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

There's the man he bought a pistol off in season 3? 4?

ahhh xpost

i have no memory of that

how he would remember that guy's phone number is.... eh whatever

Season 4 episode 2:

During a pre-credits sequence, Walter (Bryan Cranston) purchases a Ruger LCR .38 snubnosed revolver from a black market gun dealer (Jim Beaver). Secretly, Walter plans to use the concealable gun to kill his employer, drug kingpin Gus (Giancarlo Esposito)

yep same guy

jim beaver owns

thanks, had completely forgotten about that

yeah jim beaver's the gun guy.

jim beaver owns guns

yeah, we saw him buy the gun in episode 5.1.1

jim owns gun beavers

anna gunn owns beavers

Anyone who argues that it's unusual or out of character for Walt to make hugely significant and life-altering decisions on the fly and with little deliberation has been watching a different show than the one I've been watching.

Mike would agree

beaver shot

I don't think s1ocki's point is that it isn't plausible or even in keeping with Walt's character. hell, people act of character all the time! "plausibility" isn't the problem, it's that it isn't narratively satisfying and seems herky jerky and ad hoc from a show with a genius sense of plotting up until now. earlier seasons sprung like a mousetrap at the end.

out of character

is @ the least p fortuitous that that charlie rose interview is on @ that exact pt @ that exact time

but thats how fiction works for the most part

what does it mean tho, could they just not come up with anything, or is it different on purpose

I don't think s1ocki's point is that it isn't plausible or even in keeping with Walt's character. hell, people act of character all the time! "plausibility" isn't the problem, it's that it isn't narratively satisfying and seems herky jerky and ad hoc from a show with a genius sense of plotting up until now. earlier seasons sprung like a mousetrap at the end.

― ryan, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 2:16 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yes. i know that "people change their mind all the time," dudes

idk fate wants walt not to die in jail but at the hands of __________

The key line may have been Gretchen saying that the brilliant blah blah WW we knew is gone. Walt thought, "That's true. Walter White, the guy who brought Heisenberg into existence to help his family, has has no reason left to live in freedom, but Heisenberg has several reasons to stay free a little while longer. I'm just going to be Heisenberg from now on."

is @ the least p fortuitous that that charlie rose interview is on @ that exact pt @ that exact time

― johnny crunch

This kind of coincidence used sparingly really doesn't bother me.

if your mom had never met your dad

seems herky jerky and ad hoc from a show with a genius sense of plotting up until now. earlier seasons sprung like a mousetrap at the end. ― ryan, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 2:16 PM

yeah - definitely agree with this

maybe the guns in the trunk restaurant ricin opening are from after he's already done everything he's gonna do, after which he took the gun from the nazis and put it in his trunk and now he's gonna eat the ricin

ooooh that's good

he kept one gun as a souvenir

uh Beaver gives him the keys to the car

we're all assuming he's gonna go after the nazis but i wouldnt put it past this show for them to not be the target at all

Walt murders his family

other possible targets - Lydia? Grey Matter? local DEA office?

walt buys that gun and goes to catch a screening of 2 guns and takes the ricin while watching it

he did say that he was gonna go get the nazis? so...

presumably Walt gets away from NH somehow, phones Beaver, says "I need an assault weapon and a car, meet me at Denny's", they do the swap, then Walt drives to his house to get the ricin

he said he was gonna get the nazis BEFORE his NH adventure, he didn't say anything after he saw the Charlie Rose show, which seemed to have altered his thought process significantly.
xp

ya and was many months later

if hope the last episode isn't just about walt trying to reclaim the 6/7ths of his fortune that the nazis took

how Walt gets across the country without a car is kind of a mystery to me

or maybe he was just switching cars, I dunno

i doubt it will be just about that but i suspect it will be partially about that xp

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Hitchhiker

ill be disappointed if its all just resolved through shooting things, but i dont think it will be

don't forget the poisonin things

me neither

i guess the reason that would disappoint me is that everything in this show has been driven by a sense of urgency... whether you're "team walt" or not, it's always been about him trying desperately to survive, or not get caught, or protect someone, etc. etc. "walt goes hunting for his wounded pride and some cash he left behind" just doesn't have that tension.

He might have bought a car with some of the 100000$ he had in his box.

^^^^

he wouldve had to do it pretty fast tho

ya not sure why how does walt get a car became a big question itt

a criminal genius and manipulative mastermind with millions of dollars at hand... but how... does he get his hands on a used car

maybe build it out of snow