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

i thought the extra stuff about his old chemistry company was quite nicely done.

yeah and for me it's like OK nice, that's settled - we don't need to keep that stuff sacred and secret, like it's his Rosebud. we can get on with the Tragedy of Walter White.

Yeah I thought that as well, it kind of explains why Walt has been so maniacally driven. There's still a reveal there as to why he sold out and left, but I can only assume it's family-related.

isn't it to do with that couple who offered him the treatment money? he had a fling with the woman iirc

Yeah, he conveniently elides over the fact that the rift was his doing.

Just watch, Grey Matter will turn out to be a giant meth operation, too.

I hope this show doesn't end with a montage set to an ironic song of all the regular people cooking and using meth behind closed doors.

ya but like i say the basic fundamental premise of the show is the juxtaposition of mr chips and scarface - simply losing the former to the latter so literally and basically seems probably the least interesting take on it imo

This stage of the game is about Walt's megalomania (which we've been aware of from very early on) starting to break through to the surface. And knowing who Walt is, naturally it's going to manifest as cliches. Because for all of his brilliance and sociopathic tendencies, he's still largely clueless about what it truly means to be a sustainable criminal kingpin. Walt's self-image and reality haven't quite merged fully, and once they do, I guarantee it won't last long.

Yeah, he's only morphed in his own mind. Part of his arrogance stems from his ignorance; he's been teetering on the brink of death longer than he knows, but surviving cancer has given him a false sense of strength (just as his past failures have given him a false sense of entitlement). But for sure, whatever Walt has planned, Mike must be thinking of ways to take him out at this point. Of course, this show being this show, I still predict Mike will not make it out of this mini-season alive. Alas. Maybe Todd will kill him?

isn't it to do with that couple who offered him the treatment money? he had a fling with the woman iirc

didn't she want to be with him and he flaked?

I thought they were a couple and then she went with the other guy.

but like idk, swirling a glass of whisky alone on your throne saying "i'm about empires" or the scarface refs, i know this show doesnt always have the lightest touch but guh why?

yeah, that line was lame

the line was lame because walt is lame

or more specifically, walt's ambitions and sense of purpose are fundamentally lame

I thought they were a couple and then she went with the other guy.

― wk, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:14 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

naw walt left

the line was lame because walt is lame

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:19 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^

opening scene was great, it was so well done to show them methodically dismantling the bike (mike wearing his reading glasses) instead of the body, perfect metonymy, and the no-sound thing till jesse sparks his lighter. just perfs

i did like that they literally had multiple people yelling at him "it's 5 million dollars! just take it!" cause like fuck you wanna build an empire that's some nice start-up money bro but now they've just erased any lingering suspicion that something shrewd and ultimately wise is going on under that goddamn porkpie.

any news on the spider? parents must be worried sick by now

Todd has it

i'm calling it: todd teams up with the spider

the line was lame because walt is lame

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:19 AM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark

if they underlined the lameness it might've scanned better

it is kind of great how this show has turned the viewer against walt and yet at the same time you want him to succeed at every crazy plan

i listened to this song while i was running yesterday and it made me laugh because it reminded me of walt and his empire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuezNswtRfo

like i halfway expect them to bust this song out at some point

if they underlined the lameness it might've scanned better

Like, if you haven't figured out by now that the complexity of Walt's criminal self-image is basically on par with a Looney Tunes gangster in a pinstripe suit, smoking a cigar and shooting two ridiculously oversized gatling guns into the air while he chuckles maniacally, I don't know what to tell you.

In many ways, Breaking Bad is the television adaptation of The Mask.

omg

totally!!!

But for sure, whatever Walt has planned, Mike must be thinking of ways to take him out at this point.

fortunately for Walt, Mike never carries through on his takin'-dudes-out plans

to be fair, first dates are nerve-wracking

when the dudes in question are muscle and ex-cons that the cops won't really give a shit about mike doesn't appear to flinch though. when the dude in question is a former high school chemistry teacher whose brother-in-law runs the local DEA branch then pulling that trigger probably causes more problems than it solves.

it is kind of great how this show has turned the viewer against walt and yet at the same time you want him to succeed at every crazy plan

This ep was the first in a while where I just wanted someone to flat out hurt Walt, if not kill him. Such a dick.

Mike was totally prepared to take out a high ranking executive at Madrigal right in the midst of an investigation, so he's not so wary of the DEA that he is unwilling to protect his own interests. But of course, at every turn he has expressed his dislike of and distrust for Walt, yet continues to work for him. So frustrating as a viewer. It's the equivalent of yelling "get out!" to the family in the haunted house when they decide to stay one more night after seeing the walls bleed.

you mean mike should have taken walt out as soon as he realized the phoenix gang wanted all the chemicals?

yet continues to work for him.

Work for him? B-b-but I thought they were equal partners! They take votes on stuff and everything!

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/breaking-bad-animated-series-640x503.jpeg

Sorry - I'm deaf as a post - What exactly did Jesse say as Mike rushes to Walt to hold the gun to his head (something something details details 'it's a win win')?

http://i.imgur.com/ht0fL.jpg

Sorry - I'm deaf as a post - What exactly did Jesse say as Mike rushes to Walt to hold the gun to his head (something something details details 'it's a win win')?

Yeah, I couldn't make this out either.

I don't think the content (which I'm sure we'll learn all about next week) was as important as the tone (yo, don't kill Mr. White, bitch!).

The end of the dinner party where Walt explains to Jesse where the kids are and Walt's smug 'see, the business is all I have!'...omg I was yelling at the tv. YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR FAMILY BACK IF YOU GAVE UP THE BUSINESS YOU FUCKING JACKASS

that hat is some kind of asshole talisman, I'm sure of it. BURN THE HAT. All will be righted!

s1ocki otm though about still kind of wanting his crazy schemes to succeed. Even when he was escaping Mike's lame ziptie handcuff, I was cheering him on.

my breaking bad partner is out of town until tomorrow, the wait + staying out of this thread is killing me

I don't think the content (which I'm sure we'll learn all about next week) was as important as the tone (yo, don't kill Mr. White, bitch!).

― Old Lunch, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:24 AM (9 minutes ago)

So you didn't hear it either then.

xp It's the hardest part. Tom Petty is a wise, wise man.

Transcribed:

"Mike, Mike, hold on! Mr. White's got an idea. Mike, I'm serious, it's a good idea! Look, you get your $5 million, we both do, and he gets his methylamine, alright? Just hear him out."

I think I was better off missing it ... thanks Jesse for not making me want to pull the trigger with that pithy nonsense. Dumb Mike.

Breaking Bad Art project

what a lot of money for an awful lot of tat

i very much want Jesse to get away/out, much as I know that may not happen. he's about ready for full nervous breakdown

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0073/2452/products/ken_garduno_marie_walt_jr_compact.jpg

haha, have always noticed that.

i was just about to post the walt and marie painting
what kind of poser wants this in their lab
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0073/2452/products/pretty_in_plastic_black_large.jpg%3F116190