Shall we anticipate the FIFTH SEASON of the AMC series "Breaking Bad"? I think I may.

xpost lagoon otm

he really doesn't see that his role as a caring husband/provider is directly contradicted by his life as a meth cook, maybe because he has them so compartmentalized in his mind

manchester new hampshire to Houston: 32 hrs

manchester to Albuquerque: 37 hrs

Walt estimated travel time: "about 30 hrs"

he also loves the theater of telling a constructed monologue; he loves pretending to be the earnest, kind Walt that he once was.

yeah this is so otm

he definitely loves the theater - i do wonder if he was ever earnest, though. even in the pilot episode, he's seething with discontent and bitterness

have you ever met an actor?

I'm glad the show is giving Walt free rein to indulge his narcissistic injury and become the powerful gangster he's always wanted to be perceived as, if only to finally shoot a nail gun into the head of his marriage. (Surprised it's taken Sky this long to get to this point.) The most horrific thing about this ep for me isn't the conversation between them, it's the way he was studiously ignoring every sign of her distress, he's completely fine with her being distraught as long as she didn't complain or affect his plans.

And I'm sure being given Steve McQueen's watch isn't helping his relentless grandiosity ... but we know from the opening flash-forward of the season there is going to be hell to pay

xxp HEYO!

who's running the car wash?

― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 6:47 PM (Yesterday)

holly obv

I thought Marie was working in the car wash as well?

Walt's convinced that Skylar will come round to him and he's basing this largely on his relationship with Jesse and conveniently forgetting that his improved relationship with Jesse is 100% built on lies, deception and emotional manipulation.

I don't think they want the perpetually interfering wife of their friendly local DEA agent working at their money laundering operation

Walt's convinced that Skylar will come round to him and he's basing this largely on his relationship with Jesse and conveniently forgetting that his improved relationship with Jesse is 100% built on lies, deception and emotional manipulation.

imo he knows well his relationship with jesse is based on lies - and he fully intends to do similar deeds to get sky back on board. he now sees himself as this arch manipulator as well as everything else.

Interesting to think back and try to pinpoint the exact moment when Walt crossed the line.

surviving the events of the end of s4 has definitely tipped him into some new madness.

First episode?

over the last couple of days I've rewatched the first season with a friend watching for the first time ("it's maybe worrying how many of Walt's actions I find reasonable", yes, WE'LL SEE) and it's interesting to see that quietly seething side to him that we have less now - he has that boring family man thing that does seem pretty genuine to me, but there's also the discontentment and bitterness that he's clearly struggling to keep beneath the surface, and not always succeeding. Now I guess he thinks he has his various drives in perfect functional harmony, able to switch between masks when necessary, tho of course we all see that he's just a rite madman.

Interesting to think back and try to pinpoint the exact moment when Walt crossed the line.

http://d1w4yg6zersvbl.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/breaking-bad-crawlspace-breaking-math-290x290.png?462722

RIP WALTER WHITE (1958-2009)

Interesting to think back and try to pinpoint the exact moment when Walt crossed the line.

http://mimg.ugo.com/201012/7/6/3/134367/cuts/breaking-bad-jane_528x297.jpg

hes crossed a lot of lines

he killed a couple dudes in the pilot

Interesting to think back and try to pinpoint the exact moment when Walt crossed the line.

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

He was always over the line, he just needed something to make him go there.

Did anyone see VG on Conan last night? Was that scene they showed from 504? I don't recall it.

NOT SPOILERS (general comments on 505 and 507) BUT JUST TO BE SAFE YOU ARE WARNED
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From the BB Insider Podcast:
VG: 5 and 7 are going to be big

Specifically regarding 505:

VG: biggest caper yet

Rian Johnson: Its going to be HUUUUUGE

Gah!

looks like we're gonna need a bigger magnet

lols

pretty sure i just saw badger in an old episode of gilmore girls

which one??

― rayuela

season 2 or 3, the thanksgiving ep, he's one of jackson's redneck cousins

When Hank was all "Pool party!" I realized how much I've been missing the pre-minerals Hank, the guy who will try to bro up any hugely awkward moment to keep things light.

thanks just1n3!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgD6cqymgmY

yeah 'pool party' was awesome

TODD

f'kin todd

Landry strikes again! Dang.

fuckin TODD

methguyver

wow... messed up.

Always killin folks that dude

Walt was impressed by Todd at first, now he's gonna be REALLY impressed

yeah, whoa @ that ending.

that being said, i think these caper type episodes are the least compelling ones

aw man, i disagree
this was straight primo

Tuco's office is still the best

xp i agree, was on the edge of my seat

have i mentioned how i like this season's much faster pacing? especially compared to the first half of S4

wow... messed up.

― Nhex

seriously.. just tuned in to the last fifteen minutes. Wonder if TODD will be subject to WAINGRO-an consequences, like in heat. the repercussions will be interesting

That was maybe the most oblique cold open they've had. Despite having zero idea how it was gonna fit into the larger narrative, the talk of the train heist hearkened back to the horn that sounded at the beginning of the episode and I just knew something dreadful was going to go down with that kid. Subtle and masterfully done.

they've been setting us up for 5 years, with those cold opens that were flash forwards so much farther in the future.

even though the caper episodes get me eventually and I get all adrenalized about 'em they are p eyeroll inducing. the ending is almost like a punishment - like, ok, you put up with the thing that would never have happened, here's the reality you think you want from the episode, innocent kid's dead, you happy now mr anti-caper-episode

yeah, it's the old hitchcock switcheroo of "well you wanted the bad guy to win, now deal with the ramifications"

the chrysler 300 commercial narrator sounds like gruff bob odenkirk, pitched down a tad. i guess it's not him, but i keep hearin' it. Nice heat ref by Hank

perfect ep, easily best of s5 so far

OK, not perfect - someone remind me why Skyler just doesn't go State's Witness and get a nice immunity deal?