Breaking Bad - Season 3
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- Dumb move on Walt's part, going to visit Jesse in the hospital. What if he ran into someone?
- They got Jesse and Walt cooking together again. A little contrived, but it's a show, so what're ya gonna do. Wonder if chemist guy is gonna turn on Walt because of it.
- Skyler is on board now. She's watching her ass and doesn't want to get caught either.
- The Tuco brother not shooting Hank, then slowly coming back with the axe and allowing himself to get shot didn't ring true.
- I was wondering if Hank was actually gonna get it for a couple of weeks now. This strikes me as the kind of show where it could happen, but it looks like he's safe.
- I wonder how Jesse will get to and from the lab. The DEA isn't just gonna leave him alone. he's a bit of a liability now.
Those are just a few nits and observations. The show is still as riveting as ever.
- Dumb move on Walt's part, going to visit Jesse in the hospital. What if he ran into someone?
- They got Jesse and Walt cooking together again. A little contrived, but it's a show, so what're ya gonna do. Wonder if chemist guy is gonna turn on Walt because of it.
- Skyler is on board now. She's watching her ass and doesn't want to get caught either.
- The Tuco brother not shooting Hank, then slowly coming back with the axe and allowing himself to get shot didn't ring true.
- I was wondering if Hank was actually gonna get it for a couple of weeks now. This strikes me as the kind of show where it could happen, but it looks like he's safe.
- I wonder how Jesse will get to and from the lab. The DEA isn't just gonna leave him alone. he's a bit of a liability now.
Those are just a few nits and observations. The show is still as riveting as ever.
All of your observations were good. I didn't even think about how risky it was for Walt to go to the hospital.
The twin going back for the axe was indeed a little lame. I mean that was all going down in broad daylight in a fairly busy area. Like he thought he just had all day? I'm glad Hank made it though (at least I assume he did). What'd he end up taking, 4 bullets?
The other thing that stood out to me was how easily Jesse did an about face with Walt. He made it abundantly clear with that tirade of his that he wanted nothing more to do with Walt. All that about how since he's met Walt, everything he's cared about is gone, and so on and so forth. So as Walt leaves the room, he tells Jesse that he cooks meth as good as his, and that does the trick?! I thought that was a bit ridiculous.
I'm like you with this show though, I just nitpick. It's about as intense and riveting as anything I've ever seen on TV (or in movies for that matter).
Oh, and who tipped off Hank?
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Oh, and who tipped off Hank?
I think it was the chicken guy. He doesn't like the way things are going south of the border (lack of respect). This was his way of getting back in control of the situation. It was probably (part of the reason) why he agreed to let the brothers go after Hank in the first place.
Oh, and who tipped off Hank?
I think it was the chicken guy. He doesn't like the way things are going south of the border (lack of respect). This was his way of getting back in control of the situation. It was probably (part of the reason) why he agreed to let the brothers go after Hank in the first place.
That would my best guess as well. Seems like he'd be the only one who would know it was going down that might have any motivation to stop it.
Walt deciding to reinstate Jesse played pretty well. He had control issues with Dale, who he plainly saw as a potential replacement. He wanted to appease Skylar and intervene for Hank. He felt guilty for bungling the disposal of the RV, as in not even bothering to warn Jesse and priming Hank to go nuts.
Jesse's lashing out was beautifully done. Jesse's fury at being betrayed by his father figure came across. The slightest hint of respect, coupled with economic "necessity," (Jesse probably doesn't feel capable of an honest living,) was all it took.
The business with the bullet and the ax were kind of hokey but didn't make any substantial difference. It was just milking the melodrama. Hank surviving was due to him getting the gun the one twin dropped.
They've really, truly got their act together again. Even Skylar seemed like a real human being last night. The only other nit I can find is Gustavo's easy agreement to replacing Dale, especially with Jesse. I think Dale is Walt's replacement, but Gustavo should want more training time.
Jesse's lashing out was beautifully done. Jesse's fury at being betrayed by his father figure came across. The slightest hint of respect, coupled with economic "necessity," (Jesse probably doesn't feel capable of an honest living,) was all it took.
The business with the bullet and the ax were kind of hokey but didn't make any substantial difference. It was just milking the melodrama. Hank surviving was due to him getting the gun the one twin dropped.
They've really, truly got their act together again. Even Skylar seemed like a real human being last night. The only other nit I can find is Gustavo's easy agreement to replacing Dale, especially with Jesse. I think Dale is Walt's replacement, but Gustavo should want more training time.
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The last ten minutes of that episode were up their with in terms of being the tensest minutes of television. God, that episode was awesome.
Just watched it again tonight and noticed that when Hank shot the twin in the head, he dropped the axe and it stuck perfectly in the pavement. That's either a really sharp axe, or some really soft pavement.
Good catch. Axe, I dub thee a magic pizza moment.
In the past 7 days, I have gone from the pilot to last weeks episode, & after about 20 odd hours of screen time, I'm amazed at how good the show is. Cranston & Dean are putting in two of the best performances currently on television. I have never really cared for Odenkirk, but this is actually the perfect part for him. The show casts actors perfectly.
The writing has minor foibles, but it really does look to be coming together often enough for it to be solidly viable & immensely entertaining. A premise like this was bound to flirt with jumping the shark, on numerous counts, & they've held it together quite well, imo
One question though. Why is season one so short. Was it pulled from somewhere & then picked up by AMC?
The writing has minor foibles, but it really does look to be coming together often enough for it to be solidly viable & immensely entertaining. A premise like this was bound to flirt with jumping the shark, on numerous counts, & they've held it together quite well, imo
One question though. Why is season one so short. Was it pulled from somewhere & then picked up by AMC?
^ Season 1 got a 9-episode order, but only 7 were made because of the writers' strike.
