# Breaking Bad 5.12 "Rabid Dog" 9/1/13 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725 "2013-09-01T13:17:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/221 "2013-09-04T14:53:57Z")
Yes. On the balcony, Gomie asked Hank “where do we go from here?” and mentioned following up on the Drew Sharp case. Also, Hank reminded Jesse later that Walt ran over two drug dealers to save him. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/222 "2013-09-04T15:07:45Z")
Kudos to the writers for keeping the suspense up, BTW. Just four episodes to go, plus we’ve already seen the flash forwards, and I still have no freaking idea how it will end, or even what might happen in the next episode. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/223 "2013-09-04T15:16:29Z")
Can someone remind me why Saul ended up not bugging out a few seasons ago? Wasn’t he seen packing up his office and preparing to get the heck out of there? Seems really implausible that he’s still hanging around with everything collapsing around him… But the show is obviously still fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/224 "2013-09-04T15:37:17Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Can someone remind me why Saul ended up not bugging out a few seasons ago? Wasn’t he seen packing up his office and preparing to get the heck out of there? He was worried about Gus, who was coming after Walt. When Walt killed him, that was no longer a problem. > [@](#): > > Seems really implausible that he’s still hanging around with everything collapsing around him… He tried to quit and Walt threatened him: “we’re done when I say we’re done.” One of the things I enjoyed about Saul’s last scene in “Confessions” was that he’s really afraid of Walt at this point. He’s been involved in a lot of criminal stuff over the years, but I don’t think he’s ever been this intimately involved in so much horrifying and violent crime, and the situation is out of his control. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/225 "2013-09-04T15:52:23Z")
Perhaps just a slip of memory on my part, but what was the CD/DVD that Jesse had/left in Saul’s car? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/226 "2013-09-04T15:57:50Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Perhaps just a slip of memory on my part, but what was the CD/DVD that Jesse had/left in Saul’s car? I think it was just some random CD that he used to snort meth off of, as we see in the second half of the episode. At first I though it had something to do with Walt’s confession DVD, but apparently not (it wouldn’t have made sense, either). Some slight misdirection going on there, methinks. ---
**Author:** ![Reverse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Reverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reverse)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/227 "2013-09-04T16:04:29Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > I think it was just some random CD that he used to snort meth off of, as we see in the second half of the episode. At first I though it had something to do with Walt’s confession DVD, but apparently not (it wouldn’t have made sense, either). Some slight misdirection going on there, methinks. There’s no misdirection going on. It’s a clear reflective surface that very clearly showed the white stains from whatever he was snorting off it. A five-year-old could figure that scene out. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/228 "2013-09-04T16:11:51Z")
> [@Reverse](#): > > There’s no misdirection going on. It’s a clear reflective surface that very clearly showed the white stains from whatever he was snorting off it. A five-year-old could figure that scene out. Yeah, I just mean when Walt first looks at it in the beginning. “Oh, Jesse snorted meth from it” wasn’t the first thing I thought of at that point. In the scene later on, it’s clear. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/229 "2013-09-04T18:54:41Z")
My prediction? Walt Jr. is the one who spray paints “Heisenberg” on the wall. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/230 "2013-09-04T19:10:49Z")
Thanks. Also good to have my mental acuity so clearly rated. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/231 "2013-09-04T19:11:12Z")
Some observations from around the internet this week (I take no credit for any of these): [WYRUP](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Screen-Shot-2013-08-26-at-7.58.29-AM.png), from “Buried”. That makes sense now. [DEA… D?](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/tumblr_msi2nrJkIv1qivcpio3_500.png) [Behind bars?](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/tumblr_mshm97GbIZ1qzigiko1_500-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/232 "2013-09-04T19:20:26Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > [WYRUP](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Screen-Shot-2013-08-26-at-7.58.29-AM.png), from “Buried”. That makes sense now. If you take that seriously, it’s a nice fakeout. Whatever Jesse is planning, it probably doesn’t involve wearing a wire. > [@](#): > > [DEA… D?](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/tumblr_msi2nrJkIv1qivcpio3_500.png) I realize you didn’t come up with this, but … huh? It’s a coffee mug that says DEA. The thing Hank works for. In Jesse’s hands it has enough significance on its own without the cryptography. Maybe I am forgetting some things, but I remember the show employing plenty of foreshadowing and symbolism, but I don’t remember them dropping lots of hidden clues about plot twists. That makes me think of The Sopranos more than Breaking Bad. This last season people are treating the show like an Agatha Christie novel. