Breaking Bad

[Daradon]

Holy...

Friggen...

Crap...

That was Red Wedding type drama.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Good lord, just brilliant writing.

What a roller coaster of emotions, hating Walt, feeling sympathy for him agian, giving up Jesse, telling him about Jane, then giving Skyler her pass with the phone call.. I mean.. holy crap.

Might be the best hour of TV I've ever watched.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I think either Jesse or Marie tag / vandalize the house. Depending on whether Jesse escapes or not. Marie is full of rage, so it could be her way of coping.. and letting everybody know exactly what Hank was trying to prove.

I'm not entirely sure it's important who tags the house. I'm still under the assumption it pretty much becomes taken by the government/justice system and becomes condemned. Then, whomever vandalizes it. As I mentioned there are a lot of people, young people mostly, who have a morbid fascination with criminals and anti-heroes.

This makes even more sense now that we know the system may go after Skyler since they don't have Walt.

The US is pretty vengeful with property and such when it comes to drug related crimes.

But you could be right.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I think either Jesse or Marie tag / vandalize the house. Depending on whether Jesse escapes or not. Marie is full of rage, so it could be her way of coping.. and letting everybody know exactly what Hank was trying to prove.

I think you're way over thinking the house. I bet Walter is all over the news now and the house becomes a crime scene and is borded up. I'd imagine it's just kids who break in and "tag" it. Probably see Heisenberg as a bit of a hero in the way teens do.

[Daradon]

And poor Jesse...

[MrMastodonFarm]

Funny how this show plays out... I thought she was going for the phone, the girlfriend thought she was going for the knife. I didn't even notice the knives at first, she didn't notice the phone.

[Daradon]

^^^ Heh, I actually watched that scene and noticed both, thought they purposefully framed the shot that way as her minds dilemna.

Phone or knife? Guessed she might go for the knife though... But then I wondered if she was going to use it on herself, maybe outright attack Walt.

What she did made sense.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Not to take too much away from an amazing episode, but the whole Nazis killing a member of White's family in front of him, stealing $70,000,000.00 from him and then leaving him with a good bye barrel?

These are guys who know how ruthless Heisenberg is, why leave that loose end? Especially when you just shot some DEA officers in front of him and don't really know much about what that was all about. I mean it wouldn't be terrible since they know their his muscle, but leaving him that much money allows him to buy some. Who cares how much Todd respects Mr. White, that seemed like poor thinking.

On the other hand, loved the opening with Walter rehearsing his story before calling Skyler foreshadowing his future scripted phonecall.

[Yasa]

When Todd goes to get Jesse from his cell thing, Jesse mentions something about the video (his confession video?) being in the house and only "him and his partner" know about it (Hank and Gomie.) So I'm wondering if the Nazis are going to try and get that video from Hank's house, the same time that Skylar and Flynn/Emo-McGee/Jr are there with Marie.

[MrMastodonFarm]

[Daradon]

It was cool seeing Jr. break up the fight. Go Jr!

He doesn't really get to do much in the show. He's kinda more a character to show off others in the way they react to him. Finally he got to be part of the story.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by Yasa

When Todd goes to get Jesse from his cell thing, Jesse mentions something about the video (his confession video?) being in the house and only "him and his partner" know about it (Hank and Gomie.) So I'm wondering if the Nazis are going to try and get that video from Hank's house, the same time that Skylar and Flynn/Emo-McGee/Jr are there with Marie.

I suppose that's a possibility. I may have took that entire scene the wrong way, but did Marie not know about the confession? I thought she did with Jessie hiding out there. So I thought it meant that Jessie, despite being tortured, didn't give up Marie.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

Not to take too much away from an amazing episode, but the whole Nazis killing a member of White's family in front of him, stealing $70,000,000.00 from him and then leaving him with a good bye barrel?

These are guys who know how ruthless Heisenberg is, why leave that loose end? Especially when you just shot some DEA officers in front of him and don't really know much about what that was all about. I mean it wouldn't be terrible since they know their his muscle, but leaving him that much money allows him to buy some. Who cares how much Todd respects Mr. White, that seemed like poor thinking.

