DJariya

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Very interesting read. AMC and Sony are currently in negotiations for a 5th and possibly final season. AMC wants to cut costs and they only want a 6-8 episode season. The Producers of the show said No. Sony is shopping the show to other networks should a deal not be reached.

kstublen

As much as I love the show, they definitely need to end it before too long. The way they're playing it I could see this season being Walt usurping Gus and the last season being Walt's fall from the top, although you never quite know what to expect with Breaking Bad. Still, I'm surprised AMC would be pinching pennies when it comes to Breaking Bad but give The Killing a full thirteen episode second season.

Gizmo

BB does decent numbers and is a pretty cheap show in the first place.

conscience

Great episode. Love that they are getting Hank back into the storyline. Damn - Jesse's storyline is getting seriously dark. Yuk at those parties.

Ravenous

My favorite part of the season so far is that it seems to be getting colder, so actors are wearing heavy clothes. Im hope winter comes or a season focus on time passing.

How the fuck does AMC not kiss the hairy beanbags of the producers and give them what they want? The only reason people first turned into this station was for BB

Coral

The class level on Jesse's party guest list sure has dropped a few notches.

Marie seems to have a similar strategy at handling her problems as Jesse. Jesse escapes his thoughts being doing something/anything and trying to be around people, while Marie escapes Hank and tries to be someone else while stealing stuff.

I also don't quite understand how Walt/Skyface can explain where they got the funds to buy a carwash. Even if they plan on going through a loan process and paying interest (even if fake), how can they explain their passing the loan approval process in their supposedly bad financial situation? Plus, as already mentioned, isn't paying Hanks medical bills cause for suspision as it is?

I also agree that Skyfist should've prepared the fake inspector guy more with answers to possible questions. He could've even had the books with him to be able to read the stuff himself and to prove it to the owner.

Tracer Bullet

Stupid. AMC has no skills--they just got lucky with BB and Mad Men. They should be holding onto BB for dear life.

T-bone22

Yeah, this "promo" just doesn't feel right for this show... it's better than that

DJariya

I know these shows are expensive to produce, but AMC shouldn't all of the sudden decide to play hard ball with these studios. Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead put them on the map and made their network talked about. I think they are slowly overtaking FX for quality non-premium, non-fluff scripted cable shows. This is only going to backfire on them and piss off studios from dealing with them.

feenst

And Walt didn't have any trouble buying a fully furnished condo.

bluetoast

Seriously AMC wants a shortened final season? And they already had money issues with Mad Men and The Walking Dead...whoever is in charge there better bow down to Weiner and Gilligan daily. At least Gilligan himself wanted to end it with five seasons, give him the full season. AMC needs to realize that these shows aren't just "put them on the air and look at the ratings the next day." They will exist for years after they've gone off the air. Putting the best quality into them will only help them in the long run.

slop101

Who's a bigger ****, Skylor or Betty Draper? It's close, but I'm going with Betty.

Mike86

Great episode once again. The Skyler plot was good in this episode and I like that we're seeing her turn bad somewhat too. The Hank and Marie stuff was good too. Hank is such a dick to Marie this season and I kind of feel bad for her but god is she stupid. Jesse continuing his downward spiral is sad to see hopefully he can pull himself out soon. I've wondered about his neighbors like someone else said, you'd think one of them would have called the cops by now.



As far as AMC trying to shorten the next season (which if I remember right creator Vince Gilligan said would be the last) if they honestly do that fuck them. I mean the show is one of the best things on the air right now and they're lucky to have it. It really deserves a proper send off and a full final season.

Supermallet

It's not a close call. Betty isn't just a ****, she's a useless ****. At least Skylarp pitches in.

GreenMonkey

Well, he did give him a suspicious look, and he did ask about his "normal" guy. Maybe he's been bribing his normal guy; maybe he hasn't been totally 100% environmentally compliant and he knows it.

I'm not sure how much time has passed (a week? two?) since Skiler made the first offer.

I think the key to making it work is that HE called Skylr back up. If SHE called him, I'm sure it would be very, very suspicious. But with him calling her, I'm sure he feels like he's the one screwing her over. It takes a hunk of the suspicion away.

As far as the funds for the car wash, someone else posted that. Saul already said that the fake gambling "wins" are going to supply the seed money to buy a money laundering business. I dunno why Skiller is being so weird about the champagne though.

Gunde

Yeah seriously, what the fuck are they doing?
They have 3 quality shows winning tons of awards and one of them is the highest rated cable show ever.
Then they want to cut costs for all 3!?

Tracer Bullet

Certainly no misogyny here, guys!

SonOfAStu

This episode looked like it was filmed in Schuyler, NE.

uteotw

Ah, the ol' "misogyny" accusation, because a woman certainly can't be (breaking) bad. Right...

I actually liked the turn with Skyler, first time I've actually liked her in the series really, and I guess it's because of her turn towards the bad side. Why is she doing it? To help Walt to Hank's bills can continue to get paid, or is there more to it?

(And the Skyler spellings are gold.)

boogieman03

My guess, is that she's being petty. Hank freaked out about the messages she left an episode or 2 ago. It's payback.

superfro

Wait...is your argument that Betty Draper isn't a ****, or that people just shouldn't say she is?

Raul3

Not even close. Apples vs Oranges.

The only time I've disliked Skyler is when she had sex with the other guy. She's really smart and sometimes makes Walt look dumb. Like in this episode.

LOL!


And fuck AMC! If they screw Breaking Bad I'm not watching this channel anymore, except for Mad Men of course.

slop101

I knew my post would draw you out, and you fell for it!

And you're right, whenever a woman does something selfish and awful, a man's adverse reaction towards her is born of pure misogyny. Always!

Actually, the real **** will be AMC if they cut the number of episodes.

Tracer Bullet

No one here will listen to my answer anyway so what's the point?

majorjoe23

Pshcler is my favorite character on the show. Mostly because she spells her name the same way my sister does.