[CrankyJay]

Probably late on this, but does anyone else think something important is going to happen with Walt's watch? It seems to get a decent amount of focus and it didn't seem like Walt was wearing it on his 52nd birthday. Kind of thinking it could be the lead up to Hank clueing in on Walt.

Don't know...could be Vince throwing us a bunch of red herrings.

[Schweini]

[Akahige]

^got anymore?

[xtrasauce]

Is there a gif of Skyler pouring herself more wine as she leaves the table?

[xtrasauce]

I still say that the only really fucked-up thing he's done was poisoning Brock, which was, admittedly, a dick move. It'll take quite a bit more than that to get me off #TeamWalt. Luke Skywalker killed more innocent construction workers with one proton torpedo shot than Walt could hope to kill in 1000 years of selling meth.

Yes, killing on a battlefield in the middle of a war is the same as killing for drug money.

Puddles puddling it up!

[CrankyJay]

Is there a gif of Skyler pouring herself more wine as she leaves the table?

Yes, it's on a previous page

[Drazgul]

http://i.imgur.com/BP4d8.jpg

Second half of season 5:

[xtrasauce]

Yes, it's on a previous page

Ah, that's why I didn't see it. That link is blocked by my office firewall.

[AlimNassor]

I do feel that people are too hard on the characters in this show. We like to think that we'd never stoop to such depths, but how can we know? Most of us have never been tested to anywhere near that degree. For example, how many of us can claim without any hesitation that we wouldn't have fucked Ted, if we found ourselves in the same situation that Skyler was in? Not many of us, I think. To me, that's part of the beauty of the show. It lets you see viewers at their most self-righteous.

I can confirm i would have had sex with ted if I were in Skylers place.

[Cornballer]

Content Roundup:



Reviews:
- Sepinwall
- Onion A|V Club
- Maureen Ryan
- Ken Tucker
- Rolling Stone
- Ongoing discussion on episode 6 from Slate.com
- Salon.com
- Zap2It
- TV.com
- Poniewozik
- Andy Greenwald @ Grantland
- Matt Zoller Seitz
- Alyssa Rosenberg
- The Atlantic
- Esquire
- LA Times

Other Content:
- Inside Episode 506 (youtube vid)
- The Making of Episode 6 (youtube vid)
- Promo for Episode 7 *please spoiler tag any discussion* (youtube)
- Promo for Episode 7 #2 *please spoiler tag any discussion* (youtube)
- Sneak peek at Episode 507 *please spoiler tag any discussion* (youtube)
- Breaking Bad Insider Podcast
- Emily Nussbaum on Breaking Bad in The New Yorker
- Onion A|V Club: Friday Night Lights’ Jesse Plemons on Breaking Bad, The Master, and Frank Zappa
- Rolling Stone: Q&A: 'Breaking Bad''s Jesse Plemons on Todd's Killer Instinct
- NY Mag talks to Gilligan about last Sunday's episode
- GQ: Breaking Bad's Jonathan Banks on Playing Our Favorite Deadpan Hitman, Mike
- Dean Norris interview with The Morning After on Hulu
- Team Coco Podcast #74: "Breaking Bad" Creator Vince Gilligan
- Quick parody video: "Pinkman" - Jesse at the dinner table, Seinfeld style (youtube)
- Look At All The Familiar Faces From ‘Breaking Bad’ Who Also Appeared On ‘Seinfeld’
- Breaking Bad - The Transformation of Walter White - Tribute Video [HD] (youtube)
- Slashfilm's "The Ones Who Knock" podcast for this week


Please remember to spoiler tag any and all sneak peek and promo discussion. Thank you.

[bud]

Second half of season 5:

hahaha.

[Finalow]

always great.

[Nemo]

So crazy thinking time. Anyone else think Jesse and Mike got busted or something by DEA and they're playing Walt (which would explain Walt escaping that room because that sloppy tiedown really WAS uncharacteristic of Mike) to plea for a deal? Either that or they realized Walt is cuckoo (remember the whistling scene) and they are plotting against him before Walt gets them all killed. What if the flashforward in the beginning was because Walt was going to kill Jesse and/or Mike? Call me crazy but I can see this happening

Seriously there are hints man, that fucking whistling :o

This ep kind of felt like a bottle episode compared to last week.

Well after that last one :p

But it definitely had a ton of story progression. Things are coming to an end... I'm sad because of it but at least we still have the feeling for a year.

Episode 8 better be a fucking banger and not some whimper BS so we can look forward even more

[Cornballer]

- NY Magazine: See Thirteen Pieces of Colorful Breaking Bad Fan Art

Vulture attended Saturday’s preview of the "Breaking Bad Art Project," a curated collection on display in Los Angeles’s Gallery 1988. Presented by Breaking Gifs, a site launched by comedian and Breaking Bad super-fan Paul Scheer, the exhibit (which includes a piece by Christopher Monro DeLorenzo, above) features a mix of fan art and works Scheer commissioned from sixteen artists and graphic designers depicting some of the show's most memorable scenes, characters, and moments. “I was a little late to the party vis a vis fan art,” series boss Vince Gilligan told us. “I don’t usually use the Internet much other than for porn, so I don’t ever look up Breaking Bad. To now see this wonderful, very creative, very skillfully executed artwork derived from this show we all work on? It’s mind-blowing.” Stars Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk, Betsy Brandt, and RJ Mitte were also on hand to gawk and make purchases. (Proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association in memory of Barbara Slovis, the mother of Breaking Bad cinematographer Michael Slovis.) We asked them to tell us about the pieces that struck them and why.

