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[jleal]

During the magnet bomb scene in tonights premiere, I came to the realization that "Walter White is a real-world supervillain." We're just 4 seasons away from him crafting a weaponized mech suit.

[Jacowboy (Jonathan)]

Well, that was pretty good...

So, should we start taking bets on wether Walter will be redeemed by the end of the series? Or is he just gonna go full-blown supervillain?

Heck, is he even redeemable at this point? =S

[Scott Wilkinson]

What's bugging me is billing this as the last season when we get 8 episodes and then a wait until this time next year for the last 8 . . . don't care how you do the maths that's 2 seasons.
Some are suggesting it's so that's it eligible for Emmys this year and next (remember the year it won nothing because it was scheduled too late for one year and too early for the next?).
Season 1 was only 7 episodes including Pilot.
Anyways, can't wait to watch the first episode of the penultimate season when I finish work.
Although I can't get the channel due to SKY and Virgin's petty diputes I don't know why SKY Atlantic isn't all over this show.
Dunno if it's because there isn't a UK broadcaster to steal it off of . . .

Edited by Scott Wilkinson, 16 July 2012 - 09:41 AM.

[Paul F]

What's bugging me is billing this as the last season when we get 8 episodes and then a wait until this time next year for the last 8 . . . don't care how you do the maths that's 2 seasons.
Some are suggesting it's so that's it eligible for Emmys this year and next (remember the year it won nothing because it was scheduled too late for one year and too early for the next?).

It's partly a contractual thing. Some actors, etc have built-in raises for each season, so it saves them money to just call it one 16-episode season.

Loved the new episode. Looking forward to seeing how we get to that teaser scene.

[Adam Balson]

Is there any way to watch this in the UK? I have a feeling I might have to wait until one of my mates gets the entire last series on his memory stick like I did with the previous four.

[Paul F]

Is there any way to watch this in the UK? I have a feeling I might have to wait until one of my mates gets the entire last series on his memory stick like I did with the previous four.

Outside the US, I believe the only legal way is via iTunes US, which you need an American credit card or US-based Paypal for. iTunes don't care where you are geographically, just where your money is.

[Scott Wilkinson]

Season 3 just out in DVD in UK. Season 4 due out in October (only 4 months after the US release) . . .
Sadly the only way to get it in a timely manner is illicit means, and I justify this to myself as I still buy the BluRay when it comes out . . . but the US BluRays are one of the few discs which actually do region lock their BluRays.

[jleal]

Well, that was pretty good...

So, should we start taking bets on wether Walter will be redeemed by the end of the series? Or is he just gonna go full-blown supervillain?

Heck, is he even redeemable at this point? =S

I think it will end with him completely broken, and/or someone he loves dead. I can't imagine it ending with him just smirking at the camera and walking away clean.

[Scott Wilkinson]

I think it will end with him completely broken, and/or someone he loves dead. I can't imagine it ending with him just smirking at the camera and walking away clean.

I think the Big C may come back to get him . . .

[Scott Wilkinson]

So Walt's "celebrating" his 52nd Birthday in the FlashForward . . . he turned 50 at the start of Season1 (I think) and all of the series up to the end of season 4 occured over several months.
Spoilers for those who haven't seen the episode (but mostly just speculation having seen it).

Spoiler

So we're looking at Walt 1 year in the future arming up to do some serious damage . . . he's stopped shaving, so no longer getting chemo (or had he already stopped and just kept shaving his head? Can't remember, but he was certainly still going for MRI scans last season) . . . still has the stage cough, which may indicate he's no longer getting chemo because it's no longer working and he's on the way out.
Anyways.
Think the Cancer will come back in a big final way and Walter has something as yet to occur to avenge before he goes.

[Paul F]

So Walt's "celebrating" his 52nd Birthday in the FlashForward . . . he turned 50 at the start of Season1 (I think) and all of the series up to the end of season 4 occured over several months.
Spoilers for those who haven't seen the episode (but mostly just speculation having seen it).

Spoiler

So we're looking at Walt 1 year in the future arming up to do some serious damage . . . he's stopped shaving, so no longer getting chemo (or had he already stopped and just kept shaving his head? Can't remember, but he was certainly still going for MRI scans last season) . . . still has the stage cough, which may indicate he's no longer getting chemo because it's no longer working and he's on the way out.
Anyways.
Think the Cancer will come back in a big final way and Walter has something as yet to occur to avenge before he goes.

Yeah, either the cancer is back or it's some serious misdirection.

One of the first scenes of the pilot (maybe the first non-flashforward one) had Walt being given his breakfast with 50 spelled out in bacon, so this is two years later. Walt isn't 51 yet, so we've a while to go before we get to the diner.

[Joe Martino]

I think Cancer has to come back at some point. It was the premise of the show. I can't imagine his family remaining seperate and unscathed for long.

[Scott Wilkinson]

Yeah, either the cancer is back or it's some serious misdirection.

One of the first scenes of the pilot (maybe the first non-flashforward one) had Walt being given his breakfast with 50 spelled out in bacon, so this is two years later. Walt isn't 51 yet, so we've a while to go before we get to the diner.

I think they may make a leap forward in time with the "mid-season" break . . . listening to the Breaking Bad Insider PodCast they had considered doing the leap forward at the start of season 5, but there were too many loose ends to be left dangling for over a year in story time . . .

[Scott Wilkinson]

Didn't know Laura Fraser was in this season . . . loved her since Neverwhere . . . not sure about the accent though . . .

[Scott Wilkinson]

Anna's performance this week was brilliant . . . Skylar is stuck and doesn't know what to do, except to wait for the cancer to come back and kill Walt . . .

[Adam Balson]

Walt can be a scary guy when he wants to be. He's turning into a really unnerving guy to watch.

It's weird that this is one of if not eh only show where if the main character is in a good mood it's scarier than when they're going mental.

[Scott Wilkinson]

Okay, that's the second reference to Jesse James by Jess . . . got to be prefiguring for him being killed by Walt, or maybes Mike as they are both close to Jess . . . the Scarface the other week was a bit too on the nose given what Vince has been saying about the show since the pitch . . .
And Jess brings up the solution again . . .

[craggy]

*waves

"nooooooooo!"


hell of an ending to a real good episode.

[Joe Martino]

this was a great episode. i still can't believe that Walt's wife said that to him last week. i have to agree. Walt is scarier when he is happy. I love this show!

[Carlos Mancilla II]

My heart dropped at the end of that episode