With all due respect, there's a lot of Man Logic to what you say. Men fear these 'castrating' women so much that they never put any blame at Walter's feet for being such a passive, useless lump of a man. What can a wife and mother do but try to pick up the slack? I'm not saying it didn't get out of hand, but that's…

With all due respect, there's a lot of Man Logic to what you say. Men fear these 'castrating' women so much that they never put any blame at Walter's feet for being such a passive, useless lump of a man. What can a wife and mother do but try to pick up the slack? I'm not saying it didn't get out of hand, but that's…

One of the focuses of this season is on contrasts; primarily, contrasts between the first season and the fifth. (Walter getting into bed and being generally slimy with Skyler mirrors the way in which he got into bed at the end of the very first episode and the two had fantastic sex.)

One of the focuses of this season is on contrasts; primarily, contrasts between the first season and the fifth. (Walter getting into bed and being generally slimy with Skyler mirrors the way in which he got into bed at the end of the very first episode and the two had fantastic sex.)

Maybe you're cold, @avclub-500e75a036dc2d7d2fec5da1b71d36cc:disqus, but you're so warm inside.

Maybe you're cold, @avclub-500e75a036dc2d7d2fec5da1b71d36cc:disqus, but you're so warm inside.

I'm not going to lie - I kind of hate it too. I was going to say something but was then surprised at the manner in which it was embraced wholesale by this community.

I'm not going to lie - I kind of hate it too. I was going to say something but was then surprised at the manner in which it was embraced wholesale by this community.

"Good night, Jizzandthepuss!"

"Good night, Jizzandthepuss!"

We are now in a Recursive Typo Hellscape, as you wrote "fights" instead of "flights".

We are now in a Recursive Typo Hellscape, as you wrote "fights" instead of "flights".

To be fair, @avclub-89a1d7938093062496d9b6ba461e3ef5:disqus was flirting a lot.

To be fair, @avclub-89a1d7938093062496d9b6ba461e3ef5:disqus was flirting a lot.

Trying and failing (and subsequently feeling bad about it) is not at all the same as simply not giving a shit.

Trying and failing (and subsequently feeling bad about it) is not at all the same as simply not giving a shit.

PS: As an armchair psychologist, I feel okay in diagnosing her as completely bipolar; she was just starting to come down from her manic episode when she (thankfully) stepped away from the ledge.

PS: As an armchair psychologist, I feel okay in diagnosing her as completely bipolar; she was just starting to come down from her manic episode when she (thankfully) stepped away from the ledge.

Speaking of self-absorption, I find it intriguing to consider the relationship both the dude on the date and the males watching have with characters like this. Yes, we're drawn to them, but when the tragic side surfaces, isn't there a bit of white knight-ism at work too? On our parts? Maybe it's just me, but I felt an…

Speaking of self-absorption, I find it intriguing to consider the relationship both the dude on the date and the males watching have with characters like this. Yes, we're drawn to them, but when the tragic side surfaces, isn't there a bit of white knight-ism at work too? On our parts? Maybe it's just me, but I felt an…