The point I was trying to make is that if a show like Breaking Bad is made by AMC, which knows it can't say F**k at any broadcast time, why would it even bother have it in the script?. Just seemed strange to me. I seem to recall them bleeping other profanity out last season as well.

Thos.

They censored everything but the F It was "Fff... You"
I guess that's the new way of getting around it.

The 'rules' of American TV are so damn ridiculous it's actually kinda mind boggling

Oh and next week

Since I watch all these shows well before 10 pm (my DirecTV feed of these channels is the Eastern time zone one), I never consider the broadcast time aspect of it. Thanks for the enlightenment.

Probably either for the dvd release or that they may think it helps add more of a gritty feel. Whatever the reason, I've been noticing it a bit more lately. That new show Southland on NBC had a couple F bombs that were bleeped out in their premiere ep last week, too.

Cable TV censors itself, mostly with ad sponsers in mind. They do not fall under FCC rules.

This episode was great. It's a pleasure to watch this show.

Jesse could screw up ANYTHING. I like how they play him as the screw up. He pulls it off so well.

That cackling skank, that's right I called her a skanky ass skank! The casting people deserve an Emmy for that couple.

That ATM murder will come back to the cash in some way. But more important the people on the street will think Jesse killed the guy and got his money, and I bet this comes up later as he gets a rep as a hard ass. The chick could die on the couch of an OD even, making Jesse appear to be a double murderer, we'll see...

Season 1 was uncensored wasn't it, so i'm guessing you're right on that.
That little redhead kid broke my heart, just to see how pathetic his existence was with those two as parents. I don't know if this will play out in the show but don't they only put new bills in those ATMs and document the serial numbers just for cases like that. Like i said I don't know if that will play out in future episodes but that's one way(of many)that Jesse can get screwed.

Excellent episode.

I love how flexible the show is. The episode can deal with the meth operation and all the seedy elements and murderers, or Walt's family, or Hanks job and it can also seperate the 2 main characters so they don't even share the screen - yet it remains extremely interesting and entertaining.

I think the missing ATM money will come into play.

The censorship didn't bother me much, but I do find it a unrealistic that in the situations this show present itself and with all the dealers, junkies, murderers, gang-members, etc - that there's barely any swearing at all.

I agree about the casting. Are they using real junkies or are they actors. Even without the makeup, etc - these people look like the types who've been through the ringer. The ugly characters and places really make it authentic. If I were in Jesse's shoes, I don't think I'd touch anything in that house. Really nasty.

I thought that the moment he sat down on the couch, and then I remembered that he has sex with that Meth-head Prostitute.

The skank has a recurring part on My Name Is Earl as a prostitute

Yep, they are actors:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1352845/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225460/

I just gotta say I am loving this season. I'm glad they were able to recapture the magic that was the first season.

I find it interesting that Walt is apparently sliding further and further to the dark side, while it seems that Jesse is the one that is becoming the more moral of the two by helping the kid. That was a true act of kindness on that Jesse's part to make sure the kid didn't witness the carnage in the living room.

I love the way these characters are developing.

Great episode, didn't see the ATM murder coming at all.

But if she doesn't OD, wouldn't she be able to indentify Jesse? I think that will be trouble for him, if she lives. Also, the kid would be able to identify him as well, but I don't think he would and was he a mute?

I'm sure the money will come into play, otherwise there's no reason to foreshadow with the clerk's death.

My memory is getting fuzzy, so in Season 1, that lady with the Bentley is his ex and she married Walt's business partner, who screwed him over by taking one of his ideas or something?

Any help appreciated.

They never really explained what happened, only that the guy and Walt were in college together, probably started the company together and the wife was in a romantic relationship with Walt at some point. It was implied that she might be the reason he didn't ask for their help, since he was apparently calling the husband to accept the offer when the wife answered and then he lied about insurance covering it.

I thought the point of showing the clerk was to illustrate that these people were much more dangerous than they were coming off.

But I agree that the money will probably come back into play. Walt's overreaction to that $1000 will probably spell his doom.

The rules you cite are for over-the-air broadcast TV, which do NOT apply to paid cable. Basic cable, however, is provided to a larger subscriber base than the higher tiers, so it's the cable companies that prefer the F-word not be used.

Just had a marathon to catch up with this season, and it's been fantastic. The little kid broke my heart as well. It seems that just when you think something might be going right for Jessie or Walt, some minor detail rears its ugly head to corner them once again.

This season just keeps getting better and better. Too bad it's so short.

Jesse's fingerprints are going to be all over that house when the cops get there, including on the ATM machine.

Well he did wipe down a lot of stuff including the atm. Would cops really dust an entire nasty house like that for some random print when they have a pretty good idea that the woman did it?

It's a murder scene (even though it looks like it could've been accidental), so yes. They clearly made a point to highlight what a rushed and sloppy job Jesse did wiping his prints off of stuff, too.

I was thinking that they wouldn't be looking for fingerprints in that place either. The police could chalk it up to an accident, or since MNIE chick is so strung out, she might tell them that she killed him because he called her a skank. I can see Jesse running into the kid into a police station a little down the road where the kid recognizes him and wants to play peek-a-boo though...

Um, they'll probably notice that there's a bunch of the money missing. That might prompt a little bit more detailed investigation of the scene. Possibly even in an icky crack den.

#1 it's an ATM machine - people use the machine and I would expect there to be dozens of fingerprints all over it. 3/4 of which probably will have prior arrest records (given the location of the ATM machine).

#2 the cops probably have video of what happened - and when they find the 2 crack heads it will be an open and shut case (2 murder charges).

#3 I don't think they will care what happened to the money - there are 2 dead bodies.. and even if the crack skank says another person took the money - I don't think they will put out an APB / roadblock for some missing ATM money. They have a murder suspect in custody who is a crack head!!.

Last time I checked most people don't put much stock in what thieving, lying, crack heads, who keep a child starving and living in squalor have to say.

Yeah, there's money missing, but there's a dead crackhead and another one strung out a few feet away. I don't think that they will be thinking there was another suspect for the robbery.

I KNEW Jesse would get the rep for the killing. He'll ahve a big time fear factor going on now.

Walt all playing tough with the guys at the museum was funny, that Nuclear Museum is right by the Natural History Museum here. I've been there many times.was funny.

The banging on the door shit was stupid, and Jesse is gonna get fed up with him being so obnoxious eventually.

The Mariachi opener showed that picture of Walt laying dead. Kind of heavy. "That homie is dead, but he don't know it yet".