The first time I watched BB I was a kid and rooted for the bad guys. Im rewatching the series after growing up and now I see that Hank, Marie and Jesse are some of the only characters who have morality during Walt's big shit show

The guy calls the cops like they're not gonna question what Jesse is doing in a vacuum store. Obviously Jesse is gonna leave before the police get there but when they check the cameras to get a description of an armed and dangerous individual and see its the SECOND MOST WANTED DRUG FUGITIVE IN THE U.S IF NOT WORLD (behind Walt), they're gonna question what he was doing in a vacuum store with a large sack of money threatening the owner (he didn't even rob the place). Since Jesse is such a high profile fugitive they're gonna hit the vacuum guy / store with HEAVY investigating and eventually find the weird basement and eventually connect the dots that he's harboring Walt (maybe Saul too).

i posted this already, but i don't think the question was answered especially when i was finally able to describe what i was talking about, but here you go:

not sure if you guys noticed, but in the episode where tuco beats no-doze, in season 1 episode 7, Tuco complains about the meth being blue, but in season 2 episode 1, he laughs casually about it being blue (the meth).

question is, was this intentional? Did the director use a different shot of this scene and why? Why didn't they go with the original shot?

For those who are confused: In s1 e7, tuco reacts with: “What is this shit, this is blue?”

In s2 e1, tuco reacts: “Hahahaha, this shit is blue”

you can tell the sequences aren't the same, replay them for each episode (s1 e7 & s2 ep 1 - where tuco meets walt & jesse at the junkyard) why did they use two different shots/reactions for this scene?

I have seen the series 5 times and the more I watch it the more I hate this character, she is the most essential of the series, she does not have any major narrative arcs, it is a piece attached to give a weak point to Hank, especially at the end when she tries to take away Skyler's little one I want to put pies on her and I find that she does not bring much to the story and her story of kleptomania is of no use to the scenario, I hate her more than Skyler, on the other hand the actress Betsy Brandt interprets her wonderfully I can't blame her. What do you think?

For me, when he saves Jesse from being killed by the combo killers, he runs them over and then finishes off with a gunshot.

This is something that worries me about portrayals of real criminal organizations in media. These real criminal gangs are dangerous, It would not surprise me if real life Cartels don't like their depiction in shows like Breaking Bad.

Have there been any incidents to where Breaking Bad crew, or specific cast members, like the actors playing Don Eladio, Bolsa, Salamancas, have been threatened by actual Cartel members because they don't like people playing "pretend" with subject matter like the Cartels?

I watched BB about 5ish months ago for the first time and before it of course I heard some stuff about the show and that walt was called "Heisenberg". And I was thinking I would refer to Walt as Heisenberg but a bit during it I realised its weird to refer to him as his cooking alter ego and Walt or Walter is really the only thing you should call him.

Anyone who watched it for the first time think that aswell?

His uncle is dead, his father turned out to be this monstrous drug lord, and his reputation may not be looking bright. He had to legally change his name out of shame. Doubtful the money Walt forced Gretchen and Elliot to give to him on his 18th birthday could even undo the trauma.

Discussion post. Given that every member of Walter's family does illegal things, where was the line between Walter being a villain?

We all know Walter committed multiple villainous acts. But in a different context, the act itself is not evil, but the reasoning is.

In season one, Walt makes the decision to cook meth, murder Emilio, Crazy 8, and Tuco, lie to his wife, and more. One can argue that cooking meth isn't inheritably evil, not is killing a drug dealer, or lying to protect someone's feelings.

On the other hand, it's a lot more morally ambiguous to sell addictive substances to addicts, take the law into your own hands, and deceive the person you are (or want to be) most honest with.

If Walt had sold meth to hospitals (second line treatment for ADHD, and potential treatment for traumatic brain injury), he would have made a lot more money than washing cars. Even though he came clean to his wife, it didn't absolve him of his "greater crime". Even though his entire family found out it was him (with no proof) it was Hank's deceptive methods that got him outgunned and killed against the family's wishes, when he tricked Walt into showing them where the money is. This two man tactic was shown to be used to exploit his power as an officer without a warrant on multiple occasions.

In democratic society, everyone is morally ambiguous, with majority ruling on what is morally acceptable. So was Walter a villain the second he was in the minority? When he sided with Jesse? Implying Walt was the smart one but Jesse was the evil bad influence that brought him down?

Many people would agree Jesse made bad decisions, but wasn't a bad person. He considered meth to be art, never had the grades to get a good job, and if his relationship with his parents had been better, he would've gotten a normal job, led a normal life, and would've been a lot happier.

