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Breaking Bad: Season 2 - Episode 12 & 13 - Patreon Exclusive (Patreon)

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Jeff K

I, for one, wish you guys would finally get around to The Wire season 3.

Eric Mc Daniel

Boy, I wonder when you'll do Ted Lasso Season 2 and Breaking Bad Season 3...

Kasa

We been waiting

Jobbe Smit

So when is Breaking Bad season 4? /s

Michael

Ahhh I can't wait are you going to be doing ted lasso for YouTube on a per episode type of deal or a supercut style like season one

Mark McKeown

Lol love that you pasted it numerous times, but fear not, people will still ask you next week where it is :)

Michael

Also where should I send the tissues to because your gonna need them lol

JakeyShakeyBakeyBoy

Always loved this show since seeing the pilot a few weeks after premiere but “Phoenix” is the episode that made me realise the journey Walt was on for its set in stone trajectory. Vince Gilligan and co were setting up Shakespeare level tragedy going forward and I was hooked. Had the same reaction to Jane’s incident as you both surely will

Michael Green

Rad, thanks! Lasso season 2 is one of my favorite seasons of television period. Oh, and I imagine it's been recommended before, but just in case, The Good Place is another fantastic comedy which is also a tremendously effective reaction show.

Alexrandom

I'll be back for breaking bad :) Ted lasso isn't my thing. Hope you guys react to Atlanta one day. It's really wonderful. Also attack on Titan and demon slayer. Both incredibly intense shows thus making them great for reaction! Have a nice day :)

Kasa

I would have loved to recommend House of cards but all of THAT happened and season 6 went to sht

Nathan Smith

Yayyyyyyy more Ted Lasso!!!!

Kameron Webb

Question, is next week Ted Lasso season 2 and after that Breaking Bad season 3? Title was unclear.

Pajander

Seven Thirty-Seven Down Over ABQ

Brad Lowry

It's like your Chat GBT has the hiccups

Martin

Very good idea to alternate seasons of Breaking Bad with Ted Lasso. Breaking Bad goes to dark places, and is not particularly uplifting on any level. Ted Lasso serves as a good palate cleanser in this regard.

Reid Mclellan

Yeah, I think some ted lasso will do you guys good after these episodes

Pam Nail

Walt's pride is so unbelievable. It's like he's DYING to tell everyone he's making meth and getting with with all of this shit because he wants the credit for his accomplishment. Literally the only person he can talk to about it is Holly LOL. As horrible as Jane's death is, and as much as it pains me on Jesse's behalf (to say nothing of her dad) ... I get why Walt makes that choice because at this point she's a serious liability. I turn on her a bit in this episode, and I agree, this probably would have happened eventually, with or without Walt's intervention, if they had skipped town together with that half a million. I was 15 when I got my first job to help pay for band stuff.

Patrick

I got my first job around 12 or 13 as a basketball referee, and then I worked in a kitchen when I was like 15.

Pam Nail

Also, yes, that website exists (though the "donate" button leads to AMC's website -- I assume it used to lead to their Breaking Bad page.

Chase Lonnergan

Season 2 really begins to set into stone the fact that Walter White is the villain of the series. Walter White is a monster. He not only has cancer, he IS a cancer. Every life he touches, no matter how slightly, he destroys. He brings death and darkness wherever he goes. The epitome of Post-Modern Nihilistic storytelling.

Elbinho

They tape the eyes shut so they don't dry out. When you're out completely, sometimes the eyes don't close fully and can get dry and irritated

Martin Roca

Can't believe you not gonna watch S3 after this ending, i will die inside if i can't watch it.

Jeff K

Couple quick things: the character of Mike was never supposed to exist. Instead, it was supposed to be Saul Goodman doing the cleaning up but Odenkirk had a scheduling conflict, so they created Mike as a throwaway guest spot but Jonathan Banks was great, and they realized that's the kind of character that would exist in this world, and the rest is history. Also: I knew George would like Mike, simply because if you like competent people doing things competently, Mike is pretty much the gold standard. Also: it's hilarious, George being like, "Why does this actor look so familiar?" and then minutes later, references Airplane! ... a movie featuring a young Jonathan Banks as one of the guys in the control tower. And how funny that his character gets introduced in an episode centered around an air traffic controller causing an airplane crash. Also also: I don't think anyone has ever played "wounded puppy" better than Aaron Paul.

