Breaking bad discussion thread

[nagerous]

Back for 8 final episodes... and being streamed on netflix in the UK the day after it is aired in the US

I just watched last night's episode. It is going to be an intense finale to the series with Walter and Hank going to war. What does the future hold in store for Heisenberg? Who knows... but judging from the flash forward introduction, it sure isn't going to be pretty.

[mordigan]

is the guy from breaking bad the actor who plays the dad in malcolm in the middle?

[Man United]

The most recent episode was the most disappointing one since the episode with the fly.

Hank confronting Walt was pretty much the only thing happened. I never liked Hank and stopped liking Walt when he turned into a selfish megalomaniac, so I don't really care what happens between them.

Jesse is very inconsistent, some episodes he is awesome but unfortunately this wasn't one of them. In the past I've always understood why he acted up, but I can't really see what's bothering him so much this time and hope he gets over it quickly.

Saul is usually pretty class, but he barely got any screen-time.

Still waiting for Skyler to get shot or run over.

is the guy from breaking bad the actor who plays the dad in malcolm in the middle?

Yes.

[patches70]

Jesse is very inconsistent, some episodes he is awesome but unfortunately this wasn't one of them. In the past I've always understood why he acted up, but I can't really see what's bothering him so much this time and hope he gets over it quickly.

?

The little kid in the desert that got shot by Todd during the train robbery. That's what's got Jesse so bothered. It's a culmination effect, of all the terrible things he's been a part of through all this. Jesse is a human being where Walt is basically pure evil who feels no guilt, no remorse. But it was the little kid in the desert that broke the camel's back so to speak.
Not to mention he's sure Walt killed Mike who became a pretty decent friend to Jesse and that Jesse is pretty sure that Walt will kill him eventually.

I never liked Hank and stopped liking Walt when he turned into a selfish megalomaniac, so I don't really care what happens between them.

What? That's the whole point of the series! Sure, Walt is a selfish megalomaniac. He's basically pure evil and it's been a great ride to see how he changed from the ordinary run of the mill chemistry teacher to murderous, manipulative and remorseless killer.

We all know it's going to end (badly) for all the characters, what we don't know is exactly what that end will be. Who will live? Who will die? Who will just go to prison?

My guesses-
Lydia- dead.
Jesse- prison
Hank- dead
Skyler- prison
Walter Jr- dead
Marie- Entire life crushed
Saul- prison maybe, most likely gets away Scot free
Walt- Dead.
Baby daughter Walt- In foster care till she's 18

The most recent episode was the most disappointing one since the episode with the fly.

Hank confronting Walt was pretty much the only thing happened.

The whole episode was to lead up to that perfect line at the very end-

"If that’s true, if you don’t know who I am, then maybe your best course, would be to tread lightly."

Perfect Heisenberg.

and to set up the end game for the series.

The series being called "Breaking Bad", we are about to see Walt break, bad.

What happens between Hank and Walt is pretty moot, Walt will eviscerate Hank. But we have to find out what happens to Walt in the end, that's the whole point of the entire series. I personally think that it'll be Walt Jr's death that finally brings Walt down low.

But, we shall see soon enough! I for one can hardly wait. The scene with Hank and Walt at the end made the whole episode shine IMO. 9/10, for lack of carnage of the murderous kind, but plenty of emotional carnage abounded.

Saul is usually pretty class, but he barely got any screen-time.

I don't think you have much to fret about, Saul just may get his own series after Breaking Bad ends........

"tread lightly", <laughs>, but the characters of Breaking Bad are waayyyy beyond treading lightly, aren't they?

[AndyDufresne]

I love TOS and Breaking Bad, even if the junkies got somethings wrong, it made me smile.


--Andy

[Timminz]

The scene with Walt and Hank was probably one of my favourite of the entire series. It just seemed to perfectly cap the transition that their relationship has made over the course of the 5 seasons.

[spurgistan]

I still think Hank is the last man standing. Breaking Bad is obviously a dark show, but I see it as about people being compromised by making terrible decisions (in most cases, their accommodation of the monster that Walter White is becoming) Which decisions (except maybe pummeling Jesse that one time, but punk deserved it) of Hank's have proven to be so terrible as to merit his karmic destruction?

[Nobunaga]

Walt was staring opportunity in the face after Skyler's little swimming pool "suicide" walk.

He should have tossed that woman off a tall building.

