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Talk: Breaking Bad: July 19, 2009 - July 25, 2009

The Plane Crash, Hidden Money and the Garage

Even with the distraction of some very nice summer days, a disturbing thought popped up about the ABQ episode - the money stashed in the garage walls.

Throughout the season, the ever expanding teasers showed different scenes of the plane crash over Albuquerque and Walt's house. In one of those teasers they showed HazMat people around Walt's property. Doesn't this put Walt's secret stash in the garage in jeopardy of discovery? Wouldn't the HazMat people comb throughout the property and home to make sure there are no toxic fallout/chemicals from the crash (i.e., scouring the home thoroughly to make sure it's free of hazardous chemicals/materials)?

Walt's drug money could be discovered, don't you think? What would (or could) Walt do or say to keep the people out?

Malcolm in the Middle

Oh how I would love to see Frankie Munez do a cameo in Breaking Bad with some interaction with Bryans character. (writers - hint, hint)

Peek-a-boo theme?

I noticed that the winning entry for the recent "Win a Hoodie" sweepstakes mentioned Walt playing peek-a-boo with baby Holly. I hadn't remembered that specifically, but it does recall the famous episode this season titled "Peek-a-boo," where Jesse played the game with the little red-haired boy. "Peek-a-boo" turning up twice seems to indicate a theme. My theory is that "peek-a-boo," often played between an adult and a child, represents trust. The child comes to realize that when the scary person removes their hands and shows their face, it's going to be the person they've come to trust. This person isn't going to suddenly scare them with a whole new persona who may actually hurt them. This seems to be a central issue in the show - Walt vs. Heisenberg, etc. At what point has a person crossed the line and betrayed the trust of their famiy, friends, the world, by turning into that scary person? I would welcome discussion on whether I'm on the right track or not, any other "peek-a-boo" type scenes in the show, etc.

Where can I find a certain clip?

I would love to get a clip of that flashback scene where Walt and Gretchen are in the classroom, discussing the composition of the elements of the human body, and they find there is a small percentage missing, which they conclude is the soul.

I have an ancient computer; connecting to links takes forever, so if someone could be so kind as to send me the URL (if one exists) I would be eternally grateful.

Which characters do you think you are most like?

Me personally, its between two. Marie and Saul. Both characters talk a very good line of BS, but both have hearts in their own rites. I'll stop at this. Everyone can put their own details be they male or female to all characters.