Tons of cool stuff today! We’re opening with some lingering confusion over who called Walt and told him to “go home”. I thought it was Mike, Jim thought it was Gus. Then the official AMC recap came out, and seemed to put the matter to rest; it was Mike. But then yesterday, Alan Sepinwall confirmed with Vince Gilligan (check the update at the bottom of the review) that it was Tyrus, the new guy who is taking on most of the murdered Victor’s role in Gus’s operation, who made the call to Walt. To me, this makes no sense whatsoever, but it is the Word of God, so I guess that’s the “true” version for now.
TV Guide has a great preview for episode 403 “Open House”. It’s about four minutes with Walt, Skyler, and our favorite criminal lawyer. Looks like our speculation about Skyler wanting to take the Godfather approach with Eyebrow man has some legs.
From The Official Site, a very cool be hind the scenes look at everything to do with the new “Jesse’s house” set. “Director of Photography Michael Slovis explains how the set design of Jesse’s house combined with his lighting and shot selection help to create a feeling of intimacy with Jesse as a character.” I love this stuff; seeing how professionals use cinematic techniques and the “language” of film to get us, the viewer, to feel and think about things a certain way without using words.
A new Hank’s blog! “Unicorns Farting Rainbows”. Seems to me that a lot more honesty is seeping through this one. “Maybe that’s why my wife seems to think she’s invisible lately. I don’t know, Honey, could it have anything to do with the incessant rah-rah bullshit you’ve been peddling these days.” Marie has one out as well, which I’m not too sure what to make of. It’s basically a love-letter to Hank’s nurse and PT. Although I guess Hank getting his catheter out is “news”.
If you grew up with Bill Nye the Science Guy like I did, you will be in amazingly intense LOVE for this video from the College Humor guys. If you just like Breaking Bad, you’ll merely love it. “Making methamphetamine is a lot like making cheese pizza, Jesse. You take three household ingredients, and come up with something way cooler. Only instead of pizza dough, tomato sauce, and cheese, you start with iodine, phosphorus, and some psuedoephedrine.”
Next we have a fake blog site run put on by AMC featuring “Walter White” that allows you to fill in some details about a friend, or yourself, and send them a video message from Walt about how they need to shape up their lives. It works a lot like the “Santa Claus” videos you can order for little kids. Amusing, and cool that it’s actually Bryan Cranston in the video and talking to you, from season one. This must have been floating around for a loooong time, but I just noticed it today, so enjoy.
Via reddit, some well donel pixel art of the Breaking Bad characters. I’m a sucker for this stuff, maybe some of you will enjoy it, too. Also on reddit, instructions on how you can make your own, Breaking Bad-style blue meth, or at least the prop kind. This would be awesome for BB watching parties! If you like the links, and have a reddit account, show the authors some upvote love!
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