Doesn't he still technically have it?
Television Breaking Bad
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Actually, I think it goes concurrently with Breaking Bad's philosophy on human nature. Before Walt turned into a meth cook, he lived life by the rules and felt belittled as a man. Hank was Walt's character foil and the juxtaposition made the character dynamic even stronger as the show progressed. Hank had the "cool" butch job and a very riveting lifestyle whereas Walt was a lowly high school teacher who needed a partime job doing mundane tasks just to pay the bills. But after Walt "broke bad," he felt like he refound his manhood and by doing so, even the cancer regressed. The tables turned for Walter White and now, in this new season, we see an inversal of roles in Walt and Hank. Breaking Bad is a brilliant show. They would never just ditch a storyline to prolong the show.
Obviously, but before, there was no hope and he would inevitably be dead soon. They haven't even mentioned it since the doctor told him he's going to be fine, that was ages ago.
I assume it'll come back towards the shows end, and apparently they're finishing it after 5 seasons.
I assume it'll come back towards the shows end, and apparently they're finishing it after 5 seasons.
His cancer will probably come back and he'll die at the end of the show
Bit of a slow moving one to get things going. Reading those notes should help Hank get back to his old self and want to solve it, he'll probably find out that it makes blue meth. Glad Skylar isn't annoying this season.
Not as much as Maria. I really don't care about her character, now matter how hard they try and make her more sympathetic
I know Breaking Bad is slow moving at times, but the last 2 episodes have been shit.
I agree. I thought the 3rd series was poor as well, nowhere near as good as the first two.
Excellent. Another recommended show to watch after i've watched Dexter. I'll be lookin into The Shield aswell, as recommended by Girish..
Cant beat the Caf to get the low-down on the great shit out there... cheers lads
Cant beat the Caf to get the low-down on the great shit out there... cheers lads
The scene with Hank and Walter today
The closing scene.
Very good episode, at least in comparison to the previous 2 which were a bit crap.
Gayle's singing 
Pretty good episode after a dull start to the season.
Yeah really enjoyed that episode, best so far and it's all nicely set up now
So anybody reckon they know what Gus was up to setting up Jesse to be a hero?
I think it was just a conditional test. If Jesse fails, then they might as well just kill him anyways. If Jesse passes, it gives him some purpose and makes him feel important enough to keep him busy or at least keep him out of trouble after hours.
Yeah it was definitely to give Jesse a feeling of some purpose/future role. But why though? I remember Jesse saying to Walt that him and Mike are ‘co-workers’ now, so perhaps Gus wants Walt to think Jesse is more important to this thing than Walt. You'd expect Walt the genius to see through Gus's set up since Jesse is a proven liability, but Jesse won't and they'll probably end up going head to head again.
Overall I have to say this series has been tediously slow and far more predictable apart from a few random incidents like the Gus cut-throat scene which I doubt will ever be explained.
Overall I have to say this series has been tediously slow and far more predictable apart from a few random incidents like the Gus cut-throat scene which I doubt will ever be explained.
Yeah I forgot to mention that I think it's a potential setup to pit the two against each other. Expect Jesse's girlfriend to pop up again.
The cut throat scene was just a show of force to show that everyone is expendable and to deal with the fact that the guy was seen at the crime scene. Now Hank has the guy's picture, but he'll never be able to find the body.
The cut throat scene was just a show of force to show that everyone is expendable and to deal with the fact that the guy was seen at the crime scene. Now Hank has the guy's picture, but he'll never be able to find the body.
feck.
That Skyler has put on a few pounds, hasn't she
That actually that makes perfect sense now, so thanks. Yeah you're right, they will never find the body!
I love this show so much because it is the paragon of "show and don't tell".
I loved how Walts slightly drunken arrogance has within 2 minutes made Hank seem like part of the story again.
A little disappointed with this season so far. I think they're just going overboard on..
the overdrawn scenes of tension. There were just so many last night and not actually a lot of dialogue.
Walt in the chicken store.
Jesse waiting for Mike, then waiting for Mike more, and more
The shotgun guy walking down the alley
Walt standing drinking the wine
Breaking Bad is great at those scenes (Walt cutting the guys throat, and scenes with those twins last year) but they're completely overdoing them this season and it's making the plot go very slow as a result.
Walt in the chicken store.
