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Post by fatmenace on Aug 22, 2012 8:56:07 GMT -6
How can I forget the opening scene? Just incredible. Seeing them bring out the barrels really hits home. You know exactly what they're for.
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Post by mayor on Aug 22, 2012 10:40:22 GMT -6
Will someone turn on Walt? Doesn't seem like Skyler will. Maybe Jesse?
I hope something significant happens in these last two episodes. The season has been very good, but I hope they use these next two episodes to set up a great final eight episodes.
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Post by fatmenace on Aug 22, 2012 20:28:19 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Aug 27, 2012 6:37:03 GMT -6
speechless.
next week...can't even wait. this will be the longest seven days ever.
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Post by fatmenace on Aug 27, 2012 6:38:55 GMT -6
“The moral of the story is: I chose a half measure when I should have gone all the way. I’ll never make that mistake again. No more half measures, Walter.”
RIP Mike
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Post by fatmenace on Aug 27, 2012 23:31:14 GMT -6
Ever watch Curb Your Enthusiasm?
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Post by fatmenace on Aug 30, 2012 5:53:13 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 3, 2012 6:42:02 GMT -6
w
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what an ending.
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Post by mayor on Sept 5, 2012 13:29:45 GMT -6
I'm not sure what I think of the ending...
Why would Walt keep that book there? I'm not sure I believe it. Seems too convenient. I wish Hank had figured it out himself rather than it being handed to him like that.
There were great episodes in this mini season, but overall I'm a little underwhelmed. Maybe it's just the mini-season format. I still think season 4 is by far the best of the series.
Definitely looking forward to season 6.
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 5, 2012 15:17:44 GMT -6
To me it's the only way he could have been found out. The book was clearly a trophy. He giggled earlier in the season when he unpacked it. It's a reminder of two things: one, that a brilliant chemist like Gale held Walt in high esteem, and two, that by beating Gale he eventually beat Gus. The book is a tribute to his massive ego. Walt lost his portion of Grey Matter because of his pride and arrogance. Heck, Mike ended up dead because Walt just couldn't let go that Mike wouldn't say thank you.
Hank was ready to close the Heisenberg case after Gale died, but at the dinner table Walt persuaded him that Heisenberg was still out there. The theme of this season has been a fly. There's a fly poster on the wall of the office, and we see flies all season. I think the book was a representation of the one fly Walt couldn't, or wouldn't, swat: his hubris and massive ego. The loose end.
I know the ending got ripped a lot, but to me Heisenberg wasn't going to be caught. It had to be Walt who screwed everything up, and the only way he could was to leave his proudest trophy out. Granted, it was under two magazines in the master bathroom. But still...
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 5, 2012 15:18:32 GMT -6
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Post by mayor on Sept 6, 2012 7:31:17 GMT -6
Thanks--this was good. I'm accepting the ending of this season. Now it's all up to the final 8 episodes. Should be great.
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 7, 2012 5:42:24 GMT -6
Here is an interview with Vince done with Sepinwall today. www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-wat...r-walter-whitePodcast Breaking Bad season five in review! Showrunner/creator Vince Gilligan and writers Peter Gould, Sam Catlin, George Mastras, Gennifer Hutchison, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett and Gordon Smith talk about their take on the AMC series' fifth season. Spoilers contained herein! Recorded September 5, 2012. nerdistwriters.libsyn.com/bre...five-in-review
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 8, 2012 6:29:14 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 8, 2012 7:11:03 GMT -6
Anyone watch Homeland? It's already in top ten territory. Fantastic show.
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