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Breaking Bad (no longer live) Thread
vanity | 9.29.13 | vladimir998

Posted on 09/29/2013 7:16:26 PM PDT by vladimir998

So what did you think (if you watched the show)?


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To: cripplecreek

I remember Jonathon Banks very well from Beverly Hills Cop (first one) and Wiseguy, the TV series. He was very good in Breaking Bad


181 posted on 09/30/2013 5:26:56 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Night Hides Not

I agree.

The ex-marshal being a junkie, and deliberately murdering a woman to set up Jax, after the kid shooting all his classmates...I’m losing interest.

The ATF agent Stahl episodes, THAT was good TV!

Ed


182 posted on 09/30/2013 5:28:31 PM PDT by Sir_Ed
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To: RinaseaofDs

At one of Jesse’s NA meetings he describer making that box in woodshop.

He was having a flashback to his high school woodshop class.

Ed


183 posted on 09/30/2013 5:32:18 PM PDT by Sir_Ed
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To: Mr. K

I loved the laser sights.


184 posted on 09/30/2013 5:37:29 PM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: Mears

Yah, I know. But when he called Skyler and took the blame for everything while the cops were listening, thats when i realized he was willing to die and let his son think he killed Hank, just to keep her out of trouble. He had turned into a very dark person, but at least he knew it and acknowledged it to her at the end by admitting he was selfish.


185 posted on 09/30/2013 5:40:17 PM PDT by Nita Nupress ( Use your mind, not your emotions. Refuse to be manipulated by Marxists!)
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To: Nita Nupress
Over this entire series, I never saw them say “I love you” to each other, which was sad.

Actually one of the few sex scenes in the show followed Skyler hearing a text message from Walt telling her that he loved her an the kids.

However by the end of the show I think Walt was realizing that maybe he didn't love her. He did admit that the drugs were never for her or the family but because it made him feel alive. He chose to die in a meth lab.
186 posted on 09/30/2013 5:40:28 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Sir_Ed

All the pretty sparkly bullets were ricocheting around the room and a wild one hit Walt while he was protecting Jesse.


187 posted on 09/30/2013 5:52:13 PM PDT by whodathunkit (DOJ + NSA + IRS = DNI)
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To: cripplecreek

Banks (Mike) made the show jump into the top rung when his character started

I mean it was awesome before that, but man he just really set it in high gear


188 posted on 09/30/2013 6:06:32 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: cripplecreek

<< “Actually one of the few sex scenes in the show followed Skyler hearing a text message from Walt telling her that he loved her an the kids.” >>

lol. Typical for the intellectualizer who had difficulty expressing emotional intimacy to his wife — do it via a text message.


189 posted on 09/30/2013 6:10:13 PM PDT by Nita Nupress ( Use your mind, not your emotions. Refuse to be manipulated by Marxists!)
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To: Mr. K; cripplecreek

Mike was my favorite character on the show, but I haven’t figured out why. Between banks’ excellent acting and the superb writing, Mike just ‘clicked.’

I HATED that he died!


190 posted on 09/30/2013 6:16:35 PM PDT by Nita Nupress ( Use your mind, not your emotions. Refuse to be manipulated by Marxists!)
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To: Nita Nupress

Unfortunately when Walt said he loved them he thought he was heading to his own death. If I recall he was heading into a confrontation with Gus.


191 posted on 09/30/2013 6:21:40 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Nita Nupress

yeah- that was one of two deaths in this story I couldn’t quite stomach

that and the little kid Todd shot. Walt should have done more than yell at him.


192 posted on 09/30/2013 6:23:03 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: patriot08

which nod?


193 posted on 09/30/2013 6:24:47 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: bleach
Last week, creator Vince Gilligan offered a one-word tease about the finale: “woodworking.” Long-time Breaking Bad fans will remember one of Jesse’s more eloquent moments at his addiction support group, when he told a story about building a wooden box in a vocational-tech class – one of the few times he really did apply himself — spending countless hours cutting, sanding and lacquering until it was “perfect.”

After initially claiming that he gave the box to his mother, he walks back the lie a few moments later: “You know, I didn’t give the box to my mom. I traded it for an ounce of weed.” Tragic, but that’s Jesse.

If you are going to quote something that someone else wrote, you could at least give credit to the author.

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/09/breaking-bad-recap-felina-finale/

The author, Laura Hudson, has written some of the most beautiful recap/analysis pieces on Breaking Bad this season.

194 posted on 09/30/2013 6:26:09 PM PDT by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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To: bleach

break format? OK tell us what you do?


195 posted on 09/30/2013 6:31:42 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: Radix

Felina is the name of the Mexican girl Marty Robbins falls in love with down in the West Texas town of El Paso and then dies for.


196 posted on 09/30/2013 6:37:58 PM PDT by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific)
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To: Nita Nupress
That vertical beam was probably used in the scene so Walt could “suddenly appear” out of nowhere, but like you said, it was great symbolism.

You just knew there was someone or something else in that scene, but it was still a surprise when Walt was revealed.

197 posted on 09/30/2013 6:41:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Religious faith in government is far crazier than religious faith in God.)
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To: LS

I liked Todd, he was a polite gentleman who just got stuff done that needed to be taken care of. Except the murder of the kid......


198 posted on 09/30/2013 6:49:58 PM PDT by Sawdring
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To: Sir_Ed

I assumed he just was too high off the ground to avoid the M-60 rounds.


199 posted on 09/30/2013 7:27:07 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: Sir_Ed

Ah, thank you both.

Makes the scene even more relevant.


200 posted on 09/30/2013 9:13:22 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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