I really enjoy Breaking Bad. That is why I was so disappointed when the writers decided to make Skyler a typical bitch housewife. She could have developed into a fascinating character if she could have just waited to see what was going to happen. If Walter is dying anyway, why kick him out of the house. And, I hate it when women on TV think that they own the house they jointly paid for with their husbands. Geez, shades of Rosanne. Skyler is the character on the show who best portrays the viewers. She knows something is up but can't put her finger on it. This great program has surprised me every step of the way, maybe Skyler isn't done yet. She could be killed by falling debris from the plane crash.

I guess I was also thinking, that if Skyler's car is hit with debris, she might survive but baby Holley might be killed. Something like that would push Walt to new extremes in behavior.

As I have mentioned previously in other postings, Sklyer has some control issues. Marie is more controlling than Sklyer... a comment that was made by an R.W. posting some time ago which I agree also. but......Vince and his writing staff have portrayed women in this series as being pretty astute to their surroundings, using their gut instinct or women's intuitive sense to know things are not quite as they appear on the surface. They will not be taken for granted as just another fluff, cutsie female without any brains, but hold valuable job positions in the working world and are extremely wise to their spouse's actions and demeanor.

Vince has more in store for us with Skyler and Ted in Season 2 as he had stated in his interview. So, it will be interesting how he portrays Skyler. I don't see Skyler as "bitchy" , but more of a woman who is tired of Walt lying to her and his secret whereabouts. I can't imagine any woman putting up with what Skyler has dealt with Walt for any length of time and finally reaching a breaking point of walking away from all the lies and deceit.

I was just thinking that myself. The role of Skyler doesn't get a lot of screen time to work out some of her issues with Walt, their marriage or their future.

Skyler's dialog has seemed to be used to maximize the tensions mounting in their marriage, but it leaves her character kind of singing a one note emotional angst.

I'd like to learn more about Skyler's character before, and outside of, her marriage to Walt. She's a pretty strong personality in her own right, and it'd be interesting to see more backstory on her, why she hooked up with Walt in the first place, what direction she's going to take because of what's happening with Walt, and what's happening within her.

There have been hints of what's Skyler's all about. She was a waitress, bookkeeper, a wannabe writer, and also doing sideline business on eBay. I can see why she was an at-home mother for Flynn (because of his disability) until he was a fulltime student, but then she worked as a bookkeper for a while, and then opted out of the 9-to-5 world for the last few years to achieve what exactly?

And where are her parents? She and Marie never mention them. So, there could be a lot more done with Skyler's character, I think.

Jamm54, I'm with you on this one. I know that I've said that she's very passive aggresive, but a "Typical Bitch" housewife? Having many pals who happen to be houswive's, whom their husbands certainly have thought them bitches on more than one occasion, none of them are typical to me personally. Skylar has quite a few quirks its true. Typical, no more than any other woman who's totally involved with her family and protect them and provide for them by whatever means necessary in her power. Dang, sure she's controlling, but Walt needed that. Walt welcomed and embraced her for it. After all, when Walt Jr. was born, I think that she was the very strong one in there mutual dissapointment that they had a handicapped kid. If you notice, she's the one who's alway's been there for Walt Jr. and worked her ass off for him. I think Walt Sr. braniac that he is, has alway's thought that jr. would have no chance of being as smart as him. Walt has faked his approval and acceptance of Walt jr as an equal in the grey matter. If it wasn't for Skylar being the kind of mom who fights for her child, where would Walt jr be right now? I think Walt would have put him in an insitution. Skylar though controlling, is not a Kate G. Kate G is not typical of all my friends who happen to be mom's and wive's. She's OCD to the max! No argument there. Is Skylar a Rosanne, no. But I liked the Rosanne show for the the most part. She cracked wise with her kids and Dan. She reflected more of how blue collar folks dealt with living in general. Plus she had her mom in the mix of the show.
Also being a friend with a few husbands of wive's who happen to be my friends, they rather like having their live's controlled by their wive's. As a matter of fact some of them have come out and said they wouldn't know how to live without them. They would be lost. Just like Walt at the swimming pool. Blank and wondering.
Tweeds

tweeders, your right, Walt was "blank and wondering"! Most guys probably wish their wives weren't so controlling, but when the wife is not around they do kinda go "blank", or stupid, either one is not too different then the other.

Great question, Walkercolt and a bit surprised you endorsed Sklyer's character. Most viewers have thought her as "bitchy". Yes Skyler is bitchy, and has some real control issues, but for the most part, she is trying to raise her family as best she can. I wished at one point, Walt would have trusted her enough to tell her the real story behind the second cell phone, but due to the extremes of how he attained money to pay for the cancer treatments and the surgery, most people couldn't accept the methods Walt used and pretty sure she wouldn't either. I hope Vince brings out more background information of Skyler in Season 3 so we can understand her viewpoint other than a few scenes showing her complete distrust of Walt and leaving him. Okay, Vince, tell us what Sklyer is all about.

