All right, Trashmii! Are you ready to Break Bad? I love this show so much that I can barely contain my excitement. Previously, Walt killed Grandpa Bear Mike and then left the meth business, Jesse had another moral crisis regarding a child, and Hank took the most illuminating bathroom break in the world. We open with a bunch of teenagers in what looks like a skate park of some sort. The camera pans out to reveal that it’s actually a very rundown backyard swimming pool. A very hairy Walter White shows up, so we must be in the future right now, where he turns 52 by himself at the diner and has a stockpile of scary weapons. All of a sudden, I realize that this rundown hell hole is Walt’s house. It looks like someone has bombed the yard, and there’s a fence out front. Walt kicks in the door and we get the full extent of what’s happened to the White’s home. Considering that Walt got into this whole business to protect and save said home and family (where are they, btw?), something really really bad must have gone down. So…I guess his secret’s outWalt walks around his house taking in all the devastation, and it seriously looks like the place has been torched. The music is basically a heart-beat, and this is way more intense than I expected for the opener. Finally we see why Walt’s there: to get the infamous ricin that he hid in an electrical outlet at the beginning of the season. (This ricin has gotten around a lot over the last two seasons, so if you need a ricin refresher, click here: http://breakingbad.wikia.com/wiki/Ricin). Filthy, hairy Walt puts the ricin in his trunk when he turns and sees his neighbor staring at him in terror. “Hello, Carol.” Carol drops her groceries and the opening credits roll! I missed you so much!Close up on the White’s master bathroom door. The house is furnished and there’s sounds of happiness, so this must be right where we left off at the mid-season break. Sure enough, Hank comes out of that bathroom holding Gale’s “Leaves of Grass,” looking shocked and pained. He limps through the house and I wonder how much of this is from his accident recovery and how much of it is confusion. He hides the book in his bag, stares at his happy family for a minute, and walks out right as Marie tells Walt that he’s the devil. LOL. Nice timing, screenwriters. Hank fakes a stomachache to leave the party and Walt follows him to his car, Holly in tow. He makes sure that Hank’s ok to drive, and I’m not sure if he suspects something is up or if he’s genuinely concerned for his brother-in-law. Neither would surprise me at this point. Meet Holly the Human ShieldWalt is actually being really cute with Holly, “Say ‘Bye, Aunt Marie!’” and I remember why he thinks he’s a good father. We get a brief laugh at […]
All right, Trashmii! Are you ready to Break Bad? I love this show so much that I can barely contain my excitement. Previously, Walt killed Grandpa Bear Mike and then left the meth business, Jesse had another moral crisis regarding a child, and Hank took the most illuminating bathroom break in the world. We open with a bunch of teenagers in what looks like a skate park of some sort. The camera pans out to reveal that it’s actually a very rundown backyard swimming pool. A very hairy Walter White shows up, so we must be in the future right now, where he turns 52 by himself at the diner and has a stockpile of scary weapons. All of a sudden, I realize that this rundown hell hole is Walt’s house. It looks like someone has bombed the yard, and there’s a fence out front. Walt kicks in the door and we get the full extent of what’s happened to the White’s home. Considering that Walt got into this whole business to protect and save said home and family (where are they, btw?), something really really bad must have gone down. So…I guess his secret’s outWalt walks around his house taking in all the devastation, and it seriously looks like the place has been torched. The music is basically a heart-beat, and this is way more intense than I expected for the opener. Finally we see why Walt’s there: to get the infamous ricin that he hid in an electrical outlet at the beginning of the season. (This ricin has gotten around a lot over the last two seasons, so if you need a ricin refresher, click here: http://breakingbad.wikia.com/wiki/Ricin). Filthy, hairy Walt puts the ricin in his trunk when he turns and sees his neighbor staring at him in terror. “Hello, Carol.” Carol drops her groceries and the opening credits roll! I missed you so much!Close up on the White’s master bathroom door. The house is furnished and there’s sounds of happiness, so this must be right where we left off at the mid-season break. Sure enough, Hank comes out of that bathroom holding Gale’s “Leaves of Grass,” looking shocked and pained. He limps through the house and I wonder how much of this is from his accident recovery and how much of it is confusion. He hides the book in his bag, stares at his happy family for a minute, and walks out right as Marie tells Walt that he’s the devil. LOL. Nice timing, screenwriters. Hank fakes a stomachache to leave the party and Walt follows him to his car, Holly in tow. He makes sure that Hank’s ok to drive, and I’m not sure if he suspects something is up or if he’s genuinely concerned for his brother-in-law. Neither would surprise me at this point. Meet Holly the Human ShieldWalt is actually being really cute with Holly, “Say ‘Bye, Aunt Marie!’” and I remember why he thinks he’s a good father. We get a brief laugh at […]