Jeff I.

So glad y'all are loving this show! This season, as crazy and well written as it is, looks relatively tame compared to the later seasons. I'm really looking forward to y'all continuing with BB soon. :-)

Jobbe Smit

I genuinely forgot how cold that scene with Jane was at the end. But man does it tell you a lot about Walt as a person. He's indeed not a hero yet our protagonist.

Onno Smits

I'm loving Breaking Bad with you guys, haven't watched it since it first aired. But goddamn am I excited for you to get back to Ted Lasso! It's so perfectly you guys' vibe. Also RE: competent people doing things competently; After mentioning the TV show Flashpoint (2008) last time it came up, I've been binging that again, and wow that show would be perfect for you guys to react to as well! I think that's a pipe dream due to the low availability what with it being Canadian and all, but I'm in The Netherlands and I managed, so a man can dream, I guess.

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

Sanababitch, I accidentally watched the first few minutes of the next episode, oh you sweet summer children, shit just gets deeper lol and you just met Chicken Man... I couldn't really comment on the previous two episodes because sometimes this show reminds of some bad times, like when Jesse was hitting that pipe, I know that pipe, although most of the meth heads I was around would smoke out of a light bulb, I still don't know how they burned that carb hole in the bulb lol, but that's a whole other really awful story. It was gross. Anyway, in these two episodes we really see how Walt sees himself as kind of a father to Jesse, but also someone who definitely has some sociopathic and narcissistic tendencies at the very least, and is effectively a murderer, also not a fan of Jane's Addiction (bad joke, good band).

Jeff K
>>122176214

I hate the fact that I chuckled at that Jane’s Addiction joke.

mojo shivers

Ah, Jane’s death and how it leads to the season finale. And we finally see what the flash-forwards to all the evidence at Walt’s pool and the bodies that they find in the driveway. It was such a good reveal as to what the audience had actually been seeing this whole time. This show is so good at paying off setups they establish early on and often.

ThePVO

Somebody may have answered this already, but whenever someone is put under general anesthesia, they put drops in your eyes and tape them shut. Otherwise, your eyes would dry out, and your eyelid could scratch the cornea from blinking when you first wake up.

8bitAndy

I'm just now realizing it's been a full year since the patreon exclusive has landed with me. Yikes! I miss the ATLA, Squid Game, Firefly, Chernobyl days when it was one season and done. I'm not complaining (much), just speaking up because the "Why haven't you watched all 8 seasons of my favorite show already" crowd are so loud. I don't want you to think we're all clamoring for you guys to get back to either of these two shows right away.

Deserana12

If you guys are planning on alternating between the rest of the seasons of BB and Ted Lasso, I’d recommend watching Season 3 of BB then finishing Ted Lasso and then watching BB season 4 and 5 back to back. To do Season 3 of Ted Lasso between Seasons 4 and 5 of Breaking Bad would be an agonising wait.

Patrick

FYI, air traffic controllers control the planes just as much as pilots....as in not at all. It's all controlled by computers for the most part and these kinds of accidents never happen because there's an override system in place if you set a trajectory that will put 2 planes in close contact. This only applies to commercial airlines I should say. There's a reason almost every airline crash is from a smaller private airplane.

Monica Alarcon

George at the beginning of the last episode: "We've seen nothing that leads up to this" Me: You've seen EVERYTHING that leads up to this...

Kozmo

damn if Ted Lasso Season 2 wasnt so bad id be more on board with the break. Regardless I think is a perfect time to take a break from Breaking Bad.

JohnB

Hey, but when are you going to do Ted Lasso Season 2???? jk, couldn't help myself. I like the going back and forth.

JohnB

I got my first paper route at 10. I've never been without a job since. I retire in 7 years. It's going to be weird.

