I didnt know this, but the breaking bad blog says the lab was originally for gale alone to. Walt whitman is also very wellknown for his homoerotic content, but its unclear whether gale is using the book as a subtle way to romantically pursue walt or if walt understands thats whats going on. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and anything else breaking bad related. The show aired on amc from january 20, 2008 to september 29, 20, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. Hanks epiphany in the last scene of the breaking bad midseason 5 finale spawns a flashback from season 3 i think where he and walt talk about a book that gale owned.
Hank is bedridden while recovering from his gunfight with the twin assassins, and spends his free time studying evidence from the murder of gale boeticher, walts assistant cook. When hank says that he believes gale is heisenberg, the legendary meth dealer he was chasing before had to leave the dea, walt must cover for the vague references to himself in gale s lab. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as billions, breaking bad, damages, flight of the conchords, suits, and the wire. We flashback to hank looking through gales things after his murder. Gale boetticher continues to impress walter white s3 e6 clip. In a way, it could be said that from beyond the grave, gale got revenge on walter for orchestrating his murder. Boetticher later gives walt a copy of the book with the following inscription. It was set and filmed in albuquerque, new mexico, and tells the story of walter white bryan cranston, an underemployed and depressed high school chemistry teacher. Later, of course, walt had ordered gale s murder but subsequently hadnt destroyed or hidden the book, which then appears to have been required as a plot element. Walter whites walt whitman book from breaking bad up. Throughout breaking bad, the poetry of walt whitman comes to frame the shows narrative arc, and whitmans lifelong poetic project leaves of grass is full of insight into concepts of freedom and the life it gives us. Gus visits gale one night to reveal walts cancer diagnosis. Top 10 breaking bad episodes entertainment news,the.
I love a good breaking bad discussion, and conspiracy theories are always fun in their own way, but so far nobody has made a compelling case that. Jawdropping moments, gripping story make this the greatest tv show. The italian vocal quartet quartetto cetra performing crapa pelada bald head. I got a bit disappointed when i saw that, cause, to me, such a. Gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection of poems, which has been seen several times since. Saying that he must prepare for the worstcase scenario, gus orders gale to master the cooking process as quickly as possible. From seasons 3 and 4 of breaking bad, we know that gale likes when i heard the learnd astronomer so much that he can recite it. As walt and gale bond over their shared love of chemistry, hank zealously continues his unauthorized stakeout. As hank was investigating the gale case, he realized that both notes had the same. Breaking bad final episodes return tonight season 5.
Gus kills victor, who memorized the cook recipe, with a box cutter, and tells walt and jesse to get back to work box cutter. Breaking bad final episodes return tonight season 5 recap. So it turns out that walter white owns david reynoldss 150th anniversary edition of the 1855 leaves of grassthe one with the green, leafy cover. Hank asks walt about the chemical process outlined in gales journal, which contains a dedication. They can be similar in tone, theme, character analysis and etc. Whatever the case, there was the same book sitting on walts toilet. One of the most critically acclaimed series ever produced, breaking bad sony pictures televisionamc, 200820 won legions of avid viewers who debated its every nuance as they followed the evolution of terminally ill highschool teacher walter white as he became the drug kingpin heisenberg. Gale had formerly been walt s assistant in cooking meth and had given walt the book when they were on good terms.
Listen to the breaking bad star read from his new memoir a life in parts, revealing how he became his famously degenerate character and the most harrowing scene he ever filmed. In the episode bullet points, hank schrader finds the initials w. I said i was excited about the return of breaking bad and. Breaking bad may be almost over, but its props live on at an auction house, where anyone can buy them.
A poem in the book, song of myself, is based on many of these same. I at first assumed that id simply forgotten the scene in which gale gives walt the book, but from what i can tell its never actually shown onscreen. Apparently, gale boetticher gave the book to walt, inscribing it to him. Driven at first by the desire to save his family from destitution. I guess i was hoping that hank would put it all together on his own rather than having it almost. Since the midseason finale of season 5 ended several months ago with the most almighty of cliffhangers, with walter. This is simple and should be obvious to most watching the relevant episode of breaking bad. This ties back to episode bullet points in season 4. The discovery of the book is so mundane that it completely catches the viewer by surprise.