Jesse waiting for Mike, then waiting for Mike more, and more
The shotgun guy walking down the alley
Walt standing drinking the wine
Breaking Bad is great at those scenes (Walt cutting the guys throat, and scenes with those twins last year) but they're completely overdoing them this season and it's making the plot go very slow as a result.
I loved that, such a tense scene.
Surprised some are not enjoying it. IT feels just more of the same to me. And that is a good thing
If anything even goes 0.1% below it's original quality cina is all over it.
Nothing wrong with the long seasons, it's what Breaking Bad is. I liked the chicken shop bit, when those three guys walked in I was thinking the exact same thing as Walt, it's good stuff.
Nothing wrong with the long seasons, it's what Breaking Bad is. I liked the chicken shop bit, when those three guys walked in I was thinking the exact same thing as Walt, it's good stuff.
Me too, I'm also chuffed because I was starting to get really annoyed with the Hank storyline.
I assume you're referring to Dexter, which went a bazillion times under its original quality, but let's not go there.
Anyway, I still love Breaking Bad, far better than almost anything else on TV. What I mentioned is spoilers is clearly only a minor quip, what's wrong with saying it?
I just think so far the season has been a little below the usual standards but it's still great. Am I not allowed say that? Should I say it's always super duper awesome?
Same here, he's far too good to be sidelined, and this brings back the whole intrigue between those two are their lives behind the mask. I loved the tension build ups, it's entirely intentional. That whole episode was one drawn out scene of tension, everything that happened was leading you to think both Jesse and Walt were in danger. Walt in the sense that he would do something that could jeapodize his position, safety and family, at the Chicken Shop you also expect about 20 different things, it's great. With Jesse, well his whole journey I saw as an attempt to give him a sense of purpose, get him back on track, or they would have just killed him had he not reacted to the fake stick-up as he did. But that whole time you are wondering what's happening to these two, where they are going etc. It was an uneasy episode in that sense, which reflects the relationship between everyone at the moment.
Good episode. Walt seems to be cracking up with guilt which should make for some very interesting episodes.
It has that divide and conquer feel. Before, they (los Pollos cartel we'll call them) concentrated all things on Walt. Walt showed his unerring loyalty to Jesse. This feels to me like they are tryin to give Jesse his self worth and change his loyalties instead. For me this episode made Walt look as if he's in a very fragile position. A position that his ego, pride and anger could prove to be his complete undoing.
That's what makes the show so great, doesn't it? Has that realistic feel to it.
And on Hank. I love me some Hank.
It's building up to something big.
The finale?
Is anybody else as irked as I am at AMC's cost cutting issues through not showing Gus at all?
I actually don't understand the scene with Walt escaping to the kitchen to drink the wine.
Very good take on it. I agree, and fully expect them to be building up to an eventual "showdown" between both at their peaks, so to speak. They'll go head to head eventually.
Great to have Hank coming back again. Other than that I have to say I think it's been a bit predictable so far this season. As much as I loved that scene in the first episode with Gus, I called exactly what would happen from the get go, right down to the cheesy "Get to work" end line.
Still, they're masters of building up the tension throughout an entire season, only to release it towards the end, so I fully expect some serious shit to go down within a couple of episodes. Maybe even in the next one, as they usually throw a "turn" around 7 or 8 episodes in, which they use to build towards the finale.
Great to have Hank coming back again. Other than that I have to say I think it's been a bit predictable so far this season. As much as I loved that scene in the first episode with Gus, I called exactly what would happen from the get go, right down to the cheesy "Get to work" end line.
Still, they're masters of building up the tension throughout an entire season, only to release it towards the end, so I fully expect some serious shit to go down within a couple of episodes. Maybe even in the next one, as they usually throw a "turn" around 7 or 8 episodes in, which they use to build towards the finale.
Bit of a slow episode this week, in contrast to last week.
For such a genius, Walt can be a fecking idiot/asshole at times.
Getting those 3 women to help him clean, what was ever going to be the outcome of that apart from them getting fecked over?
Buying Walt Jr the car too, I mean come on, that was seriously retarded.
The car wash story is boring me a bit, I actually prefer the Mike and Jesse story right now I think.
It'd also have been nice to see some Hank in it.
Getting those 3 women to help him clean, what was ever going to be the outcome of that apart from them getting fecked over?
Buying Walt Jr the car too, I mean come on, that was seriously retarded.
The car wash story is boring me a bit, I actually prefer the Mike and Jesse story right now I think.
It'd also have been nice to see some Hank in it.