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

^ lol

xps - Just re-watched the end & although it isn't immediately obvious by any means, it isn't that Jesse moves his arm, but that the camera angle tilts around so that u are looking directly down the barrel of the gun when the screen goes black & "bang!"

also - what do you guys think he was trying to illustrate with that opening scene?

i took it mainly as showing this ambitious side of walt's personality was there before his meth and boring teacher days. i felt bad for walt jr when he was talking about wanting 3 kids... fingers crossed "giant space lazers" was more of that classic BB foreshadowing

i took it as meaning that albuquerque real estate agents are the most considerate, most low-pressure real estate agents in all the land

oh man what a programme...have to say I like Mike more each episode. just to clarify, the scene with Mike getting those passports etc, what are we meant to conclude from that? who were those guys?

I actually roared "YEEEAH" at my TV when Walt pulled that stunt at the laundry.

also lol @ white family cartel and baby plottings, but seriously isn't it kind of amazing that the show's gone three seasons without jesse and sklyer having a scene together?? or am i forgetting something? no ongoing interaction anyway. i think part of what i missed at times in s3 was the tension from walt hiding his secret from skyler, but there's still plenty only walt knows.

what are we meant to conclude from that? - I believe this was mainly to showcase the dead cold professionalism & efficiency with which Mike conducts his duties (two dudes w/ one bullet!) & also to demonstrate that Gus & co. are, for the time being at least, successfully keeping the cartels at bay.

they had one or two scenes in s1 i think...

x-post yeah i figured it was something like that.

also long hair skyler > current cut

mike has an enormous gun

mostly silencer.

I think Skyler shows up at Jesse's house in season 1 under the suspicion that Jesse is selling weed to Walt.

You are correct. I believe that is their sole interaction.

I admit when we got little peeks into the secret non-work-a-day lives of Mike and Gale, I thought for sure they'd both be goners, as is the custom for these kinds of dramas. Especially Mike, since he kissed his granddaughter goodbye (she called him Pop Pop lol) before walking into Metal Gear Solid. Almost expecting him to hide in a cardboard box. Balloon thing was hilarious; by coincidence, Burn Notice had a similar bit this week, except with a stolen bike chain thrown onto power lines instead of foil balloons.

A flashback I'd love to see is Walt teaching Jesse is high school.

'in high school'

"teaching"

Echoing upthread about the lack of quality TV for a while now that this show and Justified have wrapped up their seasons. I thought the finale was going to be and hour and 47 minutes and then realized when Jesse shot (?) Gale that the last 47 minutes were going to be the sneak preview for Rubicon.

Oh, and I had to laugh when Gale used the temperature gun to check the temperature on the whistling kettle. Hmmm...lemme guess...I think the temp might be about 212 degrees! I asked out loud why he would do that and my wife said "It's because he's a nerd!" True that.

A flashback I'd love to see is Walt teaching Jesse is high school.

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, June 14, 2010 6:46 PM

lol yes

Presumably Jesse spent much of his time cutting that class and smoking weed

^
yes, but I could see Walt having been the sort to motivate/embarrass slackers by forcing them to complete work on the blackboard, in front of the class.

Something's been bugging me: where did Gus get his product from before Walt showed up? Was Gale the head cook, making inferior stuff? You'd think a guy as organised as him would have a handful of good chemists knocking around.

By the way, redone HOLY SHIT poll:

Breaking Bad HOLY SHIT moment poll take 2 (again, SPOILERS)

I think he just dealt with ppl like Tuco/Crazy 8. He was cozy with the cartel until the whole Walt thing, so I assume they had the same network.

So he essentially built the uber-expensive secret meth lab on spec? Doesn't quite add up. Oh well, didn't bother me when I was actually watching it.

He did already have his Los Pollos Hermanos empire.

I appreciated that interview with Vince G. After Lost and even Battlestar Galactica, it's refreshing for a showrunner to straight up say he's making it up as he goes along. It gives me confidence that this is going to wrap up nicely. (I swear, the soft-focus, pseudo-spiritual bullshit end of Lost created some serious TV trust issues for me, even though I had no faith it was going to be any good.)

Oh also, when Walt started begging for his life and then offered Jesse's whereabouts to Mike, I had to hide my eyes again because that was just terrible after they basically pledged their undying love to each other in the Lazer Tag arcade. I was so happy to find out Walt had a plan! Then I felt terrible because poor Jesse!

Yeah, when it appeared that Walt was selling out Jesse it was the first time I thought "My god, you are a CUNT," believe it or not.

So did I! Really it was a very convincing bit of acting on Cranston's part - totally effective, since you as the audience, as well as Mike and Victor, could buy this craven begging and betrayal coming from Walt, so when he turns the tables on them it's even more shocking and satisifying.

xps - yea i figured gus used to get his meth from the cartel, and recruiting walt was part of the reason he's been able to strike out on his own. maybe someone like gale would be able to set up the lab, even if he didn't quite have the skills to perfect the cook procedure. probly aren't too many trained chemists around in the drug world (though who knows how sophisticated you'd really have to be to make good meth).

<3 renegade scientists

"they basically pledged their undying love to each other in the Lazer Tag arcade"
^tempting screenname

jesus fucking christ

The show from the Lazer Tag on was maybe the best twenty minutes of TV ever.

does lazer tag really still exist lol such a weird thing for them to reference

a: yes it does

http://www.lasernationlasertag.com/

does laser tag exist? are you serious?!

i mean, i know it used to exist like 20 yrs ago. the fuck r u talkin baout

untz untz untz untz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMYddIo629k

what really killed me was when walt told jesse he was in trouble, jesse just immediately grabbed his gun and ran - no second thoughts

can i just say again, jesus fucking christ

Really digging Gale's song. Where can I get more stuff like this?

from another board.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROf8KnDW4j8

what really killed me was when walt told jesse he was in trouble, jesse just immediately grabbed his gun and ran - no second thoughts

I know, right? This is kind of turning into a love story between Jesse and Walt.

Really digging Gale's song. Where can I get more stuff like this?

i was laughing out loud all by myself watching this scene! as was i holding my head in my hands during that final scene. devastating and incredible.

gah how am i supposed to sleep after watching this

I can't believe that gale just answers his door like that. No peep hole look, open wide open. Most of the time when ppl knock on my door, I just hide an pretend I'm not home. Even if I know ppl are coming over.

Ha. I was reading that thinking, "That sounds like something Jeff would say..." and lo.

I answer my door like Gale. Haven't been shot in the face yet.