I blame the hat.

Jesse's always been the most empathetic character on the show.

I love Jesse but I'd say Hank is the most likable character on the show. Nothing we've been shown throughout the series indicates he's anything other than a noble professional and a good family man, really.

Yeah, Jesse and Hank are likable and while I do feel empathy for Skyler, I can't bring myself to call her likable. She just isn't. Neither is Marie, now she annoys the hell out of me.

Finally caught up completely and anxiously waiting for the new episode.

I like the 5th season a lot, even if not a whole lot is happening. There are only 12 episodes left in total, if I remember correctly....definitely not enough time for Walt to get the business up and running as he'd like. Too bad, I'd have liked to see him becoming this big drug lord before his (inevitable) downfall.

Landry kills again.

The heist scene was an encapsulation of some of the things Breaking Bad does best: an expertly choreographed, tense sequence that ends with a sucker punch to the gut. Horrifying.

Just got caught up with the new season. Last week episode was.....WOW!
Can't wait for tonight's

5 vs 300

Problem is White doesn't seem to care about all the potential issues that can happen at any moment because of this business. He's only seeing the end game along with visions of an "empire".

Needless to say, "Buyout" was another incredible episode.

The dinner scene with Walt, Skyler and Jesse so artfully straddled the line between "incredibly awkward" and "darkly funny." Very Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf-esque. This episode should possibly be Aaron Paul's Emmy submission.

More of Mike being a total badass, as usual.

Walt's pronouncement that "everybody wins" with his new idea and twisted smile. He's becoming increasingly lizard-like with every passing episode, it's quite remarkable. And, of course, the grotesque whistling.

Is this show any good?

Ridiculously

Catchup via netflix and if it hasn't hooked you in then I don't know what's wrong with you.

Amazing episode

One thing I thought about after this episode is that in a way, this season has been about how Mike can't replace Gus as much as it is why Walt can't. Walt's problem is that his ego and impatience at this point is ridiculous. He's Sonny Corloene and not Michael. Mike's problem is he just doesn't want the power enough and isn't vicious enough.

Each decision both guys have made can be gauged against WWGS (Would What Gus Do). No way Gus does the pest company and train robbery plans. Far too big a risk of failure, involves other people which is a huge liability. Walt has wanted as much money and power as soon as possible. Gus had much more patience and resolve to build a long term plan which would've led him to play it small in a position like this. As for Mike, Gus would've killed Lydia and Walt as soon as he could, they're simply far too self-serving and untrustworthy. In all likelihood he probably green-lights killing all those employees with information a la Lydia's plan, rather than pay them and risk them talking.

Both have flaws that have led to multiple wrong moves this season and it will lead to them going down, taking Jesse down with them as collateral. The question is who can be the next Gus. The PHX guy maybe. Maybe even Todd. He's cutthroat enough and I think Gus would've been on his side in terms of killing the kid instantly instead of waiting to talk about it, as that'd risk him turning around in his bike and getting away

I agree about Walt. It's an interesting situation he's in now. At first I thought that after Gus' demise the show would be about the rise of Walt's empire...but truth is, there won't be any empire. Walt thinks he's very badass and powerful...but he isn't. He isn't Gus, he never will be.


I think either Walt or Mike will eventually end up in the barrel of acid.

I kinda want Jesse and Skyler to somehow realize they have a common enemy and team up to take Walt's ass down. But that's never going to happen.

The more I think of it - What better thing to do for Skylar and the kids than to not only get them out of this situation and safe, but to semi-justify everything by leaving them with 5 million (+ the value of the carwash) as well? That would've been an amazing get out of jail free card from them, that just fell from the sky. The fact that he basically ignored this in making his decision, proves how much of the anti Season 1 Walt he is, where his original motivation was to make money for his family. He's gone from someone believing he's sacrificing himself for his family in S1, to someone sacrificing his family for the sake of himself in S5 - that reversal of what he originally intended and believed in is probably the most striking thing about Walter White's transformation into a monster

How does everyone think this will end. Clearly Walt is wasting an opportunity to get out here. He only cares about himself at this point. As for the ending, could it actually be that Walt ends up in the acid tub. Maybe he and Jesse end up that way. Terrible for Jesse.

I think Jesse will kill Walt once he finds out about Jane and the Lily of the Valley plant.

I don't see a non-contrived way how he can find out about both of these at once. Seem very unrelated.

My random specific predictions would be

Mike = Killed by Walt by the 8th episode break. Lydia turning on him is the key to his death somehow
Marie = Killed by Walt near the end of the series after she gets the beans spilled to her, or Walt believes she does (via Chekhov's ricin)
Skylar & Jesse = One in jail, one in WPP. I'll take Skylar jail and Jesse WPP
Walt Jr. = Instead of living with Hank after everything wraps up, gets in his car and drives off into the sunset
Hank = Hero, but depressed man-widow with a baby
Walt = Takes Saul's exit connections, eventually comes back expecting/wanting to die, Scarface blaze of glory style

I am not sure what ending would be more satisfying to me. Jesse killing Walt or Hank taking down Walt.

Any ending that ends with Walt suffering will be satisfying.

It's so funny how we were rooting for him to succeed in the beginning.

That tarantula is going to come back somehow. Maybe it kills Todd, who took it home as a sort of victory prize.