Breaking Bad

[kopfjäger]

This is truly the best television drama ever. 

[NoisyDante]

Only 16 more episodes left now, unsure of whether it will be 16 at once or two 8 episode seasons but that's it.

[Speedbag]

Kick ass finale. 

Sucks we have to wait for the last season to resume (although they wrapped things up pretty tidily last night).

Oh well, next week: zombies!

[il d00d]

Dingdingdingding...

That might have been the single most badass moment of TV I have ever witnessed.  This season, while superlative,  was a bit more of a struggle for me than seasons past.  I wanted more Heisenberg kicking ass, and less Walt crying in a hole in his floor.  That was just the most satisfying resolution I could have imagined.  It's sad for me to think that Tio did not have enough screen time to warrant being nominated for an award of some kind - what he did with a bell, and a twitching face is far more than what lots of actors could accomplish with use of their entire body and a set...

OK, I am going to go watch the scene again for the 20th time.

[kopfjäger]

^^^Also when he set up the meeting with the DEA, just to tell them to suck his dick. 

[Scooter Montgomery]

That was excellent.

So what is next season going to be?

I see next season as Walt keeps cooking because he has cancer again and this makes him a a lot of money and makes him feel alive. Jesse wants out to just try and live a normal life with the chic and the kid, but Walt pulls him in. Hank will still be on the hunt once they pop back up on radar. Walt goes into full on Hessenburg mode and kills Hank. Then Jesse kills Walt (and calls him pregnant dog just before he does it) after finding out Walt poisoned the kid and basically turned his life into shit.

Side stories Marie steals the car wash from Skyler. Walt Jr. eats more pancakes and whines about stuff.

[derby]

in some ways, i really wish that they'd just leave it be after this season.

16 episodes isn't really enough time to "get deep" and establish/resolve some long story arcs without feeling "rushed".

that said, i'm guessing that jesse finds out that walt was directly responsible for brock's hospital stay and that walt was also in the room when jane overdosed (and chose not to save her).

it's going to be jesse vs walt. skyler is going to learn more than she can handle about walt's actions. walt jr might, too. hank is going to put all the pieces together.

i'm expecting the final season to be very, very dark... don't expect to like walt (at all) at the end.

[mookieo2]

I can't wait to see what's next. It really is a great show leaving you always wanting more. I can do without Walt Jr. As he serves no purpose and Marie annoys the shit out of me.

[il d00d]

I'd agree with Derby's forecast: dark, with a good chance of more dark.  I have read a lot of prognostications that involve Jesse killing Walt - I hope that doesn't happen, not only because I found it a little hard to believe Jesse could manhandle Walt a little earlier in the season, but also because I don't necessarily buy that Walt "ruined" Jesse's life.  Didn't bring sunshine to it either, but I don't see Jesse as the moral paragon of the show.

It seems unlikely that Walt and Jesse will start cooking again, at least immediately - no place to do it, and no cartels to pay them for it.  I do kind of like the idea of them getting back to the RV in the middle of the desert again if they run out of money.  It would be a nice bookend.

Plus, there will be the fallout from the Gus Fring, Ted, and Hank storylines to develop and clean up.  The Ted situation in particular makes me nervous as a fan - I fear the show turning into CSI Albuquerque.

I would not be surprised if Walt Jr gets a bigger role, as he is the last untapped dramatic resource in the show.  But, and at the risk of sounding like an asshole, I am not sure how much dramatic range we could expect from him.

Anyways, I look forward to the last season(s) - with a defined end in sight, I reckon we have a lot more face-melting explosions in our future, metaphorically speaking...

[Speedbag]

in some ways, i really wish that they'd just leave it be after this season.

Hence my comment above regarding the season finale wrapping things up nicely, really.

[Scooter Montgomery]

I would like to have Walt catch Walt Jr's doing meth somewhere in the season too, just to throw Walt for a loop.

[NoisyDante]

Well being an insider I have it on good authority that they're going to be taking the show in a whole new direction.  For the better?  you be the judge.

Breaking Bad is now on ABC Part 3

[Drunken Monkey]

I say Walt takes over where Gus left off.

[Scooter Montgomery]

Well being an insider I have it on good authority that they're going to be taking the show in a whole new direction.  For the better?  you be the judge.

Ok at first I thought WTF, Breaking Bad on ABC its wrecked, then I watched those clips and its pretty funny. Exspecially the one about Gus washing Tio balls when he rings the bell. 

[derby]

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