Movies and TV Breaking Bad - Page 223

irishjayhawk · 03-23-2009, 08:44 PM

Anyone watching this magnificent show?

frankotank · 09-10-2013, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

Hopefully, Hank got his ass shot off.

no way.
he can't die until he brings down the dome.

frankotank · 09-10-2013, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by loochy

Dude, nobody on ChiefsPlanet would hide. Every single person here would calmly take cover and pull one shot headshots on every single bad guy with a pistol.

I would also shoot the bad guys that have rifles and shotguns while screaming "JOO FOCKING COCK-A-ROASHES!"...but that's just me....

'Hamas' Jenkins · 09-10-2013, 12:48 PM

You people are treating this TV Show like LeBron James. It's stunningly amazing, but because you've hyped each episode up so much in your minds, nothing is good enough. There was nothing hackneyed about that episode. If you're building to a climax you need conflict, and Walt isn't the tactical genius he's made out to be. He's far more Forrest Gump running his ass off whilst dodging every bullet in Indochina than he is Gary Kasparov.

allen_kcCard · 09-10-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

You people are treating this TV Show like LeBron James. It's stunningly amazing, but because you've hyped each episode up so much in your minds, nothing is good enough. There was nothing hackneyed about that episode. If you're building to a climax you need conflict, and Walt isn't the tactical genius he's made out to be. He's far more Forrest Gump running his ass off whilst dodging every bullet in Indochina than he is Gary Kasparov.

**MahiMike** · 09-10-2013, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Aaron Paul has done a tremendous job on the show, extremely underrated throughout the series.

Yeah, but his character is a pussy and kinda far fetched. Walt's crazy but more believable.

chiefzilla1501 · 09-10-2013, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

You people are treating this TV Show like LeBron James. It's stunningly amazing, but because you've hyped each episode up so much in your minds, nothing is good enough. There was nothing hackneyed about that episode. If you're building to a climax you need conflict, and Walt isn't the tactical genius he's made out to be. He's far more Forrest Gump running his ass off whilst dodging every bullet in Indochina than he is Gary Kasparov.

Great episode. But you have to admit, for a show that has been so perfectionist in its execution, the shootout in the last episode felt a little off. I get the flare for the dramatic, but odd to see a bunch of guys with terrible aim (some of them hitmen) shooting rounds of firearms without taking any kind of cover. Not a criticism by any stretch. Maybe there was symbolism around it. It just felt off to me.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 09-10-2013, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

Yeah, but his character is a pussy and kinda far fetched. Walt's crazy but more believable.

You thought Fight Club was about fighting, didn't you?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 09-10-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Great episode. But you have to admit, for a show that has been so perfectionist in its execution, the shootout in the last episode felt a little off. I get the flare for the dramatic, but odd to see a bunch of guys with terrible aim (some of them hitmen) shooting rounds of firearms without taking any kind of cover. Not a criticism by any stretch. Maybe there was symbolism around it. It just felt off to me.

Do five grams of fulminate of mercury cause the same level of carnage as a stick of dynamite? Is pure P2P crystal meth blue?

You can fill a prescription for pure methamphetamine at any pharmacy. It's called Desoxyn. Walt isn't some kind of meth wizard; any number of pharmaceutical grade factories can churn out product just as pure. Despite the breathless descriptions of his cooking, it really is just following a recipe within a controlled laboratory environment.

Why would anyone think that this show doesn't, and hasn't, taken extreme dramatic licenses already?

Yeah, it made little sense that a bunch of mechanics would miss from that distance, but it's far from the least likely occurrence on the show. Do you think someone is going to be able to fire an AA-12 with any accuracy from that distance?

They needed a cliffhanger, and since Danny Glover wasn't in the desert with a smoke grenade in his pocket to great a diversion for Riggs, they went with the next best alternative: inaccuracy at a standoff distance while being shot at.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 09-10-2013, 01:15 PM

Here's an example where a chemist (and the show's scientific adviser) talks about Walt's choice of disincorporation agent:

Despite its impressive resume as a tough solution, it wouldn’t have been the best option to dissolve a body. Typically, flesh is dissolved with a base, most commonly sodium hydroxide (lye), generally used in the disposal of road kill. This option would have been a lot safer to use to dissolve Emilio, too. Lye is a common clog remover in drains, so Jesse’s bathtub stunt would not have been so disastrous. It also would have been safer because the fumes are not nearly so toxic. Most household uses of hydrofluoric acid are diluted to 3 percent hydrofluoric acid in H2O, in order to make them safe for use. Sure, Jesse was wearing his mask when he began the reaction, but the fumes would have infiltrated the house, and would have damaged most exposed surfaces inside, by the time the acid had eaten through the tub.

cosmo20002 · 09-10-2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Not all of it was self preservation. That's the difference. It has largely been a power grab.
Why did Walt kill all the snitches? Why did he call a hit on that helpless methed up couple in season 1 or 2?

