Breaking Bad

[Radii]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

For a TV firefight that was a lot of rounds with nobody hitting anything smaller than a car. Last time I saw that many bullets with nobody dying might have been G.I. Joe vs Cobra.

Yeah, Firearm usage in TV/Movies is one of the easiest things for me to ignore and not worry about because its so prevalent, but it stood out like a sore thumb here.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Radii

Yeah, Firearm usage in TV/Movies is one of the easiest things for me to ignore and not worry about because its so prevalent, but it stood out like a sore thumb here.

Glad it wasn't just me. I realize that things aren't always as neat as TV/movies make them but this almost felt like it bordered on parody.

[chadritt]

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That was so cliche it actually makes me worried about the phone call from hank to marie. I really want them to avoid the cliche of Hank dying now that they had that moment.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Radii

I mentioned to a friend that Vince Gilligan got to craft 7 cliffhangers this season on the way to the final episode of the series. So yeah, that's still happening. Jesus.

Seriously. Agree about the gunfire, but I have faith that things will get resolved quickly in the next episode. Convenient that Gomez and Hank were the only ones in the loop on this, and now they will be taking it to their graves. They won the battle, but are going to lose the war.

[Groundhog]

I think Hank and Gomez survive personally, because it was so cliche... as soon as the phone call was made to Marie, it was obvious what was going to happen, which IMO probably means it won't. I think we would have seen it in that episode if it did.

[jeff061]

I thought it was obvious before he made the call. Pretty much knew when Walt called for backup what was going to happen, for reasons Butter stated(only Gomez and Hank were in the know).

I'm ok with it, I don't need to be surprised by everything. It's not like they wasted 4 episodes on something obvious. It was 10-15 minutes.

[Logan]

Originally Posted by Logan

does Todd look and sound like Matt Damon. It freaked me out.

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I'd noticed it before, but it was very pronounced last night, so +1

Just saw this on another board:

[Groundhog]

[Groundhog]

My mate had a good theory. These guys smoked another gang no trouble not that long ago. Surely they could kill the cops, right? Unless they aren't trying to kill them, but capture them alive. Walt doesn't want Hank dead, and these guys want Walt to cook for them. Capture Hank and they have leverage with Walt.

Risky, but they had the guns and the cover to do it.

[jeff061]

I wouldn't say unleashing the hail of bullets they did is the best way to go about accomplishing that.

[Logan]

But do they know who Hank is and his relationship to Walt? I know Walt used them for the prison hits, which were tied to Hank, but I'm not sure if that became known to them.

[Vegas Vic]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Convenient that Gomez and Hank were the only ones in the loop on this, and now they will be taking it to their graves.

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Not necessarily. There's Marie, and the DEA agent who was supposedly guarding Huell (unless they didn't tell him anything).

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

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Not necessarily. There's Marie, and the DEA agent who was supposedly guarding Huell (unless they didn't tell him anything).

If I recall correctly, the male you mentioned didn't have any idea what was what.

[panerd]

Well from the reaction of Walt's neighbor in the flash forward I think it's safe to say that he is probably a known fugitive at some point. Other than that I don't know where this is headed but my guess it won't be as cliche as we think.

[molson]

Aaron Paul rented out a local theater here in Boise to personally host and stream the next episode on Sunday. All tickets are going to be given away free via radio giveaways as part of a high school drama club fund-raiser. It's kind of funny to have a high school fundraiser based around a show about meth, but Aaron Paul's kind of a legend here, so I guess everybody's OK with it.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by panerd

Well from the reaction of Walt's neighbor in the flash forward I think it's safe to say that he is probably a known fugitive at some point. Other than that I don't know where this is headed but my guess it won't be as cliche as we think.

Not just that, Heisenberg was spray painted on a wall inside his house. I think after this it will come out from someone that Walt is Heisenberg. Right now I expect that it's with Hank and Gomez dying but Jesse escaping and going to the police.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Radii

Yeah, Firearm usage in TV/Movies is one of the easiest things for me to ignore and not worry about because its so prevalent, but it stood out like a sore thumb here.

Going from taking out the other gang with special forces like efficiency to not being able to hit either of the two standing out in the open was some serious, "Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise," shit.

