Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
06-06-10, 08:34 AM
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
If I was Jesse I would just walk away from those people that offed Combo and never look back, considering it a cost of doing business and a lesson learned. But I guess that's why Jesse's an idiot.
06-06-10, 02:39 PM
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
People keep saying this, but Jesse's not an idiot. He's just reactionary and immature. But he's in many ways smarter than Walt about the realities of their business.
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
Gus may respect Walt's intelligence, but even after this, I still am not sure he'd be afraid of him.
06-06-10, 11:17 PM
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
So the dealers went back and killed the kid, knowing Jesse'd come after them, which of course he did. So Walt killed them purely to save Jesse? (And Walt did not think twice about pulling out that gun and shooting the guy in the head.) Wow...
Also Marie is a good wife.
Also Marie is a good wife.
06-07-10, 07:00 AM
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
But my guess is it's the Jessie reason.
06-07-10, 08:25 AM
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
Very tense ending. One thing I wondered about though, would Gus really be meeting with street-level dealers face-to-face? Is his identity basically an open secret then?
Also, I wonder if Skyler looking up "Money Laundering" on Wikipedia (LOL) was in any way Gilligan referencing the last X-Files movie where Scully looks up "Stem Cell Research" on Google a few days before doing the procedure - that's what I thought of, anyway.
Also, I wonder if Skyler looking up "Money Laundering" on Wikipedia (LOL) was in any way Gilligan referencing the last X-Files movie where Scully looks up "Stem Cell Research" on Google a few days before doing the procedure - that's what I thought of, anyway.
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06-07-10, 09:16 AM
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
I was going to post this. Gus has been portrayed as working in the shadows, taking extreme precautions, never working with drug addicts etc... now we show him having a sit down with 2 street dealers.. and his top chemists.
I just didn't buy this - it kind of brought Gus down a bit in my eyes..but it did move the plot forward.
There is no way I will be able to stay up until midnight to watch the finale next week. I'll have to DVR and watch it on monday night.
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
It made me think about Office Space, when they were looking up money laundering in the dictionary.
I was also surprised that Gus would be meeting with dealers.
I was also surprised that Gus would be meeting with dealers.
06-07-10, 10:21 AM
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Re: Breaking Bad -- "Half Measures" -- 06/06/10
Whew! What.an.episode!
I was hoping Walt would come in and stop/save Jessie, but I didn't think he'd do that! Wow.
at Sklyer looking up money laundering on wikipedia
I also thought it was a bit weird to see Gus meeting with the dealers. I too pictured him in the background or the shadows running things.
I was hoping Walt would come in and stop/save Jessie, but I didn't think he'd do that! Wow.
at Sklyer looking up money laundering on wikipediaI also thought it was a bit weird to see Gus meeting with the dealers. I too pictured him in the background or the shadows running things.