walt pisses in a sink.

You act like this in an either/or proposition. I propose that you can simultaneously do both without pissing on the common "lowbrow" dude who just likes watching the show because he missed the meth scene or wishes he could be Walt.

It is either/or. Some viewers do take some aspects of the show at surface value, for "badassness" or whatever. Those people are misinterpreting the show, or perhaps more accurately they aren't considering everything that there is to consider.

BB doesn't insult those people, but it doesn't make concessions to the lowest common denominator either.

Items I haven't figured out yet:

a.) Gus box cutters Victor for allowing himself to be seen at a crime scene, and then invests time into wild unpredictable indiscreet Jesse? Surely it does have to be "all about Walt". Jesse's unpredictablity doesn't make sense for meticulous Gus as either a cleaner or a cook replacement for Walt.

2.) With cameras and minders on the lab, along with chemical supply receipts, surely Gus should have Walt's recipe down cold.

iii.) How the heck is Mike cleaning up after the semi trailers being gunned down. Surely he can't be hiding all that in the desert somewhere and the local law has no clue. No one ever drove past those shot up trailers and reported them?

a) I think he knows that he can't get Walt to work without Jesse, but building a divide between them will help him in the future.

2) It is more than just the recipe, it is knowing what to do if something in the chain isn't right, or being able to catch if one of the ingredients is off.

iii) Good question, I've been wondering how Gus gets that done. How do you hide something like that quickly enough to not be noticed.

So does the guy in Bang the Drum Slowly.

They haven't really explained too well how an unemployed school teacher and his unemployed wife can buy a car wash.

I don't care about the plot holes, as long as each episode continues to seem to me like it's 15 minutes long.

I thought that was what the whole poker story was about.

That's a good explanation for family members. But an 800,000 dollar transaction is pretty tough to explain to other parties (such as IRS), unless their attorney has this happening through intermediaries or something. Maybe there is an explanation I've missed.

Same deal with when Saul tried to sell Jesse the nail care place. I understand that they can launder money through it (or the carwash), but how do you explain the initial purchase? Especially when you're talking about an unemployed dude like Jesse.

Saul has connections to a casino. He's got it taken care of.

I would run my fingers through Sauls combover

I'm not reading anything, because I've only just finished season two. But so far for me, it's another show where **** all happens. It's like Entourage - they get themselves into situations, and then, for the sake of the show, they just kind of resolve themselves.

And the ending to season two was absolute shit. But I still like the characters...so I keep watching Anyway, be back after a few more weeks of watching. ;)

Wow. Nothing happens? That wasn't my impression at all, and I'm also watching them all right now (almost finished with Season 3). I do agree that the characters are the most compelling parts, but I think the plots are also interesting with some twists (maybe not the "oh shit, I can't believe he went there" twists of Game of Thrones, but there are twists and interesting developments in each episode, to me).

Go watch CSI.

If I ever see you I will tie you to a streetpole and I will burn you alive for insolence and being absolutely terrible at watching TV.

Yeah, you terrible TV watcher! =P

Yea! Take some TV watching classes. I don't think I have ever heard of anyone that is terrible at watching TV until now.

go play mario cart

You're reeruned.

I take back most of what I said. The third season is absolutely excellent so far.

Because of the explosion, right?

No new episode tonight?

Really? ****!

According to my TV there is a new episode tonight.

WHAt???????????????????????????????

False alarm. I was thinking it was on FX. Sorry.

There is a new episode on tonight. Called "problem dog".
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Whew.


I came as close to giving neg rep as I ever have before. Asshole. LMAO

It's almost like this show is some kind of really addictive drug. I'm not that familiar with drugs, so I can't really think of which one is really addictive and dangerous, but yeah, you get it.

BB addiction level is the same but the side affects are minimal.

Woah, Hank did some sleuthing. It appears this season's equivalent of 'Hank outside the RV when Walt is inside' is coming next week

After the last 7 minutes of the episode, JIMP.

Hank is the man.

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT
WHOLE ****ING SHOW WHOLE ****ING SHOW WHOLE ****ING SHOW

I wonder if we'll get a Mexican Standoff this year?

From Season 3, Episode 9.

Look at the bottom (small print).

http://imgur.com/urDXW.jpg

lol, Like i said in my last post in this thread. Ill never doubt this show again. This shit is just so good. Hank is a boss.

Well, that episode was a masterpiece.

Easily the best episode of the season.

How in the hell did you find this?

Tremendous catch on the Madrigal Electronics reference.

http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_wi..._spills/260251

He had the benefit of an omnipotent writing team. :)

I watched Breaking bad season 3 with my dad this weekend, he didn't think Jessie shot Gale at the end.

Random thoughts:

- can someone explain exactly why Walt, and now Jesse, want to kill Gus so badly? Is it because they think he wants to kill them, so they just want to get him first? If they kill him, they won't make anymore money - they certainly can't move the product themselves.

- it would be interesting to go back to the episode where Gus was inside Gale's apartment to see what he actually touched.

- it's pretty fascinating to think there may be people above Gus in the hierarchy, and it may be global.

- Aaron Paul should probably go ahead and make room in his trophy case for another Emmy after last night's scene in rehab. That was incredible.

