Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives

Message board

* FAQ    * Register   * Login 



Reply to topic
Author Message Previous topic | Next topic
Yahko
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:27 pm
Posts: 269
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:41 pm 
 

MazeofTorment wrote:
Spoiler: show
As for Mikes change of heart, I think between the Germans trying to kill him and the Police being hot on his trail, maybe he's just in "Fuck it" mode at this point. :grin:


I dont agree he is in "throw away everything" mode because he is, out of all people, knows his next 10 steps while others barely know 2 or 3. Mike realizes that he got nothing left for his grand daughter for something he worked so hard for (10 year he works for Gus). So technically as much as he want to eliminate Walt (which he planed to do in end of season 3) he cant do so now because he need a cook and a possible "legit" coverup such as a food chain or a "car wash" and the money to guarantee future for his family as well.

Mike understands that he must keep Jessy and Walt as an unknown unity in the eyes of the Germans, at any cost. As we all know that Germans are good in technology and chemistry and it would take a few smart German scientists to figure out the formula and then Mike knows he wont be needed anymore which would result in his, Walt's and Jessy's deaths. So technically now Mike's investments are Walt and Jessy. More Jessy than Walt because he is a ticking bomb ready to explode. Overall Mike is really at a position of making a lot of serious future changing decisions. Like we seen with Lydia and the methylamine.
_________________
Gilgamesh Indaflesh wrote:
boy was that some symbolism for your ass

Top
 Profile  
Yahko
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:27 pm
Posts: 269
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:53 pm 
 

MazeofTorment wrote:
Spoiler: show
As for Mikes change of heart, I think between the Germans trying to kill him and the Police being hot on his trail, maybe he's just in "Fuck it" mode at this point. :grin:


I dont agree he is in "throw away everything" mode because he is, out of all people, knows his next 10 steps while others barely know 2 or 3. Mike realizes that he got nothing left for his grand daughter for something he worked so hard for (10 year he works for Gus). So technically as much as he want to eliminate Walt (which he planed to do in end of season 3) he cant do so now because he need a cook and a possible "legit" coverup such as a food chain or a "car wash" and the money to guarantee future for his family as well.

Mike understands that he must keep Jessy and Walt as an unknown unity in the eyes of the Germans, at any cost. As we all know that Germans are good in technology and chemistry and it would take a few smart German scientists to figure out the formula and then Mike knows he wont be needed anymore which would result in his, Walt's and Jessy's deaths. So technically now Mike's investments are Walt and Jessy. More Jessy than Walt because he is a ticking bomb ready to explode. Overall Mike is really at a position of making a lot of serious future changing decisions. Like we seen with Lydia and the methylamine.
_________________
Gilgamesh Indaflesh wrote:
boy was that some symbolism for your ass

Top
 Profile  
MazeofTorment
Metalhead

Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:06 pm
Posts: 1282
Location: United States of America
PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:40 pm 
 

Yeah, I'll agree with all of that pretty much. At the time of my prior post it seemed to have slipped my mind that all that cash Mike once had has now essentially been seized by the DEA. Easy to see why he passed on joining Walt and Jesse when he thought he still had that money. He's obviously very cautious and worried that Walt is gonna fuck everything up and I think it showed in the previews for the next episode. It looked as though Mike was taking initiative to keep things more under his control and reduce Walt back to being just a cook as opposed to the kind of cocky, unpredictable leader type he's appeared to be since orchestrating Gustavo's murder.
_________________
Sokaris wrote:
I love this board but I'm fucking tired of everyone ejaculating every time someone puts a tree on an album cover.

