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Breaking Bad - Season 5, Part 2 - The Final Eight Episodes - Sundays on AMC

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yeah loved the bit when bill burr and huell(sp?) asked Walt if all the money was there and Walt said "close enough." Not gonna lie I would have taken a few bills...
 
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That was a great scene.
"I'm just saying, Mexico man."
 
lmao me too. so I don't think Jesse will ever find out about Jane

I disagree with that answer. As much as he fell for her, I think he realizes in hindsight how poor an influence she was on him. Walt also had halfway legitimate reasons for letting her die, one to escape blackmail, but also to pull jesse back from the inevitable cliff that he and Jane would have walked over had they left to whatever aimless heroin fueled future they were planning. Walt's was also more a sin of omission than anything in this case (not to at all absolve Walt of responsibility, however). Plus, as you said, since there was noone else present there's no way Jesse will ever find out about this unless Walt flat out tells him - though given how close he came in "Fly" to doing just that it's not beyond the realm of possibility.

Brock's poisoning on the other hand, was entirely underhanded, harming the innocent, and not only was jesse initially correct in suspecting Walt, but it was Walt himself who twisted the narrative enough to convince Jesse otherwise. The realization that he was duped like that will come with a fury 10x greater than that of even Hank in the last episode. Jesse has always had the strongest reactions in defense of children. Giving his younger brother a good talking to to stay out of drugs, going out of his way to save the kid in Peekaboo, going on a hell bent revenge spree for Tomas' execution, Brock's poisoning, and all of this fallout from the death of Drew Sharp. And since Saul was complicit in the entire Brock ordeal, he provides the perfect ammunition for Jesse to finally turn on Walt for the long haul.

Of this I am nearly 100% certain: Jesse WILL find out about the true nature of Brock's poisoning. It only remains to see exactly how he will react to that revelation. Will he sink deeper into depression realizing that his direct involvement in the saving of Walt's life indirectly led to the near taking of Brock's? He will realize just exactly the consequences of his actions, all of his sins laid bare in full context, enough to make any man fall to his knees. Or will he be the one pulling the trigger against Walt's temple in the end? Jesse was ready to do next to anything to get rid of Gus; Jesse will be ready to do ABSOLUTELY anything to annihilate Walt.

Also dean norris deserves an emmy for the last 2 episodes. I think he's overshadowed even cranston for the last 2 at least.

There is no justice if he doesn't sweep it with that final scene in the premiere. Absolutely amazing.
 
-I like how both Walt and Hank are willing to fall on their sword to achieve their main goals from the start of the series: Walt to ensure his family his secure long term, and Hank to nab Heisenberg.

-The Marie/Skyler confrontation mirrored the Hank/Walt confrontation with the Schrader getting physical but only really crossing the line when they try and 'save' the Whites' children.

-Walt's clearly thinking ahead by giving Saul the emergency cash. Vacuum cleaner repair is expensive. Can't have another 'crawl space' incident.

-If those two detectives fill Hank in on their initial run-in with Jesse involving Brock's poisoning and Jesse's ricin theory it could lead him down some interesting paths.

-The hug Hank gave Skyler was just as awkward as the one Walt gave her at the end of last year's premiere.

-Conscious decision by Marie not to drop the medical bills pipe bomb?
 
is talking bad good? or.. "good"? i watch at my friend's house and i never stick around. the whole #amiunderarrest thing and how they push it directly after an emotional scene has been pretty tiresome so far.

The promos are so awful and can kill the mood of the show. I remember last year after an intense scene on the Walking Dead the first commercial that immediately followed was that goofy Chris Hardwick telling everyone to watch Talking Dead and follow #hershelsleg.
 
hank knows about the medical bills at this point, right? if he sees everything else, "gambling money"-wise.. ? him saying that his entire career with the DEA was going to be forfeited if he told them superseded any minor medical bill issues, i think.
 
-I like how both Walt and Hank are willing to fall on their sword to achieve their main goals from the start of the series: Walt to ensure his family his secure long term, and Hank to nab Heisenberg.

-The Marie/Skyler confrontation mirrored the Hank/Walt confrontation with the Schrader getting physical but only really crossing the line when they try and 'save' the Whites' children.

-Walt's clearly thinking ahead by giving Saul the emergency cash. Vacuum cleaner repair is expensive. Can't have another 'crawl space' incident.

-If those two detectives fill Hank in on their initial run-in with Jesse involving Brock's poisoning and Jesse's ricin theory it could lead him down some interesting paths.

-The hug Hank gave Skyler was just as awkward as the one Walt gave her at the end of last year's premiere.

-Conscious decision by Marie not to drop the medical bills pipe bomb?

Dang I forgot those detectives interrogated Jesse about the Brock incident. Yup, that's how he's going to put it together.
 
lol the scene the credits play over is HANK CONFRONTING SKYLAR, FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING.

