Holy shit Breaking Bad

[Sheldon Cooper]

Jesus.

[fujiyama]

1. Wow, I'm exhausted after that hour

Most intense hour of a TV drama.

[hlthe2b]

7. That's exactly how I feel-- exhausted.... WOW

[Duer 157099]

2. I was just coming to post exactly that

I'd advise for anyone that just viewed up until last week to just stop there and let the rest of it go.

Think of it like the Sopranos where you get to imagine what happens next.

In fact, I'm thinking I should stop now too. Just don't watch the last couple episodes. I don't think I can take any more.

[alphafemale]

21. screw ambiguous endings like The Sopranos.

That was one of biggest "screw yous" to viewers ever. Writers didn't have the guts or wits to finish the story.

[CanSocDem]

27. I think it was a great ending.

Everybody had an opportunity to experience what it was like to be 'Tony'. Every person who came through the door or who was already sitting in the restaurant could be there to kill you. Despite this you maintain an air of normality with your family. Brilliant!

.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

31. "Allways leave them wanting more"...first rule of show business.

Before James Gandolfini's passing, I didn't think there was a snowball's chance in hell of a Sopranos movie, miniseries, anything. O was convinced that they were finished. Now, without Gandolfini, it's impossible. Kind of like when George Harrison asked if The Beatles would ever reunite and he replied "Not as long as John remains dead."

I watched that final Sopranos episode "live" as it aired. And I like a lot of people thought "You have to be frigging KIDDING me."

In my opinion, they went out on top. Don't get me wrong...they had a couple of episodes here and there that were real stinkers (like Season 1, Episode 10, "A Hit Is A Hit" with Bokeem Woodbine as rapper "Massive Genius." The writers (and actors) were just way out of their element, the episode tried too hard, and ultimately failed. That wasn't the only one, there were others, but for the most part, they nailed it and went out on top.

Then again, who knows...maybe "the didn't have the guts or wits to finish the story." We'll never know for sure.

[blogslut]

3. That was a thing.

All I could think was "Oh. My. God."

[nirvana555]

6. OMG! Unbelievable.....Only two episodes left! n/t

[Islandurp]

4. Left me emotionally drained...

LOL, amc expecting me to watch Low Winter Sun after that.

[hibbing]

5. wow

Hey,
That was a crazy episode, what I love is that I have absolutely no idea what will happen next. I kind of thought tonight's would have been an interesting last episode, I don't know, I'm all confuzuled. I got the sense that the way the phone conversation between Hank and his wife was edited that she is in on some grand scheme with him and the call was part of that. Anyone else get that vibe?

Peace

[hlthe2b]

8. She worked hard to emphasize his statement that "she knew nothing"....

which leads me to believe she is going to turn on him for immunity...

[handmade34]

12. he gave her the out...

and she knows it!

[alphafemale]

15. the tears were streaming down his face.

heartbreaking

making the people he loves hate him.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. I think he knows his wife well enough that she would understand that he was giving her a way out.

[stevenleser]

23. Oh she figured it out almost immediately when he started saying that stuff. And

her responses to him totally signaled to him that she got it.

It will be interesting to see how the writers play that out. I don't think Law Enforcement in real life would be dumb enough to buy it.

[Spike89]

28. Well, they have no real case even against Walt

Even if Hank and Gomez weren't dead (and Jesse "missing&quot , they didn't feel they had a case without the money and the money is gone. Obviously they have a very strong circumstantial case against Walt, but they have nothing against Skyler except that her husband was/is a monster and that she had very good reason to be afraid of him.

Any half competent lawyer should have no problem getting her off. Keeping any of the money, even the car wash, probably isn't very likely, but she very much has plausible deniability and the added kicker of abused spouse.

[lame54]

39. Finally - somebody gets it...

that is exactly what he was doing

[sammytko]

10. Yep, that skylar is sneaky!

May e she is in cahoots with Lydia. Where was Lydia anyway?