- any theories about what the "Yes or No" question is? I initially thought it was the cartel still wanting to kill Walt, but I'm not sure. The fact that Gus was willing to pay the cartel $50MM provides some nice context that the enterprise might span well beyond Gus and Los Pollos.

- does Hank's conversation with Walter Jr change anyone's mind that he may be starting to get suspicious of Walt?

I think Walt wants t kill Gus because it's his only way out. I'm not convinced that Jesse does.
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I think Walt just thinks Gus will kill him when he can.

I'm not sure what the yes or no was, but Gus won't have a choice whatever it is. No matter what he has backing him, unless it's another cartel, he's not winning that battle.

I think Jesse does. He knows Gus has another agenda for him, he's just not sure what. Damn. This season just gets better and better. Very little Skler bitching made it better also. Does anyone know what episode Gus was in Gale's apartment? I would like to see that again.

Full Measures (Season 3 Finale).

That a boy. Thanks. :D

Walt wants him dead, because he knows eventually its going to end up bad. The old saying goes, ever heard of an old drug dealer? nope, because they dont exist. It will always, always go bad. Its just a matter of when. Usually sooner rather then later.

Walt isn't thinking it through. Walt just becomes property of someone else if Gus is killed.

Sure they 'think' Gus wants to kill them. That's the whole undercurrent to the Gale storyline. Gus was placed in the lab, not simply to help Walt, but to get the info on the last 6% of purity he hadn't been able to figure out on his own. Once Gale knew the process, Gus was gonna smoke them and the infinitely more controllable Gale would run his lab.

It was cool to see Gus having to answer to someone else. We hadn't seen that yet and it changes up the whole game. I hope he doesn't get killed any time soon. He is an awesome character.
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But Gale is dead now and Gus needs Walt to continue manufacturing the meth. Why would he kill him now? Wasn't that the point of killing Gale - to "save" their lives by forcing Gus to not kill them?

Walt obviously feels like it's only a matter of time before he's replaced.

The cartel doesn't want to kill Walt, they want him for their own superlab.



Why else would Gus be willing to pay 50 million? He has the golden goose, and the cartel knows it.

Yep, this is the conclusion I have come to as well.

Walt still thinks he is in control, but the fact is that Gus could sell him to the cartel in a second without his consent.

But Walt admitted that Jesse made the Blue just as good as Walt, and now Walt sees Gus getting cozy with Jesse.

One of my FB friends is sporting this shirt in his profile pic. Awesome.

http://www.spreadshirt.com/-C3380A7341838
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Nice. Rep coming when I get home and order one.
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I don't think Walt really feels like he is in control, I also wouldn't say that Gus is really answering to someone, he is just trying to protect his product and see where he stands. It took the cartels a while to regroup from their last run in with Gus.

It may seem that way, but the amount of storyline time consumed by the first 3 seasons is only approximately 8 months.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment..._calendar.html

Who's gonna bring down Gus?

A.) Cartel
B.) DEA
C.) Jesse

This season has been the at the pinnacle of television (forever) thus far.

I'm trying to say that TV doesn't get better than this.

I wonder if Gus is gay?

SHOCKING SPOILER ALERT!

COMPLETE TOTAL TIMELINE ****UP!! THE VIDEO GAME JESSE IS PLAYING IS "RAGE", EXPECTED RELEASE DATE OCTOBER 4TH, 2011!! THIS SHOW HAS LOST ALL CREDITABLITY!

Thought that came to mind while watching this superb episode. Not a spoiler, but a prediction? I'm tagging it anyway:

Walt so wants to be 'the one who knocks', to live his life on his terms, as he told the other cancer patient. This season he hasn't been that guy at all - he is like a mouse in a scary maze, running frantically from corner to corner, occasionally lying to himself about being in control.
Everyone, this season, has some issues with their respective 'upper management's.

Oh!. An alternate plot direction:

What if Jesse finds "The game Genie" in his futon, and goes down to play Mario 3 with 100 lives and still can't beat it. Then he eats the Ricin himself because he decides that his life isn't worth it. Then Jesse leaves a note for walt that says "Find the magical whistle, it takes you to any level you want"

I'm guessing Gus was working for Pinochet? Some sort of high level drug distribution?

Anyone besides me get the sense that Walt was lying to his family about

Edit : I wondered about that.

Me too.

Yeah I think he was.

There are about, what 18-19 episodes left in the series?

Finally finished Season 3. Wow. Damn. I mean I know the general gist of what's going to happen, and I'm still always surprised by the execution (haha, bad pun) of the show.

Gus is gay, and his "life partner" took one to the head.


But, I don't know how Gus built up his empire. The Cartel leader told him to stick to chicken.......



The flashback was awesome. It was funny to see Gus in a vulnerable position.

This last episode hinted strongly that Gus used to be much like Walt is now, in over his head, too smart for his own good, etc. Intrigued how this arc will continue to develop.

I'm really wondering what is going to be Walt's response to finding out that Jesse is no longer completely on his side. Does he make the play to get rid of Jesse or try to bring him back onto his side. I'm guessing he brings him back in, but how, hmmm.

Gus still had something going for him back in Chile though. That is why they said they were not killing him.

Jesse knows that Walt checked his phone. Any moron can figure out when someone has already checked their messages.


Walt really doesn't give Jesse any credit, and that is just going to piss Jesse off even more.