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

I can't believe they gave Walter Jr cerebral palsy as well, there's no relationship to the meth plot whatsoever. How boring and lame.

I mean the prospect of one can really ratchet up feelings of "Oh god what have I done with my life" and "I will never be free again". Exactly the sorts of feelings that might help a desperate man with cancer break bad. So, I dunno, not pointless or shark-jumpy to me at all, more like a reinforcement of the deep psychological weeds Walt felt he needed to thrash his way out of.

The two kids are basically the only thing even remotely connecting Walt to the normal world now. Without them, or if Walter Jr finds out what he's been doing, means there's nothing to stop Walt and Skylar just taking the Saul Goodman nuclear option and disappearing for good. There's a reason they need to be there, but also a reason why they're very much in the background most of the time.

Fully expect Junior to find out at some point, but that's maybe a bomb they'll drop in the final season.

right ok but adding the baby at the start is obv not really 'running out of ideas' or a 'hiccup' it seems clearly part of the original plan which was to make this guys life seems as overwhelmingly stressful and desperate as possible in part so that we can understand/identify with his decision to become a drug dealer. like the baby like walt jr.'s cerebral palsy helps the audience understand just how backed into a corner walt is, and why hes willing to do s.thing like start cooking meth

i mean the baby has p much served its narrative purpose but i think its dumb to get mad at a show like breaking bad for not mentioning a plot thread every single episode once its been introduced or w/e its a p economical in its storytelling. if we need the info well get it, i guess.

A baby is not a "plot thread." Walt Jr. is totally independent, but babies are hard as fuck work for anyone, let alone these folks.

The two kids are basically the only thing even remotely connecting Walt to the normal world now.

Basing this on what?

babies are hard as fuck work for anyone

The sleep most of the time TBH.

No they don't, tbh. Maybe the first three months, but uou know they grow, don't you?

Basing this on Walt having no friends and no one else in his life other than a mother he never bothers to see, a wife who is his accomplice and a brother-in-law who will arrest him if he ever finds out what his life is really like. And a load of drug people.

His misbegotten alliance with Jesse was all that was tethering him to earth, imo. Walt doesn't seem the sort these days to even keep baby pictures in his wallet.

Well Josh, I guess this one's an "easy baby"! There might be some late-night meltdowns. Are you annoyed we're not seeing that? We don't see the diaper changes, who gives a shit? It's like, art shows you some things and not others. Occasionally the baby has been used as part of the emotional war between Sky and Walt and we've seen that. Or as part of Sky's arsenal of tricks to get into Walt's apartment and we've seen that. We even saw Sky carting the baby around in the car a few times, just to remind us she existed. Really not sure what you want in this regard that the show is not delivering!

But I have to admit it is sort of fun to guess.

I want them to take the poor kid in for her shots. And occasionally take it out of its car seat. Then I'll be happy.

everybody but Josh otm

Jesse isn't tethering Walt to the normal world, he's fully part and parcel of the drug thing that's engulfing more and more of his life. But it hasn't touched his kids yet.

Josh I swear to God..

So you're just saying his kids aren't tainted? That's not the same as saying they're remotely on his mind these days. Unlike Skyler, who did consider absconding with her little bundle of joy to Colorado.

it occurred to me that walt will prob just die of cancer at the end of the show

sry to interrupt the parenting sesh

A baby is not a "plot thread."

u get that this show is made up right???

walt gets sent to prison where he uses chemistry to discover the cure for cancer

a baby is not a plot thread, u savages

The idea of how fatalistic Walt might become once he realises he's actually dying of cancer is kind of mindboggling. He might just go after Gus, Mike and the entire cartel all guns blazing.

sounds rad tbh, but what abt the baby

Human shield.

No, I thought the show was real. It's not real? That's a relief, I guess.

You know, it's not like I'm asking what happened to Hank's physical therapist or something.

The two kids are basically the only thing even remotely protecting Walt from bullets now.

The idea of how fatalistic Walt might become once he realises he's actually dying of cancer is kind of mindboggling

This may already be happening

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100413115131/breakingbad/images/thumb/7/78/Holly.JPG/250px-Holly.JPG

Here I am, everyone!

This may already be happening

― Number None, Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:15 PM (44 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yeah troo, there was def something weird going on when he told his family abt the results of his latest test

Oh shit.

That' a good point. That would explain a lot more of his explicit fatalism these days. How long until Walt is the one fearlessly walking straight toward gunfire?

Huh:

http://www.savewalterwhite.com/

http://www.savewalterwhite.com/img/walter_6.jpg

mike was in airplane?

@ 0:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEywGpIt0vw

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvcm4rgFoM1qzhiqwo1_500.png

mike!

The purpose of the baby was to have the parallel with Jane when they put her to bed on her side instead of her back. I guess they could have done that with walt junior, but that would have been weird.

Huh:

http://www.savewalterwhite.com/

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:19 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

yah this went up along with the site in the show back in s2 or w/e

i may regret weighing in on the whole baby boondoggle...
i can understand why you don't need her around constantly, plot-wise - but her constant absence is strange. like there doesn't seem to have ever been even a mention of them finding someone to help take care of her, we just have no idea what's happened to her most of the time. it's not like she needs to be on screen for 49 minutes, but where is she most of the time? the writers are basically leaving her out for convenience sake, imo - some people are fine with it others are not i guess.

what i've found myself wondering about is Walts hours. he often seems to be busy during daylight hours doing all sorts of stuff - but isn't that when he should be at the lab cranking out crank? when is he actually there?!

He doesn't go in on the weekends.

We've seen Marie looking after her and we've seen her in Skylar's car loads of times.

oh - honestly have no recollection or Marie looking after her!

see, that helps! the car - not so much. bad to keep baby in car for too long.

She's in the car with Skyler, not just left out in the car like a dog.

I know you're not supposed to leave dogs in the car either so don't even start.

Mayo Clinic:

A car seat is designed to protect your child during travel. It's not for use as a replacement crib in your home. A 2009 study showed that sitting upright in a car seat might compress a newborn's chest and lead to lower levels of oxygen. Even mild airway obstruction can impair a child's development. Sitting in a car seat for lengthy periods can also contribute to the development of a flat spot on the back of your baby's head and worsen gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) — a chronic digestive disease. In addition, a child can easily be injured by falling out of an improperly used car seat or while sitting in a car seat that falls from an elevated surface, such as a table or counter. Although it's essential to buckle your child into a car seat during travel, don't let your child sleep or relax in the car seat for long periods of time out of the car.

Anyway, doesn't Marie work, too? Wasn't she a nurse? Wasn't there some line about her being up for a job in management or something? This is peripheral shit, absolutely, but it's weird to bring peripheral stuff up - you know, like babies - if you're not going to follow through.

We don't see the diaper changes, who gives a shit?
i bet the baby cares

yes i have waited all this time to make that feeble joke
they should put a little red bowl cut wig on the baby and rename it "sam"

your "follow through on peripheral stuff" complaint doesn't make sense

"Anyway, doesn't Marie work, too?"

Probably on leave taking care of her husband! Why didn't they have a scene where she had to fill out FMLA paperwork? THAT SHIT IS EXCITING LETMETELLYOU.

if you watch the whole four seasons back, hank only goes to the toilet about once, walt a handful of times, and marie/skyler, hardly at all! yet at no point do we see them clutching themselves in agony...what a stupid fucking show. they would be BURSTING by now.