That's the level this show is playing at.

Go home, TV. You're drunk.
 
is talking bad good? or.. "good"? i watch at my friend's house and i never stick around. the whole #amiunderarrest thing and how they push it directly after an emotional scene has been pretty tiresome so far.

The guests are good. Hardwicke is fucking insufferable.

Talking Dead is worse though. They just bring on anyone who's seen a few episodes of the show and has a coherent understanding of what a zombie is. Can't pull that shit with BB; show's way too cerebral. You watch it seriously or you don't at all.
 
lol the scene the credits play over is HANK CONFRONTING SKYLAR, FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING.

That's the level this show is playing at.

Go home, TV. You're drunk.

Yeah, it could be Vince putting his bank account codes, personal messages to Adolph Hitler, and "Fuck You, Sheboygan" instead of the credits, and no one would notice it over the Scene.
 
This show. THIS FUCKING SHOW.

I know this is a week late, but I want to know what made Walt turn around and ask Hank about the GPS thing.

From last week's AV Club recap.

But there’s another side to Walt’s restful retirement and tiresome re-raveling of loose ends. Like most premature retirees, he’s bored stiff, and as is traditional, he copes by interfering in his wife’s business. Look at how he shows up at the carwash to bug Skyler about his elaborate plan for restructuring the displays to move more high-margin air fresheners. The man always got off on solving problems better than anyone else. Now the only outlets for his talents are penny-ante schemes to move money around, one $14.95 basic wash at a time. (“Please give this to your carwash professional, and have an A-1 day.”)

So when he realizes Leaves Of Grass is missing, connects the dots to Hank’s discomfort, and confirms his suspicions by finding a tracking device on his Chrysler, it’s both terrible and wonderful. Terrible: His secret is out. Wonderful: He has a project. And he feels fully up to the task, all but sneering at Hank for his clumsy use of the same tracking device the two of them planted on Fring’s car. “If you don’t know who I am, maybe your best course of action is to tread lightly,” he warns a shaken, awestruck Hank. Making meth was never what Heisenberg was all about. Having an enemy to crush, whether it be in business or in the struggle to survive—that’s the essence of Walt’s alter ego. And he seems to grow a foot taller when he’s able to set that side of himself free.
 
I was hoping for even a few seconds of that interrogation room scene, but I guess I'll have to wait. Not quite the foie gras poutine that the last episode was, but some amazing stuff and the momentum is still chugging along.

Interesting to see that both marriages are in some bizarre way getting strengthened by the crisis situation.
 
Soo fucking tense...Also from that preview....

seems like Saul finally tells Jesse about the Brock poisoning
 
is talking bad good? or.. "good"? i watch at my friend's house and i never stick around. the whole #amiunderarrest thing and how they push it directly after an emotional scene has been pretty tiresome so far.
The insider podcast is a lot better for cast/crew insight IMO
 
can't blame Marie.
Her husband has been in the crossfire because of Walt numerous times and had her house under police protection due to cartel threats.

Ugh Todd and his Neo-Nazzi friends. These guys look so wrong. Things will get really ugly
 
can't blame Marie.
Her husband has been in the crossfire because of Walt numerous times and had her house under police protection due to cartel threats.

Ugh Todd and his Neo-Nazzi friends. These guys look so wrong. Things will get really ugly

You can't but still I had an urge to slap her.
 
So Hank confronts Walt last episode, Skyler this episode and presumably Jesse next. Who is he going to confront next, Junior?

Hank:"Hey junior, ever noticed how breakfast started tasting much better since your dad was first diagnosed." lol.
 
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!!! All kinds of crazy shit is happening.

-Jesse has gone insane and is probably gonna rat out Walt.
-Hank doesnt give a fuck about anything but taking down Walt.
-Todd and his neo-nazi uncle's friends are starting a street war with that goddamn shifty bitch Lydia.
-And Skylar is holding her tongue like she is supposed to.

Couple things though:
1. Where the fuck is Walt, Jr.? He wasnt in the episode at all despite us seeing Walter's house for a whole day. It just seems like they didn't want to bring him in to the mix yet.
2. That lottery ticket is a bad idea. Hank is a smart guy and if he gets a warrant to search the place that lottery ticket will send off alarm bells. Walt is supposed to have mega money stashed away so why would he be buying lottery tickets.
3. Why no flash-forward this episode? Guess they are using it sparingly, we probably won't see it again until we are actually caught up to that timeline.
4. Jesse is a bitch.
5. What does Walt want with that ricin? TELL ME!
 
I think Aaron Paul inadvertently gave away a spoiler during Talking Bad.

When he talks about the charity give away for the finale one of the places he talks about going to is the cemetery.
 
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