Cornballer
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Breaking Bad - Season 5 interim thread - the series concludes Summer 2013 on AMC
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- From the Oatmeal: Violence vs Hair - An Analysis of Breaking Bad
Cornballer
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SKYLER LOOKS SO HOT I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
FantasticMrFoxdie
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THIS IS MY OWN PRIVATE DOMICILE! is probably one of my favs.
Feels Goodman.
unknownhero
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so, I started to watch season 1 of breaking bad. Got to say, i can't really see why people hate skylar. So far, she's been acting like what any sane wife would act. keep in mind, I just watched the first 3-4 episodes.
AzureSkies
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Wait till you get further.
Mostly she's a bad actor that makes the character uninteresting. Then she got too much screen time over Jesse in S5. Also, her actions may be logical, but it's too reactionary. Test: Imagine a character centric episode with any other major character and it wouldn't be boring.
Skylar to me just doesn't have an attractive, likeable personality. Not bad, just a little boring. Even when she was hot and heavy for Ted, she mainly just used overly sexual gestures to get his attention. (The again she just wanted sex...so probably an useless example) Meh, then again, I guess we really wouldn't see a great, bubbly personality from a woman who seems to be suffering from depression (even before Walt went bad - my judgment) and a boring and eventually failed marriage. I think the actress is playing skylar just the way the writers want, though.
TrumanBurbank
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So wrong it hurts.
Dion Blaster
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So does the bacon/Skyler theory contradict the "Walt says yes to whatever drink Hank get him" theory? That's throwing me for a loop, not sure what to make of the on the rocks scene now.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
I think these are the "Fly is a bad episode" folks.
:lol :lol sorry for pointing that out, the t-shirt still looks awesome though.
Admiral Bone to Pick
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Mostly just misogyny.
Ignatz Mouse
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Anna Gunn is one of the best actors on the show.
The Lamonster
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You ain't seein the basement bitch!
Nonononono.gif
ThanksVision
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I can't stop laughing at all the parts where walt/jesse grabs crotch
WIPE DOWN THIS
TUG ON THIS
ESCALATE THIS
and my personal favorite...
I'VE GOT YOUR RESTRAINING ORDER RIGHT HERE. RESTRAIN THIS
WIPE DOWN THIS
TUG ON THIS
ESCALATE THIS
and my personal favorite...
I'VE GOT YOUR RESTRAINING ORDER RIGHT HERE. RESTRAIN THIS
Ignatz Mouse
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Only Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are better.
I also think Aaron Paul doesn't get enough credit, he's Cranston's equal.
Cornballer
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The Lamonster
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"Peter"
I agree with the Villigan that most if not all Skylar haters might just be misogynists.
Here is a very great article that explains why Skylar is a great character, and not a bitch.
http://openseasonreviews.tumblr.com/post/56255159700/so-you-think-skyler-white-is-a-bitch
Here is a very great article that explains why Skylar is a great character, and not a bitch.
http://openseasonreviews.tumblr.com/post/56255159700/so-you-think-skyler-white-is-a-bitch
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Svelte Peter is killing me
unknownhero
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the "wipe down this" taunt nearly had me spill my cereal laughing. Also, I like what walt did to the
in episode 4 of S1. badass.
ken wins car
I should dig up my post about poor walt.
Ignatz Mouse
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Outstanding analysis, and also shows why the show would be worse off without her.
Nameless
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I too just started a rewatch and I'm really trying to give Skylar the benefit of the doubt. However dressing down your husband like a puppy over $15 is not what a sane wife does."Waaalt, we don't use the mastercard....." *Stares sternly until her decree is acknowledged* Neither is going nuclear over a little weed, tracking down your husband's dealer, and threatening them with the wrath of the DEA. That Walt begs her to, "just this once", climb out of his ass implies she's been tirelessly rooting around up there for decades. It's a miracle Walt didn't have colon cancer.
Is Skylar a loving wife & mother? No question. The problem is sees her having absolute control and what's best for her family as being one in the same, and whenever that authority is challenged or questioned, even slightly, she responds by being childish or cuntish.
Funny you bring up Vince's quote because he said that one time. His most recent answer was completely different so I wouldn't go by what he says as gospel.
Anyways, I just don't see why the Skylar non-haters can't just accept that people hate her. Everyone has different reasons (including her bad acting sometimes)... there isn't just one reason to hate her so you can't go labeling everyone as a misogynist. That argument is pretty weak. Just accept that LOTS of people hate Skylar and move on, even though you may like her. Not everyone is going to have the same opinion on all characters as everyone else. Heck, I've even heard people say that they don't like Jesse.
