They are seriously going to milk this whole secret between Grimes and CDC doctor guy for at least the entire season. Also can't wait till Brandi Svenning's racist one-handed dad comes back for revenge against Grimes.
So I really hope there's a Walking Dead recap today because a) something needs to fill the void in my life left by Breaking Bad and b) SO MANY GREAT CARL FACES LAST NIGHT! I WANT GIFS OF THEM ALL!
I thought the CGI was actually very well done, and I'm with Mr. Winwood on my usual feelings towards CGI.
Also, I saw this statement made in another review of this episode and completely agreed with it, so I will share it here: Breaking Bad is a typically realistic show, at least more realistic than most television. However, the death of Gus Fring was extremely fitting, though unrealistic. He's such a mysterious and powerful character, how fitting was it when we saw him walk out of that room to think, "oh my god, surely he didn't survive that?" It was such a huge moment in terms of moving the story of this show along, and I think if there was any single moment of this deserved an unrealistic, symbolic embellishment, this was it.
When I first read this I thought it was a Hannibal Buress reference, and we almost became friends.
But then I realized it was a Grandma's Boy reference, and now I don't think we have a chance.
METAL ARMS!
It's seems like they've been timing this perfectly for Mike to show up either a) in the season finale and save the day or b) in the season 5 premiere to come back and take over for gus? or something? I don't know, good thing I don't write for this show.
I really think that the unsatisfying feeling of this weeks episode was on purpose. I think all the things we think they did lazily (gus somehow knowing about the Ricin and/or the bomb on his car, ANY of these characters poisoning Brock, etc.) are going to be elaborated on in the next episode. I really doubt that after 4 seasons and only one left that they are going to start jumping the shark. Don't worry, we'll understand everything next Sunday. Well, everything that we didn't understand this week. As for the millions of questions that are sure to arise after next weeks episode... different story entirely.
I've always kind of thought that it was more for Walt's benefit than for Jesse's. It was, in a weird way, to help Jesse, but only because Jesse being fucked up with Jane was affecting Walt's attempt to get that $$$$$$$$. If Jesse doing heroin didn't affect their business (which is pretty much impossible because it's HEROIN), I'm not sure that Walt would've done anything. I think that in that moment where he saw Jane choking, he thought of HER as a problem for the both of them, and made his decision based on that.
Maybe it was Saul? I mean, he's a sleaze as it is, and he is definitely extremely paranoid about how much he is implicated in this whole situation. Maybe he did it to get Walt and Jesse back on the same side? I don't know, I just don't think it was Gus, which leaves few options.
and I've already realized before posting this that the error in that logic is that Saul was never (?) told about the plan to poison Gus.
I think the key to this is that NOBODY is above suspicion. Most of these characters are facing the threat of death, which would more than likely cause people to do things that are reckless, ruthless, and out of character (i.e poison a child).
Didn't think of that. So I guess it was Walt? I'm really not buying that Gus did it.
List of t-shirts I need to get custom printed:
"they're minerals."
"it sounds like rice"
Anyone else think Brock just stole a cigarette from Jesse? Like, he's about what, 10? and it seems as though he sees his fair share of adult things, what with his mother doing meth and all. I feel like he'd probably be like, "oh, I want to try one of those cigarette thingeys" and steals one from Jesse's coat when he's not looking. It would definitely help with the whole suspension of disbelief at Gus knowing about the poison.
Also, love how every time they talk about Ricin on this show Jesse has to point out that "It sounds like Rice"
hahahaha Breaking Bed. Cool, totally real show, way better than that stupid meth show. "Previously, on Breaking Bad... Joaquin rips his duvet! What will happen next?!"
Also, watch Breaking Bad. The creators of that show have had a pretty good idea since day 1 what was going to happen and where all of it's characters were going to end up. It is in infinitely better made show than lost (with a fraction of the budget) with just as many twists, turns, and unexpected moments in the plot. It gives you allusion to future events and then it actually PAYS OFF. Even with last seasons cliffhanger I still left the season feeling satisfied, as if I had just witnessed a concrete series of events. Lost never did any of these things.
I don't think it was the fact that they just made it up as they went along that was the big issue some people (like myself) had with Lost. It was moreso that every plot detail, every revelation, every cliffhanger and surprise that the show threw at you, it was all just so stoned-college-freshman-ish. I just picture the generic college kid trying pot for the first time and then having a conversation with his stoned friends that eventually became the premise for Lost.
It seemed like there wasn't an idea presented in the writers room without the phrase "Wouldn't it be crazy if..." preceding it. and that is my issue with it, it wasn't a cool story in my eyes, it was just the writers of the show trying to do the least likely, least logical, and least expected thing. and sometimes (often, with Lost) the least expected thing ISN'T what is best for the story. Countless times, things would happen in that show and I would just hear Keanu Reeve's going "......woah" in the back of my head.
soahhh walters prettayyyyy fucked dere or fuckin ahhhhh sump'n bigs gatta happen, yakno?
As soon as I saw the back of Bill Burrs head I got soooo excited that he was back. He needs to become a major character. Maybe if Mike ends up dying, Bill Burr can take his place?!
To defend The Hangover (probably not a good idea), that article was a bit of a stretch. Unless it's some kind of weird meta joke that I don't understand.
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