Ermm. They sold it cheap because of the drugs den right? Or was it the hole in the floor. I forget. So I assume nothing was made of it because he's their son. Essentially they tried to sell the house hise grandmother left him, so he conned them out of most of its worth. I think they just called it quits.
Television Breaking Bad
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You miss my point. He is on the DEA radar and yet he buys a house, cash, for $400,000. Saul talks later on about how the IRS will be on his case if he spends money whilst not laundering his money as well
Minor plot hole I know.
I agree with you here. It took till the 3rd and 4th season until the show went onto that really top level where it can be considered as an all-time great show, but even in the earlier seasons the show was still excellent. Some of the best episodes of the show came in the first couple of seasons and there were plenty of exciting episodes with tense action in them as well.
The cold opens in the first two seasons were a big part of what got me hooked on the show. So beautiful and creepy and instantly establishing the tone.
I think Walt letting Jane die was the moment where the show seriously jumped up a notch. The fact that they were able to introduce brilliant characters like Saul, Mike and Gus also made a big difference.
Do yourself a favour and acquire it ASAP. Breaking Bad is good but that's in a different league.
I'd say don't. We've all heard how it ends. It wasn't divisive, it was terrible. And I've not even seen it. Imagine watching a show that long for it to have such a shitty ending. Disrespectful towards the fans IMO.
EDIT: Scrap that, I've just watched the ending. It's far better than people give credit for.
EDIT: Scrap that, I've just watched the ending. It's far better than people give credit for.
You're fecking mental, Liam.
The first two seasons aren't weak....think I rate 3 the lowest of them. But eh, dunno why people don't appreciate a slow build anymore, thought the Wire had killed that, but guess not.
The first season is brilliant. I love the whole story arc with the low level drug dealer tied up in the basement, with Walt trying to come to terms with the fact he needs to kill him, and Jesse trying to dispose of a body and fecking it up. Then Walt's first real badass moment 'this is not meth'
I honestly don't think there was any point in Breaking Bad whereby I thought it was dragging or slow. The whole show has such a unique premise that that alone could've driven it through all sorts of realms of shitness. A bit like Dexter in that sense to be honest, only that this has been consistently class throughout. When it did perhaps show signs of starting to slow (going from Gus to season 5 is obviously going to be a step down), they played the card that they'd kept close to their chest all along. That's what they should've done with Dexter.
Lets not compare this with fecking Dexter.
Breaking Bad is obviously miles better in pretty much every way - dialogue, acting, consistency, characters, everything. I just said they both have a certain novelty that would carry the show not matter what depths they stooped too.
It's absurd to try and directly line the two shows up against each other - one is clearly so much better than the other. It just reminds me seeing this show what they could've done with Dexter to have kept it as a great show. They should've realised that they couldn't have possibly sustained the same level that was set with John Lithgoe's character without bringing it to a close, just as the Breaking Bad directors must've done when the storyline with Gus came to an end. Now they have a perfect opportunity to properly round it off and cement Breaking Bad's status as one of the best shows ever made.
It's absurd to try and directly line the two shows up against each other - one is clearly so much better than the other. It just reminds me seeing this show what they could've done with Dexter to have kept it as a great show. They should've realised that they couldn't have possibly sustained the same level that was set with John Lithgoe's character without bringing it to a close, just as the Breaking Bad directors must've done when the storyline with Gus came to an end. Now they have a perfect opportunity to properly round it off and cement Breaking Bad's status as one of the best shows ever made.
Can't wait for this. I wonder what the first scene will be, I hope it's not a flashforward or an introduction scene for some new character but instead just picks up where we left off. With Hank in Walter's bathroom reading the quote in the book.
I know that many people won't want to hear this, and I certainly won't be viewing it myself...but, they did show the opening scene of the new series at Comic Con the other week.
I'm sure it can be found online, but I have avoided temptation so far.
Ooh, why did you have to tell me this?! Must....resist...
Ah feck it, I'm going to watch that.
Can't seem to find it anywhere.
It's probably one of those things which will be removed quite quickly once it's uploaded to any particular site.
Probably for the best anyway - don't want to spoil it for myself.
Yeah, I found the comic con bit about breaking bad, but the teaser was edited out.
As you say, probably for the best.
As you say, probably for the best.
Argh. I don't want to know what happens, but I do want to see it. But I know that if I did see it it'd make these nine (NINE!) days go even longer.
I sort of want to see it. I think.
I sort of want to see it. I think.
I'm sure they said in an interview that they asked everyone at comic con not to film and put it online, with everyone there adhering to it.
Bryan Cranston was on the Colbert Report a few days ago.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428277/august-01-2013/bryan-cranston
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428277/august-01-2013/bryan-cranston
I'm starting series 2 now.
I'd forgotten how much of a luncatic Tuco is.
He was the greatest character of the whole show for me.
Yeah Tuco was mad. Just rewatched the episode where he kidnaps Walt and Jesse, then gets killed in the shootout with Hank. Great stuff.
I'm just finished that one myself a few minutes ago, man. Brilliant stuff. The tension when Hector was sounding the bell to answer Tuco's questions was unreal.
Love the story of how the actor improvised stubbing the cigarette out on his tongue.
I watched Training Day again the other night.
He's in that playing essentially the same character.
The commentary on the episode where he stubs the cigarette out says that it wasn't actually in the script, and that they had no idea Raymond Cruz could actually do that.
Tuco, Saul, Gus and Mike are what makes Breaking Bad brilliant. The addition of all their characters were also perfectly timed.
Tuco is great. Shame he was quite shortlived.
Re-watching from start to finish so I'm up to speed again for next week. Just past the part where Hank has turned into a bastard after going all rogue on Jesse and then getting crippled by those badass brothers. Really great character transformation.
It's amazing how tense it is re-watching even though I know what happens.
Re-watching from start to finish so I'm up to speed again for next week. Just past the part where Hank has turned into a bastard after going all rogue on Jesse and then getting crippled by those badass brothers. Really great character transformation.
It's amazing how tense it is re-watching even though I know what happens.
Ignore Marie; acquire minerals.
I'm going to have to speed watch season 4 and what we've got of 5 this week.
Also, agreed that Tuco was a great character.
Also, agreed that Tuco was a great character.
I think we should've seen more of Tuco throughout season 2, perhaps with Walt and Jesse being involved with him for longer than they were before having to kill him off. He was definitely underused and made a great impact in his short time in the show.