Breaking Good – Breaking Bad Podcast

In this re-watch of Breaking Bad episode 208, “Better Call Saul” we talk about criminal lawyers, panic attacks, turkey necks and the axes that love them, women marking their territory, and the sliding scale of how much a conscience is worth.  All this, your feedback, and a fat, healthy spoiler section.  Enjoy!

* Seriable.com’s Breaking Bad Observations for 208

* The Whiskeys of Breaking Bad (warning spoilers!)

* Whistle Pig Breaks Bad

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Jim and A.Ron break down another great episode of Breaking Bad, episode 207, “Negro y Azul”.  We discuss narcocorrido music, how many theories were spawned by the “Ballad of Heisenberg”, the nature of Jane and Jesse, and Skyler and Ted’s relationship, and explore the concept of Hank’s panic attacks being a hidden strength instead of an obvious weakness.  All this, plus lots of questioning Pinkman fashion, lots of fan feedback, and a robust spoiler section.  Enjoy!

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Jim and A.Ron shake off the rust of their Christmas vacation by getting down and dirty with an early standout episode of Breaking Bad, 206 “Peekaboo”.  In it we discuss the definition of the word “skank”, the biggest lie ever told on Breaking Bad, the ethics of exposing a friend’s elaborate web of lies, and where we come down on the Walt vs Gretchen fight.  All this, your feedback, and a healthy spoiler section await your New Year’s Eve perusal.

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Merry Christmas!  Our re-watch of season 2 rolls on with episode 205, “Breakage”.  We discuss panic attacks, grills, machismo, maintaining “the hand” in extra-legal activities, health care politics, and just how many dudes you can expect to nail you in any given lifetime.  All that, plus feedback and our patent pending spoiler section.  See you next week!

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This is a downer of an episode, for sure.  Everyone, and I mean everyone, is being an a-hole to everyone else.  Some for understandable, legitimate episodes, some for less clear reasons.  Jim and A.Ron, leading experts at a-hole-ism, break it down for you as they discuss Walt’s obvious, desperate breakfasts, Skyler’s gamesmanship, Walt Jr’s Flynn’s rebellion, and Jesse bluing himself.  All this, your feedback, AND a robust, over-sized spoiler section!

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Heisenbuns! Windy Wendy!  Badger making sweet love to a barrel of methylamine!  What more do you want?  Breaking Bad episode 203, “Bit By A Dead Bee” delivers.  We talk about it all, including your feedback and a fairly rocking spoiler section.  A few links of interest…

* Breaking Bad Observations for 203 on Seriable

* Breaking bad season 1.5 “minisodes”

* TwaughtHammer

* Wedding Day

* Good Cop / Bad Cop

* Marie’s Confession

* The Break In

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Jim and A.Ron enjoy a very strong second episode of season two, “Grilled”.  Tense, exciting, and in genuine Breaking Bad fashion, darkly hilarious in places, “Grilled” has the boys pumped to re-discover the rest of season two.

* Heisenberg Chronicles companion piece for 201

* Seriable’s “Observations” series for 202

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After our short break, we’re back with more Breaking Bad rewatch podcasts.  This week it’s the premiere of season 2.  Will this season hold up to our memory of it (or lack thereof)?  We’ll find out – 13 weeks from now.

* Heisenberg Chronicles companion piece for this podcast

* Seriable’s “Observations” article for 201

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A.Ron and I just got back from the ABQ where we moderated a few panels at the Breaking Bad Fan Fest. We spent an hour today talking about our experience there.

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Jim and A.Ron sign off the Breaking Bad airwaves until sometime in November 2014, but we have a few things to say before we do.  We talk about Breaking Bad’s relationship to Fargo, a listener calls BS on giving Walt a pass on his “authentic” decision making, and we do a deep dive on Hank and Walt’s relationship as we play a little bit of “what if” in the spoiler section.

Please, if you haven’t already, check out the ABQ Breaking Bad Fan Fest!  We’ll be there, we hope to see you out as well!  Join us to see the classic BrBa locations, hang with your fellow fans and cast and crew, grab a wiener from the Dog House, play some trivia, get your cosplay on for the costume contest (and check out our guide to being a best dressed Breaking Bad fan!), and much more.  Hope to see you there, November 7th and 8th in the A.B.Q.

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Jim and A.Ron finish season one of Breaking Bad with the finale, “A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal”.  We talk about the sweetness of forbidden fruits, the insanity of Marie, Jr’s perviness, and Breaking Bad’s first Walt-Jesse heist.  All this, tons of your great feedback, and a robust spoiler section.

* Seriable.com Breaking Bad Observations for 107

* Heisenberg Chronicles companion articles for 107

* ABQ Breaking Bad Fan Fest

* Raymond “Tuco” Cruz on Training Day

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Jim and A.Ron arrive at arguably the high water mark of season one, in the impressive and exciting “Crazy Hand Full of Nothin'”.  The birth of Heisenberg, the introduction of the menacing Tuco, Jesse and Walt’s relationship evolving, more questionable ethical and moral compromises, the stakes just continue to rise.  Join us as we discuss explosive chemistry, gauge the “likability” of Walt, Skyler, and Hank, keep track of Jr’s Breakfastometer, and much more including your thoughts and comments as well as a healthy spoiler section safely ensconced behind our outro music.

* Breaking Bad Fan Fest in ABQ!

* Heisenberg Chronicles companion piece for episode 106.

* Seriable.com’s “Breaking Bad Observations” for episode 106.

* Howard Dean Scream in “Crazy Hand Full of Nothin'”

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We’re five episodes into our season one re-watch of Breaking Bad, episode 105 “Gray Matter”.  We juxtapose Walt at his most sympathetic as he explains his choice to refuse treatment for his cancer during the powerhouse “Family Meeting” scene, and yet we also see him seemingly throw away his chance to be treated and secure his family’s financial future to preserve his pride.  How to reconcile Walt the every man with Walt the egomaniac?  Join us as we discuss this and much more, including lots of quality feedback and a spoiler section where we ponder why the Villigan decided to play certain cards so close to his chest that we never actually got to see them on screen.

Some links mentioned on the podcast.  Beware!  These could include spoilers!

