"…at this point, he can manipulate just about anyone"

"…at this point, he can manipulate just about anyone"

The Whitman poem is just another not-quite-clue that they seem to be sprinkling throughout this season for Hank. Like the chief's comment from the last episode about how Gus Fring was operating right under his nose.

The Whitman poem is just another not-quite-clue that they seem to be sprinkling throughout this season for Hank. Like the chief's comment from the last episode about how Gus Fring was operating right under his nose.

Gus seemed indispensable to Walt's plans for a while too, but Walt still did away with him when he posed a threat. If Walt perceives Mike to be a threat (as well as an inconvenience), then he'd have no problem getting rid of Mike too. While Mike may seem important to the business, if Walt manages to figure out the…

Gus seemed indispensable to Walt's plans for a while too, but Walt still did away with him when he posed a threat. If Walt perceives Mike to be a threat (as well as an inconvenience), then he'd have no problem getting rid of Mike too. While Mike may seem important to the business, if Walt manages to figure out the…

There was a Futurama episode with almost this exact same plot.

There was a Futurama episode with almost this exact same plot.

Someone must've told Jerry about podcasts.

Someone must've told Jerry about podcasts.

@avclub-0c86d0c9835a08db576da01099a6c708:disqus Thanks for the confirmation. Even though Ned's supposed to be older than Homer, I still thought Grandma Flanders (d'oh, I just realized she couldn't be Maud's mother) was too old to be Ned's mother.

@avclub-0c86d0c9835a08db576da01099a6c708:disqus Thanks for the confirmation. Even though Ned's supposed to be older than Homer, I still thought Grandma Flanders (d'oh, I just realized she couldn't be Maud's mother) was too old to be Ned's mother.

Meh. This is an ancient debate among Simpsons fans and not one I'm interested in getting into right now. I'll just say that I'm of the opinion that the show took a decided nosedive in quality when it decided to leave out the heart in favor of the jokes and leave it at that.

Meh. This is an ancient debate among Simpsons fans and not one I'm interested in getting into right now. I'll just say that I'm of the opinion that the show took a decided nosedive in quality when it decided to leave out the heart in favor of the jokes and leave it at that.

When we were small, my siblings and I experienced a series of unsatisfactory babysitters.It was pretty much always an unpleasant experience ("Grandma, why are you washing our hair with soap? We have shampoo!") We ended up being latchkey kids and everyone was much happier.

When we were small, my siblings and I experienced a series of unsatisfactory babysitters.It was pretty much always an unpleasant experience ("Grandma, why are you washing our hair with soap? We have shampoo!") We ended up being latchkey kids and everyone was much happier.

Did they establish that Grandma Flanders was Ned's mother and not Maud's?

Did they establish that Grandma Flanders was Ned's mother and not Maud's?

You and everyone you know are the worst.

You and everyone you know are the worst.