Breaking Bad -To'hajiilee (and a few other things)

Before I get to the Breaking Bad stuff, is anyone else watching this season of Boardwalk Empire as it airs? The first episode was last night, and it was great, but I won’t worry about recapping and discussing if no one else is watching yet. But if at least one person speaks up, I’m down.

Wow. That was a lot handle. I watched last night's episode with five other people, and there was a lot of leg shaking, face covering, and head shaking last night, not to mention a plethora of "oh shit oh shit oh shit"s going on.

The recap I linked to as a placeholder is great, so check it out if you want a more in depth summary. Despite it's pretty stupid name, Bad Ass Digest offers a lot of really great articles on TV, movies, and other pop culture stuff. They're usually my go-to for Breaking Bad recaps and discussion, as well as "genre" movie reviews.

While we're on the subject of Breaking Bad coverage, and actually TV talk in general, I'm also really into Dan Feinberg and Alan Sepinwall's Firewall & Iceberg Podcast. These guys know their TV, and while they can have some pretty annoying banter, they often offer some really good insight to the shows. If you subscribe in iTunes and look at the podcast info, they tell you the timestamp of each show they talk about, which is nice. That way you can skip past the stuff you don’t care about and get right to the good stuff.

A few thoughts on To'hajiilee, after the jump.

Breaking Bad "Rabid Dog"

Ack. Sorry I'm slacking! Was out and about yesterday for a warm and rainy holiday, and today I'm writing this on what may be my deathbed, for I have fallen ill. In fact, I'm using the Blogger app on my phone, which I don't think I've ever even opened before. 

All I have to say for now is "The virtues of child poisoning" might be the hardest I've laughed at this show. 

Please discuss in the comments. I'll catch up tomorrow. 

Breaking Bad "Confessions"

This is kinda funny. Really my favorite part is his impression of Vince Gilligan. 

Dean Norris Spoils Breaking Bad from Dean Norris

A few thoughts on the episode after the jump.

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Okay, so maybe Hank is starting to lose a little sympathy from me. BUT I stand by my comments in the last episode's thread. I stand by it, but I think now that he realizes Skylar has already chosen Walt's side, he's not so interested in protecting her. He's probably more willing to bring Walt (and maybe both Skylar) down by any means neccesary, but I still think his main motivation lies with "Flynn" and Holly, not to mention protecting Marie and himself.

Then poor Jesse finally realizes the truth about Brock's death. I'm glad it happened, but it seemed a little convenient that it happened when it did. This is the first time I've had any kind of deus ex machina issues with Breaking Bad but I also watched LOST for 6 seasons, so I won't complain. The series is winding down, and it had to happen at some point, right? Anyways, one thing I had forgotten until I read it on another blog was that Jesse blamed himself for losing the ricin laced cigarette. He had assumed Brock found it and poisened himself that way, right? I imagine that revelation would result in a pretty heavy flood of emotion. Like enough to travel to Walt's house and soak it in gasoline. Does he ignite it? Or does he settle for spraypainting "HEiSENBERG" in bright yellow across the wall?

Breaking Bad 5b.2 "Buried"

What’d you all think of Sunday’s episode, “Buried”? I’m not going to bother recapping everything from every episode. It’s a little pointless when there’s so many recaps out there that are so much more well written then mine. A few spoilery thoughts after the jump.

Breaking Bad 5b.1 "Blood Money"

I’m so happy Breaking Bad is back, and so sad that there’s only 7 episodes left. Sunday's Season "5b" premiere was pretty great. Recap/review/commentary after jump.

Bad Breaking Bad Form

Oops, Breaking Bad is returning this Sunday, and I'm going camping and probably won’t be home until late Sunday night. I know there were a few people who talked about watching together, which I'm way into. I’ll be recording it, so is anyone interested in watching it on Monday the 9th? If you read this blog and I know you in real life, consider yourself invited, just let me know if you're interested.

ArScheerio Paul

Sorry for not posting in awhile, for anyone that’s noticed. Life and work got a little hectic for a bit there. Again, we’re still in a bit of a TV lull, so there wasn’t anything too pressing to write about. Expect posts about watching the pilot of the Wire, the new FX series The Bridge, and Emmy nominations soon-ish.

In the meantime enjoy some episodes of the ArScheerio Paul Show, in which Paul Scheer and special guest reenact some historical segments from the Arsenio Hall. I remember trying to stay awake on Friday nights to watch some of these. After watching the reenactments I watched the original clips, and they really are that awkward. I think Vanilla Ice and Madonna & Rosie O’Donnel are my favorites, but they’re all pretty great. The opening is so spot-on and hilarious it's worth watching every single time.