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

holy...

http://www.infobytes.tv/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mirror-mirror1.jpg

*_*

http://www.allpaintings.org/d/142098-2/Francis+Bacon+-+Heads+I.jpg

https://twitter.com/aaronpaul_8/status/275036510993133568/photo/1

sry for MASSIVE SPOILER.

spoiler for what season? (haven't clicked on it.)

joeks

oh. joeks.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me9z5n7GFY1qmxcc6o1_r3_250.gif

I'm half way though Bryan Cranstons X-files episode 'drive'. I'm just going to pretend this is what happened immediately before his 52nd birthday return to NM

i love that ep

Aaron Paul ‏@aaronpaul_8
New episodes of Breaking Bad will air July 14th. Get ready to break some shit.

http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/vince-gilligan-on-writing-breaking-bad-finale.html

no spoilers

Well, no spoilers for anyone who's caught up with the show.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9fDmb8CMAE64W_.jpg

hahah

I'll stop stealing from Aaron Paul's twitter after this
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A7nrOvjCUAAPNDM.jpg

okay that one's just creepy

somehow kinda blocked mike being dead until i saw that picture

when is this show coming back? i'm annoyed by how long it's taking.

Summer

(ducks)

I know, it sucks

duck goose

ok i love this

"I’m very cornball in my own view of the world. It just makes sense to me that bad people should get punished and good people should be rewarded. I know it doesn’t work like that in real life, but there’s always that yearning."

Wow seriously? Summer? I'm not sure I'll care by that time.

one look at that final scene and you'll care all over again

Yes, do that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHpUs1edbzA

breaking bad nerds are so amazingly twee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NyyhcgCiv8k

oh yeah! i forgot what happened at the end! that does sort of make things more interesting. i just just kind of lost interest in the whole thing, but now, now i remember. i guess i can wait.

oops sorry for the two justs there
the two nows were on purpose

so i've been rewatching old seasons and that part where badger gets busted? and they go kidnap saul goodman? to, like, fix it for them? and he's like, "so, you want him shived then?" and jesse's like "NO!" and walt's like "well, hold on, how does that work" and jesse's like. "i said, NO, no shiving badger yo" and walt sighs and says "ok, no shiving" and saul comes up with the guy who'll go to prison for $30000 and he tells they guys and jesse's like "great let's do this" and sauls like "you're sure? cause just shiving the guy would be a lot cheaper" and walt like looks at jesse out of the corner of his eye, and jesse's like "yo, i said we're not shiving badger" and walt just gets this kinda wistful look, sighs, and says "ok, let's do it the other way" but he looks like he's actually kinda more into the shiving-the-guy-in-prison-and-getting-it-over-with deal?

that shit was kinda comic relief the first time, but watching it now it's hella creepy, yo

otm

yo

Reeeeeeally want to find some people to rewatch all of this/watch the final episodes with.

guys, look up:

Aaron Paul ‏@aaronpaul_8
New episodes of Breaking Bad will air July 14th. Get ready to break some shit.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:29 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

julyyyyyyyyyyyy

sigh

I love this show. All caught up now.

We finally caught up with first episodes of Season 5, and I was a bit perplexed about the episode 8 cliffhanger with "Leaves of Grass". How could Walt be so careless as to just leave it lying around in their toilet? He knows Hank knows about Gale, how Hank was interested in the mysterious "W.W.", and Hank is a frequent visitor to their house, so it's not unfathomable he might see the book. I know there's a Vince Cilligan interview linked to above, where he says Walt simply got careless, but I'm not really buying it. Walt has been shown to be pretty meticulous with hiding descriminating evidence, like the putting the poison capsule inside the electric socket... He even remembered to get rid of the lily of the valley on their back yard, even though Jesse (unlike Hank) rarely visits their house.

The only good explanation I can think of is that the book was there because Walt (at least subconsciously) wants to get caught, wants to be punished for his crimes. This would tie in with the previous scenes in episode 8, where Walt goes through the medical scan, then tells Skyler he's out of the drug business; the implication seems to be that the cancer is back, and Walt is dying, so he doesn't see the point of continuing to cook anymore. Also, maybe Walt thinks that Hank investigating the case would finally make everyone recognize him as the genius he thinks he is; there have been several scenes in earlier episodes where it feels Walt almost wants to blurt out the truth for this reason. The police coming after him would also provide him with a way of going out in a blaze of glory type of suicide-by-cop, instead of slowly dying of cancer. (Remember the speech where Walt told Walter Jr. he doesn't want Jr. to see him just wither away, like Walt saw his own dad go?)

The only problem I seen with this theory is that the cops would confiscate the White family money, so Jr. and Holly would be left with nothing. Maybe this is the arc for the final eight episodes: Walt wants to die, but before he can he has to ensure his kids get the money, no matter what happens?

yeah wow, man, i'm starting to wonder if Walt is self-destructive or not as in control as he thinks.

Er, of course he's self-destructive, my point was just that previously he's done everything he can not to get caught by the cops, the self-destructiveness hasn't manifested in that way. But if the cancer is back and he knows the end is near, maybe he is looking for some sort of punishment, and/or recognition of the fact that he was the genius Heisenberg all along.

I took it as an example of his arrogance that he won't get caught. He has become decreasingly meticulous compared to the first few episodes. Plus the book is not something you might instantly think to get rid of - it's not direct evidence of a particular crime, for instance, more a peripheral detail that he's lost sight of.
Not that any of that is a wholly different thing from being self-destructive etc

it's not direct evidence of a particular crime, for instance, more a peripheral detail that he's lost sight of.

It's a direct link to a known criminal, and Walt should know Hank would find it significant... It's not like the previous discussion about Gale's notebook was just some casual thing Walt forgot, he was clearly scared of the idea Hank might connect Gale and his "W.W.", so it seems pretty weird that for months he's held on to a book that might verify the connection, if Hank ever saw it.

I agree that season 5 showed Walt getting more arrogant, but that was when dreamed of becoming the new top dog to replace Gus... However, the episode 8 finale is three months after Walt has (at least seemingly) decided to give up the meth business and return to normal family life, so you'd think he'd done everything he could to make sure that life won't get disrupted again?

there's also arrogance of power - as walt has gained more power he has become less cautious through cockiness. i think he gets off on having that book where someone can see it, hiding in plain sight etc.
not to say that he's not an idiot though :)

Maybe his wife just found it lying around and threw it in the bathroom reading pile?

Or he just forgot about the inscription?

The implausible part about Hank finding the book isn't that Walt would've just let it lay out in the open like that, it's that a house guest would bypass the common bathroom to go use the master bathroom.

Hell, Hank seems like one of those "drive-home-to-take-a-shit" dudes anyway.

otm

Tuomas, the character is developing. He has been through many experiences. He is not permanently meticulous, permanently vigilant, permanently smarter-than. One of the general rules of crime, in fact, is that criminals always slip up. Always. What's harder to believe is how long a guy with no criminal experience would go without making this sort of oversight.

tbf Tuomas has remained steadfast these last five seasons

i bought it because i loved the scene.

It's so great he looked like he was shitting his pants, but he was already on a toilet!

I thought it was great too. I reasoned in my head that if Hank had to go, he's the kind of guy who'd have no problem taking over his brother-in-law's bathroom and shitting in it.