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

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' @

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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

I'm surprised nobody brought this up, and I'm fully prepared to be jumped on for this statement, but a big downer for me is that the women characters in the show seem to be really badly or aggravatingly written. Skyler in particular, while perfectly acted, is this archetypal wifely shrew and foil who I dread seeing every time she comes on screen.

love that they're starting to address this and skyler's sanctimoniousness this season through her relationship w/ted

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Does anyone know how many episodes are in this season?

Hard to belive they've only aired seven considering how much has happened in a condensed amount of time.

Six more, 13 in total.

Amazing episode (esp. the end) but I'm finding Jesse's petulance a little hard to take frankly.

Hank is my favorite character on the show now btw. I was kind of sad when I thought he might die.

yea, i feel like jesse's dialogue has been a little ott lately. minor gripe though, i mean this episode holy shit! hank has really become the center of everything, which is cool shift in focus.

in the av club review they said that in the opening flashback the twins' uncle was talking to gus on the phone, referring to him as a south american and "generalissimo" - you guys get all that? i remember the line about not trusting south americans but i must've been zoning out on the other details.

he was speaking unfavorably about him with someone else i think? something like "some cook he is, more like fry cook." and then something else about how dirty south americans are.

Yeah I got that too.

ahhh that makes more sense

"yea, i feel like jesse's dialogue has been a little ott lately."

I can't tell if they are setting up Jesse as having a death wish or just imply that he's too stupid to realize that's the natural consequence of his threats.

it's got to be a bit of both, like when they have that great dead serious monologue about how he's going to get Hank, but throw in some Jesse-isms like "I will haunt his crusty ass FOREVER"