* Heisenberg Chronicles companion piece for our previous, 104 episode, by Shayne Bowman.

* The Seriable.com “Breaking Bad Observation”s for “Gray Matter”

* Interview with Jessica Hecht regarding her and Walt’s backstory

* Join me and Jim out at the ABQ Breaking Bad Fan Fest!!

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Our re-watch of season one rolls on, this time for episode 104, “Cancer Man”.  Here is where BrBa slows down to catch it’s breath, and add some extra dimensions to players such as Jesse, Walt Jr, and Hank.  We talk about pacing, talk about Skyler’s likability and Walt’s hostility, as well as why it’s so satisfying to see a blue tooth douche in a convertible BMW get a bit of justice.

* ABQ Breaking Bad Fan Fast! November 7-8, join me and Jim in a fan-centric celebration of all things BrBa!

* The Heisenberg Chronicles companion piece for episode 104.

* The Seriable “Breaking Bad Observations” for 104.

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This week we’re re-watching Breaking Bad episode 103, “… And The Bag’s In The River”.  We discuss crusts being cut, the emptying of human waste buckets into toilets, Walt and Jesse’s Kid ‘n Play style kickboxing, and ponder a what if; Walt had won the coinflip?  All this plus your feedback and our in depth spoiler section.

Links mentioned in the cast…

* Heisenberg Chronicles’ companion entries for the BrBa 103 rewatch!

* Seriable’s BrBa Observations for 103

* ABQ Breaking Bad Fan Fest November 7 & 8!

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Hey, thanks for joining us again!  This week we’re re-watching Breaking Bad episode 102, “Cat’s In The Bag…”, which features crust being cut, coins being flipped. babies being ultrasounded, and buckets being presumably shat in.  Another great episode, some more great feedback from the fans, and stick with us after the music for some closing spoiler/foreshadowing/callback shout outs.

* Jesse’s webpage

* Breaking Bad Fan Fest

* Heisenberg Chronicles companion for 101

* TwaughtHammer minisode

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We’re back, bitches! It’s summer, and I’m sure everyone is missing their Breaking Bad fix. Well cheer up, because Jim and A.Ron are here to re-watch the whole first season with you! Each Thursday we’ll be recapping and reviewing a new episode. Follow along with us and pitch in on the feedback!

This week we discuss the hour long pilot episode, creatively called “Pilot”. We talk sad b-day hand jobs, Hank’s gun handling, Walt Jr’s love affair with breakfast, and divulge some behind the scenes info on the casting and production process. We consider some light feedback, and then get into the spoiler section where we highlight some foreshadowing and call backs that the Villigan is so famous for!

If you’re dying for a deeper dive, check out the Heisenberg Chronicles companion piece for our re-watch podcast!

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And now, for real.  This is the end.  The last Bald Move podcast for the finale season of “Breaking Bad”.  And fittingly, it’s mostly about you, the listener.  Your predictions.  Your final thoughts and feedback.  Your fan-made projects and labors of love.  Other than a brief diversion to talk about Jeffery Katzenburg’s ludicrous 75 million dollar offer for just three more episodes of “Breaking Bad”, it’s all feedback.  Hope you enjoy it!

Things I reference during the cast…

* Want to nominate us for a “People’s Choice” podcast award?  Here’s a link that explains how!

* Our Kickstarter for “Watching Dead”

* Mark B’s fan tribute edition of the Albuquerque Daily Journal, detailing the events of “Felina”.

* Grant S’s awesome fan tribute to “Breaking Bad”.

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Well friends, it’s time to say our final goodbyes, to shut off the lights, and to head home.  Join us for part one of our farewell series as we speculate on the fates of the remaining characters post-series lives, and give recommendations of other shows to try to fill in the void in your television viewing habits now that Breaking Bad has exited stage left.

Then we conclude our cast with two interviews, one with Jason from the Nattercast, in which we discuss the “dream” theory regarding “Felina”, whether Vince took it too easy on Walt when all is said and done, and what our hopes for Better Call Saul are.  The other interview is with the mysterious figure Dr. Barry Goodman, of Madrigal Electromotive fame.  Is he official?  What ties does he have with the cast and crew of Breaking Bad?  Is he even a doctor?  What’s next for Madrigal, and their subsidary, Vamanos Pest Control?

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And now we arrive at the end, “Felina”.  I had such an awesome time at our Breaking Bad finale party, that it didn’t even sink in until my private rewatchings at home how bittersweet it was.  Walt falling dead in the arms of his lover; science, chemistry, even meth, after having finally provided for his family, made peace with his wife, and freed his partner… it was pretty intense.  A lot of people, critics and fans, have quibbles about the pacing, the plot, the neatness of it all, but to me, it was a love letter from Vince to us.  Like Batman to Gotham city, “Felina” perhaps wasn’t the ending that Walt, and by extension, us, deserved.  But it was the ending that we needed.

Join us in this episode as we begin our saying good bye to this old friend of ours.  We talk ricin, laser pointers, football shaped heads, unrequited love, the futures of the still-living components of the White family and associates, Jack’s obsession with the word “partner”, your feedback, your voicemails, and much much more.

But wait!  There’s more!  Next week we will return for the last scheduled time, to wrap up the cast.  We’ll do a final tally of our predictions, we’ll let you crow about yours, and consider anything you want to say about the final season and Breaking Bad as a whole.  The Walking Dead is coming up next, and so is the Watching Dead, and wouldn’t you know it, we’re doing a Kickstarter to make our coverage more awesome.  Please, please check out our video if nothing else, I’m super proud of the work my partner, good partner, hard working partner, 50/50 partner, Jim did on the it. I can almost promise you’ll laugh.

As promised, a link to Alex C’s Breaking Bad / Need For Speed Mashup.  It’s pretty fucking funny.

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The End of Breaking Bad.  Wow.  I think I’m still in denial, honestly, but what I’m not denying is this:  this was the most incredible finale season I’ve ever seen, and I am 100% satisfied with how things went for the final episode.

Thanks to everyone who showed up for our Finale party tonight, thanks to everyone who joined in on USTREAM, thanks to everyone who has supported us through this season, starting with our Kickstarter project, all the way up through each and every week with your feedback, theories, speculation, spoilers, you all make this cast what it is.

