Originally Posted by Mike86 (Post 11836113)

I have to say I think that without a doubt in my mind this has easily skyrocketed to the top two or three shows ever made in my mind. There's two episodes to go obviously before it's all over but I think that this series is about as close to perfection as anything ever has been. There truly will never be anything like it again or if there is I can't see it coming for a long, long time.

Originally Posted by bluetoast (Post 11836120)

Wait. What would have happened had Walt offered to cook in exchange for Hank's life? Sure they made their decision to kill at the outset, but would that have changed anything? Assuming they don't find Jesse that is.

As for Marie's safety, I'm assuming that she, like Skyler, Walt Jr. and Holly (once recovered), will be under protection. Due to the threats and of course because Hank is missing.

Originally Posted by movieking (Post 11835891)

Glad he gave Holly back. Anyone catch what the note said?

Originally Posted by DeputyDave (Post 11836131)

Proud to say I called Jessie being forced to cook. As far as keeping the cook going, $68 million is nice but there is 100x that still left in that tank from the train heist. Very hard to ignore that. You might as well ask a chronic gambler why he doesn't quit the table while he's ahead.

Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 11836117)

The cold open was definitely newly shot footage.

Since scenes are always shot out of order, my guess is that Cranston was wearing a wig and shaved the goatee after filming of the present day scenes wrapped. Aaron Paul was also clean shaven.

Originally Posted by Rypro 525 (Post 11836137)

does Cranston shave his head every season? as i noticed in some of the 'inside breaking bad' featurettes on the dvds, Cranston has hair & this would be say season 3

Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 11836136)

Someone on Twitter timed the episode without commercials and said it only ran 37 minutes.

Really? It felt longer.

Originally Posted by DeputyDave (Post 11836131)

Proud to say I called Jessie being forced to cook. As far as keeping the cook going, $68 million is nice but there is 100x that still left in that tank from the train heist. Very hard to ignore that. You might as well ask a chronic gambler why he doesn't quit the table while he's ahead.

Originally Posted by JZ1276 (Post 11836150)

The series couldve ended with this episode and it wouldve been perfect (had they wrapped up things with Jessie). They couldve ended with the Nazis paying Jesse to cook for them or something.

Originally Posted by Astrofan (Post 11836151)

First AMC show to use the "F" word?

Originally Posted by bluetoast (Post 11836153)

That wouldn't be in their nature at all though. Their plan (which is different from what will happen, given the nature of this show) is probably to learn the cook and kill him.




They've used it a few times before (I.F.T., the one where Mike died) but Mad Men has Pete mutter it in the very first episode.

Originally Posted by The Antipodean (Post 11836158)

...which, as we all saw tonight, didn't really end that well for the good guys.

Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 11836136)

Someone on Twitter timed the episode without commercials and said it only ran 37 minutes.

Really? It felt longer.

Originally Posted by Bill Needle (Post 11836157)

Strange that the Nazis would let Walt just up and leave with the $10 million when earlier they were very insistent he help train up Todd to cook for them. They ended up getting Jesse, but they didn't know that then.

Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 11836145)

Yes he does. After they wrapped 5A, he grew his hair out. He appeared in public with really spiky looking hair. As I said in a previous thread, the flash forward scenes are his real hair. They are most likely filmed early before he needs to shave his head.

Originally Posted by JZ1276 (Post 11836164)

That's incorrect. It was 47 min.



Well, why would they even need to continue with meth when they have like $70 million? Thats why I was a little confused at the end when Todd was making Jesse show him how to cook.

Originally Posted by JZ1276 (Post 11836164)

That's incorrect. It was 47 min.

Originally Posted by JZ1276 (Post 11836023)

That was the most intense hour of TV I've ever seen. Here's my thoughts...

I don't see how anyone can be siding against Walt. He was desperate, thought he was dying and everything he did, he did for his family. Even after Skylar pulled a knife on him and Flynn goes against him (which to me was a little hard to believe how fast he turned), he still calls the house well knowing the police are there & listening & makes it a point to say Skylar knew nothing about his actions that way she wont be held accountable. Also, he tried making amends with Jessie, but Jessie thought Walt was setting him up in last weeks episode when he went to meet him. It wasnt until Jessie called him threatening to go after him making Walt feel his family was in danger & turned on Jessie. After all Hank has done to try to bring Walt down, Walt STILL begged and pleaded for his life and offered $80 MILLION to not kill him. I believe Walt acted in haste taking Holly and realized he had made a mistake when she kept calling out for her mother which is why he left her at the fire station. Anyway, Walt got screwed every which way by EVERYONE, but his intentions were always on taking care of his family when he was gone.

BTW, just finished watching Talking Bad and there was speculation as to why Walt took Holly. Seemed pretty clear to me. Skylar & Walt Jr. both turned against him. All Walt cared about was his family. He took Holly trying to salvage whatever was left of his family, not to be evil, and not to spite Skylar.