Mr TV Eye

It's always interesting to see how people react to those two episodes, and how they perceive Walts involvement. IMO Walt has done a lot of bad stuff - and without any spoilers, will do some more. But the whole Jane situation and what came out of it is really not so much on Walt. First of all, Jane was the one who talked Jesse into taking heroin. Than the second she heard about the money, she got all greedy, talking about "their" money, and that she's Jesses partner (a few weeks before, it was "who's you and me?"), and blackmailed a drug dealer. And as cynical as it might be, Walt very probably saved Jesses life in letting Jane die, cause chances where very high they indeed would have ended dead in a few weeks with that money. They failed at the first night with "flushing what's left". Not to say it's excusable to let someone die without helping. This was definitely Walts final step "to the dark side". But it was a "logical" step for Walt to save his family (as he sees Jesse as family). it was not planed, no evil plan. And that an ATC can start to work again without a proper psychological examination if he is able to work after such a trauma, that's not on Walt. The whole storyline is IMO way more about a butterfly effect. In the end, we could even blame Hank, cause everything started with him taking Walt on that drug raid tour. But ofc we wouldn't do that.

michael clarke

something i missed the first time watching this, walt actually kills her. i didnt see it or didnt notice, but shes on her side, walt shaking jesse pushed her onto her back. also, the foreshadowing i mentioned last week, it was quick, but when jesse is making her breakfast, he just says "i didnt want you to wake up", she says "ever?". gave me chills knowing this was around the corner.

Thomas

I do appreciate the confirmation about Ted Lasso starting up. I will just mention that something the show does well is call backs. Some are fun but others really flesh out a moment or character and can even hit an emotional chord. I would recommend breezing through season 1 in your free time as a refresher.

Thomas
>>122178239

Not to mention given that length of time and consuming so much Beria in between, they’re likely to miss a lot of the call backs.

Tay Schumaker

Cranston is so goddamn good. Man won so many Emmy’s and still feels somehow underrated.

Tay Schumaker
>>122180135

Not sure I’ve heard anyone describe S2 as bad. S3 sure, but thought 1 and 2 were pretty universally loved. Different strokes I suppose

Mr TV Eye
>>122178267

Yes, they over-simplified it. In the real life mid air collision they reference directly (the one where the ATCs name was Walter White), there was a small private plane involved that probably didn't have a collision avoidance system. Still, even today under enough wrong circumstances, accidents still happen (or nearly happen), and a lot are caused by human error.

Jeff K
>>122183215

With season two, honestly one of the biggest things I'm looking forward to is seeing Simone's delight when she starts noticing all of the little references to You've Got Mail. Given how often she says she watches it, I'm assuming she'll pick up on all of those immediately, even if they're super subtle and don't really have anything to do with the plot.

MR

Never seen Simone drop as many F-bombs in a reaction before.

Fernando Alamán

Loved George's take on Walt and why it's fascinating to see him do his thing, even if we know now he's a piece of shit. Please do not forget how you felt about him in these two episodes. I found so frustrating all the Skyler hate on the internet during the show's initial run. For me, she's the most relatable character, even more than Jesse. Obviously is a lot of fun seeing Walt progressing and solving every problem he encounters, one way or another. But come on, you can't really justify his moral position, like most fans did right to the final episode.

ZP

Hey guys, the show is called "Breaking Bad." Why is it a surprise to see Walter slowly turning into the villian?

TechPriest
>>122181745

I was surprised this didn't come up - the only reason Walt was at the apartment that night was concern for Jesse. He saw how bad the situation was, and knew that Jane was contributing to Jesse's downward spiral. Walt's initial reflex was to save her, and the situation with the blackmail and money was largely resolved - so the only real reason to let her die was to save Jesse. Everything Walt does is for his family, or at least ostensibly so. We already know he values his family above the lives of others, and we just had the scene where he explicitly referred to Jesse as a family member.

michael clarke
>>122191268

i keep thinking this. they seem baffled that the main character has turn into the bad guy.

Douglas McCabe

Johnathan Banks was in Airplane, very briefly.

Jonah

UGHHH why does everyone have to take breaks from this show, why can't everyone just take the emotional abuse of binging the entire show for our entertainment! lmao jkjk I totally get it. just hard to wait for more. lol

Jay

For me, Saul, Gus and Mike really get the show going (I only joined the S02 watch along from 'Better Call Saul'). The next 3 seasons are quite a ride, 4 & 5 especially.

Charlotte Drolet

I never hear anyone address the fact that had Walt not shaken Jesse, Jane would not have been on her back and she would have thrown up on Jesse or behind him. Walt should not have been in Jesse's apartment. It wasn't his job to "care for Jesse". If he wanted to care, he should have cared in the beginning and not use Jesse for his own personal gain.