Can’t wait to see what you all think this week!  And don’t forget, we’ll be doing a special wrap up edition next week, and we might have an expanded mailbag for this week or next if we get the expected volume of mail.

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The penultimate episode turned out to be the calm before the presumed storm of the finale.  It featured many scenes of quiet introspection, a character study of two desperate men; one with no choices available to him at all, and the other with a few good choices left but lacking the will to act on any of them, too prideful and stubborn to admit defeat.  Not to his lawyer, not to the authorities, not to his family, not to death himself.

Come join us for a discussion of vulgar neo-nazi gang signs, dopey, dead-eyed pieces of shit, the arguable “death” of Heisenberg, grey matters, the plump, full lips gang, Flynn’s righteous anger, and the straw(s) that un-broke the Heisenberg’s back.

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We had a lot to say about this episode, without talking about the actual episode.  Is that weird?  It’s just all our thoughts and feelings about this season, and where it’s going, and whether we feel good about it or not.  It’s a weird “instant cast” for a weird, slower paced, brutal penultimate episode.  I think my last hopes for even a modicum of happy ending died tonight.  Can’t wait to see what everybody else thought!

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Watching this episode took a year off my life, Princess Bride-style.  It felt like it lasted 3 weeks long.  It was sad, heart-pounding, gut wrenching, and absolutely a stunning hour of television.  Find out what our final review was, as we discuss Uncle Jack’s soft spot, Ozymandias references and homages, the curious indifference to reckless driving and bullet holes by the NM State Police, stray dogs, and stealth f-bombs.  All this, your feedback, and a very, very light spoiler section as we enter the home stretch of this final season of Breaking Bad.

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Malia dedicates this podcast to everyone who could never get enough of talking about Breaking Bad and to Denise, who always asked her about Breaking Bad — even though she didn’t watch — because, she said, “It’s fun to see you light up when you talk about it!” “Ozymandias” is the pinnacle. Thanks, Jim and A. Ron for keeping the conversation going.

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You all saw the episode.  You know we have much to talk about.  Let’s get it on then!  Jesse!  Hank!  Walt Jr!  Holly!  Todd!  We hit all the high points, but join us for our COMPLETE coverage on Tuesday night!

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Hello and welcome to the back half of the final season of Breaking Bad.  This week we discuss “To’hajiilee”, where Jesse hits Walt where he really lives, out in the deep desert, with eight figures buried just under foot.  Join Jim and A.Ron as they discuss Huell’s waffles, Saul’s fifty, Hank’s gambit, Walt’s surrender, Todd’s creep, snot-yellow meth, neo-nazi marksmanship, and Hank’s fleeting moment of triumph.  All this, your feedback, and a bit of the old spoiler action in our proprietary spoiler section at the end of the cast.

Speaking of which, DO NOT CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE POTENTIALLY SPOILED REGARDING THE PLOT OF THE FINAL THREE EPISODES.  I personally think the likelihood of these spoilers being accurate is pretty low, but I didn’t read them so you do so at your own risk.  MEGA-WATT SPOILERS.

* Check out Alex C’s “Sepinwall Challenge” submission.

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While quite a few people got some of the broad strokes right, again, Vince Gilligan and crew made sure that we were all left guessing and trying to puzzle out where we were going until The End… and what an end it was.  Jim and A.Ron struggle to put their thoughts into words as we deliver a instant take where we try to make sense of how we got here, what we thought of it, and where we’re left.  Join us for our full coverage Tuesday night!

*  Scarface homage from last week’s episode, “Rabid Dog”…

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This episode, 512 entitle “Rabid Dog” turned out to be a bit of a breather, especially compared with the previous 3 of this final season.  Not a bad thing, or our hearts would explode before the end.  Still lots and lots to talk about, including hitting Walt where he “really” lives, the sour turn Skyler, Marie, and Hank seemed to take this week, the continued heart break of poor Walt Jr, Aaron Paul and Dean Norris’s continued excellence, Babylon 5, Walt’s room clearing ability, and much more.  All this, your awesome feedback and analysis, as well as a bit of spoiler discussion after the protective wall of music!  Hope you enjoy!

Support materials for this podcast:

* James Poniewozik’s article on Time, “Gotta Keep The Devil Way Down in the Hole”

* Gus’s amazing and awesome death foreshadowing

* Possible Hank death foreshadowing?

* Aaron Paul’s fun instagram regarding his life of crime with Holly White…

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A.Ron and I rushed off to the mics again to talk about episode 512, “Rabid Dog”.  We ask the hard questions such as: Has Skyler broken bad?  Has Hank broken bad?  Is there any freakin’ one on this show who HASN’T broken bad?  Also, what would Huel do with Walt’s money?

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Jim and A.Ron celebrate one of the greatest episodes in Breaking Bad / Television history!  By anyone’s estimate, episode 511, “Confessions”, was tense, gripping, and incredibly satisfying to watch.  We can’t disagree.

Join us for an indepth discussion of manipulation, frozen firearms, creepy manhugs, Aaron Paul’s subtler moments, Hank trapped in a jar, and much, much more.  All this, and our all-star listener feedback and voicemails, as well as our spoiler section, safely ensconced behind a wall of protective outro music.

I’d like to pride a few links that are relevant to parts of our discussion; Anna Gunn’s New York Times op-ed on her experiences playing Skyler White, and Mo’ Ryan’s piece furthering the examination the frequent viewer hatred of her character.  Great reads!

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Did we just watch one of the best hours of television, or The Best Ever?  Jim and A.Ron debate that point as they struggle to process the absolutely incredible hour of television that was Breaking Bad episode 511, “Confessions”.  All the pieces were there the whole time, hidden in plain sight.  But no one saw Walt’s “confession” and the impact it would have.  No one forsaw the consequences of a single boosted bag of weed.  And what else is lurking out there, in two flash forwards and an enigmatic scene between Meth Damon and his Uncles of Anarchy?  I sure as hell don’t know, but can’t wait to find out!

