Breaking Bad - Part 8

[Travesty]

Am I the only one that ever found that part when Gus' face gets blown off incredibly unbelievable? It's really the only instance in this show where I've ever thought something was goofy, at least at first. It's kinda like Two-Face in The Dark Knight, you know for a fact that nobody could survive with half their face gone but its still totally badass. I love the Gus scene don't get me wrong but when the spoiler pic of it leaked first thing I ever thought was "This can't be real!"

A bit "goofy": maybe? But your comparison is a bit off. Harvey survived with half a face, Gus died almost immediately. He didn't survive....

 

[Maximus One]

That was hardly the point of the comparison. I was just meaning it was unbelievable that he was even alive enough to walk out of the room.

 

[The Demon's Head]

Apparently, the writer of the latest episode "Confessions", said in an interview that they wanted to adress Jane's death in the episode, but they settled on Brock. It might still come up at some point.

 

[Liam_H]

Almost 100% sure it gets revealed to Jesse. You can't have Walt vs Jesse without having everything on the table especially since what set it off was him finally realizing what happened with Brock.

 

[The Amazing Lee]

I hope it happens, as they did say they tied everything up in the series, so I would like Jesse to find out at some point.

 

[The Demon's Head]

My mistake. I based my post on some post from Reddit, which wasn't completely accurate. Here's what she said in the interview-

Jesse's finally going after Walt! There are a few things that could have been the tipping point: finding out about Jane, getting confirmation about Mike. How did the writers decide on Brock?
There was a lot of talk about the metric of "What’s the Worst Revelation? Mike, Brock, or Jane?" The general feeling is that Jane is the worst revelation, and it feels like Jesse at this point has figured out what happened to Mike, but Brock was always something we wanted Jesse to find out. That was something we’d been talking about since Walt poisoned him. It was just a matter of placing it. When is the worst possible time this could be realized? How about the time when Jesse is actually, maybe going to be okay? Let’s do it then and ruin everything!

Still sounds like it Jesse might find out, especially since the writers think it's the worst revelation.

Here's a link to the full interview- http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/breaking-bad-gennifer-hutchinson-confessions.html

 

[Christopher Nolan]

did you notice how hank left the dea office? he was pretty "crippled"...where did he go? all the focus is on jesse and walter. wouldnt suprise me if that was with purpose to distract the viewer from the fact that hank is about to do something...

 

[The Demon's Head]

I'm thinking

Spoiler

Gomie might die next week.

It was mentioned in an article that

Spoiler

A character bites the dust

in Episode 4.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Something to consider, if Jesse does indeed burn down Walt's house: the lottery ticket with the hidden coordinates to where all the money is buried is pinned to the fridge...

 

[A Necessary Evil]

So I know I'm far behind, but I watched the pilot for the show after ignoring it for years, and I've gotta admit, really enjoyed it. Probably not gonna catch up before the show ends, but I'm looking forward to finally seeing what all the hype has been about.

Until you've caught up, and know everything you need to, your best course of action would be to thread...lightly. No but really, I'd suggest staying out this thread, lol.

 

[Tron Bonne]

i still cant believe that some people couldnt understand what was going on in jesse's head when he realized that saul and huell played him again..switched his "dope"...

God forbid people forgot a detail such as a passing comment about suspecting Huell lifting that ricin during an intense fight scene on a six year long running show, I guess?

Am I the only one that ever found that part when Gus' face gets blown off incredibly unbelievable? It's really the only instance in this show where I've ever thought something was goofy, at least at first. It's kinda like Two-Face in The Dark Knight, you know for a fact that nobody could survive with half their face gone but its still totally badass. I love the Gus scene don't get me wrong but when the spoiler pic of it leaked first thing I ever thought was "This can't be real!"

Yeah, I always thought that was weird. I didn't see any of the leaked stuff, so when he walked out of the room I was like, "WHAT!!!??", and as the camera panned to show his face I was like, "what..?" I thought it was kind of dumb, but it's just one of this little details that don't matter that much.

Something to consider, if Jesse does indeed burn down Walt's house: the lottery ticket with the hidden coordinates to where all the money is buried is pinned to the fridge...

We know the house is still there due to the flash forward, so I doubt he actually burns it down. Though I guess it could get repaired before those events.

 

[Soapy]

Am I the only one that ever found that part when Gus' face gets blown off incredibly unbelievable? It's really the only instance in this show where I've ever thought something was goofy, at least at first. It's kinda like Two-Face in The Dark Knight, you know for a fact that nobody could survive with half their face gone but its still totally badass. I love the Gus scene don't get me wrong but when the spoiler pic of it leaked first thing I ever thought was "This can't be real!"

