# Breaking Bad: 2-May-2010 "One Minute" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111 "2010-05-03T03:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/81 "2010-05-05T13:57:59Z")
Just FYI Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris (Hank) were on the Adam Carolla Podcast a few days ago. They didn’t talk about Breaking Bad too much, but it’s mostly entertaining. It’s too bad I didn’t notice ahead of time they’d be on or I’d call up and ask about the Epic Pizza Throw. (The salmon salad needs friction though). [This](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/nyc.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d0/d0/dU/dO/dM/dT/UOMT_3.MP3) is a direct link to the mp3, otherwise just use whatever podcast software you use to grab it. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/82 "2010-05-05T14:07:30Z")
Oh, also, I’m rewatching the episode. The scrambled call that Hank gets kind of sounds like his boss - the guy with the giant mustache. It’s probably just a coincidence and an effect of the voice scrambler, but if Hank’s boss ends up being a mole for Gus or something I want credit. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/83 "2010-05-05T14:51:37Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Oh, also, I’m rewatching the episode. The scrambled call that Hank gets kind of sounds like his boss - the guy with the giant mustache. It’s probably just a coincidence and an effect of the voice scrambler, but if Hank’s boss ends up being a mole for Gus or something I want credit. I can’t picture who you’re thinking of, but would that be the person who kept trying to get Hank to go back to El Paso? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/84 "2010-05-05T14:59:55Z")
Yeah, with the deep voice. I think he’s Hank’s direct superior. He was the one Hank took the ATM photos of the RV to, who told him in this episode that Pinkman was dropping charges and maybe that he had a guardian angel (hmmm…), etc. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/85 "2010-05-05T18:16:08Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Oh, also, I’m rewatching the episode. The scrambled call that Hank gets kind of sounds like his boss - the guy with the giant mustache. It’s probably just a coincidence and an effect of the voice scrambler, but if Hank’s boss ends up being a mole for Gus or something I want credit. Excellent conjecture! That can also explain how he knew that Jessie would be dropping charges against Hank, having heard it via the Walt to Gus connection. Very interesting indeed if true. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/86 "2010-05-05T18:54:50Z")
In the episode when Jesse and Walt kidnapped Saul and took him to an open grave and he was panicked and pleading for mercy he mistook them for somebody else and was visibly relieved when he realized it wasn’t them but just two amateurs who wanted to look tough. I don’t remember the name of the person he thought they were associated with, but I’ve wondered if that’s ever going to come back into play again. Now that Hank has shot more Mexicans than Davy Crockett I wonder if he’ll need to enter some sort of protection program. Killing one twin and seriously wounding another, even if in self defense, is probably just going to make Don Salamanca more determined than ever to get vengeance. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/87 "2010-05-05T18:55:25Z")
If there is indeed a mole in Hank’s office, I’ll be pissed. It’d come out of nowhere. True, we didn’t see how Hank’s boss knew about the dropped charges, but the show doesn’t show us everything. He could have found out from Jesse or from Saul. Once Jesse made his decision, he’d want them to know ASAP so they would (he hopes) get off his ass. Has anything else happened to indicate a mole? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/88 "2010-05-05T19:15:58Z")
I’m going with Mike. It had to be someone who was tailing Hank and the twins because they were at a shopping center, and I figure Gus sent Mike to kill three birds with one cell phone. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/89 "2010-05-05T21:04:21Z")
I think Mike made the call and this had to be Gus’ plan to get rid of the twins. Gus was alone with the twins when he approved the DEA hit, and since it’s forbidden in the cartel the twins probably wouldn’t have told any cartel people about it. So it should look like the twins took it upon themselves to go after Hank. Gus’ warning was to give Hank the upper hand in hopes that he’d kill the twins, but he wasn’t expecting Hank to not have a weapon. On a different note, I was kind of annoyed the way Walt handled Jesse by getting rid of Gale. I figured he would try to bribe him at least. I get that it was probably the only solution due to the father/son-like relationship where Jesse just needed approval. I feel bad for Gale. What happens when you get fired from a meth lab like that anyway? I suspect Walt may end up with another indirect death on his conscience. Although Gale should be smart enough to keep his mouth shut, so maybe Gus will just keep him on the side to take over when Walt is gone. I liked how the flashback also shows that Gus has been in this business for a long time, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/90 "2010-05-05T23:10:19Z")