[fantom1979]

When the gang pulled up, I told my wife that Gomez is dead for sure. Hank looked like he had a chance to get behind the car, Gomez was quite a bit farther away. No way I thought he would make cover.

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[Radii]

Originally Posted by mckerney

\Right now I expect that it's with Hank and Gomez dying but Jesse escaping and going to the police.

Hank and Gomez being goners seems the popular choice, and its mine as well. I don't think Jesse escapes though. My predictions haven't changed much the last few weeks. I think that the flashforward is Walt coming back to rescue someone, probably Jesse, with the bigass assault weapon being for the nazis and the ricin for Lydia.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Radii

Hank and Gomez being goners seems the popular choice, and its mine as well. I don't think Jesse escapes though. My predictions haven't changed much the last few weeks. I think that the flashforward is Walt coming back to rescue someone, probably Jesse, with the bigass assault weapon being for the nazis and the ricin for Lydia.

This. They keep Jesse prisoner to cook, and let Walt go. The DEA knows about Walt from Marie and Hank's notes.

[Solecismic]

Seems rather odd that all those bullets could be fired without hitting anyone. What was Uncle Jack trying to accomplish? I think if Hank and Gomie were goners, we would have seen them at least hit at the end of the episode. Who was shooting at the SUV? Were they "accidentally" trying to hit Walt, or maybe trying to direct Hank's retreat to the car?

Jack seems motivated by money alone. His ideal is getting Walt to cook one more time so Todd can get good enough to satisfy Lydia. He doesn't care if it's 76% or 96%. He might not mind killing Walt once that's done, but kidnapping him when he's already agreed to one more cook is senseless. Employing Walt long-term adds complications. Getting the more emotional Jesse to cook seems complicated.

His goal probably is to get Walt out of there, and if he can kill Jesse in the process, great. He knows Jesse is a rat now, so that would be good for his business as well as satisfying Walt's bargain. But killing FBI agents would bring down the weight of the FBI. He kept asking for identification. I think these are all warning shots. Trying to get Hank to back off so they can get Walt out of there.

We have three hours remaining to get Hank to New Hampshire, then back to find his ricin. So we can assume Jack is successful.

We know Walt's sole motivation right now is getting that money to his kids. That's why he reacted without thinking when Jesse called. Jesse knew how to get him off his game. Walt is calm and calculated when it comes to survival because he has nothing to lose there.

So how do we get from here to there? This show isn't about Jack and Lydia and Todd entering the international meth trade. It's about Walt dealing with cancer and providing for his family. Walt disappearing and Hank dying for that purpose doesn't lead us anywhere. Either Walt comes back to die having succeeded, or he comes back to learn that his efforts didn't work. Mike never succeeded, either. Does Walt have a better plan?

Who is the ricin for? I'm guessing Lydia. Based on the mid-season admission that he could have gotten information from Lydia and made a mistake shooting Mike. It's a slow death, so it makes more sense to use it on someone who isn't an immediate physical threat.

[Marc Vaughan]

Breaking bad was so popular in the US - apparently European countries have remade it ... although its a shorter series abroad ...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Solecismic

He kept asking for identification.

I thought that was simply an attempt to distract at least one of the agents for the moment it would take to pull out the I.D., cutting down the chance of them getting off decent return fire. I felt like that was what Hank thought too.

[Bad-example]

Who else thinks that gun battle will rage all week long with no one getting hit until Sunday? I hope they brought enough ammo for a seven day standoff.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I thought that was simply an attempt to distract at least one of the agents for the moment it would take to pull out the I.D., cutting down the chance of them getting off decent return fire. I felt like that was what Hank thought too.

Yeah, I don't think the Nazis are the type to have any qualms about shooting a couple of cops.

[Bad-example]

I'm thinking the ricin is for Walt. Maybe he suicides out?

[Logan]

That's a long, slow way to go.

[Toddzilla]

If the Czech mafia shows up in the last 3 episodes having been unseen and basically uninvolved for 5 3/4 seasons, I'm going to be soooooo disappointed.