Well, Linda555, I learned something just two nights ago. I was re-watching Season 2, episode 1, on VHS. That's when Tuco beat No-Dose to death and Walt can't do anything about it. He and Jesse cook Risin poisoned meth for Tuco to snort. And Walt comes home after Hank e-mails the picture of No-Dose AND Gonzo found dead in the junkyard. Skyler is in a big bubble bath with candles all around. She really implores Walt to talk to her. He sits at the side of the tub, torn up and scared, he says, "I really don't know where to begin..." and that's as far as he gets when the 2nd cell phone rings, then he sees a car pull up, goes outside and gets kidnapped by Tuco. I turned to my wife and said, "If he hadn't been interrupted and had told Skyler the whole awful truth, he would've saved his marriage. She would've demanded that he stop cooking meth and insisted that he get a lawyer and seek police protection, but they're marriage wouldn't be in trouble. My wife turned calmly to me and said, "And there wouldn't be a show any longer."

That's why I say Skyler is extremely important, and I like the actress also. I think she's trying her very best to uphold the drama of the storyline, and she's the only link we'll ever have to Walt's problems with Gretchen and even his mother. Anna Gunn is very convincing and compelling with the time they give her. I really hope she gets an Emmy!

When you bring up Gretchen....that is another background I would like to see more of too. We know little about the relationship of Gretchen and Walt in the earlier days and from what lines have been said between Walt and Gretchen we can only imagine there was trust between she and Walt, but later Gretchen betrayed him for a more sound financial future. Walt evidently didn't want to prostitute his genius talents but decided to teach instead. Wish we were able to hear the conversation when Skyler called Gretchen about walt claiming Gretchen and her husband donated money for Walt's surgery and found differently. That conversation must have been tense to say the least.

Anna Gunn is excellent, as is the whole cast. That's one of the best things about this show. Great care must have gone into selecting the cast, because they have become a wonderful ensemble,(I'd like to put that word in bold type, but I don't know how to do that here. LOL), from the stars to the co-stars to the recurring characters. (And guest stars)! It must be reassuring to Vince and the rest of the writers to know that whatever they come up with plot-wise, these actors (and yes, I'm using the generic "actors" to cover both male and female to further emphasize the ensemble nature of the cast) will be able to handle it, make it believable, sometimes make it even better than it had looked on the page. Just one more way "Breaking Bad" seems more like a play than just a bunch of stand-alone episodes.

Geez Tweeds,

When I said Skyler was a typical bitch housewife, what I really meant to say was that she is a lot like someone like you.
"Dang, sure she's controlling, but Walt needed that.", Ha Ha you can't really be serious? Why are you making up things about Walt that are not true or never happened? Put Walt Jr. in an institution? Who ever said or even suggested that? Do you even watch this program? As far as Walt not being supportive or loving, he seems pretty loving with his new baby. I have never seen him be anything but supportive with his son. He even got physical with those punks in the clothing store when they made fun of Walt Jr. Walter is also trying to have as many father son moments with his son as possible in the time he has left. Anytime you try to rush things that are suppose to happen on their own, they usually go wrong. Hence, the driving lesson that ended in a slight collision and the drinking game that ended in Walt Jr. getting sick. But I don’t think you would ever be able to understand Walt’s behavior anymore than I can understand PMS.
"I think that she was the very strong one in there mutual disappointment that they had a handicapped kid." I think this statement speaks volumes about how screwed up you are. No parent is disappointed when their child is not perfect. Guess what, no one is perfect. Were your parents disappointed when you were born? I hope not. And, I guess the entire premise of the show is Walt's desire/need to make as much money as possible before he dies, so his family will be provided for. That really is the irony that makes the story work. It is a fish out of water tale with an amoral twist.
"Also being a friend with a few husbands of wive's who happen to be my friends, they rather like having their live's controlled by their wive's. As a matter of fact some of them have come out and said they wouldn't know how to live without them. They would be lost." Well, we are sure in a heap of debt to you control freak females. I guess if you had been around during the civil war, we would still have slavery in the USA. After all, those poor ole slaves really liked being captives, and they could never have functioned without their mistress masters!
Thank-you Tweeds, for proving my points for me so eloquently. I guess I rest my case.
Finally, if you don’t think Rosanne was a bitch, you missed the whole show. She was suppose to be a bitch, That was what the show was about. DUH!