Top
 Profile  
Yahko
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:27 pm
Posts: 269
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:48 pm 
 

In addition to that, if anyone noticed - when Hank is asked about the laptop. He said it was all encrypted and he didnt see squat and would take days to figure out. I think he is lying, he saw something on the laptop that would be shown to us later on which would be a nerve wrecking story line.
_________________
Gilgamesh Indaflesh wrote:
boy was that some symbolism for your ass

Top
 Profile  
Necroticism174
Kite String Popper

Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:46 pm
Posts: 5352
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:55 pm 
 

The dude is on the power trip to end all power trip, I think the scene at the end when he's kissing his wife and she's tense as hell really demonstrated that. It WILL NOT end well.
_________________
theposaga about a Moonblood rehearsal wrote:
So good. Makes me want to break up with my girlfriend, quit my job and never move out of my parents house. Just totally destroy my life for Satan.

http://halberddoom.bandcamp.com/releases

Top
 Profile  
Kahalachan
Metalhead

Joined: Mon May 17, 2010 1:46 am
Posts: 573
PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:08 am 
 

This last episode solidified Walt being evil and corrupt. He implied to Jesse that Mike needs to go. He can't be happy with the money they're making now but Jesse's perfectly happy with it. Walt has no qualms about manipulating every person he knows. It's kind of sad to see him go from having friends and family to what he is now.

Top
 Profile  
Yahko
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:27 pm
Posts: 269
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:32 am 
 

I don't think Walt suggests Jessy need to go - by referring to Victor Walt want to remind that people who try to do something outside of their "job" description would face the consequences sooner or later. Walt doesnt like Mike's "accounting" decisions which is clearly outside of his job description according to Walt, in reality making a 50 pound batch cashes in 100,000 grand for each (even if you cook only one batch a week - you are looking at 5.2 mil a year, which is more than enough). If i remember correctly Gus promised Walt 15 Mil a year ( or 21) if so then of course Walt feels cheated. In addition to that the Methylamine is going to cost them from now on - so we are looking at even lower income. But everyone is going to stay alive and drama free.

Mike knows that he need to pay out his people because they would rat him out sooner or later - and they dont know who Walt is, technically he is safe. The reason Walt doesnt trust Mike is because of the past they had together. I do think that as of now Mike is being overly cautious and reasonable considering they are doing the whole operation almost from scratch. I do agree that Walt is turning into a very dangerous blind horse.
_________________
Gilgamesh Indaflesh wrote:
boy was that some symbolism for your ass

Top
 Profile  
MazeofTorment
Metalhead

Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:06 pm
Posts: 1282
Location: United States of America
PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:02 am 
 

Yeah, this past episode was fucking great. Walt has gone full blown gangster at this point and has no fear or concern for his life or the lives of those he knows. Saul, his wife, and now, jesse, all seem to fear Walt and what may be coming. In fact, I think its safe to say that Walter White is already dead, for all intents and purposes. There is no trace left whatsoever of the average, caring, compassionate man he was to start this series and the previews of the next episode alone completely confirm this with him shaving his head and bringing the hat back out. He has actually become the "Heisenberg" character he devised for himself - a hardened, cold, calculating drug dealing killer.

I find it amazing that he seemed so calm talking about Victor's death and hinting that perhaps the same kind of fate might be in store for Mike. Despite knowing how deadly and effective Mike is, it appears Walt has reached the point where he thinks he can outsmart anyone and everyone. I've never seen him have the kind of body language he had when arguing with Mike over the money. He looked very domineering and assertive, in essence, like a boss. Furthermore, assuming he can figure out the distribution and obtaining Methylamine part, it makes complete sense for Walt to eliminate Mike. He's basically just a loose end that needs tying up.

I also think its safe to say that this episode foreshadows that Walt will go down in some kind of hail of gun fire. The fact that he was watching the end of Scarface with such glee is an obvious indicator, but if you notice, when he's watching The Three Stooges(I think?) with Jesse after the cook there's also rapid gunfire in the scene as well.
_________________
Sokaris wrote:
I love this board but I'm fucking tired of everyone ejaculating every time someone puts a tree on an album cover.

Top
 Profile  
The_Great_God_Pan
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:25 pm
Posts: 89
PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:53 pm 
 

MazeofTorment wrote:
He was watching the end of Scarface with such glee.


