Breaking Bad (Season 4 Ep 2) | Full Length Reaction!
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One thing I note about Jesse by this season, what he's went through, and now actually murdered someone, is just how far he's sinking down in this world. He was a no-mark until Walt came along, just making small amounts of meth and not taking anything too seriously. Now though, he's so deep in this world that its destroying his psyche and unless he does something about it, he will break here (of course the title of the show Breaking Bad is not just about Walter's fall from grace - Jesse is too). And he even isn't at his lowest ebb yet; its going to get worse, WAY WORSE for him.
Saltire
2024-12-12 01:28:57 +0000 UTCAnd although Marie is trying her hardest to support Hank, that's the problem. Babying him, is not how you help someone like that. Hank is obviously still in the wrong, but I understand where he's coming from at least.
Chris Shine
2023-10-15 19:47:26 +0000 UTCFinally I'm home and rested from my trip I can watch now! LOL I'm like Wow, only ep2, aftermath of Gus' silent rampage.... Wow.... "Bogdan's eyebrows..." have their own story arc. LMAO but I get it. This ep mostly showed how everyone who was involved is dealing with what happened to Victor, and re-evaluating their personal situations around that event. You're right to be worried about Jesse, he's not in a good place right now. Is he going to sink deeper? Is he going to pull himself up by the bootstraps? Is someone or something else going to snap him out of it? IDK. No one is really in a good place right now except maybe Skyler. Think she's about to give in to those eyebrows? I don't but what can she do but wait...? Hank has been going thru the shite since El Paso, maybe even since shooting Tuco. Now recovering from a truly near-death-experience, he feels helpless. The minerals are to try and take his mind off all this but it's barely doing anything of the kind. And Marie, bless her, tries so hard but Hank is just thoroughly ANNOYED by her (and most things) right now. Yeah he's being uber-harsh with her but he's really withdrawn and all this will affect Marie... How? We don't really know enough about Mike to know how he's handling all of this, but he IS in a bar drinking, and that can't really be such a good thing. This is an arc you probably have to wait the longest for, and I won't say why. Without spoiling anything, I've still almost said too much, haven't I...? Everyone feel free to correct me, criticize me, or otherwise throw in their two cents. "Those caterpillars... I can't stop looking..." LOL
MertzRocks
2023-10-15 18:38:36 +0000 UTCThank you, he's doing fine now (well, at least no longer in pain and has some mobility again). And yeah, it's a very fine line where support can go a bit too far when someone is already heavily demoralized. Especially if its constant. Vee was right, Hank definitely needs some space to process things. Sadly Marie is very much a person who is very VERY nurturing and loving, which is not what Hank wants at that moment.
MrAlexSan
2023-10-14 15:23:36 +0000 UTCThis is a great take on the situation and sorry about your dad. Your "like a child" comment made something click for me. The show is very clear about showing Marie emptying Hank's bedpans, etc... so she's doing so much for him. But yeah that would be so annoying on Hank's end to have her saying "yay" and clapping... but still Marie isn't thinking about that, she's just trying to show support. Just great writing all around and really fascinating about how we humans interact.
Mike Minerals
2023-10-14 15:01:36 +0000 UTCMy dad broke his hip this year. When someone suffers a traumatic and debilitating injuries that completely affect your self sufficiency heavily really affects your attitude about yourself, those around you, and your self image. Even getting up to pee is a struggle for him. It is a huge adjustment to go from having any sense of independence to being completely dependent. I never once heard my dad yell across the house for my mom to get him a beer in my 30+ years until now. Now imagine having someone constantly reminding you of your struggle, treating you like a child to be praised just to do things you used to do so easily. It would piss me the fuck off. I don't want praise, I don't want encouragement, I want to be able to fucking walk normally again. And on top of all of that... Everything Marie does reminds Hank how he's completely lost his ability to take care of himself - and as terrible as it is he's treating her this way, he has no other way to let off steam. All he is able to do is sit around, drilling desperately into a new hobby, and have to slowly take it day by day as best as he can to get back to "normal." Sadly this is not an uncommon issue for married couples when a major injury or life change occurs. The "In sickness" portion of a marriage vows is there for a reason, because this is a horribly difficult time for one party in the married couple, and it will affect the other party too.
MrAlexSan
2023-10-14 09:50:04 +0000 UTCI want Vince Gilligan to write a show about Andrea's son, all grown up. Call it "Brocking Bad".
Joe Blankenship
2023-10-14 06:00:55 +0000 UTCHank is so used to be the boss, to be on comand, but now he can't even go to the bathroom by himself. He has a history of trying to be a tough guy and not show his true feelings. He is now frustrated and the only person that he can direct that anger is Mary.
Gabriel Berilli
2023-10-14 05:18:15 +0000 UTCI honeslty feel bad for hank. His anger and frustration and his situation. I get where she is coming from but Marie is being annoying
LightsCameraJake
2023-10-14 04:11:35 +0000 UTCSo the reason Hank is mad at Marie has nothing to do with her. Marie is trying her best and it's not her fault at all, but you gotta think about where Hank is. He has been normally confident and full of energy. Now he's confined to a bed and has to have people taking care of him. He's unable to work, to do anything for himself. Hank is pissed the hell off at his situation. He's lost his agency. He probably feels helpless. So when he's trying so hard to walk, something that he normally could do, and Marie is cheering for him so fervently, he just lashes out at her. He can't take out his anger on himself, or his legs. So he takes his anger out on Marie, the one who is around. It's not healthy behavior, but it is human behavior. A simple conversation between them and him asking her to not act so positive because of how it makes him feel would fix the situation I'm sure, but.... it's TV 😅 so the conflict and pain must continue. I do feel for Marie and what Hanks putting her through, but I also feel for Hank cause I know he's not truly mad at her. He is just in pain and he needs an outlet to vent.
Lorenzo Baxter
2023-10-14 04:08:23 +0000 UTCSo this is a hard thing to analyze vee so i dont blame you. What I got from this episode with hank is based off a few hints. Hank has this dream of what he wanted his life to be. He wanted to be a big shot and make moves in the DEA, he got his opportunity and el paso was too much for him to tolerate and he got PTSD on top of it, so he desperately clung onto the heisenberg case and he feels like his reputation with the DEA is deteriorating, on top of now he's not physically useful to anyone. he feels unable to provide for marie, and on top of that I think he's had a lot of expectations of his family that aren't being met that he's been bottling up. This is a bit of a stretch, but think about it, hank and marie LOVE kids, they spend so much time hanging out with their neice and nephew, they have 4 bedrooms but they share 1, so obviously hank planned on having those filled. My theory is hank wants a family but he and marie have been struggling to have children, and on top of that she is a pathological liar and thief. With no job to take up all his focus, and no prospects of advancing his career, all he has is an empty house with a wife who embarasses him a lot and (not her fault but) isn't giving him kids. He's a lot like jesse, that he relies on keeping his mind occupied to not stew on things, but stuck in recovery, his resentment for marie is growing. That's also why he's started obsessing over minerals. He's trying to stop thinking about everything because he loves marie and doesn't want to resent her even though he can't help it right now
Dale Diaz
2023-10-14 04:05:52 +0000 UTCYour theory for Thirty-Eight Snub is adorable
Justin
2023-10-14 03:28:40 +0000 UTC
