Breaking Bad Season 5

[CornerThree]

The drive in a stolen car was a bit much. Especially with cop technology. 2400mi on the roads and and I'm guessing some of it was through Texas

Also found it hard that Marie would let them live in the projects

 

[Walter White]

Maybe it was just me, but I thought Walt kind of subtly reminded me of the Joker in the scene with Gretchen and Elliot. Obviously he wasn't as maniacal, but I thought the scene was kind of funny in a dark humor sort of way how he played with them.

 

[Nicky]

^Jimmy Kimmel said that last night.

 

[theSTEREO.]

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It was too much suspension of disbelief. I know this show prides itself on being a little ridiculous but in a believable sort of way. A few things that bothered me

1. Nazi Jack wanting to kill Walt but getting hell bent about Walt calling Jesse his partner, asking Todd to retrieve Jesse from mid-cook. This was like every bad guy/good guy end scene, where bad guy talks too much, giving good guy just enough time to kill bad guy. Why did Jack give 2 fucks?

Maybe. But Jack was willing to give Walter more time and info than normal in the past. See the Hank death scene

2. The machine gun being placed at the exact location all Nazi's were going to get killed.

All he had to do was park it facing the house. That thing sprayed like a 40 ft radius. Just had to get it close and pointed in the general direction. I think the fact that they nazis didn't check his trunk is more of a plot hole than that.

3. Him slipping Lydia the ricin. I know it was in her sugar, we knew this 7 weeks ago. But how specifically did it happen? I didn't need to see him dumping it in her coffee, but what happened? Did he tip the waiter?

I don't understand how this is confusing. He knew when she would be there, what table she would be at, and that she would use the Stevia. Don't think its that hard to walk in with an already emptied, refilled, and resealed packet now full of ricin, and placed as the only packet on the table. Pretty easy. I didn't even waste brain power on it during the episode.

4. One of the most wanted men in the US, driving from NH to NM without incident. Also, the DEA not knowing he was at Skylars house.

He had food in the car, and clearly only stopped that low rent gas stations way out in no mans land. Didn't even go in to buy water and drank from a hose. Don't think it would be too incredibly hard.

5. Him dying the exact moment the Feds showed up was weird (he was standing tall just 10 seconds prior).

If you call wheezing, paled, and gasping to his last breath "standing tall", I suppose.

Look, I hate to play this card, I really do. I wanted to love it but I didn't. I know what VG said, that he won't be able to satisfy everyone. I wasn't dissatisfied with this season at all. Ozymandias was the best hour of TV I have ever seen. Granite State was the most depressing hour of TV I have ever seen. They could have ended the show at either one of those and it would have been perfect. IMO, we didn't need closure for everything.

As far as what Stereo said, this was about as cheerful of an ending that BB could give. I know it's dark as hell, but when everything wraps up as succinctly as it did and got (supposedly) everyone off the hook...

Can I also say that I am shocked that it's Damage that I disagree with strongly, and it's Chris's posts I keep thanking? :chuckles:

 

[A Squared]

 

[David.]

so happy Jesse lived. The only thing i really wanted to see. I think the gang sucked as villains honestly. They definitely did their share of fucked up stuff to merit animosity, but like.. Gus was 1 or 2 or 3 seasons long of a villain. THAT was better execution of this.

I agree that this was the conclusion rather than the climax. Glad we got another jolt of walt sticking up for Jesse at the end, and that we saw Jesse escape happy. I dont think grey matter people were really necessary.

 

[Damage]

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Can I also say that I am shocked that it's Damage that I disagree with strongly, and it's Chris's posts I keep thanking? :chuckles:

Ok, the ricin one finally makes sense. Thank you.

As for food in the car... cmon. Look, even Gilligan said a scene the cut was a kid recognizing him at the gas station. He's obviously paying in cash, so he has to go into every gas station to fill up. From NH to NM, figure that's at least 7-9 fill ups. Possible but unlikely ( I guess if he goes to non-chain gas stations).

The Jack talking way too long, allowing Walt to follow through still will bug the hell out of me. Hate it in movies, hated it last night. And yes, them not checking the trunk was also bad.

 

[CornerThree]

They should do a show where Dexter and Jesse are together as lumberjacks.

 

[Damage]

They should do a show where Dexter and Jesse are together as lumberjacks.

Breaking Logs

 

[Jack Brickman]

And yes, them not checking the trunk was also bad.

I kind of disagree with that. What reason did the Nazis have to think Walt would have something in the trunk to kill them all? They thought Walt was coming to them to teach them a recipe. They had no reason to suspect that he was coming there to kill them, and had every reason to suspect that his desire to exchange knowledge for money was genuine. The audience were the only ones aside from Walter himself that were privy to the real reason that Walt was there, and that was only because we got to see his burning resentment at once again having his work stolen from him for the profit of others.

As far as the Nazis were concerned, Walt was a man at the end of his rope who had lost any semblance of his former power. He wasn't a legitimate threat to them. He was just a loose end to be wrapped up.

 

[Damage]

I kind of disagree with that. What reason did the Nazis have to think Walt would have something in the trunk to kill them all? They thought Walt was coming to them to teach them a recipe. They had no reason to suspect that he was coming there to kill them, and had every reason to suspect that his desire to exchange knowledge for money was genuine. The audience were the only ones aside from Walter himself that were privy to the real reason that Walt was there, and that was only because we got to see his burning resentment at once again having his work stolen from him for the profit of others.

As far as the Nazis were concerned, Walt was a man at the end of his rope who had lost any semblance of his former power. He wasn't a legitimate threat to them. He was just a loose end to be wrapped up.

I felt it was shoddy, you didn't. I was not ok with the ambiguity, you were. I found it too perfect, you enjoyed the closure. Cool beans. It was a good episode, a solid episode. I suppose it's not fair that it followed Ozymandias and Granite State.

 

[Glen Infante]

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[Damage]

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There was a 7 minute montage of the BB cinematography played with Moby's The Violent Bear it Away. Probably the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Cannot find it anywhere (was on youtube)

 

[MattyFos.]

Well the Nazi's patted down like he was a threat and the one with the sweet stache peeked in his back seat while talking to Walt through the window..

Also

Lydia met Todd at a different table than we were used to seeing. She has ALWAYS sat by the window. This table was not a window table. So psh to your theory about the same table.





Yo

 

[JDeezy]

"They should've checked the trunk."

I don't think you guys know how lucky you were to get a finale like you did with Breaking Bad. I mean... Dexter... Did you see the Dexter Finale? It ruined the show for me. It was that bad.