Gretchen and Elliot are comfortable rentiers while Walter is a lower middle class Prometheus. In a meritocracy, Walt is a god; however, in the squalid pea soup of nepotism, class consciousness, political infighting and petty corruption Walt is only able to rise to the top as a criminal - the last bastion where…

I believe it was in the third season that Jesse was in one of those group workshops where people talk out their problems. He describes how he took a shop course in which he had to build a wooden box, how he quickly built something so he could screw off until the classes were over. When he showed it to the instructor,…

Holy over analyzation, Batman. I agree with your conclusion, but I am out of breath trying to keep up with how you got there.

I especially like Walt's line with the Scwartzes, "…If we're going to go that way, you're going to need a bigger knife…."

Felina is the name of the girl in the Marty Robbins song EL Paso, which is on the cassette tape that falls out of the Volvo glove box in the first scenes of "Felina"

Mountain Dew eh?
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Cribbing Tombstone.

Succinct and dead on. Walter White will have no problem in the next life because he "left it all on the field" in this life. I know it runs contrary to popular opinion, but I do believe he died in a state of grace - he righted all the wrongs, tied up the loose ends, acknowledged the truth about himself and left this…

The ballsiest guy in the show was Tio Salamanca. Depite his absolute hate and disdain of Walter White, he let Walter exact revenge upon Gus in what can only be described as the greatest win/win in television noir history. The brilliance of that bit in which the cerebral arch criminal Gus realizes that Uncle Tio…

What does not ring true is how the Aryan compound does not get any attention from the authorities. You have a full blown meth lab inside a huge compound with a ten foot high cyclone fence topped by barbed wire manned by white supremacist ex-cons in the middle of nowhere. Are you telling me that the ex-cons never have…

As long as the checks keep coming in, I am sure all that homely lookin' stuff will be put in perspective. Did you see his performance in BATTLESHIP - another exercise in hayseed animatronics!

To be absolutely honest with you, Pinch is one of the worst tasting scotch liquors available. Chivas, Johnnie Walker Black and almost all of the boutique single malt scotch liquors are far superior in taste.

By virtue of the Terence McKenna novelty engine theory of mankind, this must end in a duel between Todd and Jesse, because they are the least predictable and most adaptable characters on the show.

There is a difference between living it up and pausing or regrouping in order to plot a way to get the things that are important to you.
1. Jesse broke "omerta" and must go.
2. With Hank dead and Marie and Skyler seeing Walt as a monster, it is unlikely Walt can go back to them. Even if they were in trouble they would…

If you have six months to live, tell me what is better: a fresh start with 10 million dollars, or running away from nazi tweakers, the DEA, former business associates while trying to face a family that no longer wants or needs you.

It was somebody who knew how to use cursive writing. Skinny Pete surprised us at the music store with his classical music on the keyboard when he and Badger went to buy the big cases for the rolling meth lab. I am guessing it was Skinny Pete or, perhaps, one of the skateboarders who realised they were using the famous…

You do not waste the premier meth cook on earth who has just enriched you to the tune of 70 million dollars. Uncle Hank has a "code". and Walt has been operating within the parameters of that code; therefore, Walt gets to live. Riddle me this - If Walt had not shook Jack's hand on the deal to leave him a barrel of…

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The only way the family is in danger is if somebody needs Walt's skills as a meth cook; however, Jesse and Tod should be able to get things back to "blue".
I really hope Jesse is put out of his misery because his character has reached the saturation point - destroyed physically and psychologically.

Hank had a shitty life, despite the appearances - no children, a klepto wife with a host of psych issues, a penchant for violence, permanent problems as a result of being shot up by Tio Salamanca's nephew assassins. The biggest nemesis he ever had was right under his nose for many years. And the bonus to top it all…