[Adam-Bomb]

13. Absolutely.

It took me a minute to catch on, though. I think he got the idea when Junior
called the cops on him. Now they are safe, and Skyler is not implicated. I don't
think she knew what was up at first, though.

That was one INTENSE episode. No wonder Vince Gilligan called it his "favorite episode."

This entire season all I do is mark time until Sunday night, counting the minutes until
BB comes on.

[stevenleser]

14. Walt and Skyler HOPE she is not implicated, but I can't imagine that will work.

The DEA and IRS are now going to comb through everything about them to see if there is unaccounted for money or purchases, like, ahem, the car wash.

[Bolo Boffin]

19. But that can be explained now by being under duress.

Anything Skyler did can be seen as under the threat of violence from Walter. She may still have some charges, but greatly reduced from what they would have been.

[stevenleser]

22. They have a shadow of hope for her not being charged, but the assets will be gone.

They don't care if she was under duress for that. Her money will be gone and she has no job at this point.

[Bolo Boffin]

24. Agreed. She's living off the mercy of Marie at this point. n/t

[okieinpain]

34. lol, why do you guys keep worrying about the car wash.

walt has ten million dollars and the magic formula. lol, do you honestly think a bundle of money isn't going to find it's way home.

[stevenleser]

36. I'm sure he will try to make that happen. But under scrutiny by the DEA, FBI and IRS it's hard to

imagine that he will succeed, or if he does that it will be allowed to be kept.

[okieinpain]

37. hood boys do it all the time, I'm pretty sure a walt/skylar combo

could figure out something.

[Sheldon Cooper]

9. I just can't believe this show.

I'm late to the game - I just recently started watching it on Netflix and after tonight's show I'm not sure I can take much more. Holy shit it is intense.

[stevenleser]

11. Yes, an amazing episode. I am still taking it all in. nt

[HipChick]

17. Poor Jesse...looks like he is going to be Todd's

biotch..and be a cook slave..

[Duer 157099]

18. I was thinking that Mr. White's chemistry lessons might actually pay off for him

That is, if he remembers how to make mustard gas...

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

26. What's past is prologue...especially on BB.

That flashback at the top of the epi wasn't just showing us the shoot-out was at the same spot as the first cook. I'd bet it'll tie in to Jesse's next step.




What a ride!

[Baitball Blogger]

29. If that's the case, it may end with...

Spoiler...













Jesse earning a reward from Todd to light a cigarette.

[Initech]

20. Holy crap. I felt unclean after watching tonight's episode.

[deutsey]

25. That was amazing

I felt awful for Marie and especially for Walt Jr., who practically idolized his father and adored his uncle. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out for the shattered remains of the White "family."

[okieinpain]

35. i died laughing at marie. sorry I know it's wrong but I hate

cocky people.

[Ruby the Liberal]

30. That was mind blowing.

Spoiler (highlight to read)

[font color=white]We have loose ends tied up on Walt Jr knowing about Heisenberg, and Jessie about Jane's death - but what about Grey Matter and the reason Elliot and Gretchen are worth billions now on Walt's co-research? (Elliot's birthday party - Walt was introduced as the guy who "unlocked the secret to the patent" or some such.) Gretchen mentioned him abandoning her at a summer visit with her parents when they were dating, but we never got the whole story on this. I hope Vince Gilligan has a wild card up his sleeve on that subplot...

Any other threads not tied up? Lydia?[/font]

/Spoiler

[drm604]

32. Anyone seen this?

It's a satellite view of the Bear Canyon Arroyo Spillway Dam, the place where Jesse and Walt went to be picked up by the red van. Notice the vehicle parked by it.

http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.138315&lon=-106.515434&z=20&m=b&show=/5996709/Bear-Canyon-Arroyo-Spillway-Dam

[GCP]

33. I wonder what that star-shaped building

Just to the NW of the spillway is?

[Taverner]

38. Horrifyin!