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After last weeks episode this new one moves every single character's story forward.

First to get it out of the way, how long is it going to take Hank to get out of the hospital? I hope Marie will stick with him thru all of this but Hank has so much anger built up inside of him and he is letting it out on anyone around him and Marie is so supportive she is always around and getting the brunt of the damage.
Saul as usual was great. A bunch of funny comments my favorite probably being his explanation of why Walt would buy a laser tag business. Walt is a scientist, scientists love lasers, plus it has bumper boats. Too funny.

Is it just me or does anyone else think Walt and Skyler may get back together? You saw all throughout this episode of Walt looking at Skyler in a loving manner just trying to get that look back but now with her willing to dive into his drug business plus the revelation that they are still married it seems like they could turn into a meth style Bonnie and Clyde in season 4.

I think we have found the final action of this season. They way Jesse walked away from Tomas after finding out who killed Combo (by the way that had my heart pounding as hard as it was during Hank's shootout with the Cousins) has me believing something is going to go down. I can't see Jesse killing a 10 year old boy but I can sure see him doing something stupid to the other gang members.

I really like the way the writers have shown Jesse to be such of softy around little kids. In a different world he would have made a great father, and still could if he could ever kick his drug problems.

Gus has kids! That could turn out to being a huge story line for the next season. Gus has been such an unknown commodity in this show that could easily fill a season. Him opening up to Walt was very interesting. I doubt that is the last time he tries to give Walt advice. Whether Walt takes it is a whole different story.

Am I the only one that would love to see a comedy spin-off series of Badger and Skinny Pete? Those two fools had me falling off the chair during this episode. Of course the only meth Badger could sell was to Pete. And since they can't sell why wouldn't they just stay to finish the 12 steps? Can't get enough of those two guys.

Finally can we agree to call Walt Grandpa Anus from here on out? That may be the best nickname I have ever heard.

Only two episodes left and a ton of stuff seems like it needs to come to a close. Should be a fun two weeks.

*Don't know why it split my spoiler into two different sections, when I try to go in and edit it, it reverts back to the split version. Sorry about that.
 
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I hope that the meth Jesse bought is the blue stuff.

I wonder Gus means by telling Walt not to make the same mistake twice?

My guess is that refers to one of their initial conversations during an earlier season, when Gus was going to blow off their deal, and told Walt not to have a drug addict for a partner ( referring to Jesse when he and Jane stole the shipment and she od'dto death). Walt told Gus he could control Jesse, then. This time around, Walt told Jesse he couldn't protect him again. Just my spin on it. Gus seems to have guys whacked, when they free lance, like the cousins. Jesse may be doing his last episodes real soon, if he messes with the distribution guys. That would also uncomplicate the Hank/Jesse relationship.
 
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I can't imagine this show working without Jesse.

Then again, I can't imagine this show ending without Walt in prison or dead.

Jesse was supposed to be killed off during the first season but the writers loved him and decided to make him a larger character. I think Gus is talking about Jesse, I mean what else could he be talking about? No way is Jesse going to die this season. There is no way Jesse or Walt makes it out of this show alive. I think Walt, Jesse, Hank, and possibly Skyler all die during the final season. I wouldn't be shocked to see Gus go down but I doubt it since he seems to be in charge of everything.
 

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I also think trusting Skyler is a problem. The first time he told her she ran out and told her lawyer. Don't make the same mistake twice.

Suddenly she's ready to accept the money, willing to run a business to help launder it, and is willing to meet with Sal? I don't buy it. For one, she could have gave a s*** when Walt presented her with the "I was going to die and I wanted you to have something" line. But suddenly it affects her brother in law and she's willing to "break bad"?

Not to mention the storyline with her and Ted isn't finished. Not just her affair, but the fact that Ted is cooking the books and she knew about it and looked the other way.
 

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I also think trusting Skyler is a problem. The first time he told her she ran out and told her lawyer. Don't make the same mistake twice.

Suddenly she's ready to accept the money, willing to run a business to help launder it, and is willing to meet with Sal? I don't buy it. For one, she could have gave a s*** when Walt presented her with the "I was going to die and I wanted you to have something" line. But suddenly it affects her brother in law and she's willing to "break bad"?

Not to mention the storyline with her and Ted isn't finished. Not just her affair, but the fact that Ted is cooking the books and she knew about it and looked the other way.
Recall the scene with Skyler standing barefooted on Ted's heated tile floor. She liked it. She wants her own heated tile bathroom tile floor.
 

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Recall the scene with Skyler standing barefooted on Ted's heated tile floor. She liked it. She wants her own heated tile bathroom tile floor.

You're right. Might've been some foreshadowing there.

Other than Walt Jr, there isn't a single redeemable person on this show. Everybody is tainted or should I say contaminated.
 
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this show is amazing. that's all I have to say.
 

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You're right. Might've been some foreshadowing there.

Other than Walt Jr, there isn't a single redeemable person on this show. Everybody is tainted or should I say contaminated.

You could argue that Marie and to a certain extent Hank haven't broken bad yet. Marie is taking money she thinks Walt gained thru gambling and only wants the best care for Hank. Hank also has never really done anything bad. The worst thing I can think off is the beating he did to Jesse but that was due to the fact he thought he called about Marie being hurt. He was just protecting his family.

this show is amazing. that's all I have to say.
Totally concur. I am going to be really sad when this show is finally done. I don't think I have ever been as hooked to a tv show as I am to this one.
 

