tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post377351155571706713..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26858819085335036352013-06-14T09:00:06.259-04:002013-06-14T09:00:06.259-04:00I'm caught up to the same place, so thank you ...I'm caught up to the same place, so thank you for this timely post. I'm still struggling between fascination and revulsion. There's a part of me that doesn't want to know about the world of crystal meth or murder, and that part fights with the part of me that is increasingly intrigued with the people I'm coming to know. I had much the same reaction to the worlds of The Wire and Deadwood at first -- not at all liking what those people did, but in the end won over by the brilliance of the manner in which these worlds are presented, and the sides of humanity I would never have learned about if I had written off the people (or shows) just because of the subject matter.<br /><br />I've come to trust those of you who so highly recommend these shows, so thanks to Russ and James and everyone else who says it gets better!<br /><br />And the turning a body on its side to prevent choking was so beautifully set up with the baby at the beginning of the episode. I wondered at the time whether it was there as random Baby 101 or meaningful information , but realized it was the latter when Jane teaches Jesse the same thing. I never saw the ultimate payoff coming.janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-22910562614368461612013-06-13T21:38:34.188-04:002013-06-13T21:38:34.188-04:00It gets so, so, much better. And, yes, the cartel...It gets so, so, much better. And, yes, the cartel will be back. I actually think ABQ is among my least favorite episodes, just because the climax is so metaphysically on-the-nose. But it's easily forgiven. Man, I love this show.Russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-62885126621644416912013-06-13T17:28:48.513-04:002013-06-13T17:28:48.513-04:00Season 3 is even better. Hard as that may be to b...Season 3 is even better. Hard as that may be to believe now.James A. Bell IVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-46163878305680999752013-06-13T14:23:31.039-04:002013-06-13T14:23:31.039-04:00That was the turning point for me as well. And the...That was the turning point for me as well. And then there were so many more after that.lisasednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-70427715954739667192013-06-13T13:52:08.794-04:002013-06-13T13:52:08.794-04:00I actually expected Walt to put a pillow over her ...I actually expected Walt to put a pillow over her face before she ended up vomiting. He wasn't going to leave that house with her alive.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-48441483530785926512013-06-13T12:54:48.111-04:002013-06-13T12:54:48.111-04:00Matt, listen to me, get out of here and move forw...Matt, listen to me, get out of here and move forward with the show. This post never happened. It will shock you how much it never happened.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-21521371037912474292013-06-13T12:38:45.403-04:002013-06-13T12:38:45.403-04:00I'm admittedly further behind than Adam is on ...I'm admittedly further behind than Adam is on watching, but to me, the first big turning point is when he strangles Krazy 8 with the bike chain. Up till that point, Walter is driven by a degree of rationality. (Heck, he even makes a long pros and cons list when he's debating killing Krazy 8.)Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74775788908408624562013-06-13T12:34:17.732-04:002013-06-13T12:34:17.732-04:00Alan, yes, thank you - I had forgotten that detail...Alan, yes, thank you - I had forgotten that detail.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-33852658161733921252013-06-13T12:18:40.864-04:002013-06-13T12:18:40.864-04:00He actively kills her, actually, albeit without re...He actively kills her, actually, albeit without realizing at first that he's doing it. She is lying on her side, because she's a trained junkie who knows there's a real danger of her puking in her sleep. When Walt tries to nudge Jesse awake, he winds up rolling Jane onto her back, so when she vomits, she chokes on it.Alan Sepinwallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-62549905017600033462013-06-13T11:33:36.331-04:002013-06-13T11:33:36.331-04:00"I kinda wish there had been 2-3 episodes bef..."I kinda wish there had been 2-3 episodes before the pilot so we could have seen Decent, Meek Walter before the storm."<br /><br />Walt may have been meek, but was he ever decent? He certainly carried a lot of resentment towards Gretchen for a long time.Duvallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-75755126707786464072013-06-13T11:00:27.851-04:002013-06-13T11:00:27.851-04:00One of my favorite lines from the show, Jesse to W...One of my favorite lines from the show, Jesse to Walter: "You don't need a criminal attorney. You need a *criminal* attorney."<br /><br />The moment where Walt lets Jane die was a turning point for me. He doesn't actively kill her, but he doesn't prevent her death, either. It was probably the moment where he lost the last of my sympathy and started to become a villain for me.<br /><br />I read an interview with Vince Gilligan after season two (probably with Sepinwall) where he points out that each of the season episodes that featured the before-credits hints about the plane (the teddy bear in the pool, etc.), the titles string together to read: 747 Down Over ABQ. Pretty cool, and it made me realize just how cleverly season two was put together from start to finish.Suenoreply@blogger.com