Shall we anticpate the AMC series "Breaking Bad"? I think I may.

thinkin hank will go apeshit next episode

yeah he has just fucking lost it. it's actually quite sad cos as much as he's a big hulking jock he's actually quite a decent guy, cares about his family, but he's just in a state.

this show has done so well to take the time to flesh characters out. like it would have been easy to leave hank the as boilerplate tough-guy vic mackey cop character. i really really like hank and hope he doesn't die in the next episode.

yeah otm...the pacing of the show has been perfect too, like everyone's development feels v good and also i really feel each episode has the right amount of stuff happening in it.

something like lost where one week it's a huge series of crazy shit and the next it's nothing at all happening is massively annoying in comparison.

I think there is a good chance that Hank'll kill one or both of the cousins.

i see hank taking out both the cousins and being badly badly wounded. wonder if they'll kill the sister/wife? that would be an interesting twist.

That would make sense, since they've given her a lot more screen time this season, to build her up for it.

have they?? i feel like marie's had like 10 lines.

Well, compared to the last two seasons at the very least. She's definitely had more conversations and both Hank and Skyler, it's contributed a lot to her character development. In previous seasons she wasn't much more than a nag with random bouts of kleptomania.

Yeah she seems like she's barely on the show at all these days.

i don't think she's really been on all that much.

walt has no idea what it takes to be a successful criminal

one sentence summary of this seasons so far

just rewatched the phone call/hospital scene. soo good. that close up of Hank's expression is so great. not only because he'd just been made a fool of - but also, I'm sure he must've realized how easily they got his name, number and wife's info. before even his coworkers could get there.
I'm sure next ep he could be in full panic mode.

he might be ready for the twins as a result!

Was there a deal with the opening sequence? Or was it just another sequence demonstrating that dudes are psychos? Otherwise a fucking perfect episode.

― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 26 April 2010 16:53 (2 days ago)

I thought it was establishing that they have no compunctions or fears about offing law enforcement officers, foreshadowing their decision to kill Hank.

Ah, that's a good catch.

As far as Walt and Gale the lab assistant, does Walt have any reason whatsoever to doubt Gus's judgment? I found their level of sharing to be pretty right on.

yeah i can't imagine it would be possible for that guy to help him cook meth and NOT learn his method. even jesse managed it and this guy is a chemist! don't see any harm in telling him

that's true

Well I think it's a bit of the idea of walt not being a good criminal. Walt doesn't exactly have a patent on his formula, and he has zero use to Gus et al once they can recreate what Walt does. It's in Walt's interest to keep his secrets close to the vest, otherwise Gus will sic the cousins on him as soon as Walt can't provide new information. He's too shortsighted, too trusting.

I don't think Gus would sic the cousins on Walt. Having Gale learn the formula is merely a contingency plan if and when the cousins kill Walt.

Or when Walt dies of cancer.

good point... have they even mentioned his cancer this season?

Not much.

One thing I found interesting is that Gus said a few episodes ago that he doesn't use fear as a motivator. It will be interesting to see if he can continue that path through these latest issues.

jesus... this show is fucked

just got up to the season 2 ep where walter let jesse's gf choke on her own vomit o_O

gonna be a long 7 mins until the next ep starts

holy shit!

^ what he said

fucking AWESOME episode

So now Hank & his boss'll think Jesse was behind the whole thing: declines to press charges, decides to call the twins instead

alright, so who dimed on the twins? Pollos?

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ok. okay.
i dunno why Gus would give a damn about Hank. i guess it's possible. who else would even know? maybe Walt found out and had Sal make another call???

at first when i heard the voice i thought it was his boss.

I think Gus is the one... besides nicely mirroring the phone call in the opening scene which showed that he was never on good terms with that branch of the family, he probably realized that even if the twins succeeded in killing Hank, they'd still demand to get Walt at some point - those dudes can't be placated. By giving Hank a heads-up, there was at least that chance that he could take out one or both of them. (And the flashback with the uncle was another great appearance for that actor!)

megalollin' @

http://i43.tinypic.com/1z303g0.jpg

woah that was so great! I bet it was the house-bugging guy that called hank

Jesus, that was ridiculously fucking intense!

THIS SHOW IS THE BEST THING OF ALL TIME

fucking so unbelievably amazing...

I watched season 2 in a short block of a few days and I'm kind of hazy on a lot of it but has this season really just taken this whole show to the next level or what?

it feels like i guess a lot of big shit has gone down...after a lot of pieces being put in place.

i'm guessing now the cops go wild on hank's operation now that two people tried to kill him, obv he's on the right track etc.

xp - stop reading this thread & find out for yrself ;)

oh I'm all caught up I was just wondering if this season just seems a lot more awesome than season 2 because I wasn't paying attention enough.

So now Hank & his boss'll think Jesse was behind the whole thing: declines to press charges, decides to call the twins instead

― too dancy, rocking, jazzy, funky or american (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, May 3, 2010 12:03 AM

ehh i dunno, i think they'll connect them to tuco and realize its from that. jesse's too small-time to call in something like that. also i thought the phone call to hank was the bald guy that works for gus, since he's known for tailing people

megalollin' @

― Sandwiches That You Will Like.(2002).XviD.torrent (govern yourself accordingly), Monday, May 3, 2010 1:14 AM

haha as soon as they showed that chart i knew there'd be a closeup of that guy

they might make the twin's connection to Tuco, but i'm not convinced they won't assume it had something to do with Jesse aswell.

the first four eps or so have been all setup and not that great but damn when it got its tires on the ground it got ROLLIN

ehh i dunno, i think they'll connect them to tuco and realize its from that

my guess is that this will lead the cops/DEA to connect the dots to the murder house from last ep &, if not to some direct info on Walt (they were stalking him, after all, & prob kept notes of some kind, however cryptic), at least back to the crude "Heisenberg" sketch & this will finally put Walt on their radar? Much to their credit tho & already noted in this thread is the writer's knack for thwarting conventions & mixing the pacing up in unexpected & original ways.

I think someone mentioned this as well, but another thing I've really grown to appreciate abt. this series is how rarely the writers have employed the narrative crutch of cliffhanger endings, or at least particularly gimmicky ones. I'm a sucker for that stuff, admittedly, but you know that any series of this stripe, even the good ones, would have had the last couple eps end five minutes or so earlier than the BB guys did. Like if the last ep ended w/ Hank in the parking lot waiting for the warrant to be served, or if this last one had ended on Hank counting down one minute on his car display. The tension is thick enough, naturally, w/o having to rely on such devices & if they had done so OMG the wait week to week would be fucking UNBEARABLE.

this show is fuckin boss

props 2 u gukbe