It's not that he doesn't have insurance. He undoubtedly does. But remember:

Yes, what Mr. Salty said.

Sure but in the beginning, it is said his treatments were $90,000 or something. It seems he's just on a course of chemo and radiation therapy. Not really that experimental. Then the Gray Matter dude offers to pay and Walt declines. So some of the money is going to medical bills, you'd think. But later when Walt is computing how much money he needs, it's all about the future needs, not the present.

Which leads me to: why wouldn't Walt have life insurance? It seems any responsible parent has life insurance. They seem like reasonable people yet their life (even before the cancer) seems so fucked up.

I know that in my case, a stroke about five years ago (at age 27) made it so that no life insurance company wants to talk to me. My job has a default year's salary for insurance, but when I've tried to increase that they also turn me town.

Now that I have a four month old baby, I should probably start making and selling meth to make sure I can provide for her.

They obviously weren't loaded since Walt was working a second job at the car wash. He may have had a life insurance policy but he had another child on the way and his son has medical/disability issues. He just wanted them to have a bigger nest egg.

It seems to me that the writers of the show were out of touch with how their character would actually live. But that's OK. It's really not that important. I'll just assume he was a substitute teacher and a bad financial planner.

Breaking Bad is one of a very small list of shows that has had me sitting there with my mouth literally agape during certain episodes. So fucking great.

Not since certain episodes of The Shield had I not been able to sleep after watching TV...then BB came along.

Just finished Season 2. Watching Walt let Jane die was brutal, but given the circumstances from his point of view, was probably his best move. He could have tried to save her, and possibly even gotten on her good side, but ultimately I think everyone would have ended up back in the same spot. With her death, he avoided a dangerous loose end, and hopefully scared some sense into Jesse. (Yeah right...) I liked her character but knew from the beginning it wasn't going to go well for her... I was thinking she might have ended up as a tweaker in some flop house down the road, and not choking on her own vomit, but either way it wasn't going to be a happy ending.

Not sure what I thought of the ending. I read an interview where Gillian explained what they were
going for, I just think it might have been a bit overdone.

I'm really interested in seeing how the plot with the Chicken Shop drug kingpin guy develops, now that he knows Walt's brother in law is DEA.

Season 3 is at the top of my Netflix queue, so I'm sure I'll be done watching in within the next couple weeks. I'm assuming Season 4 will come out right before the premier of Season 5?

I didn't care for the conclusion to s2 either, but it also solidified the show as something of a comic book serial in my mind. S3 starts very slowly but imo hits the higest highs of the series.

Reading bdshort comment made me think about the season 4 finale. Interesting.

I love the show. Top notch acting.

Having said that, S4 got a little... over the top. But it was still a 9/10 season. S1 and 2 are my favourites because there's a lot more of Walt's dual life.

I tried watching this with my gf. We got 2 episodes in and gave up; nothing was engaging us. Cranston is a fine actor, but the other kid with him was annoying as hell. I know he was supposed to be, but I couldn't take much more of him. I don't think I'll be revisiting it anytime soon. At least now I can get everyone off my back who's been telling me for the last couple years that I "have to watch it".

lol

Just started this last week with the wife and we're already about 3-4 episodes into season 2. Phenomenal show.

You were watching "Breaking Bad" and not some other show?

Yeah, I don't thinking watching 2 eps and giving up is going to get them off your back.

I don't recall being bowled over after the first few episodes either. I could say the same of The Wire. Gotta give it at least the full first season.

Yeah, the first season is only 7 episodes. Gotta at least give it that.

I know, I know. I'm sure I'll knock out those last 5 episodes at some point, but I expected the pilot to suck me in like a tractor beam; didn't happen.

Pilot didn't suck me in. Watch the other 5. I really don't think you'll regret it. There's just not a better show on TV.

I waited around 3 seasons and it never happened.

It really is amazing that this thread ever got this long.

Me too. I'm usually a thread killer.

Also i noticed too that biggie spoilers seem to be OK in this thread too (i just finished season 3 tonight)