sixteen-bit
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One last Terminator moment.Calcaneus said:
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Breaking Bad - Season 4 - Sundays on AMC
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BenjaminBirdie
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SalsaShark said:
It was the fucking best. (But his Hank scene was better. So smug and awesome.)
Trent Strong
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Earlier season of Breaking Bad were frequently funny, but this was the first episode this season to have a lot of humor in it.
Learn2read
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Like drunk driving you POS?Amir0x said:
Foliorum Viridum
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Or why he went to the old folks home despite the odds of it being a trap was even higher?bigjimmystyle said:
It's just one of those things you need to suspend disbelief for. Sometimes he has those spidey senses, other times not.
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Foliorum Viridum said:
It only serves as a juxtaposition on how wary he was about Walt being onto him and how his emotions towards his partner's killer still get in the way of that. He got careless cause he's filled with revenge. That's the one new thing that was introduced about him this season with that flashback. He's indeed a human after all, and he made a mistake.
The fact that his only "flaw" on his otherwise meticulous and perfect lifestyle is what got him killed is the whole point.
Americanmushroom
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why no gifs with oldguy spelling 'suck my...' etc 
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?la flama blanca
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He had the place checked out by Tyrus so he felt confident that it was safe.Foliorum Viridum said:
FantasticMrFoxdie
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SalsaShark said:
"Gimme my Emmy!"
sixteen-bit
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Heh, that'll be fun in threads as reaction gifs.Americanmushroom said:why no gifs with oldguy spelling 'suck my...' etc
Foliorum Viridum
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But then why didn't he send him to check under his car?Juancho9 said:
Just not completely consistent. I don't care, you can only expect so much of a TV show, but things like that stand out when you think about it.
Everyone seems to forget, that, besides a last minute piece of info from Jesse, that Walt had NO clue of Tio's connection to Gus. He didn't know where Tio was. I'd say the last time they had a meeting was back in Season 2, and he hasn't thought of him since.
The Old Folks home, for all Gus knew, was safe place to be, in regards to Walt's machinations.
The Old Folks home, for all Gus knew, was safe place to be, in regards to Walt's machinations.
Jakeh111 said:
Huh? She was choking on her own vomit, he could've saved her. I get the question, he wasn't directly responsible for the way she died, but he could have stopped it.
Edit: at this point I'm just repeating over and over what people have already said, right? Sorry, I'm just skimming through the thread.
Trent Strong
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Foliorum Viridum said:
Or why Gus's bodyguard wasn't worried about the old guy ringing his bell and alerting the nurse as soon as he saw Gus pull out the syringe? They'd never let the old guy touch his bell even if they had no idea it was attached to a bomb.
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bigjimmystyle said:
Gus realized that it was a trap because Jess said that Brock had been poisoned and Gus didn't do it so that leaves Walt. And he knew that Walt wanted his ass dead so on his way to the car it started clicking in for him that maybe he should avoid the car they just left unattended.
Grinchy
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Why does it need an explanation? Jesse told Gus that someone poisoned Brock, and then he flinched when Gus went in close to comfort him. It was a little convenient that Jesse demanded that Gus come to the hospital to make him cook, and Gus was smart enough to see that. He knew something was up. He didn't know what, but he knew it was something.bigjimmystyle said:
BenjaminBirdie
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FantasticMrFoxdie said:
"Row E....'G'...Row E....'I'....."
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Dude did you see my post from yesterday?SalsaShark said:
bangladesh said:
Just saw the episode. I am glad to have hinted Tio still had something to say! But nowhere in my brain I could expect the finale to be so cool... Snatcher/Terminator homage included XD
Anyways, put me in the bandwagon of the ones that still feel sympathy for Walt. His family never had anything to do with his motives for starting all this. I believe it was his own personal statement of starting taking blows and be the one giving them to life.
A brilliant guy, calmed, educated, always trying to do the right thing. The only thing he gets is a crappy job, a marriage that is about to break, a kid that pays more respect to the idiot of his brother in law, debts and more debts and fucking cancer.
Breaking Bad is not about Walter White trying to save his family but a personal reflexion about the end of the so-called American Dream and the meritocracy we all thought we lived in at some point in our lives.