That scene was brilliant, I loved it.

Top
 Profile  
DeathBySuicide
Metal newbie

Joined: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:58 am
Posts: 186
Location: Denmark
PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:06 pm 
 

I'm enjoying the transformation of Walt White albeit with more trepidation than I'd prefer.
He doesn't trust Mike because of the history they've shared but that is to be expected.

Loving how the season is turning out!

Top
 Profile  
Myjk
Metal newbie

Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:58 pm
Posts: 138
PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:09 pm 
 

I think Hank finds out that Walt is/was Heisenberg and feels so let down he spends about 3 episodes deciding what the hell to do about it, with the series culminating with Mike trying to take out Walt while Hank shows up to arrest Walt and winds up in a gun fight with Mike.
_________________
Your god is not dead, for you cannot kill what never existed.

Top
 Profile  
Under_Starmere
Abhorrent Fish-Man

Joined: Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:00 pm
Posts: 5568
PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:42 pm 
 

Brock's totally going to kill Walt. :P

Seriously though, this show throws way too many curveballs for me to think that the conclusion or the arc of the plot will be anything particularly predictable.
_________________
Aeons (Cosmic drone ambient project)
Debut album out on Reverse Alignment

Top
 Profile  
wreath_of_coils
Metalhead

Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:38 am
Posts: 497
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:17 pm 
 

I wonder what Walt plans to do with that snazzy machine gun? Random, unbiased mass carnage? Cleaning out a rival meth lab? Deleting a few unwieldy henchmen? Who knows. I'm having fun knowing that the apocalypse looms on the horizon.

Oh one last thing, someone needs to kill off Ted and Skylar. A bit sick of that weak dynamic. That two bit tax cheat and no good trollop both need to be executed.

Top
 Profile  
I_Am_Vengeance
Metalhead

Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:11 pm
Posts: 1922
Location: Australia
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:23 pm 
 

Some of you may enjoy this:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/breaking_bad_hair

Haha, I love the picture of Tuco.
_________________
http://www.last.fm/user/I_am_Vengeance

Top
 Profile  
wreath_of_coils
Metalhead

Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:38 am
Posts: 497
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:18 am 
 

I_Am_Vengeance wrote:
Some of you may enjoy this:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/breaking_bad_hair

Haha, I love the picture of Tuco.


HAHAHA I like it.

I miss Tuco. He was a crazy meth addicted scumbag degenerate but I still liked him. Almost every scene he was involved in was beyond intense.

Top
 Profile  
burnroasted
Metal newbie

Joined: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:00 am
Posts: 292
PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:52 pm 
 

Soooo close :fuck:

Top
 Profile  
I_Am_Vengeance
Metalhead

Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:11 pm
Posts: 1922
Location: Australia
PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:27 pm 
 

So jerks, thoughts on the new episode?
_________________
http://www.last.fm/user/I_am_Vengeance

Top
 Profile  
Under_Starmere
Abhorrent Fish-Man

Joined: Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:00 pm
Posts: 5568
PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:12 pm 
 

I don't usually have many thoughts on each new episode other than :o ... :???: ... :thumbsup:
_________________
Aeons (Cosmic drone ambient project)
Debut album out on Reverse Alignment

Top
 Profile  
Grave_Wyrm
Metal Sloth

Joined: Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:55 pm
Posts: 3928
PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:58 pm 
 

You know .. I don't think I ever saw season 4. I need to double check, but .. I am afeared.

edit: never mind. I did. It's been a while. :)
_________________
Bigotry is a mental health issue.

