tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6619322210905774044..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Breaking Bad: Hazard PayBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-29594708349410163912017-09-27T12:58:45.256-04:002017-09-27T12:58:45.256-04:00Walt has just become so arrogant and greedy that t...Walt has just become so arrogant and greedy that things cannot possibly end well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12565087851989801192017-09-10T23:06:40.506-04:002017-09-10T23:06:40.506-04:00Something tells me that Skyler has been wanting to...Something tells me that Skyler has been wanting to tell Marie to shut up for .... several decades.<br /><br />A nice touch: I'm pretty sure the actor who plays Skinny Pete was actually playing the piano in that scene. Adding that little bit of background to his character was a nice touch! I miss Skinny pete. I <b>don't</b> miss Badger!<br /><br />I knew Walter would put up a fight about the hazard pay. He is such a petty, greedy, self-involved b... I won't say it here, but you know. He's become pretty despicable. And I can't stop watching.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906433441867758169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53689924215231826512013-12-17T00:07:59.823-05:002013-12-17T00:07:59.823-05:00I knew for a fact that Jesse would grab a hot tort...I knew for a fact that Jesse would grab a hot tortilla as it rolled down the conveyer belt!Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52388755391932590512013-08-07T00:11:36.417-04:002013-08-07T00:11:36.417-04:00Reading that quote by Vince Gilligan about Walt...Reading that quote by Vince Gilligan about Walt's journey to become "Scarface", i just remembered that Mark Margolis was on both Scarface and Breaking Bad, and both characters played by him end up being killed by the protagonist (ok, Walt didn't actually kill Tio Salamanca, but he gave him a purpose and the means to end his life).<br /><br />At the end, one could say that Walt is becoming even more evil than Tony Montana because the latter killed Margolis' character to avoid the death of some children, and Walt was capable to poison a kid as part of his plan to kill Gus.David De Pasuqalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56296182296970355832012-08-03T21:38:57.628-04:002012-08-03T21:38:57.628-04:00Walt is a monster now, but I don't think he...Walt is a monster now, but I don't think he's sadistic. He's ruthless and cruel, but not sadistic. I think he smiled when he saw the Walt Whitman book not because he remembered Gale's death, but because he could fool Mike perfectly about the WW in Gale's diary. He's very proud of his quick thinking, hence the smile.<br /><br />God I love this show. I'm happy that I can read your reviews after the episodes this season too, Billie. It adds a lot to the experience.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65673608032602301002012-07-31T16:29:12.789-04:002012-07-31T16:29:12.789-04:00Walt is really on some disgusting path. I felt tha...Walt is really on some disgusting path. I felt that the scene where he put his clothes back into the closet was really symbolic: He just pushed her stuff to the side like he puches her to the side of his life. She is just an add-on - she handels the business and he handels her like he thinks he handels Mike (good joke Walt). <br /><br />I felt sorry for Jesse. The way Walt manipulates Jesse is awful and I wish that Jesse will see through Walt pretty soon. He didn´t even care that Jesse broke of with Andrea. It´s amazing how Walt plays the people around him. The scene with Marie showed this pretty well. Does he even know or care how much Skylar hates him?<br /><br />Skylar lying on the bed and hearing the gunshots made me think if she will considering to kill herself or Walt to resolve the situation. <br /><br />The head on Jesse´s shirt in the last scene had some resemblance of Heisenberg to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56788717137028502172012-07-31T09:49:32.615-04:002012-07-31T09:49:32.615-04:00Your description of Walt as an "antihero"...Your description of Walt as an "antihero" kind of shocked me. I hadn't given it much thought until I read that line, but I realize that I've now come to see Walt as the villain of the piece. Jesse and Mike fall into the antihero category for me (people doing bad things that I root for anyway), but not Walt. He is the evil that must be destroyed.<br /><br />What Walt has done to Jesse and Skyler is appalling. He really fits the mold of an abuser. He has isolated them to such a degree that they depend on him entirely or just don't know how to escape. The way he manipulated Jesse into, once again, shedding his outside alliances was utterly heartbreaking. And then to be so uninterested in Jesse's pain when he told him what happened ... I really hope that Jesse survives this series. He is becoming much more competent and confident (except for his blind spot with Walt), and I'd like to see him get past these criminal beginnings and make something better out of his life. I can only hope the little Icarus speech from Walt started to open his eyes a bit.<br /><br />Skyler's "breaking bad" journey has been fascinating to me. Similar to Walt's, but opposite in many ways. He started in a position of weakness and found that breaking bad gave him control. A control he apparently has an insatiable thirst for. She started out in a position of control and confidence, and as things began to spiral out of control, she kept trying to assert some measure of control, only to steadily lose ground. "Breaking bad" stripped her of her control, and I can see her possibly viewing suicide as her only way out. If she goes that route, I hope she has the presence of mind to find a way to reveal Walt's dirty secrets and arrange for her children to go into Hank and Marie's custody. Marie may be annoying at times but she cares deeply about her family, and she really loves those children.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15050974025871466322012-07-31T03:33:57.116-04:002012-07-31T03:33:57.116-04:00Solid review
Walt watching Scarface so fervently ...Solid review<br /><br />Walt watching Scarface so fervently made me think of the first flashforward scene this season. I get the feeling that given that "everybody dies in this movie" line and Walt's assurance to Jim Beaver that the M-60 is "not leaving town" Walt, the Tony Montana of Breaking Bad, is probably gonna plan on going out in some blood crazed blaze of glory. That would be mighty interesting to see. Preferably with the fedora hat. Not sure who he'll be shooting, though: Mike, whoever Mike and Gus worked for, Hank and The DEA, Jesse?<br /><br />Walt's magnificent bastard streak is enjoyable in a sick sort of way, even more so than usual. But enhanced brilliance usually means enhanced madness. Judging from the menacing scene where he considered talking to Skyler before deciding to leave her and take a bite out of a red apple. I doubt he will try to make her feel any safer from now.<br /><br />To be fair, though, I have also wanted to scream SHUT UP at Marie before. Her first reaction to her sister's obvious distress was to criticize her nonstop.<br /><br />Mike is in it for the same reason as Walt (initially, he's in it to be in it now). He wants to provide for his loved ones. I like and respect Mike a lot more than Walt, so I'm hoping he survives the chaos that follows Walt.<br /><br />I feel really bad for Jesse as well as Skyler. He's finally developed a lot as a person as well as a criminal. He's become intuitive and savvy in a lot of ways, but the only person he trusts manipulates him, ruins his life so he can commit to making meth, makes him look like a fool in secret. It's gonna be bad if the ice breaks.<br /><br />I personally think the writing has not waned a bit, and has been especially terrific early into this season. I feel like this might be one of those shows that ends kind of perfectly. Hope so.Your Modest Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635516421467177804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76005766372370555032012-07-31T01:38:00.368-04:002012-07-31T01:38:00.368-04:00The way Walt reacted when Andrea and Brock came in...The way Walt reacted when Andrea and Brock came in, I originally thought he was afraid he might be recognized by Brock. Maybe Walt wore a disguise of some kind when he poisoned Brock. Between the way Walter was acting and the weird way the kid was looking him over. I got the impression the kid was trying to figure out where he had seen him before. Just my thoughts. Could be totally off base.Devinnoreply@blogger.com