@persia2:disqus , what I love so much is that this show spells out how moral compasses rarely show true north.

I think the reason so many are watching is exactly because the writers are so able to let us view WW from a humanistic perspective, like any great drama/tragedy.  Almost every great tragedy unfolds because of a series of decisions that, while made with the best of intentions - or for the sake of preserving a…

it's either getting wet, or it's getting brown.

"if I can break bad…and Hank can break bad…"

that…is quite impressive.  here, let me buy you a drink.

also: "If he dies, he dies." is a line specifically engineered to make Ivan Drago the worst guy in Rocky IV, because he's saying it about a character we've come to know and love in the franchise (yes, I'm going there).  Hank says the same damn thing about Jesse, so I feel like that has *got* to be a telegraph.

I can't believe I'm up at 5am just to read these comments.  But hey, it's a good fucking show, right?

I think that's very well-put.

I think I fundamentally disagree with the idea that Hank is a morally decent guy.  Maybe he once was, but one cannot essentially say "I hope the junkie-murderer dies so I can make my case" and be morally decent.  Human, sure.  Decent, no.

I bred because I was having a good time, then oops!

he certainly abetted him by having Huell lift the ricin.

I love that you used an exclamation point for this sentence, because it appears to be important to you.  VODKA!

SANTA'S WORKSHOP = HANK PAWS TORSOS!

I thought that was goddamn impressive formatting, considering

this is tooootally what I was thinking.  Walt!  Keep it simple and shrug a little!

I thought Hank was practically salivating over the possibility that Jesse gets killed.

I find this plausible.

liked, semi-reluctantly

says the guy who's eaten band-aids

how awesome that a show can produce a state of narrative that such a discussion even makes *sense*.