@avclub-c1fe85b855c6d045b827f74a1e2c3fd7:disqus Oh, like Claudius (the emperor) or Nikita Kruschev (ditto).

@avclub-c1fe85b855c6d045b827f74a1e2c3fd7:disqus Basically, Nucky is the straight man, is what you are saying.   Or "the Jerry" on Seinfeld.

@avclub-c1fe85b855c6d045b827f74a1e2c3fd7:disqus Basically, Nucky is the straight man, is what you are saying.   Or "the Jerry" on Seinfeld.

Walt is an angry, angry, angry man.  He's motivated by rage and fury.  He kept it bottled up for a long time, too.

Walt is an angry, angry, angry man.  He's motivated by rage and fury.  He kept it bottled up for a long time, too.

He was trying for a Damon Runyon gangster vibe with that one.

He was trying for a Damon Runyon gangster vibe with that one.

Look, there was no good reason to kill Todd.  You need guys like him in your Crime Syndicate. Walt explained this earlier when he was talking about taking over from Tuco:

Look, there was no good reason to kill Todd.  You need guys like him in your Crime Syndicate. Walt explained this earlier when he was talking about taking over from Tuco:

I thought it was "Whistle while you work?"

I thought it was "Whistle while you work?"

Well, if the cat ate a lot of fish.

Well, if the cat ate a lot of fish.

Are we to believe this is some sort of "magic xylophone?"

Are we to believe this is some sort of "magic xylophone?"

@avclub-c67de690f24fdca199ea590ae8e80c05:disqus If Marie had been Walt's wife, it would have been like that episode of the Simpson's where Homer's guardian angel was Colonel Klink. (i.e. Walt and Marie in their fabulous mansion, both very happy and having a happy butler.)

@avclub-c67de690f24fdca199ea590ae8e80c05:disqus If Marie had been Walt's wife, it would have been like that episode of the Simpson's where Homer's guardian angel was Colonel Klink. (i.e. Walt and Marie in their fabulous mansion, both very happy and having a happy butler.)

@avclub-55655e3296788419699ec577c7a76f6b:disqus  Yes, she knew.  It was this heartbreaking thing she told Jesse, and it was what got Jesse onto the idea that it was Combo who got killed…

@avclub-55655e3296788419699ec577c7a76f6b:disqus  Yes, she knew.  It was this heartbreaking thing she told Jesse, and it was what got Jesse onto the idea that it was Combo who got killed…

I thought of that too.  He might just have said that to please Walt.  But he'd still have to tell Andrea, "You can't come over when my homicidal maniac boss is there.  It's for your and Brock's safety.  I know he seems like a nice, normal guy but…"