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Breaking Bad on AMC (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter Weapon of Mass Instruction
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Wrighteous Ray
Footballguy
I don't think you need to use spoiler tags when you're just making crap up.
Abraham
Footballguy
I don't think you need to use spoiler tags when you're just making crap up.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
I'm not sure about that either. He laid off of Jesse after the beatdown, but Hank knows, without a doubt, that Jesse was involved in the cooking of the blue meth at some point in time.If finding the Heisenberg is the goal, I have no idea how Jesse can do anything without the DEA monitoring him. Even if it's not Hank that's physically doing it.I guess the beatdown was followed relatively shortly by Hank getting shot, then the Gayle/Gus bunny trail, the aftermath of Terminator Gus, and the Cayman money trail. Hank's been a little preoccupied.Still doesn't make much since to ever stop monitoring/investigating Jesse. They are scared of a lawsuit, but Hank would know Jesse isn't the ultimate prize anyway. Just the people he leads them to.If they haven't been on him this whole time (without the viewer knowing), they have to go back there soon.
identikit
Footballguy
I don't think you need to use spoiler tags when you're just making crap up.
going on by a handful.Ridiculous.
Wrighteous Ray
Footballguy
Yeah, this is part of the reason I'm fully on board with the theory that somebody in the DEA is dirty. They know about Jesse. They know about Mike. Seems like it wouldn't be very tough to crack this case if they were actually trying.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
urple:
Major
Footballguy
I'm betting we see him later this season in a flashback....will be a nice surprise
Wrighteous Ray
Footballguy
Hopefully it's when he tells the assistant manager the secret blend of herbs and spices. I'm a bit concerned about declining quality at Los Pollos Hermanos.
Major
Footballguy
I'm hoping for a Brokeback scene in the Mexican desert with Gus and his 'partner' before they pitched Don Eladio
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
His brother? OK, double :X :X for that one.
Abraham
Footballguy
Would be nice to know how Lydia ended up in this mess (sister of Gus's lover?) as well as how he got linked up with the Germans.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Does the actor playing Gus get paid everytime they use his photo?
Abraham
Footballguy
I was just thinking about all the loose ends that seem impossible to address within 12 episodes...
1. How did Lydia get involved?
2. How did the Germans get involved?
3. What is Gus's history in Brazil?
4. Walt's marriage
5. Hank and Walt
6. Jesse and Walt
7. Mike and Walt
8. Mike and Jessie
7. Hank and the entire operation.
8. Saul getting caught
Not to say that all of those things will get addressed, but there is A LOT still going on. It gets even more bizarre to try and predict when you realize that Walt has been very methodical the whole time. He's had a lot of luck to not get caught and he's starting to act a little too big for his britches, but he has always been very methodical. Buying a machine gun in a parking lot is absolutely counter to that. So aside from what I listed above, we have to see how Walt goes from though-out egomaniac to devil-may-care wild-man...and we only have 12 episodes to do it.
1. How did Lydia get involved?
2. How did the Germans get involved?
3. What is Gus's history in Brazil?
4. Walt's marriage
5. Hank and Walt
6. Jesse and Walt
7. Mike and Walt
8. Mike and Jessie
7. Hank and the entire operation.
8. Saul getting caught
Not to say that all of those things will get addressed, but there is A LOT still going on. It gets even more bizarre to try and predict when you realize that Walt has been very methodical the whole time. He's had a lot of luck to not get caught and he's starting to act a little too big for his britches, but he has always been very methodical. Buying a machine gun in a parking lot is absolutely counter to that. So aside from what I listed above, we have to see how Walt goes from though-out egomaniac to devil-may-care wild-man...and we only have 12 episodes to do it.
Sarnoff
Footballguy
Probably not.
Gawain
Footballguy
My #1 loose end I want wrapped up is why Walt and Gretchen split. A major part of the storyline since season 1 and IMO whatever happened there led to Walt's emasculation and then his reveling in his new found power. The Walt that bought the house is not the same Walt as we meet in the beginning of the series.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Agreed. The flashbacks have not shown that critical moment of why he left Gray Matter.
Sam Quentin
Footballguy
1. probably won't address2. probably won't address3. I'd be intrested, but it doesn't look like they'll go there4. Pretty much addressed from an emotional aspect. 5. s/b coming soon IMO, but can they hold him off for four more eps?6. s/b coming soon7. s/b coming soon8. soon7, see 58. never happen
parrot
Footballguy
It was a way to write in an eyeball floating in a pool.
Major
Footballguy
1. She was a high class prostitute in Mexico whose family fled Germany to Argentina after WWII. She was hired to pose as Gus' wife. Once he found her intelligent and trustworthy, he put her in charge of the chemical operation.2. High powered Germans also know who Gus is from South America3. Brazil is not Chile #geography101
Donsmith753
Footballguy
If this was combined with the wire it'd be over already.'Wrighteous Ray said:
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
does anybody who follows the show here speak German? I wonder what Lydia was talking about on the phone with her colleagues. probably nothing important, but who knows.
