Ted putting himself into a coma...most retarded scene in the series. He's easily the worst character on that show followed by Hank's wife. It was a pretty funny scene. Hector shitting himself at the DEA was great too. As for the fly episode, I had no problems with it. It was the only filler episode and it was still entertaining.

Or in Crawl Space when Walt deliberately causes a car crash by turning into oncoming traffic. Then he tries to feed Hank some bullshit about the car coming out of nowhere and Hank plainly tells him 'no'. The show has episodes that are funnier than others but the humour is always there. Fly was probably the least funny of the bunch, unless you consider sight gags to be hilarious.

Don't forget the webisodes (pre-wedding Hank, the one with the lock pick, etc...). Those are considerably and consistently lighter in tone than the main series, though.

I think you are the minority in this regard. The "bimbo secretary" bit was amusing though. For me, she is just monotonous and slows down progress. And even though she is a trollop I hope no harm comes to her.

That's curious. I don't see how she slows down progress at all. I mean .. she's doing more to make sure things go smoothly than Walt is, that's for sure.

I don't get why people don't like her. I mean .. i get why they don't LIKE her, but then .. hardly anyone on this show's actually likable. Though .. I do like Hank. As weird as he is. Pretty sure he's my favorite character. him or Jesse. Can't decide.

How is Hank "weird"?

He's pretty awkward when it comes to dealing with people having dramatic moments. e.g. Hank jokingly says, "hey, pool party!" when Skyler walks into the pool. Or Hank not hesitating to leave the room when Walt asks for coffee while fake crying.

More awkward than "weird," really.

Yeah, I wouldn't define that as weird. He's just awkward sometimes, overcompensating, if that makes sense, a bit helpless even, but well-intentioned and "with a heart of gold" at the bottom. He's a rather common, everyday guy in that respect. Semantics.

They focus too much on her at times. The whole "IFT" thing was boring and lame. Though her screen time has been cut back in this latest season it seems.

I kinda like Jesse now. He has definitely grown on me. Hank is another good one. He does get pretty awkward when talking about domestic troubles and what not. Kinda funny. I like Marie too. She's a neurotic, flakey bitch but fun to watch.

I don't mean "weird" literally. He isn't some creepy wraith. Awkward is more like it, definitely. Just a bad choice of words. Like .. the wrong word entirely.

Skyler is OK but I felt she was INDELICATE when she said oh so casually "I fucked Ted!"

Oh yeah! Definitely and definitively!
I just finished The Bachman Books and comparisons can be drawn to Barton George Dawes in some aspects. He is a man who sinks deeper and deeper into insanity as does Walt who in the wake of his disease.

Bryan Cranston;

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/ ... n-cranston

"happy endings are stories that haven't finished yet"
— Mr. & Mrs. Smith (movie)

Can't wait for next year. This year's finale rocked my world!

I just started watching Breaking Bad two weeks ago and I've already caught up to the latest episode... Such an awesome show. I was so disappointed when I found out season 5 is the last.

Jaw dropped at the end of season 5. We all knew it would happen eventually, but the way it did was priceless. You just have to wonder.. when he leaves the bathroom, what is his next move?

That entire scene was fucking great. I love how they end the season with Hank taking a shit.

I heard they were going to end it after season five but also make a movie to explain any loose ends. I forgot where I read that though.

Did the new episodes start airing yet?

lol? Next summer.

Just finished up the first episode run of season 5. The show has definitely declined over the years, but this season it's flaws became particularly noticeable. Plot points are getting more ridiculous and harder to believe, but that is ultimately forgivable. The thing that I find most troubling about the new episodes is that they seem far more concerned with plot developments themselves and not how the show reaches these developments, unlike earlier seasons that had such a brilliant sense of pace and suspense. Good evidence of this is the recent reliance on montages to quickly move things along.

Some of this I feel has to do with 8 episode setup. Even though this isn't a "real season", the show still seemed eager to have it develop like one, tying up a number of loose ends from the previous season, introducing and resolving it's own conflicts and setting up a cliffhanger of sorts for the next run. It just seemed like they had a lot to cover and this led to an overly rapid pace.

But, hey, it's not like a don't still enjoy it. The funny thing with shows like this that start off extremely strong and progressively get weaker is, unless they do something to drastically alienate viewers, the investment that the viewer forms in the characters and storylines early on has a way of carrying on and sustaining interest even once the show leaves it's prime. That sort of inertia certainly speaks to just how gripping the series initially was. Not only that, but there was some stuff that was simply great in it's own right this season, particularly the whole second episode, the Lydia character, and .

Anyone feel similarly?

Started watching Breaking Bad a few months back and have finally caught up to the end of season 5A. I love the show. I thought this was the best season yet. I hope they revisit the time when Walt is 52.

Also what a way for Walt to be found out at the end of the last episode. Usually Walt ties up all the loose ends! Can't wait till the Summer. I do agree that the ricin will play a significant role at some point. I do think the idea of it being used to poison Hank is possible once Walt knows he's on to him. Also it would be interesting if Walt Jr. had it by accident when it was intended for Hank.