Actuarial Lurker

Like Gus Fring the Pollos Herman's chicken guy- never trust a junkie. She CHOSE to get him Heroin, she called Walter to blackmail him. BUT now you see the point of the show- how MUCH will you root for Walter as he gets more and more evil- is letting Jane choke to death your turning off point? How far must he go? This is brilliant psychological writing from a rooting for a bad guy point of view. And don't think twice that Walter wanted Saul to keep the $480K in order to control Jesse and not just protect him...

Actuarial Lurker

Now you get to meet Mike an extremely important character from now to the end of the series and a backstory in Better call Saul. You need to watch "the mini-movie" El Camino when done with this and then the whole Better Call Saul backstory sequel

Mikeo8575

I quickly skimmed the comments and i didn't see anyone mention that the titles of the episodes with the B&W cold opens spell out "Seven-thirty-seven down over ABQ" I apologize if i missed it and am telling you something again. lol

Tenn Seven

I was 14 when I got my first job, cleaning up trash at a municipal-owned water park for less than minimum wage. Many years later the city ended up getting sued and had to start following age and wage labor laws.

geoffeep

I get the feeling a few people have been asking you about Ted Lasso.... ;) Really enjoying your TV series reactions!

Astraeos

There's only one season of Ted Lasso after Season 2, so I hope you guys don't do two seasons of Breaking Bad in between again.

Actuarial Lurker

This whole show is that Walter is MyGyver outthinking the crime lords and low life thugs around him since he was a failed Nobel Prize level intellect but his EGO and sense of resentment gets in the way where he loves the action and the transgression- the ultimate Walter Mitty

Actuarial Lurker

Mike in Breaking Bad is "The Wolf" from Pulp Fiction"

akaTheBARON

🖤The character of Mike (the "fixer" sent to Jesse's apartment to help with Jane's OD) was one of the main henchmen in Beverly Hills Cop.

Jeff K
>>122204208

I agree. Those are the final pieces that needed to click into place to make it truly transcendent television. Oh, and when they do get to the final few episodes -- and I can't believe I'm about to advocate for this -- there's a TV promo with Cranston reading a very famous poem (not gonna say the name because it is also the title of one of the last episodes, and if they're familiar at all with that particular poem it could give a few things away) that I hope they watch. It's such a simple TV spot, but gives me chills every single time I watch it. And yep, I sure do go back and watch a freaking commercial for a TV series because of how well done it is.

Nate Southerland

There's an Easter egg in the Season 2 titles that revealed the season finale. Each title made sense for the particular episode, but when combined, as Pajander stated above, they read: Seven Thirty-Seven Down Over ABQ. It's a whole new level of appreciation for the Breaking Bad team's storytelling and attention to detail.

Vwlss Nvwls

My daughter was born after 10.5 months. The doctors induced birth on a Friday afternoon, and I told my boss I might have to leave early because of it. When the time came I told him I had to go, and he said "but you will be in tomorrow, right?" I just stared at him in disbelief, and said "no". He then said "well when will you be back?!", and I just walked away saying "when I am back."

Cubonemaker

So when is Ted Lasso coming?

Haye Zeus

When is The Wire season 12? Omar goes into space. Mcnulty becomes trans. It’s one of the best seasons. Seriously tho, the whole Jane situation is when Walter White became one of the best characters on tv. I’m not kidding. This man is fucked and i’m here for it.

p0sthum4n

I guess we'll have to hope ya'll just get too into the show and don't wanna take a break between seasons. season 3 is when this show takes off.

Hal451
>>122169653

George says at the end that they will go back to Season 3 of BB after Season 2 of Ted Laso

Brandon Ward

Never joined Patreon for anyone ever. But when I saw my favorite 2 reactors were watching one of the best tv shows ever put out IMO. I had to join the party.

Actuarial Lurker

Previously on Lost-Jane's dad the actor who plays Q on Star Trek causes a midair plane crash-so Walt is now responsible directly or indirectly for close to 200 deaths

Actuarial Lurker

Tuco says when he beats Jesse in his compound- nobody does meth business "in the Valley without my OK"- so he is a mid-level dealer who implicitly controls a large part of all of Albuquerque, NM and surrounding areas. His quote when he kidnaps Walt and Jesse about cousins coming from Juarez when Hank kills Tuco in front of the old man with the bell, SUGGESTS- but does not prove- that Tuco is somehow part of the Mexican cartel. Without spoilers Gus is WAY more senior then Tuco since he has 18 stores s well learn, and Saul who introduces them sys ge is a big player... he can move 38 pounds, while Tuco can only move 2 pounds a week, so we van guess that Gus is some major regional drug lord. Watch more and you will find out...

