Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Raw Data: Buried

Thoughts and observations:
Breaking Bad
Episode 5-10 "Buried"

Written by Thomas Schnauz
Producer, writer, director on Breaking Bad.  The episode is also dedicated to Thomas Schnauz, Sr who appears to have passed away, but am unsure if this is the same person.  

Directed by Michelle MacLaren
Director of several AMC shows.  Also Game of Thrones and is already listed as director for the fourth and fifth episodes of GoT's next season.

  •  "The monkey's in the banana patch!"
    • Hard to believe a show this dark is also this funny.  So in the final episodes, pause and think about the things that make this show so great.  Like Saul
  • "Send him to Belize...I'll send you to Belize!"
  • Even though Huel and Bill Burr (who is an excellent, underrated comedian *) definitely stole some of the money, that seemed like not a great tip Walt game them, especially considering it's for the three of them.
    • I thought Walt would've at least hid an emergency bag in a slightly easier to get to place in a hole that's easier to access.  Like the dead drops Jessie and Mike were doing pick ups for
  • POV Bingo: mark off your space for a GPS
  • At this point, the episode title seems too obvious, so I'm wondering what else in the episode is going to be buried
    • Turns out it is Lydia's inadequate meth producer's lab/shootout avoiding space.  The guy who was going to buy the methlamine from Mike and Jessie
    • Get me on her cell phone or blackberry plan if she gets signal not only out in the desert but in the underground lab with the door shut
  • Todd is so matter of fact about things.  He doesn't seem to experience emotion and has singular focus on his tasks.  I wonder if Gilligan wrote him as having some sort of learning disability.
    • Speaking of, hadn't seen that many bodies since the prison shankings.  Aaaaaaand there's the guy who did the prison shankings.
    • Landry has another FNL friend, Jason Street's murderball teammate.  Also, Devil Crowder
  • Walt's underwear is conspicuous again
  • Hank's all in but he doesn't want to make the reveal until he has it 100 percent
    • Marie and her uber-purple-ness in the episode are 100 percent in as well
  • The first 30 minutes of this episode had the pace and suspense and feel of a late season episode, like Walt tracking down and trying to bomb Gus. I would not be surprised if that was the rule and not the exception for the rest of the season
  • Hank benefitted from Walt's meth money via his rehab.  Something to keep in mind.
Meth meth meth...methy methity meth meth.
 
* Topics include Boston mascots and bandwagon fans, who to vote for, Lance Armstrong, Oprah, Steve Jobs, the Internet, and being president


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