Top
 Profile  
Necroticism174
Kite String Popper

Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:46 pm
Posts: 5352
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:10 am 
 

My thoughts: Skyler sucks really hard. More so than even Walt Jr. They need to get rid of her, she's dragging the show down IMO.
_________________
theposaga about a Moonblood rehearsal wrote:
So good. Makes me want to break up with my girlfriend, quit my job and never move out of my parents house. Just totally destroy my life for Satan.

http://halberddoom.bandcamp.com/releases

Top
 Profile  
Yahko
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:27 pm
Posts: 269
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:20 pm 
 

I think Skyler is at that hopeless point when she doesnt know what to do and I personally see the parallel with Jessy, when he wanted nothing to do with Walt and he didnt know what to do. She is at the early stages of a struggle, where to run with the kids rather than stand your ground and protect them. I'm actually interested how Skyler would develop by the end. Because we some what know what Jessy is about by now and what Walt is about, Mike, Hank (Marie isnt changing thats for sure)

I think it was an interesting point when Walt said that a man who wanted to kill him gave him a present for his Bday. He hints that no matter what Skyler would come to her reasons to accept Walt sooner or later if she wants it or not.

From the snippet about Episode 5 - they clearly thinking forward into, not just getting one barrel of meth but getting a full truckload of meth.

I do feel that Lydia is going to be a problem by the end of the season and maybe Skyler would be the one to take care of her which would transform her into the wife's kingpin. Because Lydia is the weakest link but she is the one with the connections so I think as soon as Walt and Mike get what they need as far as connections, she is done.
_________________
Gilgamesh Indaflesh wrote:
boy was that some symbolism for your ass

Top
 Profile  
Azmodes
Ultranaut

Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:44 am
Posts: 11193
Location: Ob der Enns, Austria
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:20 pm 
 

Yahko wrote:
Because Lydia is the weakest link

I guess she was right about one thing in the diner, at least. :)

EDIT: And might I just add that Lydia's German in this episode was fucking atrocious. Sure, this isn't real criticism, just a personal irritant, no point in having impeccable foreign accents all the time, but when she chipped in on that teleconference it was like nails on a chalkboard.
_________________
The band research thread needs your help! Full research list || Stuff for sale on Discogs

Top
 Profile  
DeathRiderDoom
Pro Sports Warder

Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:17 pm
Posts: 3873
Location: New Zealand
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:09 pm 
 

Necroticism174 wrote:
My thoughts: Skyler sucks really hard. More so than even Walt Jr. They need to get rid of her, she's dragging the show down IMO.

Image
_________________
Razorwyre:
promo track track from 'Another Dimension' LP
"The best speed metal album of the year"

Top
 Profile  
Necroticism174
Kite String Popper

Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:46 pm
Posts: 5352
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:11 pm 
 

hahaha, well the creators of the show are aware of HIS lameness at least :p
_________________
theposaga about a Moonblood rehearsal wrote:
So good. Makes me want to break up with my girlfriend, quit my job and never move out of my parents house. Just totally destroy my life for Satan.

http://halberddoom.bandcamp.com/releases

Top
 Profile  
Kahalachan
Metalhead

Joined: Mon May 17, 2010 1:46 am
Posts: 573
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:29 pm 
 

Azmodes wrote:
I guess she was right about one thing in the diner, at least. :)

EDIT: And might I just add that Lydia's German in this episode was fucking atrocious. Sure, this isn't real criticism, just a personal irritant, no point in having impeccable foreign accents all the time, but when she chipped in on that teleconference it was like nails on a chalkboard.


Isn't she meant to be sort of the clumsy criminal in this whole thing though? I can see her speaking broken German as fitting her character.

But if Gus spoke bad Spanish, that would totally be wrong.

It's interesting how polarizing Skyler is as a character. People either seem to love her or hate her. I like her cause she adds conflict with Walt.