JBK405

If you really do want to try to Los Pollos Hermano chicken, the closest real-world recommendation I can give is Pollo Campero. It's a Guatemalan fast food chain and it is GOOD. I don't think they've made it to Canada yet (sorry) but if you're ever traveling and see a store, you know what to do!

Actuarial Lurker

The scene when John DeLancie (Q) sees them zip up the body bag with Jane inside tears your heart and soul out of your body

Vwlss Nvwls

Walt's instinct is to be a care giver, and when Jane started choking he rushed to save her. A million things were going through his mind and unfortunately one of them was "if I was not here she could have died", and it was that thought which brought out the dark side of him, and as George said, it took the last of his soul.

Actuarial Lurker

My father was a US Air Force Air Traffic Controller for US nuclear bombers in the 1960s before I was born in 1966. For THAT job you HAD to be in top notch psych control because it was part of the US response to a Russian first nuclear strike. Not sure what the rules are now for military in that role or for civilian air controllers who are suffering psych issues .

Astraeos
>>122211700

What? Harvey Keitel is not in Breaking Bad. What are you talking about?

Jeff K
>>122222410

Same, though for me, it was the day they started watching The Wire. Had never signed up for any Patreon before, and within 10 minutes of seeing that they were starting that show, I was signed up and haven't looked back since.

p0sthum4n

"Who do we root for now? Our main character is the villain." You guys really, really need to start The Sopranos 👀 Like Vince Gilligan said, "Without Tony Soprano, there is no Walter White."

Dustin Duvall
>>122225710

If you look too far into air controllers and the conditions these days, you wouldn't fly again lol

BangDroid
>>122221119

I feel that. I'm even itching for their BCS reaction but I'm thinking it'll be mid 2025 before then

james repka

Even back in 2009, when this season originally aired, no one figured out the spoiler message hidden in the episode titles. Within a few years, the collective obsessiveness of millions of nerds on the internet guaranteed that no obscure mystery hidden in the background of a TV show, no matter how subtle, would ever again escape being spotted, discussed and solved before the west coast airing 3 hours later.

The Film Effect

This show hasn’t even really got going yet. Season 3 is where we kick into high gear and seasons 4 and 5 are the best, so you are in for a wild ride.

Astraeos
>>122231189

I wish, but The Soprano's would have to win a poll, which just won't happen with the TV show competition it would go against in a poll. A shame, truly. The Soprano's is historical, and its the reason we have any of these "prestige TV" shows in the first place. It's also an extremely amazing show, that really can't be talked about enough. I could rant endlessly about how many amazing moments and lines and character developments there are throughout that show, but whats the point. Those who know and appreciate The Sopranos already know.

BangDroid

One of the reasons I love watching reactions to this show is to gage where exactly people define the point in the story where they've committed 100% to not liking Walt at all, and call him evil. The arc of the character is such that you are *meant* to at some point, but people all have different lines. It's an interesting study of morality and modalities within society. I find Jane's death the be the center of a bell curve; for most people it's the catalyst for this shift in their view of Walt, but the outliers are far more interesting to me. There are preceding events that which some people have already made this determination, which is understandable. But with coming events, *if and when* a viewer makes this determination about Walt tends to say a lot about them.

Philipp Roensch

Well, Simone hoped that the deal gets done and no one ODs. Thought right at the start, yep - those are a conflict of interest, these episodes really show everything paying back, raining down on Walt as they said :D. Lies, selling drugs and direct murder cements Walt as the villain fully in this season. You can't make a drug kingpin without people dying of drugs, Walt now accepts this, even using it for his manipulation of Jesse.

Cory Garron

So... Breaking Bad Season 3 next week? Kidding lol

HeyHeyJK
>>122259427

Not for those of us who would rather see Ted Lasso reactions and don't ever watch the Breaking Bad ones!

Patrick Brownfield

one of the alternate choices for the story, which I believe they actually filmed but chose not to use, is that instead of Jane vomiting and Walt not intervening -- Walt picks up the needle and injects her with even more, actively killing her by overdose. The set up of that shot still remains - you see him pick up and examine the needle..

Jay Davis

Through the interminable wait, I console myself with the small glimmer of joy knowing what lies in wait for them.

JoeE

So why male models?

