Breaking Bad

Television
Written by John Keegan
Tuesday, 21 August 2012 08:33
By John Keegan and Henry Tran It is amazing to me that Walt still feels like he's been wronged, even as he declared himself the victor in the war against Gus. I think that is what has driven Walt in the episodes we've seen so far this season, and especially in this episode. We find out the source of that mindset -- something that hasn't been addressed since the first season -- here, and it does speak to the stubborness that makes Walt who he is now. He's no longer fighting a war with Gus, but he seems to at odds with nearly everyone in his life.
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Television
Written by John Keegan
Wednesday, 08 August 2012 09:25
By John Keegan and Henry Tran Time moves in only one direction: Forward. We saw it all around this episode of "Breaking Bad". Walt is moving on without giving a second thought to the consequences of his actions. Like I mentioned before in a previous review: Walt is now embracing the Heisenberg persona, and Heisenberg doesn't live in a world of fear. He intimidates. He bullies. He is "the one who knocks."
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Television
Written by John Keegan
Tuesday, 31 July 2012 08:57
By John Keegan and Henry Tran Walt said it himself in an earlier episode: The profits from cooking meth were going to be smaller than when he was working for the Fring organization. The cut of the pie was going to be bigger, though. The cost of "hazard pay" seems to not be of Walt's liking. He thought that since he was the proverbial big man on campus now, he should get to reap the benefits without the hassle of paying employees. While he is king of the operation, there are the little details that Walt completely overlooks.
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Television
Written by John Keegan
Tuesday, 17 July 2012 08:07
By John Keegan and Henry Tran Walt's audacious murder of Gus Fring in last season's finale guaranteed his family's safety. After all, the drug kingpin threatened to kill everyone close to Walt and Walt couldn't allow that to happen. With Gus out of the way, though, the transformation of Walt from meek chemistry teacher to "Heisenberg" is now complete.
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