Image gallery via the link.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

So crazy thinking time. Anyone else think Jesse and Mike got busted or something by DEA and they're playing Walt (which would explain Walt escaping that room because that sloppy tiedown really WAS uncharacteristic of Mike) to plea for a deal? Either that or they realized Walt is cuckoo (remember the whistling scene) and they are plotting against him before Walt gets them all killed. What if the flashforward in the beginning was because Walt was going to kill Jesse and/or Mike? Call me crazy but I can see this happening Seriously there are hints man, that fucking whistling :o Well after that last one :p But it definitely had a ton of story progression. Things are coming to an end... I'm sad because of it but at least we still have the feeling for a year. Episode 8 better be a fucking banger and not some whimper BS so we can look forward even more

Mike's pretty much always thought Walt was "cuckoo". And yes, this episode was Jesse's first real clue that Mr. White may have lost his moral compass a bit.

But no, they're not working with the DEA, that would make no sense with the information we have, and the show has never been interested in "twists" like that, anyway.

[PezDispenser]

Prediction time; I don't know any spoilers, don't flip out if I end up being right, etc.

I think there's a pretty decent chance that Walt will end up being caught at some point before the end, and if he does, the very first thing he'll do is use his masterful lying skills to rat out and pin the blame on anyone and everyone around him. He'll cook up a story that implicates Jesse/Mike (whichever is still alive) in all the drug related activities, and pin everything else on Skyler (money laundering, and whoever else he ends up killing or incapacitating between now and then...most likely Hank). Skyler's book-fixing for Ted and her new, dramatic "mental problems" seem like the perfect setup for her being framed like this, and her openly wishing death upon Walt just begs for a fucked up reply from Heisenberg. We've seen Walt cross just about every moral line there is; the only thing that's left is for him to do something extremely fucked up to his own family...

[T Dollarz]

- NY Magazine: See Thirteen Pieces of Colorful Breaking Bad Fan ArtImage gallery via the link.

That #11 would look soooo good on my wall...

[rekameohs]

My favorite Breaking Bad comic is this one.

[The Hermit]

^^^^^^^^
lolz

[Nemo]

Mike's pretty much always thought Walt was "cuckoo". And yes, this episode was Jesse's first real clue that Mr. White may have lost his moral compass a bit. But no, they're not working with the DEA, that would make no sense with the information we have, and the show has never been interested in "twists" like that, anyway.

That's true, I still could see a killer twist coming just for the end, but maybe not in the way of the DEA mole type

Walt is so beyond fucked up that him showing any sign of wanting redemption now would itself be a twist, fucking loved that gun point pic showing the comparisons. Also I think if we knew what the personal issue was over the company share he didn't get we might get some more info. The whole story might just be cooked up to convince Jesse but maybe it's the root of his all evil or something. Really hope they address things like these even if they won't be necessary for the ending

[Papercuts]

I love this one.

[Willkiller]

I love this one.

:lol :lol

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I love this one.

Any other show this woulda been a point nitpicked to hell, but on Breaking Bad it's the joke it deserves to be.

[Spiffy_1st]

They made the fly episode up due to budget issues, I guess someone could argue it's not canon if anyone cared enough.

[dave is ok]

It's pretty obvious that the fly really isn't going to contaminate anything even during "Fly".

Jesse says they poison to people who don't care. It's just Walt being a crazy asshole trying to focus on the one aspect of his life he's in control of.

[ZeroRay]

The last 15 minutes of Fly was probably the most intense the show ever got.

[Pecan1]

God I absolutely love how had am is bashing dish. That new commercial where they ask you to let your neighbors with dish watch at your house. So good.

Breaking bad. Amc is the best

[Dany M]

- NY Magazine: See Thirteen Pieces of Colorful Breaking Bad Fan ArtImage gallery via the link.

Man, after listening to the podcast, I hear everything that Vince's says in a southern drawl

[Anton Sugar]

I love this one.

Amazing Where are these from?

It's pretty obvious that the fly really isn't going to contaminate anything even during "Fly". Jesse says they poison to people who don't care. It's just Walt being a crazy asshole trying to focus on the one aspect of his life he's in control of.

Can't find where I read it, but there's the theory that Jesse was just playing along with Walt and there was no fly. Fly=his prideful drive to perfection that can't ever be satisfied. Jesse kills the fly right as Walt passes out.

Not sure if I agree with it, but interesting, nonetheless.

[Persona7]

Did the meth tent have a double sealed entry? It kind of looked like that in the last episode.

