Breaking Bad

[BlackEleven]

Did anyone else get the impression Todd was a sociopath when he was looking at the spider in the jar? The way he smiled gave me the thought that he was keeping the spider as a trophy.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Aaron Paul on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?

Sweet!

[getbak]

I wonder if there's going to be a spike in sales of green beans from the deli at Albertsons?

[Machiavelli]

Aaron Paul absolutely killed it in this past episode. He constantly outdoes himself as the series progresses, IMO.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by getbak

I wonder if there's going to be a spike in sales of green beans from the deli at Albertsons?

That was some pretty blatant product placement. Can you even get paper bags in grocery stores any more?

I agree that Paul's performance was awesome. I'm hoping Jesse manages to make it out alive.

[Wormius]

I always thought the Dodge product placements were pretty bad / very obvious. Of course whenever I see two or more of the same vehicle makes shown on any tv show I immediately assume it's a product placement (see "Heroes" and Nissan for the most blatant examples)

[Thor]

Assume in all TV shows that any brand you see has paid to be there or at least given permission for it.

[Wormius]

Did Walt retrieve his watch after he freed himself in "Buyout" or take it off to cook? Hank made a note about the watch a couple of episodes ago, and Walt wasn't wearing it in the opener. I think maybe Hank finds it and finally puts it together - started thinking about it after it looks like the DEA is raiding someplace and maybe Walt left his watch behind in next weeks preview.

[YYC in LAX]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Did Walt retrieve his watch after he freed himself in "Buyout" or take it off to cook? Hank made a note about the watch a couple of episodes ago, and Walt wasn't wearing it in the opener. I think maybe Hank finds it and finally puts it together - started thinking about it after it looks like the DEA is raiding someplace and maybe Walt left his watch behind in next weeks preview.

Walt put his watch in his pocket during his escape.

Awesome point though. Definitely don't want to leave that behind at a cook site or at their office.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by YYC in LAX

Walt put his watch in his pocket during his escape.

Awesome point though. Definitely don't want to leave that behind at a cook site or at their office.

And Jesse probably inscribed it with something like, "Mr. White: Thanks for teaching me how to cook meth right, yo, b*tch"

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by YYC in LAX

Walt put his watch in his pocket during his escape.

Awesome point though. Definitely don't want to leave that behind at a cook site or at their office.

It's interesting that Walt is wearing long sleeves covering his watch in the opening scene of the premiere. It would have been telling to see if he was still wearing the watch at that point.

[fredr123]

Originally Posted by getbak

I wonder if there's going to be a spike in sales of green beans from the deli at Albertsons?

According to the Insider Podcast, it was Paul's idea to chow down on the green beans like that. You can imagine how many takes they took to get that scene just right and how many bloody green beans with slivered almonds buddy had to eat during the course of shooting. Likewise, all the watered-down white grape juice Anna Gunn consumed made her ill.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I always thought the Dodge product placements were pretty bad / very obvious. Of course whenever I see two or more of the same vehicle makes shown on any tv show I immediately assume it's a product placement (see "Heroes" and Nissan for the most blatant examples)

The strange thing is the Pontiac Aztec. That company doesn't exist anymore....maybe that's the point though. The Aztec is suppossed to be his poor man beater car. They don't want to offend anyone by stating their current product is a beater.

[Wormius]

Maybe Pontiac didn't want to pay for advertising so the producers got back at them by highlighting their ugliest car.

[Table 5]

If anything, Breaking Bad made the Aztek slightly cooler. It now has a tinge of street cred!

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Table 5

If anything, Breaking Bad made the Aztek slightly cooler. It now has a tinge of street cred!

Fair enough. I guess the Aztec didn't really have a reputation to tarnish. It was widely known as one of the ugliest cars of all time and largely blamed for Pontiac's quick demise.

Now that I think about it, in the episode where Walt sells it, the dealer goes out of his way to comment on how reliable the car is.

[Table 5]

People make fun of the Aztek (and rightly so), but it was actually a bit ahead of the curve in it's day, as it pioneered the crossover trend of today. I guess it had the right idea, just not the right packaging.

[YYC in LAX]

Originally Posted by Table 5

People make fun of the Aztek (and rightly so), but it was actually a bit ahead of the curve in it's day, as it pioneered the crossover trend of today. I guess it had the right idea, just not the right packaging.

On the topic of the Aztek, and for those who don't know, Vince Gilligan had it custom painted in that dull green shade to better demonstrate Walt's dull personality and weathered physical/mental health. Naturally, through his progression, it's fitting that he upgrades to a more non-practical and flashy car.

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by YYC in LAX

On the topic of the Aztek, and for those who don't know, Vince Gilligan had it custom painted in that dull green shade to better demonstrate Walt's dull personality and weathered physical/mental health. Naturally, through his progression, it's fitting that he upgrades to a more non-practical and flashy car.

I think a bulldozer would be more suited to his current personality.

[Eastern Girl]

I think what chilled me the most about the episode is how cold Walt was about the kid. I mean, he talked to Jesse and said that he could barely sleep over it and then turns around and starts whistling a jaunty tune. Very eerie stuff.

They really ramped up the transformation into kingpin. It seems there is no Walt left at this point, only Heisenberg. It's also still amazing to me how great Cranston is. Paul is getting a lot of praise lately, all deserved of course, but Cranston is just such a great actor with absolutely incredible range. It's funny to think back about him tramping around in his tighty whiteys and an apron in the middle of the desert.