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Sorry for the delay on the release, we had some nasty technical problems, but here we are with our complete coverage of this week’s episode of “Breaking Bad”, entitled “Buried”.  We talk a lot about Skyler’s breaking bad, Hank’s poor handing of his interrogation, Walt’s superhuman digging ability, Marie’s stone slab slap, and Walt’s face vs. a linoleum floor.  All this plus your feedback, voicemails, and some light spoilers in the spoiler section.

A few links mentioned in the cast:

* http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/08/breaking-bad-theories/ — Adam Z’s link to various Breaking Bad ending theories, including a detailed look into the Hamlet theory we discuss on air.

* WARNING: Minor spoilers:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl5WKjjgCVw — CBS interview with Bryan Cranston on the final season.  The spoilers consist of a few seconds of footage of Bryan filming un-aired scenes from upcoming episodes of Breaking Bad.  More tantalizing than spoiling, but consider yourself warned all the same.

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Okay, first off, AMC has spoken, and they’re calling these episodes 50x, so we’re following suit.  We’ll figure out how to fix the titles of the feeds later, but just wanted you to know what’s up going forward.

Now with that out of the way, holy shit what an episode.  I have a feeling I’ll be saying that a lot this season.  Tune in to our Instant Take podcast as Jim and I hit the mics hard and fast and dish out what we thought about tonight’s episode.  Hope you guys enjoy, and don’t forget that we’ll be posting our Instant Take written reviews tonight as well.  You should have plenty of Breaking Bad content to pour over!

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We’re three podcasts into our coverage of Breaking Bad The Final Season, and we’ve finally arrived at the main event.  A heavyweight prize fight between Hank and Walt, scheduled for 8 rounds!  Join us for our complete, in depth coverage of the season premiere of Breaking Bad, “Blood Money”.  How in-depth, you ask?  Well, if this podcast were to be distributed evenly over the entire earth, it would cover the tallest mountain to the depth of two hours.  Hey, if Lucas can mix measures of time and space, so can I!

Inside we talk about Hank’s case of PTSD (post traumatic shit disorder), Skyler’s “stay out of my territory” moment, Badger’s epic Trek script and it’s possible deeper meanings, the intricacies of GPS trackers, housing values in the ABQ, Walt’s penchant for copying traits of his victims, and Jesse’s Paperboy technique.  All this, and tons and tons of listener feedback, and a very light spoiler section, as always safely cordoned off behind our theme music.

* Courtesy Cynthia B, a cool interview by NPR of Brett Martin regarding his new book, Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution.

* An awesome color chart for each main character throughout the seasons for you color conspiracy hounds.

* Don’t forget to check out the Natter Cast, who graciously sponsored this episode of Breaking Good on our recent Kickstarter.

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This episode was nothing like what I expected and everything I was secretly hoping for.  And because of 229 generous souls who backed our Kickstarter project, we’ll be doing one of these bonus “Instant Take” podcasts after EVERY episode!

Tune in to find out Jim and A.Ron’s reactions, reviews, and off the cuff predictions and analysis.  And be sure to check back Tuesday evening for our full, in-depth coverage of Breaking Bad.  If tonight is any indication, we’re in for a wild ride.

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Oh my god it is GOOD TO BE BACK!  With a supercharged season of Breaking Good courtesy our elite cadre of Kickstarter Backers, Jim and I are champing at the bit to get this stuff going, and the result was about an hour and forty minutes of us gabbing about this, the FINAL season of Breaking Bad.

We talk about pre-season hype, pre-season promotions, a character by character analysis of where we left them and predictions for where they’re going, this season’s potential impact on Breaking Bad’s legacy, what we’re excited about, what we’re nervous about, and lots and lots of thoughts, questions, theories, and predictions from you, the listener.

Take care before proceeding into the spoiler section, as we have surprise casting news, episode by episode break down of all of the final season’s titles, a brief synopsis of each, with a bit of analysis thrown in.  But, in an experiment, I saved the super megawatt spoilers into a google doc without reading them, to selfishly give myself an opportunity to at least enjoy the first episode of the final season spoiler free.  WARNING: Do NOT click on this link unless you want to read an scene by scene break down of the season premier of Breaking Bad.

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Welcome to the mid-season wrap of for season five of Breaking Bad!  In this we turn the podcast over to you, the listener.  After a few show notes and news discussion, we discuss your takes, insights, and speculations, and dish a bit of our own in between.

A few things we discuss in our show that we wanted to put in our notes, first fellow fan Andrew Zimmerman’s has submitted some new theme music that’s totally awesome, and also banging.  Check it out at the end of our cast and let us know if we should add it to our pre-show rotation!  Finally, we mention one of the best ways to get introduced to The Walking Dead, our next podcast project, is by watching the Apocalypse Fan Edit version that, much like a George Foreman grill, cuts out the fat leaving the juicy succulent meat for your enjoyment.  Note that to ethically enjoy the Apocalypse Fan Edit, you must have a license to the original media, either on DVD, Bluray, or perhaps iTunes subscription.

See you next year, or hopefully in October for the Watching Dead!

Intro: Breaking Mad by Dienst&Schulter

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GLIDING o’er all, through all,

Through Internet, Time, and Space,

As a shit in the master bath advancing,

The voyage of the bowl–not Hank’s alone,

Gale, many meths I’ll sing.

-Jim Jonesman

An unusual poem for an unusual podcast.  A.Ron’s in Seattle and I’m left to run the studio myself.  Unfortunately, I’m like Jesse on his first cook, fumbling with the controls, shouting “Yo, bitch!” into the air, getting Fun-Yuns dust and chili powder everywhere.  And so we resort to the backup recording devices.  A.Ron had a flight to catch so we chat for a little over an hour about our takes and some corrections from last episode and decide to save the feedback until the season 5.1 wrapup podcast next week.  Join us!

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Tonight we mark the passing of one of the all time great television characters.  The question remaining is how many iconic characters will we see go before this tragedy is all said and done?  Will this really be an “everybody dies” situation?  Can we hold out hope for Walt, Jesse, Skyler, Jr., Holly, Hank, Marie, or Saul?  Only time will tell.  Join us in our coverage of the penultimate episode of this mini-season of Breaking Bad, as we discuss the late, great Mantrout and his dead mackerel eyes, Skyler checking out, Jesse calling bullshit, meth pops, dirty DEA bosses, Gomey’s Look, Walt’s crocodile tears, and Walt’s newest lab assistant, little Ricky Hitler.

