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

At this point, Walt-as-superbeing doesn't remind me of any particular superhero as much as he does Dr. Hill from Re-Animator.

the jar is albuquerque
wait
the jar is the dea
and the spider is...walt. meth. walt's hat. jesse. albuquerque

the jar is covered in fingerprints, was the only thing not thrown in the acid vats, and will figure in heavily in a later episode

Having your kids fingerprinted is not that common yet, is it?

The undissolved jar is a half measure.

he's talking about the spider's fingerprints on the inside of the jar

Tons of kids are fingerprinted. They have lots of meet the police functions at elementary schools where they fingerprint, as a learning exercise but also as a safety function. So, yeah, that could play. But I don't see why it would play, unless that was some special family heirloom jar and/or spider with very identifiable features. Because why would anyone dust the spider jar?

cause it's laying around at a crime scene? cause they bust into todd's place looking for stolen nannycams or whatever?

cause todd carefully wiped his own prints off it, planted it in jesse's basement, and called the cops on him?

usually when you search a criminal's apartment I don't think you dust for prints?

unless you're trying to figure out who killed him i guess

ok maybe not the latter but i could see it being an issue later. or it's just a metaphor. a metaphor that todd kept even though they destroyed the fuck out of everything else that could implicate them in the murder, and is a perfect medium for retaining fingerprints!

i mean, i wouldn't bet more than say $10 on this actually being a thing, just throwin it out there. but, it's not impossible, right? they did make a point of showing todd keeping the tarantula in a glass.

The kid isn't wearing gloves when he's on his bike, so at least it's a possibility.

Metaphor, sure. But I can't imagine cops dust literally everything in a room for prints. Unless ... they knew the kids was out hunting for spiders. Which they probably do ...

todd is so messed up, keeping the spider as a souvenir

Of course, it would be amazing if the cops figured out the fate of this missing, and subsequently liquidated, kid in the desert based on prints gathered from a random, seemingly unrelated hood, and yet can't figure out that Walter White is cooking meth in huge, chemically pure quantities.

i wish ed o'neill got a chance to go full cranston when he was in his prime, he probably could've blown some people away with the right role

― WheatusVEVO (Hungry4Ass), Saturday, August 18, 2012 4:01 PM (4 days ago)

he is totally amazing in John From Cincinatti fyi

also the dude who plays declan is the main serial killing rapey antagonist in a show i'm watching on netflix on demand (Durham County)and if thats any indication of his skill i hope they keep him around for a while, hes pretty awesome.

the spider is just some pink teddy bear shit isn't it?

Yeah, it'll turn out that rubble from the nursing home explosion landed on and destroyed a tarantula nest, making Walt responsible for hundreds more deaths. In an elaborate two-part flashback, we'll learn the lengths Todd's pet has gone to to avenge his family's death.

I mean in the sense of "let's focus on this gimmicky thing that's totally irrelevant to the story."

the spider i suspect served more of symbolic role

Walt, Jesse, Todd, Mike = Eight dangerous arms in the desert

well now that you've all shot my innocent young theory down you might as well boil it in acid and pretend it never existed. later i'll overhear you whistling a jaunty tune.

todd is so messed up, keeping the spider as a souvenir

ok ok, upon reflection this strikes actually me as more likely what we're supposed to draw from the scene.

...or is it!

i think ppl keep overstating the 'mike never kills anyone' thing, we've seen him shoot ppl in cold blood multiple times

red shirts

the mexican cartel were fairly important characters killed by mike

todd is so messed up, keeping the spider as a souvenir

Maybe he's kept it because he feels bad, and wants to give it the love, care and attention he did not give the innocent boy he shot in cold blood?

ya prob

"Shit happens" = "I regret having killed a child" in Todd-ese.

Maybe he'll name it George?

the theory about walt wanting to cook for the phoenix boys though - he's made a big deal of not wanting to be an "employee". and best-case scenario those are the only terms those guys would consider

Maybe he'll name it George?

Haha

Win for life:

https://twitter.com/aaronpaul_8/status/238691533979791361/photo/1

I'm only four episodes in but so far this season is pretty boring. mechanical, lifeless. all the characters are in static positions - Walt is evil, Skyler is terrified, Jesse is childlike, Mike is hardman, etc. *yawn*

You can probably just stop watching, then, since it's clearly not for you.

i think ppl keep overstating the 'mike never kills anyone' thing, we've seen him shoot ppl in cold blood multiple times

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red shirts

― ʘ (sic), Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:07 AM (11 hours ago) Bookmark

haha "he's a softie, he only murders people who are of little interest to the narrative"

aero's antipathy for mike at this point seems entirely based on the idea that he was built up to be some kind of badass that he has failed to be, which is just weird to me

actually if you read this thread you'll find multiple posters asserting that might is a great professional to be feared

mightmike

also: man, this show sure loves it's music video montages

Mike is a fierce competitor with many years of extensive Peoplesoft experience.

also I'm with aero re: Mike, finding him admirable is sort of baffling (pretty much everybody on the show is loathsome with the exception of Junior)

xp

I'm only four episodes in but so far this season is pretty boring. mechanical, lifeless. all the characters are in static positions - Walt is evil, Skyler is terrified, Jesse is childlike, Mike is hardman, etc. *yawn*

I agree that this season has been mostly underwhelming. Mike is so ineffective and useless. What baffles me is not so much that people find him admirable but that people even find him interesting. And I'm really tired of all of the family melodrama.

yeah sitting through a scene of Walt and Skyler confronting each other (yet again) about whether or not he should move back in/is the family safe just made me feel like Jack Donaghy "this is boring I'm bored now"

i think we should consider that mike is maybe just over the hill and he was in his prime a terrifying stone cold bad ass

I think they're lulling us to a doze before Mike's granddaughter, Lydia's daughter and Holly all get blown up at once.

I have the same problem with the family stuff in Mad Men. I think it's because both WW and DD don't have any interest in their families so I find it really hard to make that leap that we're supposed to care about them if he doesn't. And Skyler hasn't been developed into an interesting character on her own merits I don't think. I care more about Jesse's girlfriend and boy who are barely even characters, but at least Jesse cares about them so it's easier to feel sympathetic.

i think we should consider that mike is maybe just over the hill and he was in his prime a terrifying stone cold bad ass

I actually do like to think this and think of Mike's weariness as his best quality. I would be happiest if he killed Walt but that's not going to happen because Walt is way colder than Mike

wait DD has a definite interest in his family. and... Sally! She is so awesome!

I don't find the family stuff boring at all. I don't know if the show would be as interesting without that angle, tbh.

It wouldn't. It's the crux of the show. Without the tension of Walt's familial relationships, it's a straight-up show about Scarface.