Breaking Bad thread! (SPOILERS)

I definitely agree. I think that also has a lot to do with the kind of story Gilligan is telling that has one main premise throughout the whole show, the story of Walt has a beginning and an end. The whole wearing out its welcome happens a lot with sitcoms where every episode is a different story so the writers are constantly having the come up with new material. With BB Gilligan creates one main story and executes it over X amount of seasons.

At the beginning of the season, Walt is shown on his 52nd birthday in a Denny's where he meets up with a guy that gives him the keys to a car which has the gun in the trunk. I imagine that he goes from the Denny's directly to his house.

What a fantastic episode. The ending where Walt delivers the line "If that is true, if you really don't know who you're talking too, then maybe the best course of action would be to tread lightly" is one of the greatest moments in the entire series. I remember reading before the episode aired where on of the producers said that there will be a scene fans have been waiting 5 seasons to see. They were right, and it lived up to the hype and then some. Kudos to both Cranston and Norris, as their acting in the scene was incredible.

Really looking forward to the next 7 episodes. And while Jesse may seem like a lost cause now, I do believe he will have his "moment" if you will. Really intrigued as to how his story ends.

You know what needs to die?

The weekly television model. I would MUCH rather watch all 8 episodes with some friends, pizza, and surround sound in my basement in one fell swoop.

As for the the rest of the season?

I'd hate it to be all at once, I like the hype and anticipation. Not to mention you can discuss the episodes with people one at a time. marathoning stuff decreases value for episodes in my opinion. Oh and this weeks episode was great too

I can't wait for the Jesse and Hank "talk" next week. What a full circle conversation that will be with Captain Cook. Everything Hank can say to Jesse is essentially just speculation and hopefully it wakes Jesse up from this "poor me and all my money" routine.

The Lydia thing is super interesting to me because it's going to need the DEA's attention. You could think that Lydia is the perfect fall person for everything. Hank can look like a hero and keep his job, Walt can keep the money and protect his family, but we've already seen the White house in ruin. For me, I think there stands a chance it wasn't the DEA that raided Walt's house, but rather Lydia sending Todd after Walt to protect herself. That would explain why Walt was able to really just walk back into his house and get the ricin. The neighbor would have called the cops and he would have seemingly had more urgency if it was the DEA who was chasing after him. Why would Walt need guns to protect himself from the DEA? Also, it seems likely that Lydia would try to have a sit down with Walt and that the ricin would be for her.

This could go in a million different directions, BUT for Walt to protect his family and not have the bad guys win and kill Hank, then Lydia has to go down because there has to be a Heisenberg. That wasn't even on my mind before last night but she seems to be the one person who can help tie this thing up with a giant bow. Todd making a stronger blue meth again is going to be a flag for the DEA and Lydia has a paper trail a mile long following her around.

Again, purely speculative but that is where my brain went last night.

Yeah, that's a fair point. That's probably an indication the world knows Walt is Heisenberg. I was just trying to fathom an "almost happy" ending. Which I don't think we'll get honestly.

Oh. My. God.