Seriously, Marie might be my favorite character in the show. I have zero understanding of how anybody could hate her. Sure, she's a slightly racist gossipy busybody shoplifter, but she's family. If you're going to be down on her for that I don't know how you can watch the show.
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Seriously, Marie might be my favorite character in the show. I have zero understanding of how anybody could hate her. Sure, she's a slightly racist gossipy busybody shoplifter, but she's family. If you're going to be down on her for that I don't know how you can watch the show.
Okay, Episode 4 confirmed that Vince Gilligan is a hack.
He's trying to create this deep, conflicted character with Skyler and just failing miserably. The swimming pool scene was embarrassingly bad. I mean I actually paused it and got up to do something else, I was so embarrassed.
He's trying to create this deep, conflicted character with Skyler and just failing miserably. The swimming pool scene was embarrassingly bad. I mean I actually paused it and got up to do something else, I was so embarrassed.
Wiggum2007
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This thread is getting weird
If/when I ever rewatch the series I will be fast forwarding through every skyler moment so far this season besides maybe stealing juniors bacon.
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Deleted member 81567
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dave is ok
aztek is ok
You should make your trolling less obvious.
Also, Vince Gilligan didn't write Fifty-One
Joe Shlabotnik
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Why does everyone quote him, stop
Takamura-San
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Wasn't that a fake attempt from Skylar to convince marie and hank to take the kids.
I didn't read it as more than that.
I don't know if this has been posted already, but I'm going to post it anyway 'cause it made me laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDM1MQ7Wt8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDM1MQ7Wt8
Perspicacity
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Yeah, she was (sort of) faking a disorder to manipulate her family.
It's the exact same thing Walt did when he faked the fugue state.
RedNumberFive
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Don't forget - she gives a mean hand job!
-Pyromaniac-
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walt should have added "To gus" after that for the mad skills comeback.
Listen to David Chens BB podcast for an interview from the director of the episode. It's twenty min and they hop right to discusssion, then chill your fucking pill a bit dude.
Listen to David Chens BB podcast for an interview from the director of the episode. It's twenty min and they hop right to discusssion, then chill your fucking pill a bit dude.
Cornballer
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Cool - didn't know David Chen was doing these. I listened to a few of his Justified podcasts. Here's this week's installment on Fifty-One.
-Pyromaniac-
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I keep forgetting that Rian Johnson is an actual director of movies. He made Brick which was a good movie a while ago. He is making the upcoming Looper with joseph gordon levitt and bruce willis. He writes and directs them. Doubly impressive.
Wiggum2007
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Still think the Aztek deserved a viking funeral. For shame.
Heisenberg
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I know it's been discussed before but I haven't seen it mentioned recently (hard to keep up with this thread)
Anyone think it's possible that Steve was working for Gus/Mike?
Seems unlikely since he wasn't on the list of names/bank accounts that they found but certain plot points have made it seem like Gus had someone on the inside.
EDIT: Fry8 that is the best avatar I've ever seen haha
Anyone think it's possible that Steve was working for Gus/Mike?
Seems unlikely since he wasn't on the list of names/bank accounts that they found but certain plot points have made it seem like Gus had someone on the inside.
EDIT: Fry8 that is the best avatar I've ever seen haha
Darth Pinche
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Maybe the Aztek will be the lone survivor of the show. It won the lottery by being bought by the mechanic.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Brothers Bloom as well
Watch her face in the scene, though. She's not faking that dead look for the audience, because none of the rest of the people in the scene can see her. It's a ploy, but it's the kind of ploy you come up with because it represents an actual desire of yours.
The biggest thing I don't understand about Skylar, right from season 3, is why she is so hesitant to tell Walt Jr. that his father is terrible. It seems like the best weapon against Walt AND the right thing to do.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Its time for Breaking Bad
Wiggum2007
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This brings me a small amount of comfort.
She's not a complete asshole and doesn't want to use people as pawns?
Machine Messiah
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I thought episode 4, "Fifty One," was great. I've almost done a 180 on hating Skyler's character. She does have a point -- just at the end of last season, Walter thought a man was coming to kill the whole family. From her perspective, he's proven that he doesn't have a handle on the situation. Flinging herself in the pool I'll admit was weird and overly dramatic, but her motivation makes sense. She wants to protect her kids from whatever happens next with Walter.
And Walter is being insanely greedy at this point, far beyond any actual needs. At the beginning, he wanted to make money to leave behind for his family. He had clear and present needs. Now, he's buying cars he doesn't need, and pressing an unreliable methylamine contact. He has no regard for Skyler's mental health and he clearly views her as the enemy now ("my children," "your plan," etc), which is a departure from season 1.
Of course I'm still rooting for Walter and the whole gang, particularly Mike, but so far it seems like the point of this season is how Walter is losing touch with his original reasons for doing things.
Great season so far. It's been quite a ride, QUITE A RIDE!
And Walter is being insanely greedy at this point, far beyond any actual needs. At the beginning, he wanted to make money to leave behind for his family. He had clear and present needs. Now, he's buying cars he doesn't need, and pressing an unreliable methylamine contact. He has no regard for Skyler's mental health and he clearly views her as the enemy now ("my children," "your plan," etc), which is a departure from season 1.
Of course I'm still rooting for Walter and the whole gang, particularly Mike, but so far it seems like the point of this season is how Walter is losing touch with his original reasons for doing things.
Great season so far. It's been quite a ride, QUITE A RIDE!
How is it using people as pawns to tell her son the accurate truth about what's going on? Every moment she keeps Walt Jr. in the dark is putting him in more danger.
Telling Walt Jr would probably wreck JR emotionally. Like Skysky said, she's just waiting for the cancer to come back and is hoping he drops dead instead of having to expose him.
Takamura-San
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Anna on the podcast.
Cannot wait to listen.
Cannot wait to listen.
#teamHeisenberg
yup
;D
I was re-watching 'Salud', and there's a moment where Walt says: 'That's good Jesse', to his son.
Any chance this will come up later in the show?
FantasticMrFoxdie
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R.I.P Aztek, we hardly knew yee.
Brofist.
It seems clear that Walt has become the antagonist of the season, but I still can't help but root for him. Hopefully in part 2 of S5 he finds his redemption.
Brofist.
It seems clear that Walt has become the antagonist of the season, but I still can't help but root for him. Hopefully in part 2 of S5 he finds his redemption.
Dean Norris does a great 40 min long interview on NPR. Nothing to spolierish but always great insight from one of the actors.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/06/158196312/dean-norris-on-playing-good-in-breaking-bad
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/06/158196312/dean-norris-on-playing-good-in-breaking-bad
You realize old cars are worth more as parts than whole, right? You sell a used car to a mechanic and it's not gonna stay together long.
out0v0rder
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never forget skylers disinterested handjob. everything is all her fault, she loved ebay more than her man.
Patrick Bateman
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That's kind of the issue. Walt has been the main character of the show since the beginning, and yes we want him to keep cooking meth because it's dramatically interesting. But if it comes down to Walt vs. Jesse -- or even Walt vs. Mike -- I'm not going to root for Walt.
miller_time22
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre '03
Patrick Bateman
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Cool.
freenudemacusers
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that movie is a bigger trainwreck than this thread
I think it's from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake they made a little bit ago.
News report. Sad sad incident.
-Pyromaniac-
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Guys it's not funny, she died after that.
are you sure?
Robot Pants
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Oh man. Yea this just cemented how bad Rian Johnson really is.
I like Brick a lot, but this episode was terribly directed. Really bad.
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