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Breaking Bad - Season 5 interim thread - the series concludes Summer 2013 on AMC

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rekameohs

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Nah, I like that his real background is ambiguous. Gus was always nearly superhuman in the show: he was exactly what Walt wished he could be - hidden in plain sight with a secure, self-sustaining business, he showed incredible knowledge of the situations around him, and of course his supervillain styled death scene. I like that mystery behind Gus, lets you fill in yourself how this man came to be this way.
 
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rekameohs said:
Nah, I like that his real background is ambiguous. Gus was always nearly superhuman in the show: he was exactly what Walt wished he could be - hidden in plain sight with a secure, self-sustaining business, he showed incredible knowledge of the situations around him, and of course his supervillain styled death scene. I like that mystery behind Gus, lets you fill in yourself how this man came to be this way.
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Agreed. Present-day Gus is inhuman.
 
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rekameohs said:
Nah, I like that his real background is ambiguous. Gus was always nearly superhuman in the show: he was exactly what Walt wished he could be - hidden in plain sight with a secure, self-sustaining business, he showed incredible knowledge of the situations around him, and of course his supervillain styled death scene. I like that mystery behind Gus, lets you fill in yourself how this man came to be this way.
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Completely agreed on this. The character is much more interesting this way.
 
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If you follow BB on Facebook they have this name picture generator that portrays your name in BB title style (with boxed elements if your name has any) for your profile and cover photo. Pretty cool stuff.
 
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Completely agreed on this. The character is much more interesting this way.
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yup, this is what makes BB a great show; all we know is the info the characters on the show knew.

so if his underlings and colleagues didn't know too far back into his past, than the only one who knew was ding ding Hector
 
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gutter_trash said:
yup, this is what makes BB a great show; all we know is the info the characters on the show knew.

so if his underlings and colleagues didn't know too far back into his past, than the only one who knew was ding ding Hector
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The most interesting hint was Mike saying that even he couldn't find anything on Gus prior to 1989.
 
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- Maureen Ryan Interview: 'The X-Files' Turns 20 - 'Breaking Bad' Creator On What He Learned From Mulder And Scully
On Sept. 10, 1993, a show called "The X-Files" premiered on Fox, and just over 20 years later "Breaking Bad" will air its series finale on AMC. Those events have a lot more in common than you might think.

Vince Gilligan, the creator of "Breaking Bad," got his start in television by writing for "The X-Files." He was toiling away as a film writer and living in Virginia when a meeting with "X-Files" creator Chris Carter changed his life.

"I learned everything I pretty much know about TV from 'The X-Files' and from working for Chris, and from working with ['X-Files writer/producers] Frank Spotnitz and John Shiban," Gilligan said in a phone interview with The Huffington Post. "It was a great learning experience, and one that I always liken to film school, except it was a film school that paid me to attend."

As part of our commemoration of the 20th anniversary of "The X-Files," we've interviewed the show's alumni: Check out our interview with Gillian Anderson here and watch this space for more from Spotnitz and "Homeland's" Howard Gordon, another "X-Files" alumni.

Below, Gilligan talks about how he fell "ass backward" into an "X-Files" writing gig and explains how the show's rigorous visual approach influenced the acclaimed "Breaking Bad."
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I hope we get a fantasy episode, like The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell from It's always sunny.

Would be so whimsical to see an episode where the White families ancestors did some whacky thing that caused trouble for the gang in colonial America!

Actually, I'm just so into my withdrawal from BB that I'm willing to create fan fiction like that to satiate my needs :(
 
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KMD said:
I hope we get a fantasy episode, like The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell from It's always sunny.

Would be so whimsical to see an episode where the White families ancestors did some whacky thing that caused trouble for the gang in colonial America!

Actually, I'm just so into my withdrawal from BB that I'm willing to create fan fiction like that to satiate my needs :(
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We need a Whedon-style musical episode, for sure. With Conan.
 
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KMD said:
I hope we get a fantasy episode, like The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell from It's always sunny.

Would be so whimsical to see an episode where the White families ancestors did some whacky thing that caused trouble for the gang in colonial America!

Actually, I'm just so into my withdrawal from BB that I'm willing to create fan fiction like that to satiate my needs :(
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Get out.
 
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Servbot24

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BigAT said:
Definitely seems too late in the game to devote an episode to Gus' background, but I hope when the series is over Gilligan sheds a little light on it.
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I imagine that just like 5.1, there will be a couple hints. Doing an episode about Gus' backstory would be way too heavy-handed for this show.
 
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CassSept said:
I can't make it out, but some people are saying that Walt is holding a gps tracker in this one, indicating he knows Hank knows.
This could be the first legitimate spoiler about the season!
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seems more like he's looking around wondering "who the fuck is tracking me?"
 
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