On the other hand, loved the opening with Walter rehearsing his story before calling Skyler foreshadowing his future scripted phonecall.

Was kinda thinking the same thing. On the other hand, I could see it. They don't have any ill will against him. And he has made them very rich.

But yeah, obviously a bad plan on their part. Course we have the benefit of knowing Walt even better than they do I suspect.

[trackercowe]

Lordy I think it's confirmed that Breaking Bad is the most entertaining show that has even been on. Something like The Wire could be called a "better" show I suppose, but in terms of sheer entertainment value Breaking Bad just kills it. I can't even think of a movie made in the last 20 years that is as enjoyable as Breaking Bad at its peak (like tonight).

Felt bad for Hank and Marie though; I hope they find his body. A real ####ty way for him to go out after taking down Heisenberg almost single handily.

Oh and does anyone know if that flashback was filmed years ago (sort of a deleted scene), or was it something they filmed this year. Cranston definitely looked like the same Walter White as he was in season one, but surely they filmed it for this season.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Yasa

When Todd goes to get Jesse from his cell thing, Jesse mentions something about the video (his confession video?) being in the house and only "him and his partner" know about it (Hank and Gomie.) So I'm wondering if the Nazis are going to try and get that video from Hank's house, the same time that Skylar and Flynn/Emo-McGee/Jr are there with Marie.

Good thinking. Probably. And there goes their confessional proof of Lydia's involvement, which is what would trace back to them.

I have a feeling though that Walt will suffer another casualty before making his return, whether it be Skyler, Jr, Marie, Holly. Maybe not directly Nazi related, but maybe something that ties back to the meth business. Maybe something that further motivates him to want to cut the head off of his creation / get rid of it for good? (And take out Jesse in the process)

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Lordy I think it's confirmed that Breaking Bad is the most entertaining show that has even been on. Something like The Wire could be called a "better" show I suppose, but in terms of sheer entertainment value Breaking Bad just kills it. I can't even think of a movie made in the last 20 years that is as enjoyable as Breaking Bad at its peak (like tonight).

Felt bad for Hank and Marie though; I hope they find his body. A real ####ty way for him to go out after taking down Heisenberg almost single handily.

Oh and does anyone know if that flashback was filmed years ago (sort of a deleted scene), or was it something they filmed this year. Cranston definitely looked like the same Walter White as he was in season one, but surely they filmed it for this season.

I was wondering the same thing. I suspect it was filmed recently, but it could have been around from the beginning. I was analyzing all the details I could as it ran to see if I could figure it out. Couldn't see any differences, but it felt like something was not exactly the same.

I have no idea though. Neither would surprise me.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Daradon

I was wondering the same thing. I suspect it was filmed recently, but it could have been around from the beginning. I was analyzing all the details I could as it ran to see if I could figure it out. Couldn't see any differences, but it felt like something was not exactly the same.

I have no idea though. Neither would surprise me.

Was wondering the same.

And I'm almost sure that Skyler had different/darker hair in the first season. On the phone call scene she definitely looked like her season 5 self (very blonde). I think that gave it away. I could be wrong, though..

[Caged Great]

Jesse's face is fatter now than before, so it was filmed recently.

[Caged Great]

I think that how this will end is that Walt goes on a redemption spree after Hank dies. In the scene in the diner from earlier in the season, he gave the waitress a 100 dollar tip (positive action that's a bit unusual from him). I think he finds out that his product is being sold so he infers that the Nazi's didn't kill jesse. He gets the ricin for himself, after he deals with the Nazi's, he confesses everything placing the blame on himself and dies shortly thereafter.

This is to try and leave everyone around him in as good of a position as possible under the circumstances. (Jesse alive and free, the family protected by Walt's confession etc.)

Basically the hero becoming the anti hero becoming the hero again.

[megatron]

Mind = Blown!

Just when you think the last episode couldn't be topped, they top it quite easily.

I'm still trying to process what happened. Walt's world has completely crumbled but is still trying to keep things together.

Now he's gone on the lamb and from what I remember in the first episode of season 5, comes back on his 52nd birthday to settle the score with the Nazis -- or I'm guessing at least.

Best. Show. Ever.