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I gotta believe Hank and Gomey are dead. Gilligan foreshadowed that with the phone call from Hank to Marie. While I learned a long time ago NEVER to guess where this series is going, I'm thinking Jesse or Walt or both are forced to cook for the Aryan Brotherhood and Lydia's European market. That's the next war for Walt. And I believe Walt ends up going back to save Jesse. I'm still wondering who the ricin is for though.

Funniest post in the thread! "Yo! Quarters and pay phones, bitch!"

His defensive coverage is hard to spot, period. GO SABRES!!!

Jesse's transformation over the course of the plaza scene last night was fantastic drama. He went from scared of losing his life to "being the one who knocks" all in that scene. The camera shot looking up at him as he called Walt from the pay phone really drove home Jesse's transformation. He became much bigger all of a sudden. And I think it's so ironic that Hank seems to now be willing to go along with Jesse's plan.

This season is 4 for 4 so far. Jesse breaking bad (again), Hank and Marie breaking worse. Walt about to get his Heisenberg back on. I am really gonna miss this show. GO BILLS!!!

I see the same thing. ... And then I wonder, "What the phuck happened to me!" The forthcoming Hank interrogation of Jesse promises to be good, I think. Hank is gonna turn him and then all that guilt and self-loathing is gonna be directed at the one who caused it. Jesse will be back in a big way.

Damn, I gotta get away from that classical Greek drama, Shakespearean tragedy, and the like. They are sapping my soul. Seriously, the last thing 'Breaking Bad' does is glamorize meth.

Great stuff here. Nice to see such an elegant appreciation for this show. Lots of tasty food for thought. Thanks.

I read somewhere that the ending is gonna be that Walter goes into the witness protection program and in the final scene he is shown waking up as the dad on 'Malcom in the Middle.'

Strap it on tight. I guarantee this will be one of your favorite TV drama rides ever. It's a superlative show in EVERY respect.

I am of the opinion that Byrd, while one of the best in the game, lacks the sheer athleticism to impact the game on a play to play basis. Hell, it's difficult for the greatest free safeties to impact the game on play by play basis. I won't regurgitate the reasons I've expounded on ad nauseum in the Bill's forum, but I can well understand why they don't want to make him the highest paid safety in the history of the game. I also get the distinct impression that Byrd would take less from any other team vs. demanding the Bills make him the highest paid. GO BILLS!!!

They've sported two historically bad defenses the last two years running. Just how much worse can they be without him? He's just not going to make or break their success on the D side of the ball. As an opening in the negotiations, the Bills agreed to give him a guaranteed 6.9 for the year, which makes him the 4th highest paid safety in the game. That's right about where he should be, IMHO and why I agree with you that the Bills are doing the right thing here. GO BILLS!!!

Who cares how much he's paid? He's gonna be the same play-when-he-feels-like-it player, regardless. GO SABRES!!!

Can't argue the statistical argument one bit. But that statistical argument begs the question: how much better could he be if he wasn't so lazy. Players in a leadership role who coast most of the time and only turn it on when motivated, are an overall liability and a bad example for the rest of the team. Give me a 3rd/4th line player who goes all out all the time and is maxed out as a 3rd/4th line player vs. a 1st/2nd line player who is relegated to a 3rd/4th line role because he doesn't seem to give a crap to be any thing more. GO SABRES!!!

^This. And I get the impression "folding" is not an option for Girgensons. If he won't fold when he's down by 11 goals, he's not gonna when the outcome is still in doubt. My hope is that he won't tolerate that in others, like Drury. I want him throwing the boom box out of the locker room, yanking earphones off of heads to get their attention. And I see nobody in the locker room that currently holds such sway that he would be reluctant to do so. GO SABRES!!!

Lindy beat him with a hockey stick and then made him dress up in high heels and stockings. Took away his manhood. GO SABRES!!!

Does he "over" backcheck? Miller doesn't like that. GO SABRES!!!

When I heard the story of how he was STILL blocking shots when his team was down by 11 goals, that's all I needed to know about the cut of this kids jib. He can't get in the locker room and assert a leadership role fast enough. GO SABRES!!!

This is nothing new, unfortunately. Goes back to the very beginning of politics and the absolute necessity to control the narrative.

Stafford or my post? And then I read this. Great minds, nobody. Great minds. GO SABRES!!! There's contention for the cup and then there's contention to make the playoffs. And while getting into the tournament means anything can happen, odds are it's gonna be one of those "cup" contending teams that gets there. DR, whom I don't detest like others here, just hasn't been able to assemble AND KEEP, a cup contending team, regardless of his prowess as a drafter and trader. If Lindy really was the problem, we'll find out soon enough. But in my book, Lindy did more with less than anything else. GO SABRES!!!

The most frustrating thing about Stafford is that when he does decide to put his nose to the grindstone, he's a fricken bull on the ice. Speed, power, strong on his skates, determined, etc. Heck, he even answered the bell in defense of Drury when he engaged Neal. But that's the problem, it's his choice to not engage as well. That's unforgiveable in my book. And I'm not sure if it's simply a question of maturity at this point. It's just his nature. Much harder to change that than anything. GO SABRES!!!

I read the article vs. watching the video and I think his points are fair and are uniquely his to make as an African-American male AND president of the US. They were honest and responsible to reasonable people not afraid of having the discussion. There is a stigma hanging over this country and it has since its inception. We HAVE to find the ground between "just get over it" and "whitey won't give me a chance." And of course his detractors will try to make political hay out of everything he says so I look for them to fan the flames on this as well.

Looks like Patty's uncle got frozen out on this deal. Bet he's in touch with Hodgson's dad right now. Won't be long before a couple native-Canadians get a contract of their own. GO SABRES!!!

But isn't it interesting that the Zimmerman defense team never argued nor even sought to argue their case based on Stand Your Ground?

Didn't Martin have a right to "stand his ground?" Gotta love FL. Agreed that, based on the evidence presented, the jury made the right decision. And they carefully deliberated before doing so. Apparently, three of them had found him guilty of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter on the initial ballot and later changed their minds based on the evidence. While I have strong opinions on the other aspects of the case, I am reassured by the jurisprudence displayed by the jury.