As always, please feel free to email us, and follow us on Twitter or Facebook.  If you’ve enjoyed the work we’ve done this season, please use ourAmazon affiliate link to buy the stuff you’re already buying, or peruse our Amazon store for DVD’s, Blurays, posters, and more Breaking Bad merch. We appreciate it!

Intro: Breaking Mad by Dienst&Schulter

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Very excited to be talking with Dave Porter, the composer for the score of Breaking Bad.  He was gracious enough to talk about his production efforts for the show, including the process he uses to get that fantastically evocative sound we all love so much, the various crazy instruments and synthesizers he uses, his thoughts on his favorite sequences and themes for the show, as well as a few of his upcoming projects, like a Breaking Bad score album, and the score for an upcoming horror film, Smiley!

For more information and to find out all the latest on Dave’s work, check out the following:

* Dave Porter’s website

* Dave Porter’s Facebook page

* Dave’s new  Breaking Bad original score album

* The upcoming movie Smiley, scored by Dave.

Also, I’m including the links in case you’re interested in Dave’s previous AMC interview or the Breaking Bad Insider podcast I reference throughout the episode.

Note:  Jim could not be with me tonight because he had to move houses this weekend and couldn’t drive out to the Bald Cave in time.  Fear not, he’ll be back in action for this week’s podcast for episode 507 Tuesday!

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Intro: Breaking Mad by Dienst&Schulter

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In this week’s episode, we have a bit of purely speculative (read: most likely bullshit) news on the future of Breaking Bad after the final season concludes, as well as new theme music courtesy some friends of ours in Germany (see bottom of show notes for more details)!  We then do our customary recap, where we discuss the greatest cold open in Breaking Bad history, Todd’s new pet, Gomez as the worst field agent in DEA history, the anti-christ’s methylamine, the most uncomfortable dinner scene this side of Star Trek VI, Mike’s restraint half-measure, and Walt’s sublimely smug, punch-able face.  All this and your feedback and a BOMBSHELL spoiler segment.  DO NOT LISTEN UNLESS YOU WANT TO POTENTIALLY SPOIL THE END OF THIS SEASON!

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Intro: Breaking Mad by Dienst&Schulter

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This week’s episode covering episode 505 of Breaking Bad, “Dead Freight” has Jim and A.Ron discussing a boy and his spider, Jesse Pinkman, criminal mastermind, quick draw Todd, shutting up Skyler, the perils of coming between Flynn and his breakfast, and one of the all time gut punches in Breaking Bad history.  All this and the latest and greatest of your feedback, theories, and speculation!

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This week’s episode covering episode 504 of Breaking Bad, “51” has Jim and A.Ron discussing Mike’s raging sexism, Lydia’s general not having her shit togetherness, Jesse’s soft side, Skyler’s pool party, Walt Jr. unsafe at any speed, and Marie’s inability to SHUT. UP.  SHUT THE HELL UP!  SHUT UP!  All this and the latest and greatest of your feedback, theories, and speculation.

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Intro: Knife Party – “Bonfire”

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This week’s episode covering episode 503 of Breaking Bad, “Hazard Pay” has Jim and A.Ron discussing Skinny Pete’s veins, Huell’s ability to sleep standing up, Walt’s creepy creep, and appropriate entertainment for babies.  All this and the latest and greatest of your feedback, theories, and speculation.

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Intro:  The Peddlers – On A Clear Day

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Breaking Bad comes roaring back this week with an awesome, instant classic episode.  It had it all; great writing, great direction, great acting, humor, suspense… it’s hard to find something we didn’t like.  We consider some show ratings news, our in depth recap, and consider your feedback.

Oh, and before I forget, this is the fan made Breaking Bad “intro” Jim references in this week’s cast.

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So this is kind of awkward.  Months of waiting, weeks of intense anticipation, days of breathless excitement, and then the premier came, and it was kind of just… okay?  Okay on the Breaking Bad scale happens to put it better than just about any show on the air, but still.  What did we like?  What didn’t we like?  What did we learn, and what new questions were raised?  And what did you, the fellow Breaking Bad fan have to say?  This one was long, as we had a shocking amount of email to plow through, but we hope it was worth it, and look forward to seeing how this fascinating show manages to work its way through it’s fifth and final season.

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Can you believe it?  We’re less than five days out from the season five premier of Breaking Bad!  Join us for about an hour of previews, predictions, listener feedback and speculation, and a little bit of season five spoilers in our handy dandy spoiler section.  Just a heads up, we consider any material or interview that has come out as part of the season five promotion to be NOT spoilers.  So, if you’re squeemish about stuff like that, you might want to stay completely clear.

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Welcome to this bittersweet episode of Breaking Good!  We are over the moon about the way the season went, but sad that we have to wait almost a year to find out what’s next for Walt and Jesse.  We reflect on our favorite moments, thoughts for next season, predictions that came true and those that flamed out, and read the final thoughts from our listeners on Breaking Bad.

Remember, this will NOT be our final Breaking Bad cast.  We’ll be back next season, and throughout the offseason with occasional news, and recaps of older episodes.  Stay tuned!  And if you’re hungering for something a bit more current, follow us on the Watching Dead, recapping AMC’s zombie-fest, The Walking Dead.

Thanks so much for all of your support this year!   Your likes, reviews, and feedback was positively overwhelming, in the best sense of the word.  If you’d like to help us keep the lights on and the servers humming during the offseason, please consider using our Amazon affiliate link (http://amazon.baldmove.com) during your holiday shopping.  It costs you nothing, and throws a small percentage of your purchases our way, so we can continue bringing you the podcast goodness.

Thanks again, and we hope to see you soon!

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We promised a listener feedback episode this week and we delivered!  We tried to give some attention to everyone’s thoughts but even after cutting some emails for time and ONLY covering your thoughts we STILL barely brought the episode in under an hour thirty!  Seriously, the feedback is overwhelming but we love it.  Thanks to everyone who contributed to this episode and those whose feedback we just didn’t have the time to read on air.  We appreciate all of it!

