Spotless Mind
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Bryan Cranston has been cast in 30 Rock. He will be playing
. I want to go to there!
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Man I love Skyler, and would love to see a full season focused on her after Walt dies (from whatever). She really went above and beyond to support Walt and he's so disappointed that he isn't dead yet that he turned into a raging psychopath trying to court his death. It would be neat to see how the business ended up flourishing, and 20 years down the line her owning a chain of car washes with a "side business" similar to what Gus set up.
This post was funnier before the edit for some reason.
Mastodonkey
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He has his moments when he's cool and smooth but in the scene where he shoots Mike he basically just got super angry Mike went off on him and wouldn't show him respect and shot him.. then afterwards he couldn't believe he actually did it. This had been building for a long time. I think Walt actually liked Mike but also hated him for giving zero respect and blaming everything on him.. which to some extent was unjust on Mike's part.. either way it shows that Walt can handle certain situations and everything seems fine and he's under complete control then something happens that goes way over his head puts fear and doubt back into him.
Yep, but what else did you expect from him? Even when he has good intentions, he basically has "E" rank Luck.
Darth Pinche
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Finally, a non Skyler hating post! I like your interpretation on things. But I envision Jesse running the car wash empire.
Hah this'll be good.
Yeah, I have been hoping they would do a episode focused mainly on Skyler.
Souless_PJ
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Um they just did. She moped around with her sad / angry / annoyed face stinking up the scenery as usual and then almost drowned remember
You must have some serious fixation on her to think that episode was about her.
Grinchy
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Going from one of TV's best shows to one of TV's worst.
-Pyromaniac-
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There can't be a skyler centric episode, they'd have to come up with like 100 drab comments she can make as she walks away.
Discotheque
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There could have been a great one a couple seasons ago. But the writers really have nothing for her right now.
Jon Hamm's been on 30 Rock a few times now and it's always funny.
TrumanBurbank
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What! 30 Rock is awesome.
Extra Sauce
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Wow, just realized that.
AMC and 30 Rock have a good thing going on.
Too bad Walking Dead has mediocre lead actors.
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I agree, and I said this several weeks back when most people didn't seem to feel that way.
Grinchy
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30 Rock is like the Skyler of TV shows. It doesn't really do anything well and any guy with half a brain can see that it's ruining people's lives.
TrumanBurbank
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Wtf?
Grinchy
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I was watching 30 Rock one day while my car was being stolen. If I wasn't watching the show, I would have noticed and could have stopped the crime.
In other words, I'm fucking tired and I'm babbling.
29 of which will be Skyler complaining, naturally.
Was hoping there wasn't any of that since she wasn't much in last 2 eps.
Oh well, I just skip those posts nowadays.
PedroPanache
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So, the only logical place for the show to go now is to Hank finding out something about Walt. They've left it pretty late in the day, but I can't believe the cliffhanger, or at least elements of the cliffhanger, won't be Hank discovering something about Walt, even if it's just something that suggests Walt is leading a double life of sorts.
wut. Last episode (of this half of the season) is tommorrow night, mang.
Haha. One more epi. Last week beIng the finale would be harsh
Battersea Power Station
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I don't know if you found out yet, but there's one more episode on Sunday night. It's premiering on AMC.
triplestation
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How hilarious would it be if it's Gomez who finds out about Walt first.
triplestation
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I really can't see Gomez being killed off though. Gomez is just way too far from the storm, he's oblivious about everything unless Hank informs him.
Nameless
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Who knows, with Hank tethered to a desk Gomi will be the one doing the bulk of the field work, especially the 'off the books' stuff. I could totally picture a scenario where he gets too close to The Danger and has to be iced.
This?
Yep that's the one. Thanks.
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Some epic shit better go down tonight, Hank has to find out about Walter or something else MAJOR.
We need the equivalent of Shane breaking down the barn doors/Sophia in the Walking Dead season split.
We need the equivalent of Shane breaking down the barn doors/Sophia in the Walking Dead season split.
I guarantee you nothing like that will happen tonight.
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Lol, tomorrow night <_<
I'm with you on that.
I don't think Walt will be found out. I really hope he is but I doubt it.
The Horror the horror
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I can't help but think that Walt's new drug connection will be the cause of his downfall. We know absolutely nothing about the guy or his organization -- he could be a snitch for all we know, or his organization might be riddled with problematic elements that will contribute to Walt's fall.
