Breaking Bad

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by blankall

I wonder if Walt's cancer plays a major factor here. He's been living on his own. He finds out he has cancer and will be dead soon. He decides to go help Jesse. Meanwhile, Todd and his gang have gone full blown psycho and their handywork is all over the news.

Hank goes back kills everyone. He frees Jessie. He takes the money and gives it to Skylar and her sister. He then takes the Ricin as a way to mercy kill himself, instead of slowly dieing from cancer.

Zombie Hank? Is that another spin-off?

[Burninator]

I was 3 episodes behind and watched them last night and then read this thread this morning. Pretty interesting reading everyone's predictions....and how wrong everyone was (except for Hank dying after the shootout). Amazing how the writers keep surprising everyone and going a direction no one expects, just great to watch.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Zombie Hank? Is that another spin-off?

Zombie Hank goes to work at a New York advertising agency = The greatest AMC show ever! Walking Bad Men.

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

Something I don't think anyone has touched on yet is the photo of Brock the Nazi's have. I don't know how he'll factor into the rest of the episodes, but I have a feeling this is a huge piece of leverage (if they actually needed any more) against Jesse

You don't have to have a feeling, that's exactly what it is. He could try to escape, or kill himself, but they'll just kill the girl and the kid, he knows he's trapped there.

[Jbo]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

It's been mentioned that Walt picks up a trait from everyone he directly/indirectly has a hand in killing.

This never made sense to me, as how would Walt have any idea about this trait? He was not down in Mexico when it occurred.

[surferguy]

^^ good call

[stazzy33]

Originally Posted by J-bo09

This never made sense to me, as how would Walt have any idea about this trait? He was not down in Mexico when it occurred.

I am not sure either to be honest...

But here are a few other examples of traits he has picked up (found it on the internet, it's circulating in a few places):

"In Breaking Bad, Walt has a habit of taking on some little traits of the people he has killed.When Walt killed Crazy 8, he started cutting off the crusts of his sandwiches — just as Crazy 8 had done.

Gus drives a Volvo. After Walt kills Gus, at the beginning of Season 5 (at the Denny’s), Walt is driving a Volvo (w/ NH plates).

When Mike and Walt meet at a bar in an earlier season, Walt orders his drink neat while Mike has his on the rocks. After Mike is killed, and Hank offers Walt a drink in his office — he asks for it on the rocks."

[speede5]

Maybe it's not intentional that he picks up the traits as a character, but something the writers do in an easter egg sort of way. Just something for us to spot and talk about.'

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by getbak

Zombie Hank goes to work at a New York advertising agency = The greatest AMC show ever! Walking Bad Men.

He likes every ad pitch, but feel the need to ad the qualifier "More brains" every time.

[Coys1882]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

I am not sure either to be honest...

But here are a few other examples of traits he has picked up (found it on the internet, it's circulating in a few places):

"In Breaking Bad, Walt has a habit of taking on some little traits of the people he has killed.When Walt killed Crazy 8, he started cutting off the crusts of his sandwiches — just as Crazy 8 had done.

Gus drives a Volvo. After Walt kills Gus, at the beginning of Season 5 (at the Denny’s), Walt is driving a Volvo (w/ NH plates).

When Mike and Walt meet at a bar in an earlier season, Walt orders his drink neat while Mike has his on the rocks. After Mike is killed, and Hank offers Walt a drink in his office — he asks for it on the rocks."

There's more apparantly:
- The jacket he's wearing in the flash forward with the M60 is the same one Todd wears
- Arranging the bacon in the form of his birthday age, and supposedly the fake name on the ID is Skylar's maiden name are both things of Skylar's

[AC]

Bryan Cranston deserves every possible award for this episode, let alone this season.

[stazzy33]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

There's more apparantly:
- The jacket he's wearing in the flash forward with the M60 is the same one Todd wears
- Arranging the bacon in the form of his birthday age, and supposedly the fake name on the ID is Skylar's maiden name are both things of Skylar's

Apparently there is another one from last night too, might be a bit of a stretch but it's sort of funny.

"Finally, recall in season two's "Seven Thirty-Seven," a frustrated Hank watched a surveillance tape of Jesse and Walt stealing a barrel of methylamine. (Well, we knew it was Jesse and Walt. Hank at the time did not.) The two struggle to carry the heavy barrel, and Hank scoffs. "Try rolling it, morons! It's a barrel! It rolls!" Looks like Walt learned that lesson."

[calumniate]

Curious to see how the Todd & Jesse dynamic works out.

[nik-]

Am I alone in thinking that

Speculation:

Spoiler!

Walt kills Todd to release Jesse (thus the jacket) and then goes to war with Todd's uncle? Yes he pointed him out from under the car, and had the Jane reveal, but to me, Jesse is all Walt has left now.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by nik-

Am I alone in thinking that

Speculation:

Spoiler!

Walt kills Todd to release Jesse (thus the jacket) and then goes to war with Todd's uncle? Yes he pointed him out from under the car, and had the Jane reveal, but to me, Jesse is all Walt has left now.

Jesse and Walt's relationship is way too far gone for them to ever work together again. Jesse helping Hank and causing Walt to lose absolutely everything he valued in life, Walt poisoning Brock and watching as the girl Jesse loved died. If those two are ever in the same room again, only one will be walking out

[PowerPlayoffs06]

I'm thinking Walt finds out that the original blue is back on the streets and puts two and two together, figuring out that Jesse is still alive and working for Todds Uncle, although not knowing that the circumstances are what they are. He goes back to raze their operation, in the process finds that Jesse has been kept prisoner all that time. I want to say that Walt frees Jesse then Jesse turns around and kills Walt.

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

There's more apparantly:
- The jacket he's wearing in the flash forward with the M60 is the same one Todd wears
- Arranging the bacon in the form of his birthday age, and supposedly the fake name on the ID is Skylar's maiden name are both things of Skylar's

Different coat. Spoiler for size only.

Spoiler!

[rabenson000]

[getbak]

Originally Posted by rabenson000

Odenkirk said that when they shot the desert scene from this year's first episode, it was near freezing out and they had blankets just off camera to throw on the actors every time they stopped rolling. They started shooting these final 8 episodes last December (and the first 8 of season 5 were shot starting in March 2012).

Albuquerque is sunny and dry, but that doesn't mean it's always hot. The average high in December is only 7.8°C.

[Acey]

Yeah in the occasional shot you can see their breath cause it's so cold. Doesn't make it look any less weird with the jackets and brilliant sunshine, though.