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"Breaking Bad" - Season 2 - Sundays on AMC
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I know this is old hat, but...
re: Skylar smoking.
Didn't she also drink at the party where Walt's old colleague offered to pay for his care? Initially before they left, I thought Walt went apeshit at her having a drink in her hand while preggo...then it came back to Walt hating to ask for help.
It also points to a criminally dark side - maybe Skylar's old habits had some kind of an effect on Walt Jr.'s health.
re: Skylar smoking.
Didn't she also drink at the party where Walt's old colleague offered to pay for his care? Initially before they left, I thought Walt went apeshit at her having a drink in her hand while preggo...then it came back to Walt hating to ask for help.
It also points to a criminally dark side - maybe Skylar's old habits had some kind of an effect on Walt Jr.'s health.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
Fordzilla said:
His lie is starting to show more and more wear per episode even though he was so easy to spin the thing with Gretchen. He is growing more cold hearted, demanding Jesse to kill the meth heads last episode, demanding things to be done his way even though he doesn't have an idea how to properly do it, being cold to Gretchen, the conversation about what him and his son is going to do to the person who made that sign even though Walt sounded more sinister about it, the fact that Walt killed a man last season doesn't really haunt him and he is more concerned about covering his lie. I am sure there are some more hints of his turn to what I think might be the season ender which could be Walt killing Hank.
Cornballer
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Good episode. Walt's continuing down a dark path, and I'm not sure where he goes from here. The crack house stuff was harrowing.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
I am really glad that the season isn't even halfway done yet.
BobFromPikeCreek
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Good episode.
Did I misread the situation, or did it seem like the vice-principal wants to get it on with Walt?
Did I misread the situation, or did it seem like the vice-principal wants to get it on with Walt?
BobFromPikeCreek said:
I was confused about that at first but the next scene makes it clear that it's building up to the students being assholes to Walt (with the missing poster).
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Holy crap Jesse's scenes were gripping. The atmosphere was so perfect, you kinda knew everything going through Jesse's head. Peek a boo.
Walt is becoming really sinister as well, but in a very believable way. A lot of it stems from his pride or his stubbornness as well as his secrecy, so he's not just suddenly filling with 'the evil.' As someone else mentioned the conversation between Walt and Jr. with the little revenge fantasy was nice given that Walt just last episode ordered Jesse to kill someone who crossed them.
I love how Hank, Jesse and Skylar have seen some major fleshing out this season. Jesse is such an empathetic character right now just as Walt is becoming increasingly less so. I know we say this about everyone on this show but the actor who plays Jesse does his part so well. It's just the right mix of tough and pathetic.
EDIT: Huh, did anyone know that the actor who plays Walter Jr. actually has Cerebral Palsy?
Am I the only one who thought the meth head's child was a dead ringer for a mini Rorschach?
I always wondered if this was the case. He always seemed to be just slightly off physically to the point that it might not be acting. Apparently his condition isn't nearly as bad as Walt Jr.'s though. IMDB:
"In 2006 RJ Mitte was cast as Walt White Jr., a series regular, and character with Cerebral Palsy on AMC Network's Breaking Bad. And though Mitte has a mild case of cp, he had to do what all actors do, research the character, and even relearn many of the challenges he had endured as a child in order to convey a more pronounced version of cp."
Ventrue said:
I always wondered if this was the case. He always seemed to be just slightly off physically to the point that it might not be acting. Apparently his condition isn't nearly as bad as Walt Jr.'s though. IMDB:
"In 2006 RJ Mitte was cast as Walt White Jr., a series regular, and character with Cerebral Palsy on AMC Network's Breaking Bad. And though Mitte has a mild case of cp, he had to do what all actors do, research the character, and even relearn many of the challenges he had endured as a child in order to convey a more pronounced version of cp."
Cornballer said:
That was a great read.
Although, one thing the writer mentions which kinda felt like a jump to conclusions to me (or a more quick to judge thing):
"The Walt who took Gretchen to dinner, then unloaded on her about decades' worth of resentment, is terrifying, because, despite what Gretchen thought, this is him. This has always been him. He has a history of walking away from situations because of some slight -- real or perceived -- and then making himself into the victim, and nobody close to him has any idea just how much anger he's holding in, and how he's letting that anger guide his every decision. "
What "history"? For all we know, it's only this Gretchen situation. Unless I forgot something that happened before, has there been any other situations we've seen, heard, or was implied where Walt acted like that before?