I am not giving props to Walter White for killing anybody or turning into the monster he is now, but I like how he stops behaving like a victim and how he starts facing and actually beating all the crap he has to face. Taking control perhaps means becoming one of the monsters we have to face.
Anyways, put me in the bandwagon of the ones that still feel sympathy for Walt. His family never had anything to do with his motives for starting all this. I believe it was his own personal statement of starting taking blows and be the one giving them to life.
A brilliant guy, calmed, educated, always trying to do the right thing. The only thing he gets is a crappy job, a marriage that is about to break, a kid that pays more respect to the idiot of his brother in law, debts and more debts and fucking cancer.
Breaking Bad is not about Walter White trying to save his family but a personal reflexion about the end of the so-called American Dream and the meritocracy we all thought we lived in at some point in our lives.
I am not giving props to Walter White for killing anybody or turning into the monster he is now, but I like how he stops behaving like a victim and how he starts facing and actually beating all the crap he has to face. Taking control perhaps means becoming one of the monsters we have to face.
ourumov said:
..wat
dude has unconditional love all around and he neglects it. His kid loves him and he barely pays attention to him. His wife has such strong feelings towards him that she's now willing to put up with all of this shit to pull through for the sake of the family, and he stepped up and help him out BIG time.
only bad luck thing of the ones you mentioned is cancer. Many people get that, doesnt justify any of his actions. Crappy job and debts are more shit that happens/his own fault because of his decisions in life, wich are irrelevant to the show as they're just part of the setup. None of this takes away from the fact that he has a family.
I get the sympathy thing and im willing to let some of the other stuff discussed to be up for interpretation, but Walt being a victim and his family being the ones in the wrong towards him? what?
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BlueMagic said:
Since Mad Men premieres in March, I'd bet we have another July start for Breaking Bad.
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Next summer probably.BlueMagic said:
shadyspace
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He's also a man of honor. Walt's been a small coward of a man since episode 1, playacting a tough guy at his best.maharg said:
scar tissue
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It's not. It's an insult on the same level as asshole, dick, cunt,...BenjaminBirdie said:
Also, you can call a guy a bitch as well.
Learn2read
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SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE SHIELDshadyspace said:
BenjaminBirdie
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scar tissue said:
Yeah and you can call a...
On second thought, I'm not going to finish that sentence. Agree to disagree.
la flama blanca
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I actually view Walt as something much more sinister, merely using the perception of being a coward to his benefit.shadyspace said:
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RT @timcarvell: Breaking Bad is actually a pre-witness-relocation-program prequel to "Malcolm in the Middle".
Makes sense!
Makes sense!
Gary Whitta
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Doesn't The Shield have its own threads?
Beelzeboss
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I still can't see Walt as a monster just yet. Mostly because of all of this happened because of the dumb shit Jesse did. Most of his truly evil actions were in self defense and in some cases the greater good.
I have a good feeling Season 5 is where the Scarface in Walt comes out since he has no one left to defend himself from. All the problems that happen will be his fault.
I have a good feeling Season 5 is where the Scarface in Walt comes out since he has no one left to defend himself from. All the problems that happen will be his fault.
Grinchy
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A female actor is called an actress. A female waiter is called a waitress. A female asshole is a bitch.scar tissue said:
Sure, we don't need to assign gender to our words, but we do it for some reason. I'd be happy with just calling her an asshole too but other people would find it odd.
Drealmcc0y
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Im just watching episode 9 atm... but what has happened to this thread? Theres just tons of replies out of nowhere... does something game changing happen?
Not a victim of his family but of the system itself.
But going to the family thing...
Walt was a man that had lost all his self-respect and his family was one of the reasons of that situation. He did all kind of humiliating stuff in order to keep his family in a nice and happy life and no doubt they loved him and he loved him but Walt was clearly not loving himself (don't insert the crappy and easy joke here, fellas
.By the end of season 4 his self-respect skyrocketed while his love for his family is perhaps not as important as it used to be. Like I said, in order to be in control perhaps the only solution was to become a total asshole.
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