Breaking Bad Season 3 Running Thread

"Jesse, you are now a millionaire and you are complaining? What world do you live in?"

It's kind of a nice catchphrase for the latter 20th Century in humanity...

 

Boy, next week's episode looks pretty intense.

And how about that gambling story Skylar came up with? That was pretty funny, too, until she put Walt on notice that she's on to him.

I also loved how Jesse changed the ending to his woodwork story after his sponsor tried to get all mushy with him and said he traded in the box for weed.

Great writing in this series.

 

Not just the writing, but the acting. The actors in this series, as a whole, do a tremendous job telling a story with their faces and body language.
Like the scene where Skyler made up the gambling story. Watch it again and pay attention to Walt. At one point he's sitting in the chair and has the same, "No way! Seriously!?" posture Marie has, or anyone else would have upon having that bombshell unfurled in front of them. It's almost like he's hearing a really good bedtime story and is hanging on every word. Later in the same scene he has this subtle look of amazement on his face as Skyler is talking, like he's thinking, "I'll be damned. She really does get why I do this."
In the scene where Walt and Gus were talking at the chicken farm, you see the same thing with Gus. As Walt is telling him what he knows, Gus has this subtle pissed-off look on his face that could burn through lead.
Same thing earlier this season when Jesse kept calling Jane's cellphone. No words, just dialing the phone and listening in the dark, yet you get this whole tale of heartbreak and being forced to let go of a loved one.
And last season, when Walt let Jane die, he didn't say a word yet Cranston conveyed the horrible change that was coming over Walt in that moment in a way no line of dialogue could.
I love how they not only capture those moments, but let them speak for themselves. It's a huge part of why the show is so good.

 

I was already in love with Anna Gunn (Skyler), but this episode took it to another level. She's like the MILFiest MILF who ever MILFed.

 

Hear hear.
I've been crushin' on Gunn since her days on Deadwood. Don't care for her as a blonde though, like her better as a redhead.

I'm also a BIG fan of Hank's wife on the show. Cute as a button. They don't have kids on the show, is she still considered a MILF?

 

The Marie character seemed to have changed since Hank's shooting, though it's definitely to be expected.
She always seemed to be a little self-absorbed and airheaded, but she's showing a more serious side now.
Though given what happened, I'd be surprised if we didn't see that.

 

Evidently, Marie also has overcome her kleptomania.

 

Did Walt just come very close to admitting to Jesse that he was in the room when Jane died?

 

Was the fly...Jane?

 

That's what I thought.

Didn't like that episode much. I didn't need 60 minutes devoted to chasing a fly to tell me Walt was losing it, though there was some funny shit in it.

 

Episodes like that are what brought down the Sopranos.

 

Wow, a rare misstep after what had been a really powerful few weeks. Self-contained episodes can be interesting -- I actually thought the "Pine Barrens" episode of Sopranos was a classic -- but narrative is everything for this show right now. To take a week and not advance the story at all was not a choice I'd have made.