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Some TV programs you watch occasionally while others you watch weekly. These are the ones that you watch back to back until the whole entire season is done. Most likely after that you are just jonzing for the next season to start. Yeah, those shows. The Vern is joined by guest Tony Cogan( https://coogsreviews.wordpress.com/) to discuss some great shows that deserve all the hours of your day. We also read some favorites from other great podcast...
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We live in a new age of media. An age when the goods on the small screen rival the quality of those on the big. When Hollywood A-listers choose to work on TV, when in the past it was seen as a barren wasteland for has-beens or not-yets. And yet, in this hallowed age, it seems we still haven’t reached a point where five guys can get together to chat about TV for a couple of hours without Skype toying with them like a kid pulling the legs...
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Episode: ”Felina” (5.16) Original Air Date: 9/29/13 Written by: Vince Gilligan Directed by: Vince Gilligan Line Synopsis: Everything comes to an end. Episode Thoughts I’m going to break the usual formula of these posts, because I honestly don’t have a heck of a lot to say. Before the finale aired, nobody knew how it was all going to end. There were theories out the wazoo about what was going to happen. We were so used to the...
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Episode: ”Granite State” (5.15) Original Air Date: 9/22/13 Written by: Peter Gould Directed by: Peter Gould Line Synopsis: Walt is escorted out of the state is and must live in isolation. Jesse is forced to cook meth again as he’s held prisoner by Todd and his family. Character Breakdown Walt is almost like a phoenix in this episode. Heisenberg dies at the beginning and rises from the ashes by the end. In a conversation with Saul,...
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Episode: ”Ozymandias” (5.14) Original Air Date: 9/15/13 Written by: Moira Walley-Beckett Directed by: Rian Johnson Line Synopsis: Walt, uh… And Hank, um… Then Jesse, uh… But then Marie and Walt Jr…. um… And Skyler’s like, uh… Death. Shakespearean. Stuff. Character Breakdown Walt reaches his most pure form of evil in this episode, yet also commits his most redemptive acts yet. In the aftermath...
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Episode: ”To’hajiilee” (5.13) Original Air Date: 9/8/13 Written by: George Mastras Directed by: Michelle MacLaren Line Synopsis: Walt tries to find Jesse so Todd’s kin can take him out. Jesse formulates a plan with Hank to get enough evidence to arrest Walt. Character Breakdown Walt continues to show his pain in having to kill Jesse, since he sees Jesse as family. The reason he is having Todd’s family do it is because...
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Episode: ”Rabid Dog” (5.12) Original Air Date: 9/1/13 Written by: Sam Catlin Directed by: Sam Catlin Line Synopsis: Walt attempts to find and deal with Jesse after he nearly burned down Walt’s house. Jesse partners with Hank in an attempt for finally bring Walt to justice. Character Breakdown Walt is back to his old ways, trying to cover things up from his wife and family. His mentality has seemingly gone back to before anything...
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Episode: ”Confessions” (5.11) Original Air Date: 8/25/13 Written by: Gennifer Hutchison Directed by: Michael Slovis Line Synopsis: Hank continues trying to get solid evidence on Walt. Walt tries to make his life more secure by taking extreme measures towards Hank and Jesse. Jesse deals with his emotions against Walt, but comes to a shocking revelation. Character Breakdown Walt’s main problem right now is that he’s currently...
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Episode: ”Buried” (5.10) Original Air Date: 8/11/13 Written by: Thomas Schnauz Directed by: Michelle MacLaren Line Synopsis: Hank tries to get definitive proof about Walt. Walt tries to get his situation in order before it’s too late. Skyler panics about Hank’s new-found knowledge. Lydia attempts to keep her business afloat. Character Breakdown Walt had been in control for so long, he’s starting to lose it now that...
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Episode: “Blood Money” (5.9) Original Air Date: 8/11/13 Written by: Peter Gould Directed by: Bryan Cranston Line Synopsis: Hank tries to deal with his realization about Walt. Jesse tries to deal with the guilt of owning millions of dollars of blood money. Walt tries to deal with Lydia and Jesse breaking down around him. Character Breakdown Walt has clearly taken on the role of the New Gus in this episode. Although he’s no...
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Hello one and all. Nick here. It’s been a while since I’ve written for the LAMB, but when Joel asked for somebody to tackle the final episodes of Breaking Bad–and I having just done a first-run marathon of all the seasons thus far–I put my name in the hat of potential writers. I was chosen to take the task, so here I am. And with the final stretch about to start, I felt it was time to tackle the inevitable recap post...
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I'm fairly new to Breaking Bad but have plowed the entire series so far during my two week vacation this summer.
So after discovering this awesome series I think it would cool to have the final stretch of the series covered on the LAMB.
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