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by molson

Aaron Paul rented out a local theater here in Boise to personally host and stream the next episode on Sunday. All tickets are going to be given away free via radio giveaways as part of a high school drama club fund-raiser. It's kind of funny to have a high school fundraiser based around a show about meth, but Aaron Paul's kind of a legend here, so I guess everybody's OK with it.

http://screen.yahoo.com/popular/vfho...140000852.html

Saw this clip earlier today, where Aaron Paul suggests that his favorite "yeah, bitch" variation comes in the third-to-last episode. Which coincides with him renting out the theater, as mentioned above.

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Based on how the last episode ended, molson's info, and this interview, I think I would downgrade Jesse from "questionable" to "doubtful" in terms of being around for Walt's 52nd birthday

[Pyser]

amc is moving forward with the breaking bad prequel Better Call Saul, they announced today.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Pyser

amc is moving forward with the breaking bad prequel Better Call Saul, they announced today.

'Breaking Bad' Saul Goodman Spinoff On AMC -- Series To Serve As Prequel

[chadritt]

I can't help but wonder if they're calling it a prequel just to avoid giving away Sauls final fate in the show. Either way I really hope Bill Burr and the actor who plays Huell are regulars.

[path12]

Mike lives again!

[ISiddiqui]

Well it'd be hard to make a sequel. Regardless of if Saul lives or dies, I'm thinking he's going to be in a lot of shit from the Walt fallout.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by path12

Mike lives again!

Seeing more Mike would be fantastic.

[Pyser]

maybe we get some gus too. who knows.

[PackerFanatic]

More Gus was my first thought. Either way, very excited. Saul is one of my favorite characters and there is a plethora of stories that they could show.

[jeff061]

I just hope it doesn't turn into The Lone Gunman, great characters but spinoff was to slapsticky.

Which coincidentally was co-created by Gilligan. I say coincidentally because Lone Gunman came to mind before I made the Gilligan connection.

Edit: Apparently people in the comments on that article made the connection as well. Well, hopefully it's a good thing and Gilligan learned from it.

[Bad-example]

Which will end up killing more people...the machine gun or the ricin?

[ISiddiqui]

Ricin tipped bullets!!

[Groundhog]

I thought I heard that the actor that played Mike retired from acting following his last episode on BB.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Breaking bad was so popular in the US - apparently European countries have remade it ... although its a shorter series abroad ...

LOL

This is the first comment my GF and I had after the first couple of episodes. I went through numerous tests, one surgery, and treatment (ongoing) for a cancer this year and so far it's cost me a grand total of about $1.7k out of my own pocket - a little more at the time, but I was able to claim a % back. My ongoing checks will largely be free, and my quarterly specialist appointments just over $100, with about 30% of that claimable back through my cover.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

I thought I heard that the actor that played Mike retired from acting following his last episode on BB.

Not that I can find. Here's a comment from Aug 2012 in a GQ article

GQ: These days do you strenuously look for work, or just take things as they come to you?
Jonathan Banks: I take them as they come. You can only sell your soul for too long. When I walk onto a set, no matter what it is, I always do the very best work that I can. But I'm not braindead, and I want to do things that I want to do, you know? I've got eighteen-year-old twins that need to go to college, so there's still a financial issue, but I could retire tomorrow and just count ducks by the side of the lake, and that would be just fine by me. I'm not a high-energy guy.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

I thought I heard that the actor that played Mike retired from acting following his last episode on BB.

He's going to be in 11 episodes of Community this upcoming season, so definitely not retired.

[molson]

These things crack me up:

[mckerney]

Breaking Bad Episode 514 Ozymandias Leak - YouTube

[JonInMiddleGA]

I'm not a fan, but this is quite good

[hoopsguy]

Boo, bitch!

[molson]

Aaron Paul is randomly dropping tickets around Boise for the local screening tonight.



He's also officiating rock-paper-scissor contests with passerbys for other tickets

Aaron Paul - Bitch Contest in Boise - YouTube

You do have to get the sense from all this that something is happening with his character tonight. But it also might just be he has bigger, official events he's committed to for the final 2 episodes, so this is the last one where he had the opportunity to do something like this.

[CleBrownsfan]

Wow