After seeing the premiere, Jim & A.Ron are lukewarm on the premiere but still on board and ready for the dots to connect. The psychosphere is a little more subtle but still in full effect. Check out the podcast for our thoughts, your feedback and a big ol’ sniff of that LA smog psychosphere.
Season 2 is almost upon us and we’ve read other people’s reviews of the first 3 episodes, which means we’re 100% equipped to judge the season as a whole.
In this episode of 106 of HBO’s True Detective series, “Haunted Houses”, Maggie gets dirty, Rust goes off the reservation, and Marty throws down. Supporting evidence for Smelling the Psychosphere The Lawnmower Man vs the Green Eared Spaghetti Monster Psyche hospital mural vs Marty’s Painting Jim’s Tuttle Cross theory Leave Us A Review Join the discussion:…
Rust and Marty engage in a high stakes shootout at a drug compound and wind up heroes. Will Marty and Rust find peace? Jim and A.Ron discuss. Supporting images for “Smelling the Psychosphere” Rust’s yellow crowns Is Rust being “framed”? Another hint that Marty’s daughter may be pivotal to the plot Hear no evil, speak no…
Jim and A.Ron dissect what might be the most pulse pounding hour of television ever, as Rust deploys talents and skills he earned in years of high intensity undercover narcotics work.
In this installment of Breaking Bad, episode 213, “ABQ”, AKA, “A.Ron’s Waterloo”,we find really excellent episode that works on so many visceral and emotional levels, but for at least one host, comes completely off the rails in the final 15 minutes. Other than THAT, we discuss the excellent work by Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn, Walt’s endearing qualities, such as they are, John de Lancie’s haunting portrayal of Jane’s father, Gus hiding in plain sight, and one grizzled old fixer dude in Saul Goodman’s employ… I doubt we see much more of him. All this, a smattering of feedback, and the guys get philosophical about season 3 in the spoiler section.
Welcome back to coverage for the penultimate episode of season 2 of Breaking Bad, number 212, “Phoenix”! We discuss baby saving sonar robots of the future, heroin acquisition machines, take a deep dive in the morality and ethics of one Walter White, divide blame for the Jane fiasco among all the players, chide Hank on his lactophobia, and much more. Plus, some feedback, and some spoilers for things yet to come as we mentally prepare ourselves for next week’s finale, “ABQ”!
Welcome to our coverage of Breaking Bad episode 211, “Mandala”! This is a pivotal episode in Breaking Bad history, and Jim and A.Ron go almost two hours on a very deep dive, discussing among other things our “heroin; not even once” personal philosophy, the rapid deterioration of both Jane… and Jesse’s apartment, say goodbye to our friend Combo, and get philosophical about the Buddhist concept of “mandala”. It’s a superior and meaningful episode of Breaking Bad, and we got a lot of feedback, and one of the healthiest spoiler sections we’ve had for awhile. Enjoy!
Jim and A.Ron dive into episode 210 of “Breaking Bad”, “Over”. We talk more pink teddy bears, shattered Azteks, boobs in the work place, Jesse’s ridiculous fight with Jane, turning points for Walt, and one truly sorry water heater. This, your feedback, and a spoiler section where the boys debate whether some foreshadowing is coincidence, meaningful, or something else entirely. Enjoy!
In this episode 209 of Breaking Bad, “4 Days Out”, we find Jesse and Walt stranded in the boonies, undergoing a long dark tea time of the soul. We discuss homemade batteries, this episode as the fulcrum of the entire series, Saul’s lack of bedside manner, Walt’s shattered reflection, and Jr’s epic flipped bird. All this, your feedback, a healthy spoiler section, and much more.