> [@c\_goat](#): > > I feel bad for Gale. What happens when you get fired from a meth lab like that anyway? That _really_ can’t look good on your résumé. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/91 "2010-05-06T00:27:10Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > In the episode when Jesse and Walt kidnapped Saul and took him to an open grave and he was panicked and pleading for mercy he mistook them for somebody else and was visibly relieved when he realized it wasn’t them but just two amateurs who wanted to look tough. I don’t remember the name of the person he thought they were associated with, but I’ve wondered if that’s ever going to come back into play again. It was probably just background to establish how scummy Saul is, and doesn’t necesarily need to be important to the story. ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/92 "2010-05-06T02:12:42Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > And for all you **Flight of the Conchords** fans, the actor that plays Gale is Doug, Mel’s husband. I need to see this show! What night and what channel? Everyone seems to really like it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/93 "2010-05-06T02:50:58Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > I need to see this show! What night and what channel? Everyone seems to really like it. You have to watch the episodes in order from start to end. Don’t even try to watch any episodes out of sequence or it will ruin the story for you. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/94 "2010-05-06T02:52:36Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > I need to see this show! What night and what channel? Everyone seems to really like it. There are people who don’t like it, either. My husband quit in the 2nd season; it was too grim for him. There were times I almost felt the same way. Luckily, I got through it. ---
**Author:** ![Mariemarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/95 "2010-05-06T03:42:07Z")
> [@nivlac](#): > > Excellent conjecture! That can also explain how he knew that Jessie would be dropping charges against Hank, having heard it via the Walt to Gus connection. Very interesting indeed if true. I thought it sounded like the boss too. Does the boss have a mole in Gus’s operation? Who does Gus work for, really? The Juarez cartel? Maybe not. In the flashback scene, Don Salamanco said “never trust a South American”. Is Gus secretly working with a Colombian or Brazilian cartel that has bad history with the Mexican cartel? Who is this chicken man really? ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/96 "2010-05-06T05:04:03Z")
> [@Mariemarie](#): > > I thought it sounded like the boss too. Does the boss have a mole in Gus’s operation? Who does Gus work for, really? The Juarez cartel? Maybe not. In the flashback scene, Don Salamanco said “never trust a South American”. Is Gus secretly working with a Colombian or Brazilian cartel that has bad history with the Mexican cartel? Who is this chicken man really? I think Gus is probably South American himself. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/97 "2010-05-06T13:13:16Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > I need to see this show! What night and what channel? Everyone seems to really like it. AMC Sunday, two showings, one after the other. **needscoffee** is right about watching out of sequence though, but if you’ve been reading the episode threads (or TWOP recaps or episode guides at the AMC website), you probably have enough background to enjoy it, if you want to start now. My daughter started watch _Mad Men_ halfway through the third season. I didn’t think she’d get anything out of it, missing all the back story, but she loves it. ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/98 "2010-05-06T13:34:51Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > I need to see this show! What night and what channel? Everyone seems to really like it. _Flight of the Conchords_ ran for two seasons on HBO, but it’s done now. I highly recommend season 1, but season 2 pales in comparison. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/99 "2010-05-06T22:42:57Z")
[quote=“AuntiePam, post:97, topic:538111”] AMC Sunday, two showings, one after the other.[/QUOUTE] 😕 I just checked my DVR, and it shows it only on HBO. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111/100 "2010-05-06T22:58:51Z")
That’s me being confused. I thought he was asking for show times for Breaking Bad, when he was really interested in Flight of the Conchords, which is indeed an HBO show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-2-may-2010-one-minute/538111.md?page=6)