Of course, this Skylar discussion will never end and it is part of what makes BB interesting, but I think it drags on because the Skylar lovers won't give it up. Anytime someone new comes in to the BB discussion and gives their thoughts which include the usual "Skylar is a bitch" or "I hate Skylar" comments, they are immediately bombarded with the "Why you hate her? You misogynist?" questions.
On the card thing, it was a simple reminder, not an interrogation. You (naturally) have more sympathy for the guy for the scene that had just transpired. Also, as the family accountant, the emergency credit card is for emergencies only.
The Lamonster
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mind = blown
Ignatz Mouse
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It's that the hate is so strong, and the notion is supposed to be taken at face value. It's not the "Skyler lovers" making an issue out of it, it's the out-of-scale hate.
Also, still don't see the bad acting.
Also, still don't see the bad acting.
People hate tv characters who are condescending, act smug or patronizing in any way.
We don't hate Gus, Hank or Mike because they don't act that way, despite being obstacles to Walt.
Besides, plenty of people hated this character for the exact reasons some hate Skyler.
Her decisions aren't what make her irritating to some, it's the way she speaks to people like they're idiots.
Besides, Skyler herself called her sister a bitch, plus a random woman she finished talking to over the phone, you wouldn't say she's a misogynist for using the word, right?
Ignatz Mouse
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Gus wasn't smug or condescending?
I think part of the reason people hate Skyler is becuase she *is* a (low grade) bitch at first. She emasculates Walt in the early episodes. But it's pretty minor stuff. It does give people an initial impression that they build on, though.
Still, I find her a sympathetic character from the time Walk starts being missing for hours on end. Which is pretty much the beginning.
I think part of the reason people hate Skyler is becuase she *is* a (low grade) bitch at first. She emasculates Walt in the early episodes. But it's pretty minor stuff. It does give people an initial impression that they build on, though.
Still, I find her a sympathetic character from the time Walk starts being missing for hours on end. Which is pretty much the beginning.
Extra Sauce
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She looks great, congrats to her.
Wow she really shed all those pounds she put on during that fake pregnancy.
(or was she simultaneously pregnant in real life as well?)
BobTheFork
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No.
He was careful, collected and dominant. He always dealt with every situation appropriately, either explaining why he needed your help, or explaining why you were about to die like a hog.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I thought that was pretty obvious.
Not that it's his 'soul' or something, but the selling the Aztek was the final bit of transformation from the old Walt to Heisenberg. I mean he crashed it in 'Crawl Space', before Walt "dies" and is reborn as Heisenberg - along with a song called "We are born when we die"in the very next scene
Ignatz Mouse
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He wasn't condescending, he just explained things in very simple terms so that you'd understand.
Although I guess he was too emotionless to be smug.
Gus was cold and reserved, he didn't talk down to people out of petty spite or vindictiveness.
And I found Skyler sympathetic from the get go because I thought her attitude towards people was due to how her sister would constantly put her down all the damn time, I actually felt sorry for her situation.
When her sister mellowed out though and Skyler's attitude remained, it was a bit grating. She became so much more enjoyable when she separated from Walt and from that moment on.
Various Artists
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Sometimes I read stuff like that and I almost wish that the creators would come out and say, nah Dodge just had a dealer nearby and these are the cars they gave us.
AlimNassor
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I hated Skyler at the start, and I hate her haters and fans. Can't tell which is worse, but, on a certain subreddit if you mention you hate Skyler you'll be downvoted to oblivion by the "SRS" for being a disgusting misogynistic. But anyways I dislike her at first because she's not likable, she doesn't have a charisma that other characters do. I still don't like her, she's sympathetic, she's a victim, but, she isn't a pure and innocent person.
Skyler was strong, and dominant. She wore the pants, not Walt. She was the head of the house, and Walt was her submissive husband. Skyler's word was law, and she was an authority figure that opposed the characters. Gradually the roles are reversed. Skyler became weaker because Walt became more dominant as he became more and more ruthless. Skylers authority was challenged, and she fought back. By S5 she realizes her husband is a ruthless killer and is horrified.
Skyler was strong, and dominant. She wore the pants, not Walt. She was the head of the house, and Walt was her submissive husband. Skyler's word was law, and she was an authority figure that opposed the characters. Gradually the roles are reversed. Skyler became weaker because Walt became more dominant as he became more and more ruthless. Skylers authority was challenged, and she fought back. By S5 she realizes her husband is a ruthless killer and is horrified.
We'll see. I don't think Walt will kill that many people, if anyone IMO.
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