after five or six listens, I did.
Oh and if there are any fans of The shield out there who couldnt figure out where the new guy was from, he played Cleavon Gardner. The killer who Dutch and Claudette could never close and who really got under the skin of Claudette.
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I've been watching this show over the course of the past month or so, and have finally caught up to sunday nights episode... and man oh man what a show.
I love how I love characters, and how I hate them. Throughout the course of the show so far I've loved Jessi, I've hated him. I've loved Walt, I've hated him. It's "real" in the way humans are, no one is always the hero, no one is always the villain, and things can change quickly.
One question, how much time has passed in the world of Breaking Bad since season 1 to now?
It seems like maybe 6-8 months, maybe more. I love the fact the narrative of the show isn't rushed to go along with real world time. It's allowed a much more natural flow to the show, and allowed ideas and story arcs to be fleshed out. In the latest episode Badger and Pete were talking about Call of Duty: World at War, which came out in 2008. Hopefully this is all by design, because it's a smart idea.
The only drawback is the son, Walt Jr, is aging, and doesn't look like the 15 year old he is playing like he did in 2008, but a small quibble.
Brilliant show.
It's all that cereal he's eating at breakfast.
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I love the attention to detail with this show. Last season, when Walt threw that pizza on his garage roof out of frustration, I always wondered why the pizza wasn't cut. Low and behold, they come up with an answer in this episode. Too funny.
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I love the attention to detail with this show. Last season, when Walt threw that pizza on his garage roof out of frustration, I always wondered why the pizza wasn't cut. Low and behold, they come up with an answer in this episode. Too funny.
Bryan Cranston is a guest on Rich Eisen's podcast from 7/21/2011
They get into a great in-depth discussion of his character, and mentions his role in The X-Files that led to him being cast in BB. Also touched upon is his role as Tim Whatley DDS in Seinfeld, anti-Dentitism, and regifting.
What was the song played at Jessie's place when the party first started?
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Well, that may have been the worst Breaking Bad episode ever made. Nothing even remotely entertaining about what I saw tonight. Does the creator not realize that no one cares about Marie and her stupid little side stories? Or that Skylar may quite possibly be the least likeable character to come around since Betty Draper from Mad Men? Jeez, stick to what works: Walt and Jesse. These ######ed side stories that turn the supporting characters into the lead characters are just brutal. Waste of an episode.
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