17seconds
root of all aliai
I know very little but it sounded like she was talking about keeping tracking of things better, getting security, etc. Basically a Lydia freak out in Deutsch
Tuco
Footballguy
Out of respect, I rewind the commercials and watch them twice.
Gawain
Footballguy
Out of respect, I now have breakfast for every meal.
Marvin
Footballguy
Out of respect I've broken my windshield 34 times.
Sam Quentin
Footballguy
Out of respct, I've started using crystal meth
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Out of respect, I now watch the show in a purple dress.
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
Out of respect, I now end my sentences with 'yo' or 'biiitch', yo.
corpcow
Footballguy
Been there, done that.
corpcow
Footballguy
If there was someone dirty at the DEA, wouldn't Mike have had more than a 30 second heads up? This wasn't a surprise raid, so if there was someone dirty he would have known sooner. I think the most plausible explanation is that Mike had someone watching Lydia (which they also though ont he Breaking Good podcast).
Also, on one of the podcasts a German-speaking listener said they were talking about software development & bugs.
I agree that it wouldn't be too hard to piece together. One look at Walt with the hat, or seeing him (again) with Jesse and/or Mike....
Also, on one of the podcasts a German-speaking listener said they were talking about software development & bugs.
I agree that it wouldn't be too hard to piece together. One look at Walt with the hat, or seeing him (again) with Jesse and/or Mike....
Wrighteous Ray
Footballguy
Was the guy that promoted Hank one of the guys that visited Lydia's warehouse? Maybe he wasn't in the loop about all their plans, and the Hank promotion was a result of the guy getting scared Hank was getting too close.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
If Gus and Mike had someone in the DEA on the payroll, don't you think the laptop/magnet issue would've worked out differently?
Mike did not act like someone that had a DEA card to play. He was ready to run immediately. He only followed the magnet plan because he was clearly desperate and had no other ideas.
Also, with someone on the DEA payroll, would Mike really need to make the fake mailman phone call to locate the laptop? That call was just a desperate attempt to hope a cop would do something incredibly stupid, which he did.
The call was a crazy longshot that worked out, giving them the opportunity to try the crazy longshot magnet plan.
Maybe the DEA guy thought it too risky to get involved in that situation, for fear of exposing himself, but I'm assuming if Mike goes down, he does too. The apocalypse was here and the only other alternative was a really dumb magnet plan.
This DEA agent would've had to assume he was going to jail at this point.
Or maybe this is just me hoping Breaking Bad is above the overplayed "inside man" storyline that's so prevalent in lesser shows.
Mike did not act like someone that had a DEA card to play. He was ready to run immediately. He only followed the magnet plan because he was clearly desperate and had no other ideas.
Also, with someone on the DEA payroll, would Mike really need to make the fake mailman phone call to locate the laptop? That call was just a desperate attempt to hope a cop would do something incredibly stupid, which he did.
The call was a crazy longshot that worked out, giving them the opportunity to try the crazy longshot magnet plan.
Maybe the DEA guy thought it too risky to get involved in that situation, for fear of exposing himself, but I'm assuming if Mike goes down, he does too. The apocalypse was here and the only other alternative was a really dumb magnet plan.
This DEA agent would've had to assume he was going to jail at this point.
Or maybe this is just me hoping Breaking Bad is above the overplayed "inside man" storyline that's so prevalent in lesser shows.
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Wrighteous Ray
Footballguy
These are some good arguments.
Major
Footballguy
All makes sense but why does #### keep happening to Hank just when he catches a whiff or nails the case? He was about to bust this thing wide open before taking the promotion. I loved Gomez's retort regarding Lydia when Hank suspected her to be involved.
Charlie Frown
Footballguy
I bought some crutches and pretend I am handicapped.
phishphan
Footballguy
Wasn't there comments made about the laptop being stored by the APD and not the DEA?I may be remembering that wrong.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
I'd still wager on there being a mole, but I find that sequence a little odd if that's the case.I'm not sure I see Hank's promotion as evidence though. And if it is, wouldn't that eliminate Gomez? He didn't have the power to do that. At least it would mean he's not alone.If it's from higher up, I'm not sure giving Hank more power is really the way to slow down the investigation (unless there are multiple moles and one is planted as the new lead on Heisenberg). I'm assuming Hank gets to pick the new lead. That's a problem (unless Gomez is dirty and they know he'll pick Gomez).Giving the man who cares about the case the most the power to decide how many and which resources are devoted to the investigation seems like a bad move.Hank's great accomplishment is really that he never stopped the investigation, but actually putting together the evidence right under his nose doesn't seem to be his strong suit. It seems like a new lead (with a boss motivated to see the investigation thrive) could actually help the investigation.I have no idea though. Just spitballin.