How do we know if he sincerely means to pull his end of the deal with Walt, long term wise? Initially he took offense when Walt suggested that he operate his organization under Walt's supply.
How do we know if he sincerely means to pull his end of the deal with Walt, long term wise? Initially he took offense when Walt suggested that he operate his organization under Walt's supply.
Guardian - Comment is Free - Breaking Bad doesn't show you the real drug war drama
I think someone doesn't quite get it all too well...
First comment is awesome.
I think someone doesn't quite get it all too well...
First comment is awesome.
blahblah...blah
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Two bits of 'speculation' people are making:
"1. Walt Jr. dies in a car crash, so Skyler (no longer afraid of upsetting him) goes to the DEA. Walt kills her to stop that happening"
This is so outlandish it's ridiculous. If it happens, I'll be disappointed
"2. Gomez finds out, so Walt kills him"
This will be annoying because all we care about is Hank finding out, and - when he does - having Gomez around as a foil will be valuable. All because his IMDB page lists him as 2008-2012?!
"1. Walt Jr. dies in a car crash, so Skyler (no longer afraid of upsetting him) goes to the DEA. Walt kills her to stop that happening"
This is so outlandish it's ridiculous. If it happens, I'll be disappointed
"2. Gomez finds out, so Walt kills him"
This will be annoying because all we care about is Hank finding out, and - when he does - having Gomez around as a foil will be valuable. All because his IMDB page lists him as 2008-2012?!
The Mana Legend
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I really hope Louis Ferreira is given a slightly bigger role. He is a really good actor, even if the thing he's most known for is his really terrible role in Saw IV.
Didn't we hear from Dean Norris that something tragic was going to happen to Holly tomorrow?
Battersea Power Station
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I can't find the comments on the mobile site.
The writer has a point, though, and i think it's unfair to say he doesn't get it. He's not saying that the show is bad because of its lack of analysis of the drug trade. He's saying it's potentially irresponsible to desensitize viewers to its horrors, causing them to take it as a given evil: the inevitable result of bad dudes doing bad things. That can serve as misdirection from the institutional failings that allow such destruction to flourish.
The fact that they're writing it at all is a testament to Gilligan's ability. They're basically asking him to make another "The Wire," so the fact that they this that's even possible means they respect his skill tremendously.
They recognize that the show is a comic book, but an extremely well crafted one. And the point of the article is perhaps it's not the best idea to write a comic book about this serious subject, when a novel would do it and the people better justice.
Perhaps it's something to consider. Gilligan has shown how has great power, and with it often comes great responsibility.
I can't find the comments on the mobile site.
The writer has a point, though, and i think it's unfair to say he doesn't get it. He's not saying that the show is bad because of its lack of analysis of the drug trade. He's saying it's potentially irresponsible to desensitize viewers to its horrors, causing them to take it as a given evil: the inevitable result of bad dudes doing bad things. That can serve as misdirection from the institutional failings that allow such destruction to flourish.
The fact that they're writing it at all is a testament to Gilligan's ability. They're basically asking him to make another "The Wire," so the fact that they this that's even possible means they respect his skill tremendously.
They recognize that the show is a comic book, but an extremely well crafted one. And the point of the article is perhaps it's not the best idea to write a comic book about this serious subject, when a novel would do it and the people better justice.
Perhaps it's something to consider. Gilligan has shown how has great power, and with it often comes great responsibility.
It's a shame you can't view the comments as many have made better observations then I probably will do, but generally, whenever Breaking Bad is referenced in the article it seems like the viewpoint of someone who has never watched the show. Breaking Bad is one of the only programs I know of that deal with the consequences of choices made in a quasi-realistic fashion. Something doesn't just happen and people move on, the protracted effects of things are drawn out for a long time in contrast to other shows.
In particular, the Season 2 episode Peakaboo where Jesse is at the meth-heads house deals entirely on the bleak reality of meth effects. Cartels are constantly referenced. The violence Hank witnessed still gives him PTSD episodes. It isn't set in Mexico, so yes, the effects of the drug war to their residents isn't necessarily focussed upon, but to denigrate the show in such a sweeping manner undermines his entire argument.
I think that although Breaking Bad does require some suspension of disbelief in it's over-arching narrative, it reflects reality a hell of a lot better than other shows. I'm intrigued to see where the series ends to see if it is making any political points about drug wars, failed policies etc. But that's not what the show is about, and I'd be unsurprised if the status quo is challenged. Just that choices have consequences.
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