It's Walt's 51st birthday. His return to the drug business causes Skyler to go into depression.It's Walt's 51st birthday. His return to the drug business causes Skyler to go into depression.It's Walt's 51st birthday. His return to the drug business causes Skyler to go into depression.
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- TriviaWithin this episode Walter replaces both his calculator watch and 2004 Pontiac Aztec, which were integral parts of his representation as a mild-mannered suburban school teacher. The respectively sleeker models they are replaced with, and the recovery of his signature pork pie hat, symbolize his final consumption by the Heisenberg persona.
- GoofsThe 30-day tag on Walter's new car expires on August 12, 2012; this episode is set in 2009, exactly one year after Walter White was introduced on his 50th birthday in 2008.
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Hank Schrader: [all of sudden Skyler goes to the pool] Hey, pool party.
- Crazy creditsBryan Cranston is credited both as an actor and a producer. For his actor credits (Br) is highlighted and for his producer credits (Y) is highlighted for chemical elements Bromine and Yttrium from periodic table.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013)
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The Zombie and the Pupet Master
This episode is a slow one. I was never a great fan of Skyler, as i suspect other fans of the show must feel; she must have been written to annoy people as i cannot imagine anyone that likes Walt and Jesse also liking the neurotic/complaining/moody Skyler. Every other character in the show has either grown on me or i liked from the start, even her crazy sister now seems more normal somehow. Although i realize she may need more story time now and again to push the story along, but, in the end i think every episode that focuses on Skyler ends up a neurotic boring drudgery; although i still gave it an 8 because i felt it had enough pushing it along apart from the crazy woman.
We are also left to wonder exactly what extent Walt runs his life and how much time Hiezenburg is spending running the show; is he an alter ego or has he become a split personality, or even scarier, is he now Hiezenburg? One thing is for sure, Walt seems to like running the show now, and he doesn't like taking no for an answer. There doesn't seem to be any more Mr Nice Guy, and even though Walt was always an "ends justifies the means" kind of guy he always seemed to have a bit of nice guy underneath.
We are also left to wonder exactly what extent Walt runs his life and how much time Hiezenburg is spending running the show; is he an alter ego or has he become a split personality, or even scarier, is he now Hiezenburg? One thing is for sure, Walt seems to like running the show now, and he doesn't like taking no for an answer. There doesn't seem to be any more Mr Nice Guy, and even though Walt was always an "ends justifies the means" kind of guy he always seemed to have a bit of nice guy underneath.
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- scott677
- Aug 7, 2012
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