Top
 Profile  
Under_Starmere
Abhorrent Fish-Man

Joined: Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:00 pm
Posts: 5568
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:46 pm 
 

Yeah, I don't have any problem with Skyler. Her element in the story isn't my absolute favorite, but she adds a very realistic and believable (and in a way almost necessary) dynamic to the plot and the fabric of the tale.
_________________
Aeons (Cosmic drone ambient project)
Debut album out on Reverse Alignment

Top
 Profile  
GuntherTheUndying
Crimson King, Eater of Worlds

Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:36 pm
Posts: 2833
Location: United States
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:47 pm 
 

Skyler's character is a complete moral paradox. On one hand, she views Walt as this huge, evil monster for cooking meth and killing to protect his family and assets. On the other hand, she thought Ted was a hero for committing fraud and stealing from his own company, one of the reasons why she started boning him. The amount of hypocrisy and bullshit within her character makes me wish every week that they'd kill off her dumb ass in the most brutal way imaginable. Goddamn she's stupid, and the whole faux-suicide is more fuel for the fire.

Notice how she didn't say she'd stop laundering Walt's drug money? But Walt is evil for cooking meth, but she's not for enabling him. Makes total sense.
_________________
Ismetal wrote:
GuntherTheUndying IS THE GAY NUMBER 1, HE DOESNT LIKE TO READ THE TRUTH, SO I THINK THIS PAGE IS FOR GAYS WHO WANTS TO READ MESSAGES LIKE "I LOVE MY BAND", "THEY ARE MY LOVE"

Obligatory Last FM Link

Top
 Profile  
The_Great_God_Pan
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:25 pm
Posts: 89
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:38 am 
 

Skyler makes my guts boil, her character is just pedantic as it can get.
Also, what do you think about the very last shot? You know,
Spoiler: show
the watch ticking thing.
Why ending the episode this way? I hope it's the time Skyler's got left.





Nothing stops this train. Nothing.

Top
 Profile  
Necroticism174
Kite String Popper

Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:46 pm
Posts: 5352
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:59 am 
 

Or maybe Jesse planted a bomb or tracking device in it *ominous music*
_________________
theposaga about a Moonblood rehearsal wrote:
So good. Makes me want to break up with my girlfriend, quit my job and never move out of my parents house. Just totally destroy my life for Satan.

http://halberddoom.bandcamp.com/releases

Top
 Profile  
wreath_of_coils
Metalhead

Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:38 am
Posts: 497
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:52 am 
 

The_Great_God_Pan wrote:
Skyler makes my guts boil, her character is just pedantic as it can get.
Also, what do you think about the very last shot? You know,
Spoiler: show
the watch ticking thing.
Why ending the episode this way? I hope it's the time Skyler's got left.





Nothing stops this train. Nothing.


Time is not on Walt's side. I kinda think that's what the ticking thing signifies. Just a matter of time before the reaper comes to collect his due.

And yes, Skylar is a very annoying character. The woman who plays her (Anna Gunn I believe) is a very subpar actress. Nothing to scream about in that regard.

Top
 Profile  
MazeofTorment
Metalhead

Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:06 pm
Posts: 1282
Location: United States of America
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:33 am 
 

I know it wasn't a bad episode, but I couldn't help but still feel a little disappointed with it. After the way it was going, I thought for sure we were in for some fireworks, and it was more of a dud, another "pacing" episode. I realize they're necessary and I enjoy them all the same, but damn it, I want blood shed! :grin:

No, but seriously, it did further the story line in a good way, I thought. I think we got to see Skylar finally do something drastic(well, sort of) that attests to her fragile, traumatized state of mind and perhaps more than that, we saw Walt be harder with her than he's ever been before. I thought it was really eye opening to hear him put her in her place in the way he did. He had no remorse whatsoever for her and made sure to let her know that there's nothing she can do to stop him from having things the way he wants.