Geez Tweeds,

When I said Skyler was a typical bitch housewife, what I really meant to say was that she is a lot like someone like you.
"Dang, sure she's controlling, but Walt needed that.", Ha Ha you can't really be serious? Why are you making up things about Walt that are not true or never happened? Put Walt Jr. in an institution? Who ever said or even suggested that? Do you even watch this program? As far as Walt not being supportive or loving, he seems pretty loving with his new baby. I have never seen him be anything but supportive with his son. He even got physical with those punks in the clothing store when they made fun of Walt Jr. Walter is also trying to have as many father son moments with his son as possible in the time he has left. Anytime you try to rush things that are suppose to happen on their own, they usually go wrong. Hence, the driving lesson that ended in a slight collision and the drinking game that ended in Walt Jr. getting sick. But I don’t think you would ever be able to understand Walt’s behavior anymore than I can understand PMS.
"I think that she was the very strong one in there mutual disappointment that they had a handicapped kid." I think this statement speaks volumes about how screwed up you are. No parent is disappointed when their child is not perfect. Guess what, no one is perfect. Were your parents disappointed when you were born? I hope not. And, I guess the entire premise of the show is Walt's desire/need to make as much money as possible before he dies, so his family will be provided for. That really is the irony that makes the story work. It is a fish out of water tale with an amoral twist.
"Also being a friend with a few husbands of wive's who happen to be my friends, they rather like having their live's controlled by their wive's. As a matter of fact some of them have come out and said they wouldn't know how to live without them. They would be lost." Well, we are sure in a heap of debt to you control freak females. I guess if you had been around during the civil war, we would still have slavery in the USA. After all, those poor ole slaves really liked being captives, and they could never have functioned without their mistress masters!
Thank-you Tweeds, for proving my points for me so eloquently. I guess I rest my case.
Finally, if you don’t think Rosanne was a bitch, you missed the whole show. She was suppose to be a bitch, That was what the show was about. DUH!

There are so many memorable scenes in Breaking Bad and I tend to forget some of the details. When you bring up the scene with Skyler in a bubble bath and Walt walks in to talk to her, I now remember some of that conversation. Yes..that could have been a real turning point to the series and Skyler wouldn't have allowed Walt to keep on making BlueSky and might have contacted Hank too, asking Hank what they should do with this problem of Walt making meth. Do you believe that Walt really was trying to find a way of explaining to Skyler what all the lies were about and that he wasn't having an affair? At that point, also, I think Walt was tired of the lies and trying to keep them all straight and having hard time of it.

Dear Bulleboi,
Really? You think I'm a typical howswife? Well, I'll take that as a compliment darlin. I'm not married, nor ever have been. Yes I dare say that. Am I a controller? Not nearly as much as I would like to be. No, I currantly am listening to Tom Waits version of Waltzing Matilda. If I were to aquire a husband or wife, there would certainly be a prenup. A Nup of any kind would be a first for me darlin. Marriage, though an interesting concept, I've never bought into it. Marrying. Ugh! It's a chore. I've had roomate's with benefits and without benefits in years past. I've just chosen not to be in a particular relationship. And, yes, I'm the controller. Particularly on the bus. I love the bus. You should know that many a person like Walt jr. want to control their own ways on the public transport busses, and really like me for it. Has anyone noticed how Walt jr. gets from home to school? I don't know how it is in ABQ. But here in Milwaukee, everyone gets transported on the public bus system. And we have a total asshole, called Scott Walker who wants to stop all public transport AKA busses here in Milwaukee. He, thinks that everyone should drive their cars everywhere. He thinks that if you don't have a car and can't pay for it, and can't pay for insurance for said car, that you're not pulling yourself by your own boot straps.
Me, I prefer that if I get a good buzz on via booze, pot, or the preference of partyable's there should alway's be a bus around. Cab, if cabs are in your city, and me being a lucky enough person that I am, a friend withen the spot on the world who can drive to their home. Or if not, we can split a cab fare to their home. So if anyday Anna Gunn wishes to hang here with me in Milwaukee, WOW!!! I would so love that!!! If Vince Gillagan would love to hang here in Milwaukee with Holly, I would be the 24th to leak that to the media. If Aaron Paul, woiuld like to know how to play pool and visit me, I would cook that young man such a dinner, and kiss him five ways on all over his body, from Heaven and back! I might even give him my first Janet Evonovich One For The Money 1st edition signed by the Author book. As for the Willie Hopp and Willy Mascone books for playing pool that my Dad stole from the Kenosha publid library. I believe my sister returned them.
So, no, my dad wasn't dissapointed when I was born, he was rather surprised. He had mumps when he was 16 and told that in no way could he have kids. That's another story.
Tweeds

Egads!!!
Tweeds...in a previous post, in a different thread, I asked you to come back...
Yikes! >=P
That was BEFORE I read THIS last post, of yours!!!

Quote by tweeders1:
"No, I currantly am listening to..."

A currant is a fruit.
So, am I right, when I blurt:

YOU ARE NUTTIER, THAN A FRUITCAKE?!?

OMG... =(

I just realized, how pitiful my life has become...

I'm trying to rationalize with someone over the Internet, whose sole purpose is to; push our buttons & get attention for her negative behaviour.

It's one of the lowest points, of my wasted life...argh.

Yipe's darlin, glad to see you back. You must be kidding me as to how my posts equate to your sposed wasted life in your head or relating to your life. No darlin, you can't put that on me. I do appreciate that you find my posts inciteful and a bit loony toony. Stan Frieburg died last week by the way. I do love cartoons. As for pushing buttons, I am flattered that you think my posts are relevant to your life and your son's. As for the pitiful equating, and you trying to correct my life and thinking? By all meens keep trying. Keep thinking, Keep cocktailing. Don't ever think that its one of the lowest points of your life. Surely, you've done something worse than speaking with me, or anyone else on this site. Gee whiz! I'm currantly wondering if my home's going to get blown away, via Mother nature. :)))))