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Maybe it's a fall back in case he gets caught?  I'm with you…that makes less sense, especially when a bullet would do the same thing. But if he's caught without a gun, hiding ricin on your is a good bit easier.

I think one thing is clear…I have no clue what I'm talking about.

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I think the ricin is for him.

Why would you poison yourself with something that causes agonizing symptoms for close to a week?

nkotb wrote:
My only problem with the ricin: how in the hell is he going to get near anyone enough to poison them?  Everyone we mentioned here that could be the recipient wouldn't let White within 100 feet of them, let alone take a drink or something he's offering.  Who is that dumb?

Not saying it won't happen…just pointing out that you have to get really close to someone that either trusts you enough to take food you're offering or sneakily enough that you can dose them without them being aware.  With how high profile he is right now, that's tough.

Could send it in a package labeled from Skyler, Flynn and Holly for all their help….or something.

Don't forget he wouldn't let Jesse touch the ricin with his bare hands because that could poison him as well. So, maybe he could just……………………….rub it on their skin lol

"Look Walt, you're a sociopath and a wanted murderer, so I won't drink that cup of tea you're offering me.  I will, however, allow you to give me one of your world famous shoulder rubs."

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:

nkotb wrote:
My only problem with the ricin: how in the hell is he going to get near anyone enough to poison them?  Everyone we mentioned here that could be the recipient wouldn't let White within 100 feet of them, let alone take a drink or something he's offering.  Who is that dumb?

Not saying it won't happen…just pointing out that you have to get really close to someone that either trusts you enough to take food you're offering or sneakily enough that you can dose them without them being aware.  With how high profile he is right now, that's tough.

Could send it in a package labeled from Skyler, Flynn and Holly for all their help….or something.

Don't forget he wouldn't let Jesse touch the ricin with his bare hands because that could poison him as well. So, maybe he could just……………………….rub it on their skin lol

Feel the Heisenburn.

Different kind of dignity in offing yourself with a gun vs. poison.

nkotb wrote:
"Look Walt, you're a sociopath and a wanted murderer, so I won't drink that cup of tea you're offering me.  I will, however, allow you to give me one of your world famous shoulder rubs."

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:

nkotb wrote:
My only problem with the ricin: how in the hell is he going to get near anyone enough to poison them?  Everyone we mentioned here that could be the recipient wouldn't let White within 100 feet of them, let alone take a drink or something he's offering.  Who is that dumb?

Not saying it won't happen…just pointing out that you have to get really close to someone that either trusts you enough to take food you're offering or sneakily enough that you can dose them without them being aware.  With how high profile he is right now, that's tough.

Could send it in a package labeled from Skyler, Flynn and Holly for all their help….or something.

Don't forget he wouldn't let Jesse touch the ricin with his bare hands because that could poison him as well. So, maybe he could just……………………….rub it on their skin lol

You've won the internet! Congratulations!

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
I was sitting on Twitter and the Emmys were littering my timeline, I saw Newsroom winning a bunch of awards over Breaking Bad and I was wondering if this season wasn't nominated because it wasn't over yet, so I assume next year Breaking Bad is going to win everything because EVERYONE this season has been incredible.

Jesus, Jesse last night. Got me right in the feels. THIS episode felt like that last one. That ending was crazy. Also, if this town is 8 miles away, how long did it take the police to respond to Walts phone call? He couldn't have been all that far…. Although, I guess, he has $100,000 on him, so he could have just bought that bartenders car and left………..Ah, maybe that is the car he shows up with at the beginning of the season…

The dialogue of Newsroom is pretty fucking good. I don't think there's been a show like that for a while now that has its own style of writing except for maybe a few comedies here and there. I could see Breaking Bad winning a whole lot more awards. They've played everything right by how the story starts and ends so far.

Ardamus wrote:
The dialogue of Newsroom is pretty fucking good. I don't think there's been a show like that for a while now that has its own style of writing except for maybe a few comedies here and there.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/funny-or-die-to-aaron-sorkin-the-newsroom-is-not-the-greatest-show-on-tv/

Its hard to take The Newsroom seriously until Aaron Sorkin decides women can have IQs above 80 at some point.

So, I'm re-watching the first season and have the following observations:

1.  No high school chemistry department is going to have Hydroflouric Acid around, let alone sitting on metal shelving.  That is serious serious stuff.  And when the ceiling collapses, no person would be standing under that, especially not a chemistry teacher who is supposed to know that even the most miniscule drop of it will eat your skin off something awful. 

2.  Wouldn't they have had Jesse and/or Walter's fingerprints from the respirator?  Walter would have been fingerprinted to work for the school system and Jesse has probably been arrested before.

I realize I should suspend this bullcrap, and just enjoy the show, but those two things bothered me.

Julian, wrote:

Ardamus wrote:
The dialogue of Newsroom is pretty fucking good. I don't think there's been a show like that for a while now that has its own style of writing except for maybe a few comedies here and there.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/funny-or-die-to-aaron-sorkin-the-newsroom-is-not-the-greatest-show-on-tv/

Its hard to take The Newsroom seriously until Aaron Sorkin decides women can have IQs above 80 at some point.

Eh whatever. I still like the show a lot in terms of its dialogue. Granted some of the characters need to tone down on that overdone smart talk like Neil. He kinda gets annoying. That chick, Mac, gets a bit annoying with it, too. Since Olivia Munn is hot, it helps with her character on the show. Charlie's funny enough to he dopesn't need it.

Didn't they bring up that Jesse was some kind of fake thug who only got in trouble when he was a kid? So they never really had anything on him? Isn't that a thing? Or was that Combo…

One of the many problems with S2 of News Room was a  lack of Jane Fonda. Stole the entire end of the season.

Then get it back!! /fade to black

Best….show….ever…..

Couldn't have asked for a better ending.

Including Badger and Skinny Pete was icing on the cake, yo.

From a pure "how well pulled off was this episode" element, last night paled in comparison to To Hajillee and Ozymandias.

I thought it was interesting how much Walt was shot in the background in scenes and people walked right past him. Almost like he was dead and a ghost already.

The final shot of him reminiscing about the meth lab and dying there all blissfully didn't really do it for me.

I still think people who are hyped that Jesse lived or got away or whatever really are missing the entire point of the show.

I liked the ending. Everything was tied up. How ironic was it that Walt was shot by a device that he created and that eventually led to his own death?

I wasn't hyped on Jesse living, I was a big fan of his reaction to Walt sliding him the gun. Walt wasn't giving Jesse what he wanted because he was going to die regardless. The one final thing Walt wanted Jesse to do and he turned around and stopped being his bitch.

I was a fan. The anticipation was killing me towards the end. Lord.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
How ironic was it that Walt was shot by a device that he created and that eventually led to his own death?

Whoa, I took it that that was totally intentional. Walt clearly had no "what I do after I kill these Nazis" gameplan, I assumed he went in there fully expecting to die in the "shootout." He was humming a song about someone coming back to El Paso for revenge and getting killed while he built it.

The only deviation from his plan that I thought was him deciding to save Jesse at the last second.

Julian, wrote:

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
How ironic was it that Walt was shot by a device that he created and that eventually led to his own death?

Whoa, I took it that that was totally intentional. Walt clearly had no "what I do after I kill these Nazis" gameplan, I assumed he went in there fully expecting to die in the "shootout." He was humming a song about someone coming back to El Paso for revenge and getting killed while he built it.

The only deviation from his plan that I thought was him deciding to save Jesse at the last second.

bingo. he planned to die.