He does it without flinching. Just as he didn't care when the kid got shot or when Jesses girlfriend died. Just as when he watches Jesses girlfriend die and does nothing to stop it. Just curious, what has Walt done in the entire series that is redeemable? I think hank has it right that Walt has destroyed everyone's life, but the one guy he has actually done some good for is Jesse.

Became a meth lord in order to provide for his family when he dies of cancer.
Paid for Hank's rehab. Of course, he had a role in Hank needing the rehab in the first place, but let's not get picky.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 09-10-2013, 01:20 PM

Sunday's episode reminded me of an inverted ROTJ. Luke implored Vader that he saw good in him, even when Vader didn't see it in himself. Jesse was convinced that Walt had no good in him whatsoever, but Walt calling off the hit because of Hank, and pleading with Jack to stand down, shows, that despite all his numerous flaws, there is still a vestige of humanity within Walt.

That doesn't make him a salvageable person, but it's not a Schwartz/White situation.

**Buck** · 09-10-2013, 01:25 PM

Did anyone notice Marie was wearing black during the phone call? Weird. She normally wears purple.

cosmo20002 · 09-10-2013, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Do five grams of fulminate of mercury cause the same level of carnage as a stick of dynamite? Is pure P2P crystal meth blue?

You can fill a prescription for pure methamphetamine at any pharmacy. It's called Desoxyn. Walt isn't some kind of meth wizard; any number of pharmaceutical grade factories can churn out product just as pure. Despite the breathless descriptions of his cooking, it really is just following a recipe within a controlled laboratory environment.

Why would anyone think that this show doesn't, and hasn't, taken extreme dramatic licenses already?

Yeah, it made little sense that a bunch of mechanics would miss from that distance, but it's far from the least likely occurrence on the show. Do you think someone is going to be able to fire an AA-12 with any accuracy from that distance?

They needed a cliffhanger, and since Danny Glover wasn't in the desert with a smoke grenade in his pocket to great a diversion for Riggs, they went with the next best alternative: inaccuracy at a standoff distance while being shot at.

Not being able to hit a fairly easy target, even with continuous fire from a machine gun, is pretty much a TV show and movie staple. Amazing how the bullets hit the ground, a railing, or any other number of things surrounding the guy being shot at. And no matter what the target is standing behind, it is always strong enough to stop a bullet.

**Baby Lee** · 09-10-2013, 01:45 PM

With the recent questions regarding mercury fulminate and body dissolving, etc. some need to watch the Mythbusters Breaking Bad episode.

Spoiler!

**MahiMike** · 09-10-2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

To reignite the Skyler debate, I just saw this on Facebook:

Image: Not Safe for Work

Perfect.

03-23-2009, 08:44 PM
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09-10-2013, 12:48 PM	#3333
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8039572	You people are treating this TV Show like LeBron James. It's stunningly amazing, but because you've hyped each episode up so much in your minds, nothing is good enough. There was nothing hackneyed about that episode. If you're building to a climax you need conflict, and Walt isn't the tactical genius he's made out to be. He's far more Forrest Gump running his ass off whilst dodging every bullet in Indochina than he is Gary Kasparov. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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09-10-2013, 01:15 PM	#3339
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8039572	Here's an example where a chemist (and the show's scientific adviser) talks about Walt's choice of disincorporation agent: Despite its impressive resume as a tough solution, it wouldn’t have been the best option to dissolve a body. Typically, flesh is dissolved with a base, most commonly sodium hydroxide (lye), generally used in the disposal of road kill. This option would have been a lot safer to use to dissolve Emilio, too. Lye is a common clog remover in drains, so Jesse’s bathtub stunt would not have been so disastrous. It also would have been safer because the fumes are not nearly so toxic. Most household uses of hydrofluoric acid are diluted to 3 percent hydrofluoric acid in H2O, in order to make them safe for use. Sure, Jesse was wearing his mask when he began the reaction, but the fumes would have infiltrated the house, and would have damaged most exposed surfaces inside, by the time the acid had eaten through the tub. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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09-10-2013, 01:20 PM	#3341
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8039572	Sunday's episode reminded me of an inverted ROTJ. Luke implored Vader that he saw good in him, even when Vader didn't see it in himself. Jesse was convinced that Walt had no good in him whatsoever, but Walt calling off the hit because of Hank, and pleading with Jack to stand down, shows, that despite all his numerous flaws, there is still a vestige of humanity within Walt. That doesn't make him a salvageable person, but it's not a Schwartz/White situation. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
Posts: 74,813

09-10-2013, 01:25 PM	#3342
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8329900	Did anyone notice Marie was wearing black during the phone call? Weird. She normally wears purple.
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09-10-2013, 01:45 PM	#3344
Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6838598	With the recent questions regarding mercury fulminate and body dissolving, etc. some need to watch the Mythbusters Breaking Bad episode. Spoiler! all were debunked, though an iteration of the bath tub scene with LOTS of very strong acid created one hell of a funeral pyre __________________ We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W.
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