the second that monologue began i knew where it was headed. amputation. so predictable. the director needed sadism. its required in tv dramas now. he was under pressure to have a sadistic scene. and he delivered.

the last scene, cranston's monologue, is a HUGE cliche. predictable and dumb. the toe-amputation was for shock value, another cliche. a lot of directors seem to think sadism is cool, and real, or whatever. they seem to think they're not taken seriously until they display a bit of sadism. the whole scene, from…