Furthermore, it will be pretty surprising if Hank doesn't start putting the pieces together and figure out that Walt is Heisenberg. I'm sure it will take him a couple of episodes to digest it, accept it, etc but with Walt buying those two flashy cars he's essentially going the direction of a Tuco, a drug dealer that's too "loud" to stay around long. He seems to have something of the smarts and hardness of Gus, but a kind of childlike, reactionary innocence like that of Tuco or lets even say, Tony Montana! ;) :D Walt basically never "lived" before he found out he had cancer(again, like Tony in Scarface pre-immigration) and he's realized it more and more as the series has progressed. His cunning success has given him a high like that of a meth user themselves: he never wants to come down. He can't go back to "normal" life, he wants luxury, reputation, recognition...things that come with time and under a very "quiet" cloak for a big time drug dealer (i.e Gus). Another sort of allegory/parallel that could be drawn thinking back to when Walt would sit by his pool and light matches...his career as a rising drug dealer is quite like the initial striking of a match - it burns bright, but not for very long.

Mike probably put it best when he said that just because you kill Jesse James, doesn't make you Jesse James. Or something like that.
_________________
Sokaris wrote:
I love this board but I'm fucking tired of everyone ejaculating every time someone puts a tree on an album cover.

Top
 Profile  
Yahko
Metal newbie

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:27 pm
Posts: 269
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:16 am 
 

But I think in a sense by the end of this season Walt might realize that its better to stay at this stage and not thrive for Gus's "stardom", but I dont think it would happen unless something bad happens to Walt's family. In this case its better to stay the middle man as Jessy mentioned that we only cooked 50 pounds but the money we got is greater than when we cooked 200 pounds for Gus. I think Mike is doing a great Job separating z Germans from Walt/Jessy, but not for long because Walt/Jessy are pushing.

Skyler is annoying because she is real - and a note to GuntherTheUndying, she didnt bang Ted because he was cooking his books, she knew about it much later when shit hit the fan. She saw the signs here and there but didnt think of it much and she did need a man when Walt was all falling apart and was a wirdo walking naked in a supermarket (I think a parallel to her going down the pool)

Its quite interesting how Walt treats Jr. gives him the car as a reward and when he wants explanations to whats going on he just tells him off. Quite interesting to see Walt change toward his family using drug dealer techniques.
_________________
Gilgamesh Indaflesh wrote:
boy was that some symbolism for your ass

Top
 Profile  
GuntherTheUndying
Crimson King, Eater of Worlds

Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:36 pm
Posts: 2833
Location: United States
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:26 am 
 

I didn't say she was banging him because she was cooking his books. She was banging him because she thought he was noble for stealing money and giving it to his family. She admired him for doing so, which is why she later found his accounts to skewed, which is why she cooked them for him (because she thought he was noble), which is why she gave him $600,000 to eliminate the involvement of both of their activities so the IRS wouldn't investigate Ted and eventually find Skyler's illegal shit as well, because at that point, she was already too deep to turn back.

Skyler loved Ted for being a thief, and that's why she started boning him.
_________________
Ismetal wrote:
GuntherTheUndying IS THE GAY NUMBER 1, HE DOESNT LIKE TO READ THE TRUTH, SO I THINK THIS PAGE IS FOR GAYS WHO WANTS TO READ MESSAGES LIKE "I LOVE MY BAND", "THEY ARE MY LOVE"

Obligatory Last FM Link

Top
 Profile  
Azmodes
Ultranaut

Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:44 am
Posts: 11193
Location: Ob der Enns, Austria
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:17 am 
 

Kahalachan wrote:
Azmodes wrote:
I guess she was right about one thing in the diner, at least. :)

EDIT: And might I just add that Lydia's German in this episode was fucking atrocious. Sure, this isn't real criticism, just a personal irritant, no point in having impeccable foreign accents all the time, but when she chipped in on that teleconference it was like nails on a chalkboard.


Isn't she meant to be sort of the clumsy criminal in this whole thing though? I can see her speaking broken German as fitting her character.

I don't know what being the weak link in the criminal chain would have to do with it, but since the character's mother tongue seems to be Spanish, this might be excusable in-universe too. Although being a medium/high-level employee at a German company who's implied to routinely converse in the language you'd still expect her accent to be less thick and more intelligible. Trust me, the first time I saw it, I understood only
about a third of what she said. At most. :P By the way, it wasn't broken, i.e. some ungrammatical mumbo-jumbo, just horribly pronounced.

