By now you may have heard a little something about "Breaking Bad," the show that critics widely praise as the best drama on television. Translation: not many people watch it. The Season 4 premiere ("Box Cutter") drew about 2.6 million viewers -- a series high and impressive numbers compared to last season, but certainly not equitable to the rave reviews.
A total of 2.6 million viewers and 1.5 million adults 18-49 tuned into the premiere telecast, up a whopping 30 percent from its third season debut more than a year ago. That’s still down slightly from the fourth season debut of Mad Men, for those keeping score on that front, though edges out the Madison Ave. drama in the adult demo. [EW]
Not that fans of the show need to worry about ratings: "Breaking Bad's" survival isn't dependent on them -- certainly not when the show is cashing what must be valuable product placement ads like the Denny's scene towards the end of last night's show. "Denny's: the perfect meal after you dissolve a body in acid!"
And now, because "Breaking Bad" always has such memorable visuals (and because clicks = $$$ = a new handle of Evan Williams for yours truly), here's a slideshow with GIFs and screencaps from "Box Cutter," along with a little bit of discussion here and there. Warning: graphic bloody violence follows.
According to Alan Sepinwall, the episode devoted almost four minutes to shots of Gus silently undressing and dressing -- a build-up of tension that was almost too much for me to stand.
Victor is totally ready for Walt and Jesse to get killed.
Slight miscalculation by Victor.
Pretty much the same face I made.
I think everybody watching the show said it best when we collectively went, "Holy sh*t."
Mike: "I've never used this stuff before. You sure it'll work?"
Jesse, after not talking for the 45 minutes of the episode: "Trust us."
Thus ends the long and occasionally exciting life of the titular box cutter.
I've seen a fair number of reviews and recaps from people who thought Walt and Jesse must have grabbed whatever shirts were nearest at hand when they went to Wal-Mart or whatever. Um, no. It seemed pretty clear to me that Mike went to buy them new clothes because theirs were all bloody -- hence why he just bought two of everything, and why Walt's pants didn't fit.
Jesse: We’re all on the same page.
Walt: And what page is that?
Jesse: The one that says, “If I can’t kill you, you’ll sure as sh*t wish you were dead.” (laughs)
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Um, no. It seemed pretty clear to me that Mike went to buy them new clothes because theirs were all bloody — hence why he just bought two of everything, and why Walt’s pants didn’t fit.
Somehow that didn’t occur to me. That’s why you get paid the click bucks.
It was nice to see Mike a little shaken by the savagery. He wasn’t quite his all knowing self.
Jesse’s silence was just as unnerving to me as the scenes with Gus.
There, I just gave you 14 clicks in the slideshow, but I demand a girl in lingerie is thrown in halfway through next time.
Wow, never thought about Mike buying the clothes either. I tip my hat to you, sir.
Breaking Brad continues to assert it’s place as the best show on Television. Incredible episode last night.
I connected, however incorrectly, the Kenny Rogers shirts to Kenny Rogers Roasters in Seinfeld to Pollos Hermanos
I love the moment right as Victor’s being sliced where Mike in his panic & shock actually pulls his gun and points it (very quickly) at Gus, almost reflexively.
What Jonathan said, absolutely loved how even Mike was beyond shocked, raising his gun out of pure “what the fuck” panic.
can’t wait for episode 5, “Shotgun”
Late adoption’s just fine by me. I’ll see you guys like a year and a half from when the series ends!
Game of thrones is far better at pacing than season 3 and this episode have been.
I might have to bail out of we keep spending 10 mins at a time doing nothing.
Anyone who didn’t know the black guy was gunna kill the mexican guy I understand why you like this show, but you are retarded.
Their is no longer any drama since they involved skylar.
Here is how the season is gonna go, walt is gonna kill gus.
Duh.
their*
gus might die before than?
not to mention that your a fucking idiot; stephen
stevie topples
i will murder your family
While everyone else is freaking out and recoiling at Gus’s murder of his henchman, Jesse seems to be leaning forward and almost enjoying it. Jesse has gone nuts by this point I imagine and is now capable of anything. Lab receipe book left at the apartment means big trouble ahead. I wonder if the police will think he was Heisenburg.