One more episode to go for Breaking Good this season.  It’s the season 4 wrap-up cast so get your thoughts on this year of Breaking Bad to us via email, twitter or facebook and we’ll fit as much of it as we can into the episode.

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Breaking Bad season four is in the books!  Last night’s episode “Face Off” capped off a remarkable story arc that has lasted over two seasons, and where it goes from here, is anyone’s guess.

In this episode, Jim and A.Ron recap the episode, analyze how the various plots and machinations resolved, talk about lose ends, and speculate a bit about what comes next for our favorite show.  We had so much thoughts by ourselves that we couldn’t get hardly any feedback in.  So, Wednesday we’re recording round 2, that features nothing but thoughts from you guys.

If you’d like to try and get your email included, please feel free to send it in to us, or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  If you’ve enjoyed the work we’ve done this season, please use ourAmazon affiliate link to buy the stuff you’re already buying, or peruse our Amazon store for DVD’s, Blurays, posters, and more Breaking Bad merch. We appreciate it!

Next week we’ll have a final Breaking Good cast until next season, but stay tuned here at our website, as we’ll be starting up our new podcast, the Watching Dead, bringing the Bald Move brand of coverage to AMC’s zombie-drama, The Walking Dead.  See you then!

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Holy shit! No time for witty text, here’s Jim and A.Ron’s Instant Review of “Face Off” in podcast form!  It’s less than 15 minutes long, and sort of unusually low-key.  We were trying to be quiet since my five year old was asleep in the next room over.  😀

In about an hour, we’ll have our written instant reviews up.  Tomorrow, we do the full cast!   We love getting your thoughts, speculation, and/or feedback, so keep emailing it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  We’ll read and use as much of it as we have time for in the cast. Our schedules are weird tomorrow, and we’ll probably cast early in the afternoon, so get your feedback to us as soon as possible if you want a chance to get it in this episode.  See ya then!

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Did you know Jim has a Halloween article that explains how you can dress like your favorite Breaking Bad character?  Did you know we have a new t-shirt as an homage to the Kenny Rogers getup from 401 “Box Cutter?”  Now you know!

This week we discuss dramatic crying, playing spin the revolver, burger-flipping knock and talks, Tuvok’s mastery of the art of dickishness, Meat Eating Man’s magic hands, stress smoking, playing with fire, ricin emergencies, cold packs and hot stoves, and cap things off with the Mother of Breaking Bad Theory discussions.

Lots of feedback from you guys and gals; even cutting all the emails telling us about Walt’s butcher’s thumb on the meth scales, and consolidating all the feedback on Gus vs Walt poison theories, we still had nearly too much to read.  Thanks for making our lives difficult on the feedback section!  We love it.

Next week is the final Breaking Bad of season four.  Sad, but true!  We are going to do a final Breaking Good the week after Breaking Bad finishes up, so please hold your “overall season thoughts” until then, in the interests of saving our sanity processing all of the feedback.  It’s been a crazy ride, and I can’t wait to see how Villigan keeps us hanging until the next season!

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Great Odin’s raven, that was a good episode.  It took me and Jim quite a while to work our way through it, and then you all weighed in.  This is a beefy cast.  Chew slowly, savor the episode, let it take time to digest.

First, we ask your help getting our officially unofficial cast nominated for the People’s Choice Podcast Awards.  You guys always come through for us, and we’d appreciate you taking the time.

Then we dig straight in.  We talk about tongue shots, scales balancing, Walt’s face, Gus’s possible man crush on Jesse, Ted’s dumb, smarmy ass, a bridge too far for Tio, Hank’s suspicious mind, Carnivore’s performance problems, Walt begging, twice, badass Volvo station wagons, Breaking Bad’s OCD obsession with cleanliness, and Walt getting low.

Then we consider your fine feedback, and consider some brief spoilers for the rest of the season.

Thanks for your continuing support on iTunes!  Your reviews and subscriptions keep us up in the rankings and expands us to new listeners!  If you’d like to help support our cast, please use our Amazon affiliate link to buy the stuff you’re already buying, or peruse our Amazon store for DVD’s, Blurays, posters, and more Breaking Bad merch.  We love getting your thoughts, speculation, and/or feedback, and try our level best to get as much of these in to our cast as possible, so keep emailing it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  One of these week’s we won’t be able to get to it all, but if that ever happens, we will at the very least personally respond  to you.   Next week is “End Times”, but you don’t have to wait for then to come back, because I’ll be posting news every day around noon EST.  Thanks again for listening!

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Hi everybody!  In this week’s episode, we talk about gifts of booze and bad cars, Jesse laying down the law, Walt Jr’s possible drug thievery, Ted being in the dumbass business, A.Ron’s hatred for Tuvok, Gus’s ambivalence when confronted with ‘dat ass, and his badassness when confronted with damn near anything else.

As always, we cover listener feedback, speculation, and theories, then consider some spoiler news after the music.

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Hello!  Apologies once again for the delay on the cast, next week we should be on track to have it out Monday as usual.  In this week’s episode we discuss tiger eyes, chicken slinging sons of bitches, Pontiac Aztecs with sweet ass camping packages, smoke breaks, lots of angles, some Terminator type shit, the Quicken, dinner time with Gus, and savage beatings.

We unload a massive dose of listener feedback, with great takes about Gus’s past, the Creation of Adam, the significance of swimming pools, and Nietzsche. We finish off with our traditional spoiler segment, which contains many actual spoilers for a change!

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Hope everyone had a safe and happy Labor Day. Jim and I were hard at work making podcasts in the lab, and this is the latest result.  We talk about all things Gus, Jesse’s shirt, Chilean history, perfect storms, the significance of eyeballs, and more listener feedback than you can shake a GPS tracker at.

In the spoiler section, we talk about next week’s episode, Jesse’s loyalty, and a listener’s contribution.

Something else we touch on is how you can help us defray hosting costs by checking out our Breaking Bad store and Amazon affiliate links.  If you’re buying stuff from Amazon, please consider using our affiliate link.  It costs you nothing, and throws a few pennies our way.