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
KdoubleA said:
I don't know about you but if I was a guy who helped create a company that made millions, got shit from it, and had to become a chemistry teacher and car wash worker on the side to make the mortage and later had to make meth to survive, I would be pretty pissed about the situation
Spectral Glider
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daw840 said:
Yeah, good stuff, as well as the, "...and put one in your cranial" line.
Cornballer
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The whole exchange about the concussion was darkly amusing, too: "Don't fall asleep, baby."
dead souls
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Just fucking brilliant again. Breaking Bad continues to be the best thing currently airing on television.
Is it next Sunday yet?
Is it next Sunday yet?
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Preview spoiler:
It figures that Walt wants to branch out just as Hank gets a promotion that keeps him at arms length.
I loved the scene in the beginning when Jesse is preparing what to say when he gets into the house, then the mail woman arrives and that whole little scene that plays out with her saying, "You have a nice day!" and Jesse says, "Right on! You too!" just had me bust out laughing, especially when his day becomes anything but nice. :lol
Spirit of Jazz
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AlternativeUlster said:
Yeah, I don't think anything this episode eluded to Walt's darker side; we don't even know why it was he left Gretchen. Who says she's not painting herself as the victim? Because stealing credit for somebody else's work is what that person would do. It's hard to believe a good person, no matter how heartbroken they were would of done that. I think Walt ordering Jessie to kill somebody was far more sinister.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
Spirit of Jazz said:
I didn't say what Walt did this episode was more evil than what he did last episode but he is continuing on a decline which not only I but quite other posters and critics have said.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
Javaman said:
I am not sure which direction they go with this. I hope they don't go that way truthfully.
Tyrone Slothrop
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how did that dude die? it was so dark i couldn't tell, dunno if that was because of my TV's contrast or whatever...
Battersea Power Station
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Dude, you have no idea how heart breaking it is for her. She's on the verge of breaking down and bawling every second she's with Walt. And when women are on that edge, the only way they can stop it is with bitchiness.dekor MT said:
By the way, don't rush into getting married. ):
The second death is the dude at the convenience store.duderon said:
Why would he be suspected personally? The mail woman just saw some white boy.Javaman said:
Do ATMs know the serial numbers of the bills they hold? No, right?
KolosLazar16
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Tyrone Slothrop said:
Wow man that sucks, you missed the best part of the episode.
FrenchMovieTheme
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"his head fell off!?"
Amazing, brilliant, uncompromisingly incredible. I don't even know if that's a word. Breaking Bad remains, as another poster said, the best show on TV.
I read someones spoilers about "Walt becoming more like Tuco" and I was truly afraid to watch, because that is simply not the actual path I want him to go, but I should have known better.
I personally think that Skylar
. I think she knows more than is being let on, almost assuredly.
Even when she "believed Walt's explaination" it seemed as if she was pretending, similarily as to how Walt's explinations don't sound very convincing to anyone. She even said "
..." As if to let Walt on to know that she wasn't quite convinced.
I read someones spoilers about "Walt becoming more like Tuco" and I was truly afraid to watch, because that is simply not the actual path I want him to go, but I should have known better.
I personally think that Skylar
saw the money box and gun and is just wanting to get Walt to confide in her. You don't have a baby room and be a woman and not notice things amiss like they were, especially when your loved one is missing and you want to do housework to become preoccupied
Even when she "believed Walt's explaination" it seemed as if she was pretending, similarily as to how Walt's explinations don't sound very convincing to anyone. She even said "
They're broke? But she's still driving a Bently
Valkyr Junkie
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B.K. said:
I doubt they have any reason to perform any kinds of forensics on that house; aside from being a shit dump. That woman is probably fucked up to the point where she'll gladly admit to doing everything, and if she were to try to blame Jesse I doubt the cops would exert any effort in searching for "Diesel." We'll see if anything comes of this situation, but I doubt it.
Did Jesse grab all of the cash out of the safe? I saw him going for the containers on the top, but I didn't notice if he picked up all the cash off the ground since he didn't seem too have a lot of money packed into his jacket later.
Cornballer
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New episode tonight.
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AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
This episode sounds like there isn't going to much nail biting stuff but we will see. Last week was so exciting because I was able to watch the episode as it aired but sadly, I will have to torrent this one like all the others now.
Spectral Glider
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Aw, man, that's some insane shit there.
Straightballin
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So whats going on with the preview to next weeks episode? It looks as if Hank finds out what Walt is up to.
Tyrone Slothrop
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no more tejano music numbers, please. shit gave me a migraine
Battersea Power Station
Member
The song at the beginning was amazing. This show mixes style with plain-statedness in such a pleasing way.
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