These scenes at the beginning of select episodes is a great way of building up to something. It makes it less linear, sure, but all the more foreboding. It's like a water balloon is gradually filling up and the season is continuing until it bursts.
I am guessing that the two people in the body bags are the wife and son. I think the show can continue without them, although that would change things radically. I wonder if that's what they are trying to drive at? I don't think they'd kill Walt or Jesse... So I guess we'll just have to see.
Another solid, solid episode though. It's really about character and I love that about it. Walt is an emotional wreck now because his death is still inevitable although it has been forestalled. I didn't think they'd take that route, but can see how very realistic that feeling might be for someone combatting cancer. Just, wow.
Great use of "DLZ" by TV on the Radio, too. I always jam to that song while I'm driving at night and they put it into a very bad *** part of the episode, too. "Stay out of my territory." Looks like old Walt's not as done as he said he was.
Oh, and I can see you making a comparison to No Country, I guess. I haven't seen Fargo in the longest time, so I couldn't relate it to that. I don't know what exactly I would say this relates to most, but I do see what you're saying about the dark humor/irony in it all.
) see a similarity between this and Fargo, or No Country? It's very Coen-y with its wry mix of dark humor and violence. Just something I've been thinking about.
