Breaking Bad on amc

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Never saw this show. Thinking of picking it up on Netflix. Dont feel like reading through the whole thread, but, is it pretty good?
 
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I can't do the photoshop work but I'm waiting on the meme that's a pic of Walt dead on the fllor, Jesse yelling in the car as he drives away, then Huell still sitting in the cheap motel waiting on Hank and Gomez to return...

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Gator H8R said:
Never saw this show. Thinking of picking it up on Netflix. Dont feel like reading through the whole thread, but, is it pretty good?
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Yes! Beware if you start watching it's hard to stop. It's that addictive.

It gets better every season.

Don't read the thread. It's full of spoilers.
 
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rkw38 said:
Yes! Beware if you start watching it's hard to stop. It's that addictive.

It gets better every season.

Don't read the thread. It's full of spoilers.
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I was a little late the party watching BB. I started in August and would follow along this thread as I went. To see what all my VFL bros thought about it lol.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I thought the scene at the beginning with the couple (from Grey Matter?) started off really strongly. All creepy, him walking around their place while they casually chat.

But the notion he would just give them $3 million to in a year "gift," or "donate" to his family (even with the lasers) was a little hard to buy into. As though they could just give that to the family of the drug kingpin in a year and no one would notice.

And unfortunately, to me anyway, that question of how he would get that much money to them was such a focal point of the show that i found that resolution of the issue to be rather weak.
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Yeah, it was a major part of the last 2 episodes. Oh wait...



All the major plot lines were resolved. The money transfer issue wasn't even introduced until 3 episodes from the finale.
 
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Stoked4Zo said:
I was a little late the party watching BB. I started in August and would follow along this thread as I went. To see what all my VFL bros thought about it lol.
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I was doing the same thing and thought I was current on the first half of season 5 but ran across a big spoiler. I wasn't as current as I thought.
 
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Gator H8R said:
Never saw this show. Thinking of picking it up on Netflix. Dont feel like reading through the whole thread, but, is it pretty good?
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I watched the show basically from beginning to finale starting a few months back after years of people telling me I should watch. It is a great show. Tortuga is something you'll never forget when you see it. And Gus leaving the nursing home. You won't regret watching.
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R.I.P. Walter White, Courtesy Of ‘Breaking Bad’s Hometown Fans

The series finale of Breaking Bad Sunday officially laid to rest the AMC hit and drew a record 10.3 million viewers — though apparently it didn’t offer quite enough closure for some. The Albuquerque Journal ran a obituary on Bryan Cranston‘s anti-hero in today’s edition, appearing on Page A4 and paid for by the Facebook group “Unofficial Breaking Bad Fan Tour” and its leader David Layman. The series was shot in Albuquerque, which has become a tourist destinations for avid watchers of the show. Click over for the obit, in case you don’t want any spoilers…

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I am becoming more convinced that the last episode, from the moment the police overlook Walt in the snow covered car, was a fantasy in Walt's mind.

I am not entirely sure he made it out of that car. I think he was caught by the police or maybe he died there.

Think about it: after he got into the car, everything started to go Walt's way. From the keys falling into his lap, to the cold car starting immediately, to the machine gun conveniently killing every single person in the neo-nazi's gang, everything went Walt's way from that point forward.

If you rewatch the finale you will notice a particular part where Walt is in the car trying to start it with the screwdriver. Somehow, he injuries himself and the camera, albeit briefly, pans away from Walt only momentarily. When the camera focuses back on Walt again, everything goes in his favor for the remainder of the episode.
 
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Vince Gilligan has been clear there were no shenanigans in the finale. Check out the last Talking Bad Insider podcast. Very in-depth discussion of the show's ending.
 
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Thus, I am almost inclined to believe that the finale of things that we saw: Walt's closure with Skylar, his reveal about where Hank's body was, he threats to Gretchen and Elliot, and, finally, his rescue of Jesse, were not real, but perhaps Walt's visions of what he wanted so badly to happen but could no longer force with his own will anymore.

It is the last time we see Heisenberg, and perhaps, what we see in those final minutes of Walt's life is how Heisenberg was still present, yet his desire to find one last remaining morsel of humanity in Walt overwhelmed his desires henceforth in the fantasy he propelled after his death in the car.

I can't take full credit for this theory. It has circulated on a few internet boards, and I thought it was quite interesting. Those who have interest in BB, what do you think?
 
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Scotty said:
Vince Gilligan has been clear there were no shenanigans in the finale. Check out the last Talking Bad Insider podcast. Very in-depth discussion of the show's ending.
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Thanks Scotty, but you honestly think I didn't watch Talking Bad right after?