- It's nice to see Jesse back with Walt, but I still feel bad for chemistry guy. He wasn't Jesse, but he and Walt did seem to have a good thing going. I didn't expect them to deal with it this week, but they did. I wonder if he's going to cause trouble for Walt. Also, I don't know why Walt didn't just tell him the truth about why he was replaced. He had to make a deal with Jesse. He didn't have to tell chemistry guy the whole story, but he could have been straight with him.
- Look at all the support Hank is getting. And look at the gravity of the situation. The shit is really gonna hit the fan when everyone finds out Walt is Heisenberg.
- Looks like they're setting up a new arc with Gus as someone more dangerous than we thought.
- Look at all the support Hank is getting. And look at the gravity of the situation. The shit is really gonna hit the fan when everyone finds out Walt is Heisenberg.
- Looks like they're setting up a new arc with Gus as someone more dangerous than we thought.
...except that's not the reason Walt got rid of chemistry guy. He could have brought on Jesse without getting rid of chemistry guy. He got rid of chemistry guy because Walt needs to be the smart one, and chemistry guy seemed too much like a potential replacement.
Something about this week's episode just didn't scan for me. For the most part it was up to its usual standard, but one thing bugged me. I've seen in this thread where people have voiced dissent about certain aspects of Skylar's & even Walt's motivations in their character development, but Jesse is one of the three male leads here, perhaps even the 2nd lead, & in all the time he's been developed, & all the things we've seen him go through, it's impossible to buy that he is so completely ignorant, that he'd really believe that he is an equal in the laboratory aspect of a partnership, with a master chemist, no matter what Walt pityingly told him about how good his solo product was.
Even if he had misunderstood, once he got a look at that laboratory, the dead sober reality of how important this operation was should have sunk into the thought process of even the biggest idiot. However, he's playing around in there, like he's as stupid as Badger.
This is a backwards step in a major character's development, for what seemed to be the sole purpose of artificially inflating conflict in Walt's relationship with Gus, who we are meant to fear, now, & maybe to possibly ring home the notion that if Walt were truly going to be ruthlessly bad, he'd have had Jesse killed for espousing his intent to inform on him
Incidentally, I always knew that Gus was going to be someone to be feared. Really great development for his character, this week, but at what cost?
Even if he had misunderstood, once he got a look at that laboratory, the dead sober reality of how important this operation was should have sunk into the thought process of even the biggest idiot. However, he's playing around in there, like he's as stupid as Badger.
This is a backwards step in a major character's development, for what seemed to be the sole purpose of artificially inflating conflict in Walt's relationship with Gus, who we are meant to fear, now, & maybe to possibly ring home the notion that if Walt were truly going to be ruthlessly bad, he'd have had Jesse killed for espousing his intent to inform on him
Incidentally, I always knew that Gus was going to be someone to be feared. Really great development for his character, this week, but at what cost?
It's a good point about Jesse's imagining he really is partners with Walt. Walt blowing him off on the phone should have redisillusioned him, in spite of his father image problem. Jesse wasn't stupid enough to try cooking alone with equipment he didn't know. The foolishness was not just too foolish but too lighthearted.
Plotwise, if Gustavo is making his move for independence, then he should be much more interested in his production process having a replacement for Walt. He took Gale's dismissal far too lightly.
The season seems to be setting up another step for Walt's descent. Previously he has killed in "self defense" when his criminal career has put him into danger of arrest. But those were competitors, and crazy Mexicans/African Americans. But it looks now as if he's going to face the choice of killing friend, family or employee/associate. Logically Dean or Jesse should go, but to prolong the series they might try to substitute Gale. Falling back on Walt taking out Gustavo would constitute another crazy Mexican/African American trying to kill him, though.
Plotwise, if Gustavo is making his move for independence, then he should be much more interested in his production process having a replacement for Walt. He took Gale's dismissal far too lightly.
The season seems to be setting up another step for Walt's descent. Previously he has killed in "self defense" when his criminal career has put him into danger of arrest. But those were competitors, and crazy Mexicans/African Americans. But it looks now as if he's going to face the choice of killing friend, family or employee/associate. Logically Dean or Jesse should go, but to prolong the series they might try to substitute Gale. Falling back on Walt taking out Gustavo would constitute another crazy Mexican/African American trying to kill him, though.
The look on Gale's face after that whole "I'm classical and you're jazz speech", when Jesse walks in and start acting like a clown, was pretty funny. I kept waiting for him to say "and that's classical"?!
I wasn't really surprised by Jesse's behavior. He's never demonstrated much brain power or common sense to me.
Nice weekly "holy shit!" scene with the twin dragging himself out of bed and trailing blood from his leg nubs to get at Walt. Yikes. I guess it's a good thing that for whatever reason he couldn't talk? No one really seemed to wonder what or who he was going after either.
Been awhile since we've seen Ted.
I wasn't really surprised by Jesse's behavior. He's never demonstrated much brain power or common sense to me.
Nice weekly "holy shit!" scene with the twin dragging himself out of bed and trailing blood from his leg nubs to get at Walt. Yikes. I guess it's a good thing that for whatever reason he couldn't talk? No one really seemed to wonder what or who he was going after either.
Been awhile since we've seen Ted.
Then someone would have to take a pay cut for Jesse.
Hadn't picked up on that.
The whole scene made him look like a zombie out of a horror movie. And I assumed that everyone at the door thought he was after them. No reason to suspect anything beyond that.
I knew Gus would have him taken care of at the end too.
I guess so. I just figured that a lot of those guys had been up to his room several times before, and he had never reacted like that. Like I said, it's a good thing for Walt that he didn't say anything (like "Walt's braaaaainnnsss!"). Regardless, it was a wacky scene.
The twin going across the floor was pretty scary, I must admit.