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Found this interview with Aaron Paul and wanted to post two of the answers:
Can you hint at whether that will come up in the next three episodes or in season four?
Aaron Paul: I cannot say. I will say that there's only three episodes left of this season and this last episode wasn't as explosive in a crazy and dramatic way but it's definitely leading to a lot of really intense things to come. I mean, **** goes down. I will say that.
Are we going to get another crazy cliffhanger at the end of episode thirteen?
Aaron Paul: Oh, yeah. Episode eleven gets pretty intense and then it kind of lays the pavement for episode twelve and thirteen. They could've absolutely ended the season with episode twelve. It's such a huge episode. Everyone is definitely going to be on the edge of their seats and then they do another one right after that. I wish I could see our fans' faces when they're watching it because they're going to be biting their fingers off, losing their minds. But it's a really good and explosive and exciting ending.

http://www.daemonstv.com/2010/06/02/emmy-hopeful-aaron-paul-breaking-bad-exclusive-interview/

I am now pretty much counting down the seconds until Sunday. Can't wait for these final two episodes.
 

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HOLY COW!!! Was that an ending or what? How this show continues to top itself each and every week amazes me and now I am giddy waiting for next weeks finale. This is easily in my top 5 episodes of this show.

I know I have mentioned many times how much I love the character Mike and this episode only reinforced that. It appears he will be back in the finale and hopefully has a good size part next season.

Jesse finally grows a pair and stands up to Gus. Aaron Paul was simply fantastic in this episode, shocker I know. If he doesn't win an Emmy it will be a crime. On a side note, if I ever met Gus I would pee my pants. No question about it.

Loved how Skyler used wikipedia to look up money laundering. Pure Office Space and it worked perfectly.

Anyone else wonder how Walt will explain the damage to his car to Walt Jr? Jr is supposed to use it for his drivers test.

And back to the end, Walt just grew up and is now closing into the badass relm of Gus. Where they go from here who the hell knows but wow.

This week may be the slowest moving week of all time. Is it Sunday yet?
 
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HOLY COW!!! Was that an ending or what? How this show continues to top itself each and every week amazes me and now I am giddy waiting for next weeks finale. This is easily in my top 5 episodes of this show.

I know I have mentioned many times how much I love the character Mike and this episode only reinforced that. It appears he will be back in the finale and hopefully has a good size part next season.

Definitely, for me, the most shocking episode since Jane's death.

I just bought season 1 on DVD and rewatched a few eps over the weekend, ending with ep 3 when Hank and Walt Jr. go to the Crossroads Motel and talk to Wendy. That was a pretty timely second viewing.

It looks like Heisenberg makes a reappearance next week.

And did anybody else think that Gus' accent became more pronounced in this ep?
 

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Definitely, for me, the most shocking episode since Jane's death.

I just bought season 1 on DVD and rewatched a few eps over the weekend, ending with ep 3 when Hank and Walt Jr. go to the Crossroads Motel and talk to Wendy. That was a pretty timely second viewing.

It looks like Heisenberg makes a reappearance next week.

And did anybody else think that Gus' accent became more pronounced in this ep?

I started to notice Gus' accent more last week during their dinner. He was talking about his Chilean roots and it seems to come sneaking out. I will say this, Jesse may have put the first crack in his armor.
 
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seriously... I can't get last night's episode out of my head. Marie's way of bringing Hank back... CLASSIC. The "No more half measures" speech to Walt... the sitdown... and that ending. WOW.

It's funny, but when the episode started, I was thinking to myself that the show might have blown it's wad in the first half of the season culminating with Hank's shoot-out. I mean, the second half of the season has been GREAT... but I was starting to wonder where the hell it was going to go and how it could top what had come before it... and then they pull last night out... after laying such incredible groundwork to get there.

I'll say it right now. This is my favorite TV show of all time. The acting, the writing, the look, the subject matter... it's ALL point perfect.
 

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seriously... I can't get last night's episode out of my head. Marie's way of bringing Hank back... CLASSIC. The "No more half measures" speech to Walt... the sitdown... and that ending. WOW.

It's funny, but when the episode started, I was thinking to myself that the show might have blown it's wad in the first half of the season culminating with Hank's shoot-out. I mean, the second half of the season has been GREAT... but I was starting to wonder where the hell it was going to go and how it could top what had come before it... and then they pull last night out... after laying such incredible groundwork to get there.

I'll say it right now. This is my favorite TV show of all time. The acting, the writing, the look, the subject matter... it's ALL point perfect.

Run!
 

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I don't know if I've ever let the F word slip out of my mouth after an end to an episode of TV before, but I may have a few times solely on this show, and Sunday's episode was another one of those times.

Holy crap....holy crap.

Best show on TV.
 

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Couple of interesting things I picked up on the internets...

Saul Goodman = S'all good, man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle

the Heisenberg uncertainty principle states by precise inequalities that certain pairs of physical properties, like position and momentum, cannot simultaneously be known to arbitrary precision. That is, the more precisely one property is measured, the less precisely the other can be measured. In other words, the more you know the position of a particle, the less you can know about its velocity, and the more you know about the velocity of a particle, the less you can know about its instantaneous position.
 

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Great, great season finale. It's going to be a long off season for this show. Walter was awesome in his acting afraid so he "turn" Jesse in. Good stuff.

I really enjoyed the scene with Gale and his singing along to whatever the heck that music was.

I am posting a couple of interviews with the show creator if anybody is interested.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2...-the-breaking-bad-finale-with-vince-gilligan/

Good info overall, it may have a huge spoiler for next season so read at your own peril.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/vince-gilligan,42064/

This interview has a definitive spoiler, so again read your own peril.
 

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