SageAgainstTheMachine

One plot hole that bears mentioning: After Bruce Wayne escapes the prison hole, he just shows back up in Gotham. How did he get there? Every bridge and tunnel is closed down, and there are obviously no aircraft coming in or out. I realize there's suspension of disbelief, but this represents more of a logical break.

My review for The Dark Knight Rises...Spoilers included. http://www.entertainment-bureau.com/the-dark-knight-rises-review-reviewsday-tuesday/2579

This a textbook example of how not to communicate. You're cutting yourself off at the knees when you hedge your bets with "I understand if you don't want to talk." Additionally, if she's hot she knows it. You don't gain any points by telling her so. You can benefit yourself by making a point of not bringing it up.

Good points. If you notice, the only characters still using the term Heisenberg are the DEA. To Walt and his inner circle, there's no point in making the distinction.

I'm going to disagree slightly. I'd say that right now is the height of his Heisenberg attitude. He thinks he's a winner and nothing can stop him. In the opening clip, he seems nervous. His speech and actions are stilted. Then again, Heisenberg trapped in a corner is even more dangerous than cocky Heisenberg.

Thanks for the intel I think that the gun undoubtedly gets used, no point introducing a toy of that magnitude without a payoff. Big questions are, who is it used against? And what happens to make Walt feel he needs that level of protection?

Happy birthday mill! Just for today, Go Blue Jays!

My thoughts on last night's episode. Spoilers throughout... http://www.entertainment-bureau.com/breaking-bad-review-episode-5-02-madrigal/2559

I like that take. The first season, the pilot in particular, illustrates that Walt begins with his family as the primary motivation. But the official turning point, to me, is when he blows up Tuco's office. Looking back, you can trace Walt's addiction to power and influence back to when he's celebrating in the Aztec with his hat on. Getting into the philosophy of the show, I think Gilligan's point might be that the concept of inherent badness is just a comforting lie that we tell ourselves. Every person is capable of "breaking bad". How many characters on the show haven't resorted to their dark side under pressure? Pretty much just Hank and Walt Jr. And even Hank mistreated Marie emotionally when he was paralyzed. The worst thing that Skyler could have done was to verbalize that she fears Walt. Up until now, she had the upper hand because she could dangle their relationship like a carrot.

I usually agree with you on this stuff, zepp, but to me this smacks of idolatry toward Walt's new persona. And I really don't think that was Gilligan's intent. Walt's activity, especially that under the guise of Heisenberg (and the lines are blurred now) certainly isn't admirable.

STEVE HOLT!

Banner offseason for the NFL. Is this the 4th arrest of the week?

I can't decide what's more disgusting, the clear agenda or the fact that one of America's oldest broadcasting giants doesn't bother with fact checking anymore.

Marilyn Manson's Rolling Stone article about the scapegoat mentality in light of the Columbine shootings rings true today I don't agree with everything he says, but the media are still a bunch of vultures who facilitate our seeming instinct to play the blame game. Except he made specific reference to "you all", presumably the liberals on PPP who had made no such comment. The whole thing reeked of his hostile me-against-the-world shtick.

Well, I haven't made a single post relating the TEA Party to violence, so if he was mocking me he was barking up the wrong tree. In this particular case I'd say that fear of a copycat is far from illogical, especially give the film's subject matter (and its predecessor's). That said, I'm still going tonight.

I can't even fathom another interpretation of your post. Jokingly put or not, your first reaction to all of this is that the damn liberals are going to politicize it. And hey, maybe they will, but you beat them to the punch.

HFBD jobyst! Do it up right.

Well I'm glad that you were able to make yourself feel like the victim here. Sheesh. One wonders what his crazed agenda was, if he was even sane enough to have one. Poor people just wanted to enjoy a movie and they stumble into a terrorist attack. Carpe diem, folks.

Was she being a B word before the show started? Being in such a pressure cooker (husband has cancer, disappears for long intervals, fugue state, then you find out he's freaking meth producer) will bring out the worst in people.

Katy Perry sucks, but she has nothing on these guys.

I don't make brain farts. That was simply a Non-intentional Homophone Insertion.

Yes, except for Jim Parsons. It's just a lazy show. Everything is derivative, especially the insipid "Will they or won't they?" thing.

It's the Andy Reid trophy.

That term usually isn't tossed around until a team wins 3 championships in a short span...Vick couldn't even wait until they proved themselves worthy to take 2nd place in the NFC East.

Damn, I don't have to face the typo police often.