At the front of the book, gale wrote the words to my other favorite w. When hank says that he believes gale is heisenberg, the legendary meth. Gus fring hires walt after gale, who sets up the superlab for gus, praises a sample of walts blue meth as the purest hes ever seen. The book was a gift from one gale boetticher david costabile, a germanborn chemist who had been enlisted by gus to learn and master walters peerless technique for producing meth, with the. Early in their collaboration, gale impresses walt with a recitation of walt whitmans when i heard the learnd astronomer, about the exhilaration of experiencing scientific wonders firsthand. Its gales dedication to walter on walt whitmans poetry book, that gale gave to walter, that allows hank to finally realize that walter is heisenberg, which ultimately leads to walters downfall. It was here that hank finally realises that the ww he has been looking for all along is actually his brotherinlaw walter. Season 4 gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection of poems, which has been seen several times since.
Nothing quite that dramatic happened, although, within the world of breaking bad, nothing more dramatic could have happened. Gale is at home listening to loud music and trimming his house plants. Finally caught up on breaking bad and watched the season 5 ep. Breaking bad completed the first half of its fifth season finale sunday night, and it ended with the penny finally dropping for hank while on the toilet, no less who is really starting to. On the galegretchen breaking bad leaves of grass conspiracy. Whats the story of the notebook that hank finds in the. The last scene of the breaking bad midseason 5 finale. Its not a notebook, its a book that gale boeticher gave to walter as a gift, that. Gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection of. Hank is sitting on a toilet in walts house doing his business and idly flipping through the copy of leaves of grass previously given to walt by gale boett.
Please help me recollect the purpose of this book and how the inscription or whatever wording was on the dedication. I compared the handwriting from the book and gales notebook, very. A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc. Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened at the end of last nights episode 511. World war i centennial of the battle at vimy ridge. I love a good breaking bad discussion, and conspiracy theories are always fun in their own way, but so far nobody has made a compelling case that this book is from anyone other than gale, and the. To retain leverage with gus as the sole meth cook, walt plots gales murder. Walter whites name is reminiscent of the poet, a fact that has played a major role as a plot device in breaking bad and used up to the midseason finale of season five. I dont know if anyone has talked about this but in season 4 episode 4 bullet points from amcs website highlight. Feel free to add to the list and give an explanation of why you believe that book to be similar to the hit tv series. Youtube breaking bad extras the main event behind the sceness duration. Because my history focus was on world war ii, i found einstein biographies especially fascinating, since much of his life was intertwined. The last scene of the breaking bad midseason 5 finale movies. When hank says that he believes gale is heisenberg, the legendary meth dealer he was chasing before had to leave.
Game of thrones creators used breaking bad as season 8. The notebook was dedicated to ww, which walt told hank could be to walt. The dichotomy of walter white and gus fring a breaking bad video analysis duration. This dark, emotional drama about a mild mannered high school chemistry teacher whose terminal cancer diagnosis gradually turns him into an international meth distributor has captivated audiences like no show before it has ever done. Last nights midseason finale of breaking bad, gliding all over, was all in the details.
Did anybody else think leaving gales book around was a stupid and rookie mistake by walter. Gliding over all, breaking bad season 5 episode 8, hank realizes that walt is gales w. It rose hanks suspicion since the book was in walts possession. Jesse shows up at gales apartment and brandishes a gun. The 1945 recording appeared in the breaking bad episode full measure season. Books similar to breaking bad this is a list of books similar in some form or fashion to the now extinct show, breaking bad. Breaking bad blood money recap hank discovers walt is heisenberg in the august 11 season premiere of breaking bad, we pick back up on that flashforward. If you havent seen breaking bad through season 5 episode 8, go check out. Walter walt whitman was an american poet, essayist and journalist.
David costabile born january 9, 1967 is an american actor. How breaking bad took us to the breaking point boing boing. This oneofakind bookthe ultimate official guide to the showcovers the. Breaking quotes breaking bad is clearly one of the greatest american tv shows of all time. When it came to writing the last ever episode of game of thrones, the showrunners looked to breaking bad david benioff and db weiss spoke to. Gale kept a diary of items related to the construction of the meth lab. Its a vision of freedom through spiritual attainment, through a connection with nature, through war, and through hard work the poems reflect these many. The meth maker believes his days of cooking are long over. The penny dropped, and hank finally knew the identity of heisenberg the w.
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