[lazybones18]

http://www.kvue.com/news/Candy-shop-...166877036.html

[Anton Sugar]

Did the meth tent have a double sealed entry? It kind of looked like that in the last episode.

Yup.

[Cornballer]

- AMC: Madison Gate Records to Release Breaking Bad: Original Score From the Television Series

Madison Gate Records will release the soundtrack album entitled Breaking Bad: Original Score From The Television Series on Tue. Aug. 28, 2012. The recording features original music by Dave Porter from all five seasons of the Emmy Award-winning and critically-acclaimed television series. The album will also debut never-before-heard music and extended versions of fan-favorite cues. Porter comments, "Composing the original music for Vince Gilligan's Breaking Bad has been an incredible experience, and I've had the pleasure of reliving it while creating this compilation. I've selected a few pieces of music I wrote for each season that seemed to resonate the strongest. Some are personal favorites, others are cues I'm often asked about, and most correspond to pivotal moments in the show." "Dave is a very gifted composer and his unique approach to scoring -- utilizing the dobro, the Japanese koto and other non-traditional instruments -- creates a perfect backdrop for the Breaking Bad series. We're thrilled to be able to finally offer fans of the show a collection of hand-picked, score tracks from all five seasons," says Madison Gate Records executive Shelly Bunge. Track List: 1. Breaking Bad Main Title Theme (Extended) 2. Matches In The Pool 3. Smoking Jesse's Pot 4. Gray Matter 5. The Morning After 6. Three Days Out 7. Vent 8. Baby's Coming 9. Jane's Demise 10. The Cousins 11. Hank In Pursuit 12. The Long Walk Alone (Heisenberg's Theme) 13. Searching For Jesse 14. Aztek 15. Four Corners / Waiting For The End 16. Jesse In Mexico 17. Crawl Space 18. Parking Garage Standoff 19. Cleaning House 20. Disassemble

[THE-Pink-Dagger]

Fuck yeah, been waitin for this for a while, let's hope it'll be on Itunes as well.

[Cornballer]

Fuck yeah, been waitin for this for a while, let's hope it'll be on Itunes as well.

It's up on iTunes. EW.com has a preview up, too.

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Can't wait to get the soundtrack.

I love this one.

Its perfect. :D

[CrankyJay]

http://www.kvue.com/news/Candy-shop-...166877036.html

What the...this lady seriously isn't claiming to have created blue rock candy, is she? lol

What does she think they use for a prop on the show?

[MormaPope]

- AMC: Madison Gate Records to Release Breaking Bad: Original Score From the Television Series

[Dany M]

- AMC: Madison Gate Records to Release Breaking Bad: Original Score From the Television Series

Yeah they announced it on the podcast. Crawl space is going to be my alarm.

[Schweini]

Yeah they announced it on the podcast. Crawl space is going to be my alarm.

You'll always wake up with an Heisenberg smile on your face.

[Darth Pinche]

Lol, the gang buys blue meth.

[beastmode]

i'm betting on

episode 7: walt and co. rip off the arizona dealers, loses his watch in the desert
episode 8: hank's finally found walt out, walt escapes

second half of season 5: 52 years old era walt

[MightyHedgehog]

What the...this lady seriously isn't claiming to have created blue rock candy, is she? lol What does she think they use for a prop on the show?

Actually, I believe she was the original supplier for their blue meth (rock candy) for the first three seasons they used it.

[gazele]

i'm betting on episode 7: walt and co. rip off the arizona dealers, loses his watch in the desert episode 8: hank's finally found walt out, walt escapes second half of season 5: 52 years old era walt

So there's two episodes left in the half season?

[Cornballer]

So there's two episodes left in the half season?

Yes.

[Emerson]

God I absolutely love how had am is bashing dish. That new commercial where they ask you to let your neighbors with dish watch at your house. So good. Breaking bad. Amc is the best

You must be joking.

[Infinite Justice]

You must be joking.

If you mean that in reference to the ad, no he's completely serious (saw the ad as well LOL)

[Emerson]

If you mean that in reference to the ad, no he's completely serious (saw the ad as well LOL)

Oh no, I meant thinking it's great. It's ridiculously annoying IMO. It's funny how ridiculous AMC is though, I will admit.

[BobTheFork]

i'm betting on episode 7: walt and co. rip off the arizona dealers, loses his watch in the desert episode 8: hank's finally found walt out, walt escapes second half of season 5: 52 years old era walt

I wouldn't mind that. Maybe Walt has to escape and it picks up close to a year later. He's hunted by the DEA, the other distributors and who ever else. Everyone knows what he did and the last 8 episodes are him trying to... hell I don't even know. He does still hve the Recin. I assumed he was going to use that to make it look like Skyler commited suicide.

[TrumanBurbank]

i'm betting on episode 7: walt and co. rip off the arizona dealers, loses his watch in the desert episode 8: hank's finally found walt out, walt escapes second half of season 5: 52 years old era walt

But shouldn't we see more of Walt being Heisenberg? We saw so much of Mr. Chips. We need more Scarface.