I always think it's funny when people point out how unrealistic the Gus death scene is. Funny thing about it is that it isn't unrealistic at all. There are tons of stories of people being really horribly maimed, like in a war or just a really bad accident, and they don't even realize it at first. Like, they have to be told, "Hey bro, Stop trying to get up and walk around. Your leg got blown off." Was the straightening of the tie a bit much? Perhaps, but it was a great way to send off one of the greatest TV villains of all-time. Plus I've never thought of Breaking Bad to be an ultra-realistic show, and I've never, ever understood why some people (not implying you) seem to have that expectation of it.

 

[Christopher Nolan]

Something to consider, if Jesse does indeed burn down Walt's house: the lottery ticket with the hidden coordinates to where all the money is buried is pinned to the fridge...

shouldnt walt jr be in the house? i mean, he could be in the house waiting for his parents looking after holly...we could see a face off between him and jesse and this could be the situation in which jesse says: "mr. white is the devil..."...

 

[vanson]

walt jr. pokes jesse in the eyes with his crutches

 

[CrypticOne]

I don't know how Jesse would ever find out about Jane. Walt is the only one who could tell him, right?

 

[Christopher Nolan]

that is right. no chance for him finding out unless walter confesses..

 

[Tron Bonne]

I always think it's funny when people point out how unrealistic the Gus death scene is. Funny thing about it is that it isn't unrealistic at all. There are tons of stories of people being really horribly maimed, like in a war or just a really bad accident, and they don't even realize it at first. Like, they have to be told, "Hey bro, Stop trying to get up and walk around. Your leg got blown off."

Yeah, but having essentially half your head blown off I think would be different. I'd assume there would be so much direct damage to the brain would kill any motor abilities, at least to the point that someone could walk out of a room, stand there for a second, and adjust his tie. I don't know, though, I may be wrong about it.

But anyway, I wouldn't say ultra-realistic for describing BB, but I do think there's a grounded aspect to the series, so when you see something like that it does feel a little out of place, at least to me. I don't think anyone is trying to make a big deal out of it, though.

 

[Soapy]

Yeah, but having essentially half your head blown off I think would be different. I'd assume there would be so much direct damage to the brain would kill any motor abilities, at least to the point that someone could walk out of a room, stand there for a second, and adjust his tie. I don't know, though, I may be wrong about it.

Maybe. However, I'm not going to post pictures because I know how squeamish people are, but if you do a google image search for "guy with half a head" or "guy with half a face" (none of the images I saw were gory, but your mileage may vary) you can see that real life people have suffered some incredibly savage injuries and lived to tell the tale. Gus didn't even live.

I don't think anyone is trying to make a big deal out of it, though.

Yeah, I know, I'm not trying to debate anyone or start an argument or anything. It's just that, "That's totally unrealistic. That could never happen in real life." is a very common, and I believe erroneous, complaint about the Gus death scene.

 

[Travesty]

That was hardly the point of the comparison. I was just meaning it was unbelievable that he was even alive enough to walk out of the room.

But that's my point, I don't think it's as unbelievable as you're making it out to be.

 

[Marvolo]

That was hardly the point of the comparison. I was just meaning it was unbelievable that he was even alive enough to walk out of the room.

I know of a war veteran who had his face vaporized by a grenade and he survived. He was conscious after the grenade went off too. As long as the brain isn't too damaged survival is possible. External damage like Gus had doesn't always mean instant death. We don't know what the state of his brain was, and just because your near an explosion doesn't mean you get all the concussive force of it. There are a lot of mitigating factors, and the physics in that explosion probably weren't researched all that much for the show. Its just meant to be a "holy ****!!!" moment. Point is, its possible that with his injuries he may have been able to do that. Better point is, don't over think it lol.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Regarding Jane's death...

I don't remember; did Jesse wake up and just find Jane dead beside him? Or did Walt wake him up and show him that she died? Because if it was the latter, I guess Jesse COULD deduce that Walt was present when she died, given his current paranoia about Walt.

 

[Drizzle]

Regarding Jane's death...

I don't remember; did Jesse wake up and just find Jane dead beside him? Or did Walt wake him up and show him that she died? Because if it was the latter, I guess Jesse COULD deduce that Walt was present when she died, given his current paranoia about Walt.

Walt wasn't there when Jesse woke up. Jesse saw that Jane wasn't breathing and called Walt.

 

[SpideyFan866]

I really don't want Jesse to find out about Jane.

If that happens, then I feel like either Walt or Jesse have to die then. One has to kill the other, or be killed themselves.

And I really want them both to survive the series.

 

[SpideyFan866]

Regarding Jane's death...

I don't remember; did Jesse wake up and just find Jane dead beside him? Or did Walt wake him up and show him that she died? Because if it was the latter, I guess Jesse COULD deduce that Walt was present when she died, given his current paranoia about Walt.

Walt snuck into the house (I forget why) after they shot up the rest of her heroin. When he was there, Jane began to react to her OD and he let her drown in her own vomit. He left after that.

And yeah, Jesse woke up to find her dead, blaming himself.

 

[Liam_H]

Jesse finding out about Jane does not mean one of them has to die by the hands of the other.