:hi:
 
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mrorange211 said:
Thanks Scotty, but you honestly think I didn't watch Talking Bad right after?

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I don't know you from David Lee Roth, so I really couldn't say. Anyway, I refered to the almost two-hour podcast with Gilligan and crew, not Talking Bad. Point is, there's not a hint of evidence to support that theory from the show runner. In fact, Gilligan specifically stated Walt made a deal with a deity, of sorts, in the car, which, from the point of view of the writers, explained why things bounced his way throughout the finale.
 
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n_huffhines said:
I think the theory sounds kind of stupid, no offense.
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I think it sounds like someone who either takes the show way too seriously or has too much time on their hands.

And yes, the podcast (not the hour long Talking Bad on AMC) made it clear the finale is what you see is what you get; not to mention all leading up to the finale Gilligan repeatedly stated there would be a definite finale, nothing open ended to interpret.
 
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mrorange211 said:
Thus, I am almost inclined to believe that the finale of things that we saw: Walt's closure with Skylar, his reveal about where Hank's body was, he threats to Gretchen and Elliot, and, finally, his rescue of Jesse, were not real, but perhaps Walt's visions of what he wanted so badly to happen but could no longer force with his own will anymore.

It is the last time we see Heisenberg, and perhaps, what we see in those final minutes of Walt's life is how Heisenberg was still present, yet his desire to find one last remaining morsel of humanity in Walt overwhelmed his desires henceforth in the fantasy he propelled after his death in the car.

I can't take full credit for this theory. It has circulated on a few internet boards, and I thought it was quite interesting. Those who have interest in BB, what do you think?
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......sounds more like a "Lost" theory than anything else!
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I think it sounds like someone who either takes the show way too seriously or has too much time on their hands.

And yes, the podcast (not the hour long Talking Bad on AMC) made it clear the finale is what you see is what you get; not to mention all leading up to the finale Gilligan repeatedly stated there would be a definite finale, nothing open ended to interpret.
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Yup.

Also, who downloaded some Badfinger after the finale? :rock:
 
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mrorange211 said:
I am becoming more convinced that the last episode, from the moment the police overlook Walt in the snow covered car, was a fantasy in Walt's mind.

I am not entirely sure he made it out of that car. I think he was caught by the police or maybe he died there.

Think about it: after he got into the car, everything started to go Walt's way. From the keys falling into his lap, to the cold car starting immediately, to the machine gun conveniently killing every single person in the neo-nazi's gang, everything went Walt's way from that point forward.

If you rewatch the finale you will notice a particular part where Walt is in the car trying to start it with the screwdriver. Somehow, he injuries himself and the camera, albeit briefly, pans away from Walt only momentarily. When the camera focuses back on Walt again, everything goes in his favor for the remainder of the episode.
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It would be weird if the series hadn't clearly shown how calculated Walt is. Remember he made it a point to park where he did specifically even when the one Nazi guy didn't want him to park that way. He spent a good while creating the weapon mechanism. Plus it actually didn't kill all of them, Todd survived.

Everything that happened in that sequence meshes with similar events that Walt pulled off before (bomb on a wheelchair, magnets, etc.)

Plus if it was in his mind and fantasy, then I don't think the Jesse part makes sense. Gilligan said Walt was going to kill Jesse and when he saw he wasn't a partner but a slave, his fatherly feelings for Jesse returned and he couldn't do it. Why would Walt create all that scenario in his head of Jesse being a partner and ending up a slave? He thought Jesse had long been dead.
 
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Not to mention....you're telling us Gilligan showed us flashforwards of things happening in Walt's mind?

Now it really makes no sense.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
It would be weird if the series hadn't clearly shown how calculated Walt is. Remember he made it a point to park where he did specifically even when the one Nazi guy didn't want him to park that way. He spent a good while creating the weapon mechanism. Plus it actually didn't kill all of them, Todd survived.

Everything that happened in that sequence meshes with similar events that Walt pulled off before (bomb on a wheelchair, magnets, etc.)

Plus if it was in his mind and fantasy, then I don't think the Jesse part makes sense. Gilligan said Walt was going to kill Jesse and when he saw he wasn't a partner but a slave, his fatherly feelings for Jesse returned and he couldn't do it. Why would Walt create all that scenario in his head of Jesse being a partner and ending up a slave? He thought Jesse had long been dead.
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I read it earlier yesterday, and thought it was an interesting take on the series. It seemed to make sense, but after listening to the podcast (which I did after Scotty's post), I obviously agree that Gilligan did not intend for the finale to be interpreted that way.

That being said, I still believe the theory is an interesting, yet complex perspective of the finale that holds my curiosity. That is all. Not trying to push what I believe about BB on anyone.
 
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