Danika Silva

I wonder when we'll be seeing Ted Lasso again 🤔 😏

Greg Delaney

you guys have no idea what youre getting into. plus i was waiting for a big simone cry, this was a solid ugly cry from her lol

Matthew Langley

The whole Walt letting Jesse' girlfriend die, in his view he was protecting him, not just himself. Removing her seemed the best thing for both him and Jesse and here it presented itself and all he had to do was do nothing. Not saying it was right of course but in Walt's mind it makes complete sense.

Leon Agnew

And the teddy bear is missing an eye. Face Off.

Ginger

@george Am I interpreting your facial expression at 1:20:58 correctly as: "Of course they're stereotyping tattoed people again." ? Because I'd agree ^^ And a little fun fact: You saw chicken guy for about 2 seconds as one of Eddie Murphy's cell mates in "trading places". Don't blame you for not remembering. ^^

China Andronicus

It was so funny you brought up 'Airplane' right after wondering where you recognized Jonathan Banks from. That was one of his earliest films. His part was quite small, but he's still definitely recognizable. As hard as these two episodes are, they're high on my list of favorites. Aaron Paul is such an amazing actor and he really shines here.

GuillermoPerez

I give both of you credit for taking a break between seasons. This series is only five seasons but in my & many other’s opinions, written epically. So taking a break will make it seem somewhat of a longer series. The website ‘Savewalterwhite.com’ is still working website. Bob Odenkirk; Saul; was originally written in this episode. He was to be the one to go help Jesse in cleaning up & to tell Jesse what to say to the EMT’s but he was being a guest on an episode of’How I Met Your Mother’ during the shooting of this episode. So; very very fortunately; they got actor Jonathan Banks whom plays Mike to fill the role as what we can only now refer to be ‘the cleaner’ Season Three… the show is finally about to get started!!!

Scott Gibbs

I'm going to keep watching just to see how long George refers to Gus as "the chicken guy."

Alan Pownall

Walt's cold calculation makes him a monster but his brittle ego is his most annoying feature.

Khan1001

Loving the reactions guys, cant wait for s3! Show request: can you put 'The Crown' on the list if you haven't watched that show yet that is, thanks.

Noe Ramirez

Between Ted Lasso and Breaking Bad, it's been nothing but bangers for me TV wise! So excited to see all the reactions for both of these shows.

LazyArtist

First job: 13 yoa, working at my dad's furniture shop. My pay was sandwiches with the crust cut off, and an agreement with my parents that they would no longer put the padlock on my door. Good times. (Okay, some of that was embellishment.)

LazyArtist
>>123846440

And, yeah, "the Jane moment" made me so sad when I first watched this show (years ago) that I completely quit the series for several months. I did NOT want to see Walt's face ever again. But eventually curiosity brought me back, and I'm glad it did. Pathos and a kind of odd wonder in bundles, this show.

Dan Holmes

The reason saul was missing these episodes is cause he was working on How I Met Your Mother! So glad we got mike out of it though :)

Hexon66

Who knew Springsteen had a potential spoiler for the Chicken Man, over 30 years prior to the show airing, in the song Atlantic City?

Hexon66

I'm glad that George (even if only tangentially) touched on the fact that, while there is plenty of moral finger-pointing to be done towards Jesse, Walter and the father in varying degrees.... Only one person is actually responsible for the actions that led to Jane's... result. (no spoiler ;) )

Angela D. Mitchell

Walter is directly guilty for Jane's death twice over -- when he tries to wake up Jesse, he moves her onto her back. Walt is the whole reason she chokes to death to begin with -- she would have been okay if in the position he found them in. Then, of course, he fails to act to save her and lets her die. I think what's interesting here is that while we see Walt go REALLY dark, we also for the first time see him admit that Jesse is important to him now -- Jesse is his family (he even calls him his "nephew" to poor Jane's father). So it's an interesting parallel that Walt dooms Jane twice -- then goes back twice to save Jesse -- first, when Jane dies (he is only there to try to save Jesse), and then after Jane dies, in the drug den (where he is risking himself somewhat to do it). Then he puts Jesse in rehab and genuinely means it when he tells him how to get hold of him (or further help). The only reason I remained invested in Walt at this point in the show was his family (and Hank/Marie), and especially, Walt's care for Jesse, since Jesse Pinkman is at heart a truly good person. Looking forward to your reactions to season 3!