Season IV, Major Bummer....

First off let me say I'm a huge BB fan. I've turned on a ton of people to this great show. It's been a pleasure watching and enjoying the ride provided by Walt and Jesse.

Now to the bad news. Season IV has been a dud.

All we've gotten is a muddled mess of the ubiquitous Skyler, a series a jokes about Hank's "minerals" and bed pans, and Jesse walking laconically through episode after episode (up until recently).

I have a feeling the writers know how they want the show to end, that there have been much talk about it, but they don't know how to get the characters there. There's been a lot wheel-spinning going on this season. They're resting, and it sucks for the rest of us.

Where the hell is Gus? After a central performance in episode one, we've hardly seen him.

Where the hell is Saul Goodman? A bit scene here and there, but he's barely had a role in the season.

Instead we've gotten the Skyler White Show (she's kinda Albuquerque's version of Mary Tyler Moore - Who can turn the world on with her scowl?) and Hank in bed, using his bed pans or talking about his minerals.

We've also had a lot of coverage of Jesse going to Zombieland. How much air time has to be given to Jesse's home full the worst of what the world has to offer, eating pizza on Jesse's dime? Jesse's zoned after killing Gale. We get it. Really. We do.

There is so much that could have been done with Gus and Saul and Mike (thank God for Mike this season or it would have been total bust).

This has been a great show. A lot is expected because it's been so good.

This season is by far the worst of any in the BB lineage.

I'm almost tempted to tune it out until next year - I'm not sure I can take any more of Skyler turning into Ma Barker (I wonder if after BB is done we might see a spin-off series with Anna Gunn as "Wonder Mom" where she saves Albuquerque as the last standing adult in town). Pink Floyd's "Mother" would make a great theme song.

Season IV. Major Dud.

Come on, Jesse. Sing it.

"Fallacies fallacies..."

Yo. Bounce.