Thanks for your continuing support on iTunes!  Your reviews and subscriptions keep us up in the rankings and expands us to new listeners!  We love getting your thoughts, speculation, and/or feedback, and try our level best to get as much of these in to our cast as possible, so keep emailing it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  One of these week’s we won’t be able to get to it all, but if that ever happens, we will at the very least personally respond  to you.   Next week is “Bug”, but you don’t have to wait for then to come back, because I’ll be posting news every day around noon EST.  Thanks again for listening!

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Well, here is our little experimental insta-cast!  It’s 15 minutes of raw, un-rehearsed reaction.  It doesn’t have a full recap, or in-depth analysis, we ask more questions than anything else.  Let us know what you think.  If you like it, and we can fit it into our schedules, we’ll try it again.

In about an hour, we’ll have our written instant reviews up.  Tomorrow, we do the full cast!   We love getting your thoughts, speculation, and/or feedback, so keep emailing it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  We’ll read and use as much of it as we have time for in the cast. Make sure you get it to us before 6pm EST if you want a chance to have it read.  See ya then!

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There has been a lot of confusion going around about the future of Breaking Bad, what with Aaron Paul mentioning that there is going to be two more seasons, and an Entertainment Weekly article claiming that Breaking Bad is getting “canceled” after season five.  Our advice:  be cool, baby.  Like a little Fonzie, because unless I hear Vince Gilligan is getting less than he wants or is being forced to do more than he wants, I’m not going to worry about it whether we get two more seasons of eight episodes or one more of 16.

In the recap, we discuss Raging, tipping pet peeves, love letters to the American muscle car, Christ imagery, Eyebrows of Doom, adult conversations, who gets to wear the bacon gauntlet this week, the importance of a snack spread during high level criminal meetings, loyalty, Aaron Paul’s iron lock on next year’s Emmy awards, and the value of clean living, vitamins, and Googlefu.

We have TWO METRIC TONS of feedback and listener speculation to plow through.  We did the best we could to fit it all in, and I believe we were successful.  We have a lively discussion of the Madrigal Electromotive website, and we consider the shifting listener opinion of Jim’s maybe-not-as-batshit-crazy as it seems coffee theory.  Listener Nick from Ottawa had some mind blowing predictions and speculation that we somehow missed, but he had this down as far back as episode 403 and 404!  Check out the full text of his research here.

In the spoiler section we discuss the names and spoiler summaries (the ones AMC posts as the “short description” on their website) that recently got leaked, and talk about what they might mean.  These are legit spoilers, so if you want to remain pure, stay away!!

Thanks for your continuing support on iTunes!  Your five star reviews gives us a boost as we read them and helps build the community.  As we hope is evident in our cast, we love getting your thoughts, speculation, and/or feedback, so keep emailing it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  Speaking of Facebook, if you have an opinion on how long we should make these podcasts, be sure to vote in our online poll!  We’ll use as much as time permits on the air.  One of these week’s we won’t be able to get to it all, but if that ever happens, we will at the very least personally respond  to you.   Next week is “Hermanos”, but you don’t have to wait for then to come back, because I’ll be posting news every day around noon EST.  Thanks again for listening!

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Thankfully there was no real news of note this week, because we were packed to the rafters with recap and feedback!

We discuss ineffectual truck defense systems, Walt unexpectedly switching up the Big Lie for the Big Truth, Eyebrows landing jabs, but in the end being humiliated by a Coke machine, Jesse with the shakes, Walt Jr. being bought off, Walt being a self centered dick and subcontracting out the dirty work, a four cornered coinflip, and TUCKER!!  Then Jesse shovels well, Mike polishes the Pinkman, Gus get’s a message, and Skyler protects the family from the man that protects the family that is protected by… wait.  Did this just become an Allstate Commercial?

We got TONS of feedback, which we tried our level best to share with you.  We had an epic Skyler rant, three legitimately brilliant theories, and a take on meth from someone who’d know.  Also, listener Matthew M. sent in video evidence that not even dogs are immune to Breaking Bad’s charm.  We also announce our “name Jesse’s band” contest winner, and announce our intention to do a Walking Dead podcast this fall.

In the spoiler section we discuss our thoughts of what Walt could do to be unlikable in our eyes, a recent interview with RJ Mitte, scenes from the next Breaking Bad, and how the cartel and Gus situation could be resolved.

Even without setting a specific goal, we raked in over 20 iTunes reviews.  Thank you, you guys are amazing, that kind of support really keeps us going.  As we hope is evident in our cast, we love getting your thoughts, speculation, and/or feedback, so keep emailing it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  We’ll use as much as time permits on the air.  One of these week’s we won’t be able to get to it all, but if that ever happens, we will at the very least personally respond  to you.   Next week is “Problem Dog,” and I’ll be MIA for much of the week, but Jim has promised to hold down the Breaking Bad News fort.  So keep checking right here for your daily news recap.  Thanks again for listening!

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 Welcome back! This week on the podcast we celebrate V-Day for fans of Breaking Bad as news broke over the weekend that the show has been picked up for it’s fifth and final season by AMC!  I also allude to the article I wrote last week on one way that Hank and Walt could work together.  I’ve got some really great feedback on this that I’m going to write up when we get a lull in the the weekly news.

Moving on to the recap, we discuss Aztec badassery, Walt’s good vibrations, Jesse making good use of keys, Hank getting out, right before he gets pulled back in, the Incurable Cough of Death rearing it’s ugly, tuberculous head, knocking boots at the Casablanca, Tuvok’s mastery of the forklift, the least subtle assassination attempt of all time, and Walt’s overweening arrogance.

In the spoiler section, we talk about some spoilers for next week, Mike’s fatherly ways, and what this picture of Walt Jr. implies.

We’re up to 72 iTunes reviews, or almost three quarters of the way to the century mark, only five episodes in!  You guys are incredible, and we remain very pumped and grateful for your support.  We love getting your thoughts, speculation, and/or feedback, so keep emailing it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  We’ll use as much as time permits on the air.  This week’s contest is who can come up with the best name for Jesse’s band?  Make us laugh, and win a Breaking Bad poster. Simple!  Keep checking right here for your daily news recap, and check out Twitter where Jim holds it down all day every day.  Next week’s “Corner” looks like another tense one, see you back then!

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Welcome back! This week on the podcast we quickly cover some show news; a positive update on the Sony/AMC battle, and a Q/A with Vince Gilligan that hints (ever, ever so slightly) at a possible post Breaking Bad spin off.

