Breaking Bad - Part 3

[Mr.?]

They showed Gale give Walt the "leaves of grass" book 2 seasons ago. Over a cup of Gales coffee.

What ever happened to Gale's coffer maker? That thing was elaborate...

Did they really? I dont remember.

 

[Megaton Sun]

Did they really? I dont remember.

i just rewatched that scene from s03ep06 "Sunset". Gale recites the poem while they drink champagne. Afterwards Walt is in his apt. reading that book. Theres no indication that Gale gave it to him.

 

[Exophagy]

This is interesting, shows how some shots in this episode mirror shots from previous episodes;

http://imgur.com/a/pZZGv

 

[Exophagy]

They showed Gale give Walt the "leaves of grass" book 2 seasons ago. Over a cup of Gales coffee.

What ever happened to Gale's coffer maker? That thing was elaborate...

Man I just don't know anymore. Ep 306, Walt meets Gale, Gale talks about a Whitman poem, Walt goes home and reads it in his book! He already had the book it seems.

...

 

[Kane52630]

This is interesting, shows how some shots in this episode mirror shots from previous episodes;

http://imgur.com/a/pZZGv

I didn't even realize the same shots from the season 2 teasers. Tight Tight tight!

 

[Drizzle]

 

[DyeLorean]

Wow, so many things happened in this episode

 

[Kane52630]

I gotta say, I hope Michelle MacLaren does a major Hollywood film, she's directed a lot of best episodes in Breaking Bad.

4 Days Out
I.F.T.
One Minute
Abiquiu
Thirty-Eight Snub
Shotgun
Salud
Madrigal
Gliding Over All

 

[The Amazing Lee]

Someone needs to make another break your enthusiasm video like when

Spoiler

Mike died

but this time with Hank on the toilet.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Megaton Sun]

I rather see a Lethal Weapon 2 toilet bomb mashup.

 

[DrDoom]

Plus, Walt told Marie he was out AFTER the three month jump. Pay attention folks!

Huh?

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Just say the show's timeline started in late 2010. There you go.

EDIT: Ha, Walt is Ozymandias and Gale is Rorschach!

 

[GamerSlyRatchet]

This is interesting, shows how some shots in this episode mirror shots from previous episodes;

http://imgur.com/a/pZZGv

"It's like poetry. They rhyme" - George Lucas

.....except it's from a GOOD production, though. t:

 

[CrimsonDeath]

Can't say or show the word "f**k" on TV.

10 people getting violently, brutally murdered one after the other in graphic detail? No problem!

Anyhoo yeah, I usually have a lot of praise for this show but I'm at a loss for words.

I was thinking the same thing, but that just shows the hypocrisy of the culture and the networks go along with it, no choice for them in the US at least.

GOD!!! Can you imagine the scenes between Hank and Walt next year!?!? Especially once Walt knows that Hank knows. I seriously think this show will make me have a ****ing panic attack lol

They are going to be great. Walt vs Hank. Walt is going to try to murder Hank eventually. Maybe? The show wouldn't be afraid to set it up that way.

No no no. The way Hank found out was ****ing PERFECT. IMHO

There's some dark humor to that oh sh~ moment. It's genius to do it that way.

What about matching the handwriting?

Btw, was anyone else thinking what a great episode of Storage Wars it'll be if that storage unit goes unpaid? (presuming Skylar either dies or goes into hiding with Walt)

I somehow got addicted to that show even though I loathe "reality" shows. I want those Storage warriors to make a crossover cameo in the last episodes of Breaking Bad. "Oooh, what could be under those sheets Brandi?" "I don't think it's worth it Jarrod." Then everyone gets SHANKED!!.

That whole sequence last night was more graphic than I dared dream.

There's a scene after they talk in the storage unit. Walt looks at himself in a restroom mirror (does he like what he sees now? is he satisfied? or does he realize that no matter what he does he still failed once or twice upon a time and has to live with those failures?) and then we see the paper dispenser beaten and damaged, left as he did it seasons ago, like a haunting memory of misery. Anyone remember what episode Walt put the hurt on that poor paper towel dispenser?
A lot of callbacks to previous seasons and episodes.
Loved it.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Holy crap! What an episode! It's almost a shame the ending was such a stunner, as this episode was jampacked full of enough brilliance to ensure it's status as the season's best even before that gutpunch ending. But there really is no other place to begin but THAT moment, where Hank finally realises. The build-up, where you KNEW he was going to find something, to the realisation of what he would find, to Hank's reaction, and the pitch-perfect use of that "You got me!" flashback. TV genius, plain and simple.

Also, I've been saying for the longest time that, as often as they've teased Hank catching Walt in the act and us instantly seeing Walt's reaction to being found out by his brother-in-law, I thought it would be better to have Hank find out first, and Walt not know that he knows, and see that cat-and-mouse game unfold for a while. That seems to be the way they're going, and it should make for a killer final 8 episodes.

But man, how about the rest of the episode? Walt's final meeting with Jesse, some of Walt's later scenes with Skyler, and especially that happy family gathering out in the garden were all absolutely laced with menace for me. I was on tenderhooks the same way I was during Mike's final scene last week, afraid something awful was about to happen. Masterful direction on the part of Michelle McLaren, subtly enhancing that tension without overtly pulling a bait-and-switch.

And how can we not comment on the two montages? The "Crystal Blue Persuasion" one was slick and stylish, and would be the talk of an average episode, but that was trumped by the horrific, Godfather-style prison mass assassination scene. We're used to seeing prison shankings in dramas now, but I don't think I've ever seen any as visceral and horrific as that. And then the horrible death-by-fire to wrap it up. And always flicking back to Walter White, waiting....

And while plenty of other actors for their moments to shine in this episode, I think this was truly a masterclass for Bryan Cranston. From that opening moment - THE RETURN OF THE FLY! - he just anchored this episode with such world-weary gravitas. After seemingly becoming irretrievably loathsome over the course of this season, we once again got a glimpse of the humanity underneath it all that made us care so much about Walt in the first place. Acting brilliance.

I can't believe I'm saying this, as in my opinion, Breaking Bad Season 4 was second only to The Wire Season 4 as my all time favourite season of any TV show ever, but now that we're at the halfway point, I think I can venture to say that Season 5 may very well have topped it. It's going to be a long, agonising year.

 

[Travesty]

My favorite scene from last night was the Crystal Blue Persuasion montage. I loved the scene transitions, and I also thought the song was a perfect choice.


Side note: there really needs to be a Heisenberg emoticon here on the Hype.

 

[Kane52630]

I gotta assume that Hank will return to the the table with Walt and co without saying a thing plus I can see Hank somehow track down Jesse...and since Jesse now has money could he escape as well?

 

[Greens]

I wonder if Episode 9 will start where Episode 8 ended with Hank walking back to the table.

I REALLY thought something was going to happen to Jr. or Holly.

 

[kguillou]

How much money do you guys think that was in the storage? I feel like that could have easily been a billion dollars. Although i guess it depends on whether those stacks were Benjamins or Washingtons.

 

[Kane52630]

I'd say at least 20-30+ million.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I wonder if Episode 9 will start where Episode 8 ended with Hank walking back to the table.

It will.

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

http://www.amctv.com/breaking-bad/v...ide-episode-508-breaking-bad-gliding-over-all

The Inside feature for this episode makes it pretty clear that Walt's exit from the business was genuine.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[DrDoom]

How much money do you guys think that was in the storage? I feel like that could have easily been a billion dollars. Although i guess it depends on whether those stacks were Benjamins or Washingtons.

t:Ha, highly doubt it