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

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.

ok i slept on it and i think gale singing 'crapa pelada' might be my fav tv scene of all time

gah how am i supposed to sleep after watching this

yeah, this.

ok in season 2 i like and can empathize with skyler, walt is a douche, and i love jesse

man skyler is such a babe

just finished watching all 3 seasons. best show ever?

i just finished a couple days ago & i think probably

Almost certainly the most exciting.

In terms of tension it's rivaled only be early 24, but it also has character depth and believable plots.

it's interesting you mention 24, it's true there's a similarity. both shows specialize in painting their characters into corners from which escape seems impossible. but 24 always had the out of jack 1) just going into full ass-kick mode or 2) calling back to CTU and having them disable something via cellphone or whatever. breaking bad gets its characters out of trouble in very lo-fi ways that feel a lot cleverer. like the way jack - in jack and the beanstalk - manages to wriggle free of trouble with giants

I want this show to go on forever, but I hope they don't start filling up time with flashbacks, like they did at the beginning of the last episode. Due to lost I have no patience for that shit anymore. Just stick with the present, please.

it was originally supposed to be only 4 seasons, right? i'd be happy with the next one being the last, but since they're making it up as they go along I hope they can sort out a good ending.

I want this show to go on forever, but I hope they don't start filling up time with flashbacks, like they did at the beginning of the last episode. Due to lost I have no patience for that shit anymore. Just stick with the present, please.

― calstars, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:59 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

I really loved the flashback in season 1 with Walt seducing his student (who later marries his partner). Gave us a ton of context for their relationship in about 3 minutes.

Sparingly-used flashbacks can be cool. I didn't watch Lost though.

c'mon the combo flashback was amazing

the flashback from just before they bought the rv (at the strip club) is great imo

what i'm sayin!

oops sorry!

don't be! it is awesome. that flashback covered quite a bit of ground actually

well i also liked the flashback of jane and jesse in the car talking about the door paintings and vaginas, v sweet

yeah

jesse was so happy :/

It underlined that Jane would've got bored with him pretty quickly, she was so obviously his intellectual superior.

Watching deadwood last night, didn't know that skyler was in it. That just seems wrong, I don't want to see her anywhere except in breaking bad.

felt exactly the opposite when i started watching breaking bad tbh

just finished s3 last night - last 2 eps were pretty great after the grinding midseason crawl

wondering why not just kill gus instead of gale - gus is harder to kill but the moral gain makes the decision a no brainer imo - and killing gale just buys them time at best - also didnt quite buy walts criminal acumen going from 'shit' to 'pretty good' overnight

opening flashback was implying having a disabled child is what smothered walts zest eh

enjoying walt and jesses deepening bond - its sort of touching for all its disfunction - lol @ walk lecturing jesse abt not thinking of others - irony