Breaking Bad: Ep. 2 - Cat's in the Bag

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January 27, 2008 - 11:43pm

[CENTER][LEFT][SIZE=4][B]Breaking Bad[/B] [/SIZE][/LEFT] [IMG]http://vevmo.com/images/gas-mask.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] This series has the capacity to turn malicious in quick order. What are they going to do about the guy in the cellar? They let him go, he will come back to kill them and their family. They kill him, it is premeditated. No matter what happened in the RV with the phosphine gas, this situation is not the same. They are not in immediate danger. That guy survived the inhalation and killing him now would be different. It would be wrong. It would be murder! Most series would wrap this part up with an act of God (i.e. house caves in and kills him, or residuals from the gas finally catch up) to resolve the dilemma without forcing the lead character to be the source of such an unethical slaughter. It makes them less likable and unless it is a mob piece, that is not an acceptable result. However, the writers here are very good and I think they are going to surprise us with a series of events beyond what I can currently ponder. That excites me. The dark humor this week was again top notch. What could be funnier then a guy not knowing that acid would eat through a bathtub with a body in it, and then seeing said bathtub with body parts come falling through the floor. Hahahaha! er......ok....well I thought it was funny, but maybe it is not as laugh out loud entertaining in print. Bryan Cranston is hilarious and he is pulling off the uptight science geek that is caught up in a world of crime, perfectly. We are slowly witnessing his boundaries change (smoking pot for what we have to assume is the first time this episode) and I bet by the end of this series he becomes a regular Pablo Escobar. Next week it looks like the problems begin to multiply with the DEA hot on their trail, the wife even more suspicious and the victim to be in the basement lucid and talking sense. I can hardy wait.

January 28, 2008 - 12:55am

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Anonymous

The bath tub scene was gross but very funny. Who knew that acid would not eat through polyproplene only, that is what my products that I sell are made out of, who knew they would stand up to acid! This show was not as maniac as the premiere episode but still good. I agree with you on the premise of the men not being able to kill the captive, reminds me of 9 to 5 and Dabney Colemen situation. I am sure they will find a way to get out of the situation. However, the man had the death rattle that people have before they die, it comes on a lot of times before one dies and he certainly had it. Surprised that he lived. Funny when he told his wife to get out of his ***. It helped alleve a sad moment where he was facing his immortality. It seems that Mad Men is a re-run. Maybe it was always going to be and I have not a clue.

January 28, 2008 - 8:52am

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Bacchus

[quote]Funny when he told his wife to get out of his ***. It helped alleve a sad moment where he was facing his immortality.[/quote]Best part of the episode. It was very sad knowing he would not make it to his child's 2nd birthday. At the same time you have his wife crawling up his *** (which she has every right to do with the way he has been acting.) It is a very tough situation, but I think he should be honest and tell her about his prognosis ***oon as possible. Obviously he has never fought back with her. That was part of his growth as a person. The look on her face was priceless when he snapped. It also drove her to seek out his "pot dealer" ***he detected that not only was something wrong, something was really wrong. Of course, really wrong in her book sounds a bit conservative value wise. She totally flipped over a little pot. I get it, her brother is DEA and Walter's job as teacher do make this a hairy, life altering situation with the antiquated drug laws in this country - but what is she going to do over a lot of meth and dead bodies! Now that is serious! [quote] It seems that Mad Men is a re-run. Maybe it was always going to be and I have not a clue.[/quote]There are no new Mad Men episodes. It is playing in order from the start and going through their entire 13 episode season one run. Last night was episode #2.

January 28, 2008 - 9:11am

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Anonymous

That conversation between them reminded me of myself sadly. I can imagine having the same conversation with my husband over pot and flipping out. She was also brave to look up that number and find Capn Cook, things like that are hard to face, I know she was trying to protect her family. I do not know if I would have been so brave. I do not think he will tell her because I think the show will take a serious turn then and he will not be able to do his madcap antics. Don't you think his actions are so funny because his wife is baffled over what has gotten into him? I think they will prolong that conversation. I do remember you saying that Mad Men were old shows.

January 28, 2008 - 10:36am

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Bacchus

[QUOTE]I do not think he will tell her because I think the show will take a serious turn then and he will not be able to do his madcap antics. Don't you think his actions are so funny because his wife is baffled over what has gotten into him? I think they will prolong that conversation.[/QUOTE] My best guess is that she will not find out until their son gets hooked on meth. You know it's coming! I am sure that story arc is a ways off, but something tells me that he is going to play a pivotal role at one point in the future and it will involve the consequences of Walter's new vocation.

February 11, 2008 - 8:45am

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Anonymous

[QUOTE=Bacchus;5527]My best guess is that she will not find out until their son gets hooked on meth. You know it's coming! I am sure that story arc is a ways off, but something tells me that he is going to play a pivotal role at one point in the future and it will involve the consequences of Walter's new vocation.[/QUOTE] Episode three was pretty good. The cleaning up of the gore in the begining was disgusting but funny, they are not very good murders. Although when Walter was faced with being killed by crazy eights he more than met the task at hand. The funny parts were the DEA uncle and the nephew at the meth hotel and the sister stealing the shoes at the shop. Walter is getting worse so it looks like his wife is finally going to be told the true next episode, I wonder how she will view the meth business then.

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Breaking Bad: Ep. 2 - Cat's in the Bag