Watched van wilder earlier... Never realized Aaron Paul has a line in that movie. Good stuff!

Reviews of the premiere starting to roll in. No spoilers.

http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/breaking-bad-review-what-meth-106521

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I'm not going to spoil anything about the return of "Breaking Bad," except this: It's as good as it's ever been. As good as any TV show has ever been.

My revealing anything about the plot would be a missed opportunity for you and an act of foolish egotism by me. Because nothing I could put into sentences would deliver the crackling euphoria the show creates with each jittery montage, wincing fight, scream-at-the-screen flashforward. "Breaking Bad" tells its story better than anyone else could.

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"Breaking Bad" is better than meth. Meth has diminishing returns. It’s never has good as the first time, people say.

"Breaking Bad" gets better the more you do it. It rewards you for being obsessive. Go back and watch a few episodes in Season 2 or 3, and you'll have a richer experience in Season 5.

One last thing: You know the feeling of seeing something you used to love, brought back once again? When it returns, the touchstones are still there, but they've become reminders of something you used to love, rather than something you love in the moment. Oh cool: There's a lightsaber. There's Indy's whip. It's good to see them, it's been too long. But this movie doesn't live up to the old ones.

Well, look: There's "Leaves of Grass." There's Jesse's bong. There's that very dark secret Walt buried. They're back. And you're in the middle of "Breaking Bad" at its best. It feels ecstatic. Enjoy the high.

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Will they be replaying the first 8 episodes of season 5 on AMC before the premiere?

I saw they have them available on Amazon but I would rather not spend $40

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Tv-links.eu for those that don't want to pay

And those reviews

I don't see any options on that site to watch for free

Ya they must have cracked down on it

I'm sure they're all on piratebay.

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Will they be replaying the first 8 episodes of season 5 on AMC before the premiere?

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IMMEDIATELY before the premiere. If you don't want to watch them all in a row that night, pirate away.

http://thepiratebay.sx/

Doesn't work

Still have season 5a saved on the DVR if anyone wants to come over...

btvguide.com

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I saw they have them available on Amazon but I would rather not spend $40

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They only cost me $16 for all 8. Not sure which Amazon you're using.

I was looking at the Blu-Ray price.

I just bought season 5 on Amazon instant Video for $16. Watching the first episode now

I bought it in iTunes and I don't remember it being very expensive...

First Teaser Trailer

There are no spoilers in the trailer if that's keeping you from clicking.

That promo. Holy. Crap.

Also, 5A is coming on Netflix on the 2nd, fwiw.

That teaser is awesome. Really pumped.

I just got chills...

Here is a 20 minute discussion with Vince Gilligan, Bryan Cranston and the rest of the writers about the show in general. I enjoyed it.

http://www.sundancechannel.com/series/the-writers-room/videos/breaking-bad-the-writers-room-episode-1-season-1-full-episode

Hard to believe the wait is down to less than 2 weeks.

http://www.btvguide.com/


Use this if you want to catch up

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Also, 5A is coming on Netflix on the 2nd, fwiw.

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****.. So I wasted $16 for nothing

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Also, 5A is coming on Netflix on the 2nd, fwiw.

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AWESOME.

And I got the DVR set to record

Anyone think Walt blackmails Hank over the drug money used for his rehab?

Maybe Hank wants some of Walts money?

Breaking Bad: Catch Up!

2:45 min summary from beginning to current:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=QPfg27Fhd0I&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQPfg27Fhd0I%26feature%3Dyoutu.be

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Breaking Bad: Catch Up!

2:45 min summary from beginning to current:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=QPfg27Fhd0I&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQPfg27Fhd0I%26feature%3Dyoutu.be

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Chills.

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Some of the above pictures hint that Hank could use Jesse to get to Walt. Or they could be pretty pictures of cast members next to each other

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They may just be cast pictures, but look at picture #6 in that slide show...it's Walt and Skyler standing over a little grave, about the size a grave for their daughter would need to be; that'd be awful...or am I looking to much into that pic?

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****.. So I wasted $16 for nothing

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As did I...

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Anyone think Walt blackmails Hank over the drug money used for his rehab?

Maybe Hank wants some of Walts money?

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I actually suggested that very idea a few pages back...I could see a verbal sparring match ending with "do you really want your DEA buddies looking into how you paid for your rehab Hank? I didn't think so" or something to that affect.

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So tell me Hank, what is your next move, exactly? I mean specifically? You gonna perp-walk me through the station like Popeye O'Doyle? Arrest your wife's sister for money laundering, leaving our children wards of the state? Tell me, Hank, how do you plan on explaining that all your physical therapy was paid for with drug money? How will you convince all your colleagues that you haven't been in on it from the beginning? As I see it, you were also one of the last people in contact with Hector Salamanca just hours before he blew up Gus Fring, and he specifically asked for you. Who's to say you didn't give him the bomb so he could take out Fring on my behalf? Or should I say *our* behalf? Please, tell me Hank, what is your brilliant plan for bringing me down without destroying your entire life and everyone you love? Because I'm dying to know!

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I read that in Walter White's voice. Every time.

Also shot Tuco...who would have killed his meth cook had he not been there.

Was the gunshot wound to Tucos abdomen (by Jesse) ever investigated? It was different from the one that killed him by Hank.

Yep, Hank is f-ed, no two ways about it. Only person he'll have backing him up is Gomie.