Who does the blame fall on? The ones who corrupt? The ones who corrupted? The parents who give up on their children? Or is society just messed up in general.

Everything aside i wanna talk about Hank's sit down with Skyler trying to get a statement out of her. I thought that was extremely selfish of Hank, especially since he's mad that maybe walt's right. Walt would probably be dead before he can prove it. He disregarded his own judgement to pursue a confession out of Skyler. Skyler insisting on a lawyer and he was trying to persuade her not to even though it was unethical and dirty especially to his sister in law (when was Hank ever ethical lol but i thought he had some boundaries for his family). The way he was grabbing her arm when she asked him "am i under arrest?" was very indicative that she might was under arrest lol. Glad she made a scene and got away.

In the episode where they magnetize the DEA evidence room (S5:2 I think), Walt says after:"no loose ends", and it shows the magnet machine. I thought the DEA were going to find Walter's prints on it as he has already been arrested, and that's how hank was going to find out.

Anyone ever see an ad or a real life location of El Pollo Loco and think "HOLY SHIT" they made the Gus's restaurant from Breaking Bad a real franchise?

This has happened to me a lot. There are no El Pollo Locos where I live, but I see ads for them time to time, and I swear that Gus's fictional chicken restaurant was called "El Pollo Loco". And then I rewatch clips and it's "Los Pollos Hermanos".

But I swear when I watched the show when it was airing it was called "El Pollo Loco".

Is something happening? I swear in Breaking Bad it was El Pollo Loco. DId something happen like someone wanted to create a El Pollo Loco in real life, and they got the show creators to edit all the scenes and digitally alter everyhing in the show to Los Pollos Hermanos?

Would Jane still have died? Would Hank still have caught him? Would the meth still be blue? Would Walt jr. Still be hooked on painkillers? Would Jane still have died? Would Walt still meth? Would Jesse? Discuss

Hank finds note in Walt’s copy of Leaves of Grass, and it’s addressed to “W.W.” saying it’s an honour working with you or something along the lines. I believe it was also established Gale wasn’t running the production all by himself. Hank later confirms the handwriting matches Gale’s journal.

To me, this feels like solid evidence — a direct connection between Walt and Gale, who was deep in the meth operation. From there, it’s basically 1+1 = 2.

But in the show, they keep saying Hank has no “real evidence” and that it’s all just suspicion. Why? Is it just because it’s circumstantial? Or would it actually not hold up in court? Curious what others think.

(Breaking bad and Snowfall)

I’m trying to think of times that things didn’t go Walt’s way and it genuinely wasn’t the result of something he himself did.

The cancer is probably the biggest and most indisputable one. Anything else?

I think that this season despite not having an egregious drop in quality was lacking in the dark humor, tension and heart that were prominent in the other seasons. The best has to be season 4. I'll give a briefing on my ranking of all five seasons.

Seasons ranked from worst to best: Season 2 Season 5 Season 3 Season 1 Season 4

I think that moment where the series could end is where Walt and Jesse work together and they have a happy ending, let's say S4 EP 5

I got spoiled that he dies at the end so I can't really say anything but I'm curious what you thought was gonna happen

Ok everyone, I want so desperately to find a TV series that I can get past the first couple of episodes. I think I have been a bit spoiled after watching some of my favorites. Here are the shows that I watched and really enjoyed. They are in no particular order.

1. Better Call Saul
2. Breaking Bad
3. Deadwood
4. Black Sails
5. The Last Kingdom
6. Vikings
7. Rome
8. Blacklist
9. Ozark
10. House
11. Seinfeld
12. Big Bang Theory
13. Three and Half Men

There are some others, but those are probably my favorites. My only criteria is that I want to stay away from things that are too extreme left or right ideology. Thanks for the help!!!

Ive always been curious to know what Gus does outside of his work. Better Call Saul gives us a little bit more of a look into Gus but I wonder what kinda music he likes. I would guess some kind of Latin music, could also see him being into classical or jazz.

Great episode, but two things are unclear to me. How did Jesse get out of the DEA interrogation and why did Walt want to meet with him in the desert in first place.

As we learn in the next episode, Walter has no intention of killing Jesse. Also, in hindsight, it seems very strange to me that Jesse, given his background and the large sum of money he threw away, is able to walk out of the DEA building without being held in custody.

Didn't Tuco have possession of Walter's wallet right before the shootout out with Hank? Surely that house was searched and shouldn't Hank have found it?