[Man United]

Jesse is very inconsistent, some episodes he is awesome but unfortunately this wasn't one of them. In the past I've always understood why he acted up, but I can't really see what's bothering him so much this time and hope he gets over it quickly.

?

The little kid in the desert that got shot by Todd during the train robbery. That's what's got Jesse so bothered. It's a culmination effect, of all the terrible things he's been a part of through all this. Jesse is a human being where Walt is basically pure evil who feels no guilt, no remorse. But it was the little kid in the desert that broke the camel's back so to speak.
Not to mention he's sure Walt killed Mike who became a pretty decent friend to Jesse and that Jesse is pretty sure that Walt will kill him eventually.

I never liked Hank and stopped liking Walt when he turned into a selfish megalomaniac, so I don't really care what happens between them.

What? That's the whole point of the series! Sure, Walt is a selfish megalomaniac. He's basically pure evil and it's been a great ride to see how he changed from the ordinary run of the mill chemistry teacher to murderous, manipulative and remorseless killer.

We all know it's going to end (badly) for all the characters, what we don't know is exactly what that end will be. Who will live? Who will die? Who will just go to prison?

My guesses-
Lydia- dead.
Jesse- prison
Hank- dead
Skyler- prison
Walter Jr- dead
Marie- Entire life crushed
Saul- prison maybe, most likely gets away Scot free
Walt- Dead.
Baby daughter Walt- In foster care till she's 18

The most recent episode was the most disappointing one since the episode with the fly.

Hank confronting Walt was pretty much the only thing happened.

The whole episode was to lead up to that perfect line at the very end-

"If that’s true, if you don’t know who I am, then maybe your best course, would be to tread lightly."

Perfect Heisenberg.

and to set up the end game for the series.

The series being called "Breaking Bad", we are about to see Walt break, bad.

What happens between Hank and Walt is pretty moot, Walt will eviscerate Hank. But we have to find out what happens to Walt in the end, that's the whole point of the entire series. I personally think that it'll be Walt Jr's death that finally brings Walt down low.

But, we shall see soon enough! I for one can hardly wait. The scene with Hank and Walt at the end made the whole episode shine IMO. 9/10, for lack of carnage of the murderous kind, but plenty of emotional carnage abounded.

Saul is usually pretty class, but he barely got any screen-time.

I don't think you have much to fret about, Saul just may get his own series after Breaking Bad ends........

"tread lightly", <laughs>, but the characters of Breaking Bad are waayyyy beyond treading lightly, aren't they?

Saul is the only character completely capable of rational thought, the only one who could 'tread lightly' if necessary. We'll see if that gets him anywhere. Hank is the complete opposite and that is what will be his downfall.

Walt really only turned into an evil psycho in the fifth season, before that he became a lot tougher but still showed emotions and was nothing like what he is now. Though the character development is very good, I wouldn't say him turning evil is the whole point of the show.

I expect Skyler, Jesse and Walt Jr will be alright. I can definitely see Walt killing Hank and Lydia and then either getting killed himself or put in prison. If it ends with Walt in prison, which I believe is most likely, I think he will show a lot of regret for what he's done before the court case.

[nagerous]

We all know it's going to end (badly) for all the characters, what we don't know is exactly what that end will be. Who will live? Who will die? Who will just go to prison?

My guesses-
Lydia- dead.
Jesse- prison
Hank- dead
Skyler- prison
Walter Jr- dead
Marie- Entire life crushed
Saul- prison maybe, most likely gets away Scot free
Walt- Dead.
Baby daughter Walt- In foster care till she's 18

Damn that's pretty cynical, how do you think Walt Jr will die?

He is going to be in some serious shock when he finds the truth out, he will have to act his ass off, more so than when he had a couple of tequila shots and puked in the pool.

For those that love parody's this is pretty cool:



As is this...ever wish Breaking Bad was a cheesy 90s family sit-com?

[patches70]

Damn that's pretty cynical, how do you think Walt Jr will die?

Collateral damage. Walt is about to piss off not only the local drug lords, but the international drug lords as well. He's about to get hit from all sides from bad guys that operate in his immediate area, by international hit men and the DEA. It's going to get brutal and Walt Jr is going to end up getting caught in the middle.

There is some foreshadowing to this. Lydia warned Walt that he was putting her into a box, that the people who she and Walt had partnered up to were not people to mess with, but Walt didn't want to listen.
Mike a few episodes previous, just before he died, laid it out perfectly for Walt. It is Walt's ego, his pride, that ruins everything.

