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Walt Jr's last memory of his dad will be seeing him locked up and die in jail. Loved seeing beaten Walt stumbling around in his tightie whities and breaking down in front of Walt Jr.

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this makes me think that walt's gonna let walt jr. know about things soon enough. I'm sure he hated having jr see him in that state and he's way to prideful to let his son think of him that way (not when he believes he's super badass heisenberg).

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Walt Jr. is the catalyst for this entire plot. Walt started this whole thing to provide for his family after he is dead. Irony is he wanted to leave a legacy for his family and now he's realizing he doesn't like the legacy he has built up. I honestly think with Jr. dead none of this makes sense for Walt and he has nothing to live for. His family is still the reason he is trying to stay alive.

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Very interesting stuff. The most poignant part of that scene was Jr's revelation about how he had perceived Walt over the past year. You could tell by they look on his face that Walt was taken aback by this, with the past year being the most financially successful and healthy of the series.

Might have been the wake up call Walt needed.

What's going to be very interesting is the direction of the next 3 episodes. Think about the story lines that are coming to a head.

Jessie v. Walt
Walt v. Gus/Mike
Hank v. Gus/Mike

What would be REALLY interesting would be if Gus/Mike die as a result of the shootout, and Walt/Jessie become the defacto leaders of the drug ring. With Hank hot on Gus's trail, would Hank's attention and history with Jessie tie it all together? Would Walt really turn down all the financial gain from running the drug ring even though it means he can finally get out, or has he truly become a bad guy?

Very, very cool angles to be pursued from here on out, especially if next season is the last.

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The previews for next week show Hank staking out the place where the meth is cooked with a reluctant walt. Wouldn't it be something if they spot Jessie walking in there ? Or Gus ?

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For me I didn't like the Walt Jr. scenes because of Walt Sr. I, for one, get tired of the anti-heroes after a while. Walt is at the point where I am sick and tired of his lies and bullsheet. It's annoying to watch him lie to his family and put on the charade. I enjoy the other characters MUCH more because they aren't lying. They are honest about who they are.

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I understand what you are saying about the anti hero. In the scenes with Jr, Walt wasn't lying. I guess he could have broken down as part of his gambling cover, although he looked pretty real in his regret and being sorry for what he has wrought. I'm just not sure if he was sorry to Jr for the things Jr doesn't know about or if he was sorry to Jessie. I think its very hard for Walt to be honest about who he is. After all, what is he? For all his bluster to weaker cast members like Sky or Jessie, he still cries and pleads for his life in front of Gus and Mike. He is not the head man. We don't even know if Walt can be the head man, although it will be easier for him without the cartel. I think Walt's destiny is to become Heisenberg and take over Gus' role, but he still has a long way to go.

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I'm just not sure if he was sorry to Jr for the things Jr doesn't know about or if he was sorry to Jessie. I think its very hard for Walt to be honest about who he is.

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exactly what i have been thinking. is he remorseful for everything he has done in the past year, or just towards how he has treated jesse, his only friend left.

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For all his bluster to weaker cast members like Sky or Jessie, he still cries and pleads for his life in front of Gus and Mike. He is not the head man.

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yep. he has a lot of growing to do in the next 19 episodes.

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exactly what i have been thinking. is he remorseful for everything he has done in the past year, or just towards how he has treated jesse, his only friend left.

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I think Walt answers that when Jr is walking out of his bedroom and Walt mistakenly calls Walt Jr, "Jesse".

****ing amazing episode though.

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America's destiny is not of our own choosing. We did not seek nor did we provoke an assault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive.

If there's one person in show business that we can confidently say is not taking Botox, it's Bryan Cranston.

That was probably my favorite episode of the series. Aaron Paul continues to impress and Giancarlo Esposito has been incredible in his ability to display so much emotion with such little facial expression. If those two are both nominated for Best Supporting Actor at next year's Emmys, I'm not sure who I'd want to win.

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wait a minute , wait a minute, no way

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...and Walt mistakenly calls Walt Jr, "Jesse"...

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Whoa....I didn't catch that...greatness

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I just want skinny Skyler back.

Found this neat interview with Bryan Cranston about his character http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYfQuW2V96Y&feature=related

I love his "but that's absolutely wrong". Could not disagree with what the interviewer says more.

What makes the show so great is showing how and why Walter keeps unraveling into a bad man. He wasn't a monster at the beginning.

sorry if the horse already died, but I hadnt seen this video posted yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpCjwUS4w1Y

Doesn't look at all to me like Mike is going to kill Jessie.

Wow, I can't believe that garnered any discussion. He's obviously in the midst of turning back towards the camera, in the direction of the gunman, likely to provide cover until Jesse gets in the car. His eyes aren't even looking at Jesse when the gun is at the height of Jesse's head - he's already looking back in the direction of the camera.

Gilligan did that sh** on purpose!

He's not going to kill Jesse any time soon. He was planning to kill him off and the writers strike saved him.

The one guy I wish didn't get killed off the show is Tuco... damn I miss that character.

http://youtu.be/qTAmKmw2_Ts

agreed, i love tuco

Tuco was off the reservation in terms of badass.

They were gonna kill Jesse before the writers strike?!?!

Seriously, Jesse is the one I'm hoping comes out on top in the end. I love Aaron Paul and his character.

Yeah science!!

Oh and Tuco was insanely awesome... literally.

yeah Tuco was the sh**

if doing meth off a ****ing bowie knife isn't THE definition of BADASS I don't know what is

I wish i had caught the show live during tucos reign. Unfortunately I was late to the party but go in before gus.

The angle is alot more controversial in real time, although i doubt 2% of the viewers caught it the first time around. Seriously, whoever saw that without it first being previously mentioned has quite an imagiation.

first time ive heard they wanted to kill jesse off. Wow, if true. The evolution of his character (along with walts too) has been some of the greatest television Ive ever seen.

Was just talking with a friend about how crazy it is to see how far jesse has come. The kid that once dropped out of school and couldnt get out of his own way, is now taking out gun thugs and showing the mexican drug cartel how to cook meth.

All of the Paley Center interviews on YouTube are pretty good and offer some insight on the show. Here's where Gilligan talks about killing Jesse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqnoJ10HqP0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Was that my heart beating or was that the audio of the episode?? Couldn't tell.

Dear god, this show is just freaking insane. It's almost silly how good this is.

These last two shows for season four gonna be good... Real good.

Well at least we know all those opinions about mike killing jesse were completely and utterly wrong now.

The last 2 episodes are going to be insane, is there even going to be a 5th season?? lol

Just when I think things couldn't get any more insane... BAM

Gotta say I loved the way bieneke bit it

The hysterical laughing at the end...that ending really made me feel it in my gut.

Brilliant, brilliant show. Holy mother of god.

Jesus H. Christ on a stick! That was possibly the most intense episode ever.

Things are not looking good. Where the hell is this going? This easily could've been the season finale.

Could we avoid posting stuff from the previews for the next episode? I avoid those and I'm sure others will agree it's best to not know what's gonna happen next episode.

Also, Bryan Cranston just won his fourth emmy.

Also, WTF happened to Ted? If he died, that's pretty hilarious (but also a crappy way to have him go out).

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Exactly what I was thinking while watching the last 10 minutes...

TORBUSH, WILD CRAZY RIDE

So the end of the episode....can you say foreshadowing?