Some useless trivia: IIRC, the only character meant to be a native speaker without a noticeable accent so far was the German detective inspector knocking on the bathroom door. The CEO (?) of Madrigal would also qualify, as he is a well-known German voice actor, but he only speaks English.

But hey, I don't want to drag this out any longer. I'm just sensitive when it comes to German in English-language media.
_________________
The band research thread needs your help! Full research list || Stuff for sale on Discogs

Top
 Profile  
wreath_of_coils
Metalhead

Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:38 am
Posts: 497
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:06 pm 
 

GuntherTheUndying wrote:
I didn't say she was banging him because she was cooking his books. She was banging him because she thought he was noble for stealing money and giving it to his family.


She fucked Ted because of her anger towards Walt and the web of lies and deception he had spun. And I think when Walt forced himself back into the house, that pushed her over the edge. That's really the main thing.

Top
 Profile  
DeathRiderDoom
Pro Sports Warder

Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:17 pm
Posts: 3873
Location: New Zealand
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:49 pm 
 

Azmodes wrote:
People either seem to love her or hate her. I like her cause she adds conflict with Walt.

People love her? I've never even met anyone who so much as feels lukewarm about her. EVERYone hates her immensely, and i think they're right. She sucks. And so far as adding conflict with Walt? It just gets tedious. The show is a hyper/melodrama - Jessie & Walt have barely been able to have a conversation that isn't an argument on the verge of turning into a fist fight fight for 4 fucking seasons, he's battling with conflict with a million other aspects of his life and business, why THE FUCK would we need anymore conflict coming from is snippy, clownfaced, hypocritical wife? Or idiot son? It's exhausting. Seriously you're the first person that's said anything positive about her in the several years i've been watching the show.
_________________
Razorwyre:
promo track track from 'Another Dimension' LP
"The best speed metal album of the year"

Top
 Profile  
MazeofTorment
Metalhead

Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:06 pm
Posts: 1282
Location: United States of America
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:24 pm 
 

So, tell us how you really feel then, why don't you, deathriderdoom :lol:










I can't stand her either, by the way. :lol:
_________________
Sokaris wrote:
I love this board but I'm fucking tired of everyone ejaculating every time someone puts a tree on an album cover.

Top
 Profile  
Azmodes
Ultranaut

Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:44 am
Posts: 11193
Location: Ob der Enns, Austria
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:21 am 
 

That was Kahalachan, not me, DRD.
_________________
The band research thread needs your help! Full research list || Stuff for sale on Discogs

Top
 Profile  
Grave_Wyrm
Metal Sloth

Joined: Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:55 pm
Posts: 3928
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:05 pm 
 

It's interesting how the show will switch perspectives. It isn't like Walt's a headless shadow creeper in Saul's office, but he sure as hell is in Skyler's bedroom.

I'm not quite sure how I feel about Walt's "Heizenberg the Invincible" attitude. Seems like he's headed for hubris trouble. But .. then again, he always does that.

Necroticism174 wrote:
It WILL NOT end well.

I've been thinking this, like, every episode. Especially when Walt's looming over Skyler's neck and stroking her arm. And also because there's no fucking security on that house.

Top
 Profile  
Necroticism174
Kite String Popper

Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:46 pm
Posts: 5352
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:23 pm 
 

I wanted to take the poster of The Breakfast Club and replace all the actors faces with Walter Jr's but I'm too lazy.
_________________
theposaga about a Moonblood rehearsal wrote:
So good. Makes me want to break up with my girlfriend, quit my job and never move out of my parents house. Just totally destroy my life for Satan.

http://halberddoom.bandcamp.com/releases

Top
 Profile  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 13  Next


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 16 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

 
Jump to:  

Back to the Encyclopaedia Metallum


Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group