Walt thinks he can protect his family. So far he's done a decent job of it, but everything that happens bad around Walt is Walt's fault. Walt even second handedly brought down an airplane filled with people! Though Walt is unaware of his role in that mess. Just as Walt is blissfully unaware of all the pain he's caused, he knows plenty, but he doesn't know about it all.

I don't think it's cynical of me, it seems to fit into the narrative that Walt Jr is going to pay for the sins of his father.
Just my opinion, we'll see soon enough I suppose.

[nagerous]

There will be carnage a plenty no doubt, that POV seems particularly dark, though that was the White Household that had turned into a crack den of sorts we saw in the fast forward to the future scene so who knows what is going to happen. The one thing we can guarantee is that it will be edge of the seat entertainment.

[Phatscotty]

sittin down to watch breaking bad for the first time ever

[nagerous]

Enjoy it Scotty?

[Phatscotty]

Enjoy it Scotty?

Yeah I can tell why people have been begging me to watch it. I saw the one where he was burying a bunch of money, and it was cool that he did it all by himself, like I would, instead of having someone help like in a million other shows, only to have the helper come back n steal the money.

[AndyDufresne]

This made me smile.


--Andy

[john9blue]

i've started watching this show. it's frickin sweet. not reading anything ITT until reaching the latest episode. cheers

[betiko]

Ok cool started reading thos an d i m only at episode 10 of the season 5 so didn t get spoiled for the 11.
I personally like hank. He s a very decent cop and a nice guy outside. Walt and jesse have been irritating me every one and then with their stupid shit seriously. Skyler too, walt junior too. They can just all die and hank and his cunt wife raise their nephew baby with walt s money.

[john9blue]

every woman in this show is a total bitch, good lord

[betiko]

Guys by the way.. Can someone explain how jessie made the conection between his pack of fags and the fact that walt was behind the kid s death? Those episodes are from years ago and i don t remember exactly how it happened... Nor if it was an accident or if walt made it on purpose. I don t remember who was supposed to be killed with it, jessie or someone else. Walt and jessie have had so many fights that you easily lose track of all of them, mostly after the huge break the show experienced.

I just remember that one of the seasons ends with the plant (ricine was it?) in the white s back garden and you realize that walt was conected to it.

By the way jessie is more and more a pain in the ass. Hope he gets "sent to belize".

[Timminz]

He noticed that Saul had had the bag of weed lifted from his pocket, which is exactly what Walt had done with the pack of smokes with the ricin in it. Originally Jessie thought he had lost the pack around the kid, and that's how he got poisoned. Now that he knows for a fact that he was pick pocketed at Saul's office, it put doubt in his mind about what happened with the ricin smokes. That's why he went back to get confirmation from Saul.

And now he knows what Walt did. Something far worse (to Jessie's mind) than anything else he had known about.

I wonder when he'll find out about the death of his junkie girlfriend.

[patches70]

I wonder when he'll find out about the death of his junkie girlfriend.

He'll be pretty mad! As if he wasn't angry enough when he manically was dumping gasoline all over Walt's house! Hahahah!

Yep, it's looking like all of Walt's evil deeds are coming back ten fold. There will be carnage.

[betiko]

He noticed that Saul had had the bag of weed lifted from his pocket, which is exactly what Walt had done with the pack of smokes with the ricin in it. Originally Jessie thought he had lost the pack around the kid, and that's how he got poisoned. Now that he knows for a fact that he was pick pocketed at Saul's office, it put doubt in his mind about what happened with the ricin smokes. That's why he went back to get confirmation from Saul.

And now he knows what Walt did. Something far worse (to Jessie's mind) than anything else he had known about.

I wonder when he'll find out about the death of his junkie girlfriend.

Well that s a very twisted and unreliable logical thinking process from jessie. Or bad scenario writting better said. How does it prove him anything that can make him walk into saul s office and go berserk with no questions asked?? It can lead to an assumption/suspicion... But a straight fact?? But you didn t answer, what was going on at the time with that mexican girlfriend and her kid... The kid witnessed some killing involving walt s men or something like that... Don t remember either?

Yeah the addicted gf... Walt is really fucked up.
Regarding the recording. Seems like skyler is now getting waayyy too deep into walt s stuff. Is she breaking bad too? Seems like it.
And todd & the hillbillies; how are they going to convince walt to cook again? Taking a kid hostage? That way hank and marie would kind of help and would be in a double sided situation?