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libraryseraph) wrote2019-04-12 09:29 pm
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Breaking Bad Episode 2: The Cat's in the Bag
Oh boy. This episode.
Really good juxtaposition in this opening. After Skyer and Walt have sex, Walt stumbles into the bathroom and there's a long scene of him washing his face and just freaking out. He goes directly from complete intimacy to isolation.
Bulldozer guy who gives no shits about Walt's pantlessness is the best character.
And we go right from that to the corpses. Good juxtaposition.
Kudos to the creators for putting Walt's pasty dad bod on full display, instead of pretending that everyone who isn't an 18-30 year old woman has their clothes sealed on
We can already see in this breakfast scene that the interactions feel forced and like Walt is trying to be normal, even after just one episode.
Jesse's incredibly transparent "not a criminal" phone call is hilarious, but it also serves to illustrate just how much both of them have gotten in over their heads, that they don;t have any sort of system set up ever after they killed two dudes.
Ahhh yes, the "Sklyer nearly gets it right, drugs-wise" plotline. Honestly, it's great.
Honestly, there have been times I've just felt like referring to midterms are murders
I appreciate that Jesse's junk drawer is full of old lady shit.
THEY JUST LEFT THE DRUG DEALER WHO WAS STILL MOVING IN THE RV (i get Walt assumed he was on the verge of death. Still funny though)
things I had entirely forgotten and had to spend a minute on the floor laughing about: Jesse's website
And here we have Walt realizing he's going to have to commit another murder, and this one is going to be a lot more considered. Him trying to deal with it like he'd deal with a normal, law-abiding citizen, and having Jesse point out that's not how criminals work is also really good. This isn't Walt's world, and he can adapt or he can die.
Walt is already trying to push responsibility onto others.
The joke here is "walt uses big words and Jesse doesn't get them", but I think it's significant that, when communicating with Jesse, Walt has to stop dancing around what he's saying and just say it.
Aw yes, the tub scene. Jesse's frustration is palpable.
Walt going out of his way to look out for Krazy as soon as he wakes up is really good. He hasn't lost his ability to see people as people yet. He still can't disassociate. It's sad, watching this in hindsight.
This scene helps establish that, while Walt is devoted to his family, and genuinely cares for them, it's not to a degree that would, yknow, let him tell the truth. Not just not telling Skyler about the meth/murder, but lying about the cancer, lying about the marijuana, and when she's worried about him/rightfully appalled at the idea of him doing drugs, he turns it around on her, and makes her out to be the bad guy.
"My name is Skyler WHite, Yo."
"Do not sell marijuana to my husband" The look of realization on Jesse's face and the immidiate okay omg.
"I have the truly awful job here" Walt, you are talking about killing a man
The comedic timing of this scene is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. almost makes you forget about the whole "liqufied human organs" thing. Story time: a friend of mine got me into breaking bad. When I told them about this scene, they went "oh no" and I went "no, no it was really funny". I later got them in to a Song of Ice and Fire. Equivalent Exchange.
Really good juxtaposition in this opening. After Skyer and Walt have sex, Walt stumbles into the bathroom and there's a long scene of him washing his face and just freaking out. He goes directly from complete intimacy to isolation.
Bulldozer guy who gives no shits about Walt's pantlessness is the best character.
And we go right from that to the corpses. Good juxtaposition.
Kudos to the creators for putting Walt's pasty dad bod on full display, instead of pretending that everyone who isn't an 18-30 year old woman has their clothes sealed on
We can already see in this breakfast scene that the interactions feel forced and like Walt is trying to be normal, even after just one episode.
Jesse's incredibly transparent "not a criminal" phone call is hilarious, but it also serves to illustrate just how much both of them have gotten in over their heads, that they don;t have any sort of system set up ever after they killed two dudes.
Ahhh yes, the "Sklyer nearly gets it right, drugs-wise" plotline. Honestly, it's great.
Honestly, there have been times I've just felt like referring to midterms are murders
I appreciate that Jesse's junk drawer is full of old lady shit.
THEY JUST LEFT THE DRUG DEALER WHO WAS STILL MOVING IN THE RV (i get Walt assumed he was on the verge of death. Still funny though)
things I had entirely forgotten and had to spend a minute on the floor laughing about: Jesse's website
And here we have Walt realizing he's going to have to commit another murder, and this one is going to be a lot more considered. Him trying to deal with it like he'd deal with a normal, law-abiding citizen, and having Jesse point out that's not how criminals work is also really good. This isn't Walt's world, and he can adapt or he can die.
Walt is already trying to push responsibility onto others.
The joke here is "walt uses big words and Jesse doesn't get them", but I think it's significant that, when communicating with Jesse, Walt has to stop dancing around what he's saying and just say it.
Aw yes, the tub scene. Jesse's frustration is palpable.
Walt going out of his way to look out for Krazy as soon as he wakes up is really good. He hasn't lost his ability to see people as people yet. He still can't disassociate. It's sad, watching this in hindsight.
This scene helps establish that, while Walt is devoted to his family, and genuinely cares for them, it's not to a degree that would, yknow, let him tell the truth. Not just not telling Skyler about the meth/murder, but lying about the cancer, lying about the marijuana, and when she's worried about him/rightfully appalled at the idea of him doing drugs, he turns it around on her, and makes her out to be the bad guy.
"My name is Skyler WHite, Yo."
"Do not sell marijuana to my husband" The look of realization on Jesse's face and the immidiate okay omg.
"I have the truly awful job here" Walt, you are talking about killing a man
The comedic timing of this scene is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. almost makes you forget about the whole "liqufied human organs" thing. Story time: a friend of mine got me into breaking bad. When I told them about this scene, they went "oh no" and I went "no, no it was really funny". I later got them in to a Song of Ice and Fire. Equivalent Exchange.