TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[thrill]

Badgers Star Trek pitch was totally just a shout out to Kinsey on Mad Men.

[cardsfansince82]

TREAD LIGHTLY

[SHOW]

Kind of surprised he tipped his hand to Hank that quickly.

[JL21]

TREAD LIGHTLY

[SHOW]

Kind of surprised he tipped his hand to Hank that quickly.

It's almost like the characters know that there are only 7 more episodes to go.

[Schlich]

It's almost like the characters know that there are only 7 more episodes to go.

Yes, this...


BUT.

[SHOW]

At the same time, what did he have to gain by waiting? He's not going to kill Hank. He doesn't have anything to blackmail him with that I know of. Threat was the only way to hush it up, and he had to do it while Hank was the only one who knew.

[The Third Man]

That cold open. Oh my god.

[MrSaigon]

It's great to see Cranston rewarded with all these Hollywood roles (and he doesn't seem to be saying no much--more power to him there, I say), but why hasn't that happened for Aaron Paul? Aside from the fact that he's great, it seems like more people would be casting him just to co-opt the credibility of Breaking Bad. Feels like there's enough depth to Jesse where movie-goers would be able to see past the douche element of the character in the actor (I mean, if that's part of the issue).

[go birds]

chills

[JL21]

The Star Trek scene was hilarious on its own, but it's even funnier considering what they were likely nodding to- Chekhov's gun.

Chekhov's gun is a dramatic principle which requires every element in a narrative to be necessary and irreplaceable, and for everything else to be removed.

[SHOW]

Which makes me think that as odd and out of place as that scene seemed, there had to have been some kind of significance to it. I've already seen a theory suggesting that someone's guts will explode from eating (which ties nicely in to Walt snagging the ricin).

[Transmogrified Tiger]

mild spoilers

[SHOW]

[Cole Burns]

Given Gilligan's penchant for colors, I had to literally pause it halfway through the car wash scene. Both Walt and Skyler were in complete beige outfits, eerily reminiscent of the Gray Matters party from season one. I assume that beige means "successful" or something.