During the recap, we discuss Mike’s cold open, what a doozy of an episode this turned out to be, the fine art of card counting, what Hank may or may not know, how cool it would be to have Gale as a friend, how The French Connection influences Breaking Bad, if Saul has his eye on the Endgame Option, and what Jesse’s role will be in Gus’s organization moving forward.

In the spoiler section, we talk about some nuggets that came out of a Jonathan Banks interview (potential spoilers), and try to figure out how this information fits in with what else we know about the season.

We continue to be blown away and very appreciative of all your support.  If you haven’t, please consider leaving us a positive iTunes review,  or if you have thoughts, speculation, or feedback, email it to us,  or share it with us on Twitter or Facebook.  We’ll use as much as we can on the air. Keep checking right here for your daily news recap, and check out Twitter all day every day while Jim draws your attention to all of the good Breaking Bad stuff online.  Looks like next week’s “Shotgun” is going to be another barn burner.  See you then!

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Welcome back! This week on the podcast we talk a little bit of news with reports that Sony and AMC  are having some differences of opinion on season five of Breaking Bad.  What, if anything, will this do to our favorite show?  We also analyze some of the Skyler hate that’s been going around the net.  Is it warranted?  “Who told Walt to go home?” is revisited, with a definitive answer courtesy V. Gilligan.

During the recap, we discuss the fine art of fronting, ladder wielding pig riders, non-attached casinos, eyebrow submissions, Saul’s professional bathroom apocalypse, rice pudding gut rot, playing paranoia limbo, and the meaning of “Open House”.  After a brief musical interlude, we check out next week’s preview, and dish some spoilers and speculation.

You guys have been heroic in your support.  We really appreciate it.  This week Jim kicks off another iTunes review drive, with this week’s target fifty fifty-five reviews! If you haven’t taken the time to leave us an iTunes review, it would help us in our rankings which is how we stay motivated and continue to get the word out.  If you have thoughts, speculation, or feedback, you can reach us via email, on Twitter or Facebook.  Time permitting, we intend to read any interesting/funny/informative takes you send us.  Keep checking right here for your daily news recap, and check out Twitter all day every day while Jim draws your attention to all of the good Breaking Bad stuff online.  See ya next week for the sure to be exciting “Bullet Points”.

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First off, thanks so much for your support.  Jim and I are completely blown away by all the iTunes reviews, Facebook likes, and email feedback we got.  In fact, we got so much we could not include it all in the cast, but we tried.  Speaking of trying and failing, we’re both down one on our prediction list.  Wah, wahhhhh….

But enough about that.  First up, I challenge some of Jim’s takes from last week, we touch on a cranky dude from Seattle’s complete failure to get the point of Breaking Bad. We recap the show, and considering the relative health of Jesse’s lifestyle, how Walt’s gangster side is being figuratively and literally knocked down a peg, Hank’s mancrush on his PT, Skyler’s new career in hostile takeovers, Victor’s replacement, and Mike’s apparent lack of attention to detail.

After a brief musical interlude, we check out next week’s preview, and dish some spoilers and speculation.  There are some things we report on here that, if true, could significantly spoil the season.   You’ve been warned!

You guys have been just awesome with all your support.  Keep it coming!  We don’t want to rest on our iTunes laurels, we need more iTunes reviews to continue to get the word out.  We love getting email or posts on our forums.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook so you can keep up with our latest posts and info about all things Breaking Bad.  The next big push is to get us over 25 Facebook fans by next week so we can qualify for a real fansite.  It shouldn’t be hard, we just need 3 of you to click on the big  “like” button below.  Time permitting, we intend to read any interesting/funny/informative takes you send us.  Keep checking right here for your daily news recap, and check out Twitter all day every day while Jim draws your attention to all of the good Breaking Bad stuff online.  Hope you enjoy this week’s episode, and we’ll see you next time!

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The long wait is over! Season four of our favorite morally ambiguous crystal meth chemistry show is back, and Jim and A.Ron are all over it.  After a bit of showkeeping and news, the guys break down the episode in detail.

How concerned is Gus with purity, really?  How effective can a bodyguard be when his sinus cavities are obviously packed full of meat and he is constantly suffering from a series of elaborate heart attacks? How much fun did the practical effects guys have with the blood and gore with this episode?  What did Jesse really mean by “now we’re on the same page?”  How are Gale’s “lab notes” going to play out from this point on? All these questions and more are pondered and explored.

After a brief musical interlude, we check out next week’s preview, and dish some spoilers and speculation.  Nothing too intense this week, but please make sure you turn the cast off at the music if you don’t want to be spoiled whatsoever.

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In this week’s episode, we discuss the possible impact to our favorite show from a rumored takeover of AMC, some thoughts and speculation on the newest Breaking Bad season four trailer, what a possible Breaking Bad spinoff about Mike or Gus might look like, some relavations from some recent articles on Breaking Bad and interviews with series creator, Vince Gilligan, and finally, we offer dueling predictions for things to come in Season 4!

Hope you enjoy this week’s episode, and see you NEXT Tuesday, for the premier, season 4, episode 1 cast!  Do you want to go on record with some of your predictions?   E-mail us or post it in our forums and we may read your response on the cast.

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Welcome to the first episode of Breaking Good, the officially unofficial podcast of the phenomenal AMC original drama series, Breaking Bad. We are psyched that season four is less than two weeks away, and recorded a very brief cast to explain who we are, what we’re up to, and what you can expect going forward with us. We also break down the latest trailers and teaser images released to date.

Our posting schedule: Sunday night; A.Ron and Jim’s “insta-take”, posts on the website with a link to our forums where you can discuss the latest episode with fellow fans. Tuesday morning, the podcast will release, with our breakdown and analysis of the episode, show news, listener feedback, and anything else relevant to Breaking Bad. Throughout the week, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get any breaking (Bad) news and stay up to date with our posts and other content.

Hope you enjoy this brief intro, and see you NEXT Tuesday, for our “Breaking Bad Predictions” cast! If you’d like, mail us your predictions to go on record so your super-genius intellect and/or psychic powers can be properly acclaimed. See you soon!

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