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/233 "2013-09-04T19:21:43Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Some observations from around the internet this week (I take no credit for any of these): > > [WYRUP](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Screen-Shot-2013-08-26-at-7.58.29-AM.png), from “Buried”. That makes sense now. > [DEA… D?](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/tumblr_msi2nrJkIv1qivcpio3_500.png) > [Behind bars?](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/tumblr_mshm97GbIZ1qzigiko1_500-1.jpg) Unless I’m missing something, I think the DEAD one is a bit of a reach, but WYRUP is pretty good. I’d love to hear an interview with Vince and crew after the show is over about all this stuff. How many of these things were on purpose, how many were by accident. Like the Insider podcasts, but a lot more in depth then those are. I mean, were they planning on having Jesse wire up since day one so they purposely gave Saul the LWYRUP License plate just for that scene or did they get out to the desert and someone stood in front of the car and a lighting guy noticed it and pointed it out to the director so they shot it that way as well as the original way and gave Vince the choice. I’m guessing, with that scene, it was somewhere in between. That is, they probably figured it out when they were writing it. Also, quick factoid. When they were filming that scene it was about 5 degrees out and they had their pockets filled with hand warmers. In between takes they were jumping into running cars trying to stay warm. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/234 "2013-09-04T19:23:08Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If you take that seriously, it’s a nice fakeout. Whatever Jesse is planning, it probably doesn’t involve wearing a wire. Um… he’s already worn a wire, remember? So make of it what you will, I guess. > [@Marley23](#): > > I realize you didn’t come up with this, but … huh? It’s a coffee mug that says DEA. The thing Hank works for. In Jesse’s hands it has enough significance on its own without the cryptography. Maybe I am forgetting some things, but I remember the show employing plenty of foreshadowing and symbolism, but I don’t remember them dropping lots of hidden clues about plot twists. Suddenly this last season people are treating the show like an Agatha Christie novel. Yeah, I agree, actually, it is a bit silly. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/235 "2013-09-04T19:27:45Z")
Also, the [Pink Bear made an appearance](http://i.imgur.com/wBLFiWr.jpg) in this week’s episode. Not the first time they’ve brought that prop [back](http://i.imgur.com/qma1ncl.jpg)in some [way](http://i.imgur.com/Dwf3EBA.jpg). Not to mention the bear foreshadowing Gus’s demise (with half of the face burned/destroyed). ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/236 "2013-09-04T19:36:12Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Um… he’s already worn a wire, remember? Yes, and then he didn’t record anything. That’s why I was calling it a fakeout. If they framed the shot that way on purpose to suggest “wire up” - which I don’t really believe since that’s not what “wire up” means - they fooled everybody because if Walt is getting caught, it’s not that way. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/237 "2013-09-04T19:46:10Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Also, the [Pink Bear made an appearance](http://i.imgur.com/wBLFiWr.jpg) in this week’s episode. Not the first time they’ve brought that prop [back](http://i.imgur.com/qma1ncl.jpg)in some [way](http://i.imgur.com/Dwf3EBA.jpg). Well spotted. The bear is also on the [mural behind Jane’s bed](http://i.imgur.com/FOHBS.jpg) in season 2, and in the [Twaughthammer music video](http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Screen-Shot-2012-07-08-at-8.31.45-PM-650x337.png) (though I don’t know if you want to consider that part of the show’s continuity at all). Also, there’s [this](http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mikes0401.jpeg). 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/238 "2013-09-04T20:40:21Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Hank’s in “Moby Dick” > Skyler’s in “Macbeth” > Walter’s in “Richard III” > Jessie’s in “Hamlet” > [@Smeghead](#): > > Walt Jr is in, I dunno, a badly-written episode of ER? > [@Marley23](#): > > Walt. Jr. is in “Green Eggs and Ham.” > [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Breakfast at Tiffany’s, of course. What? It’s definitely Walt. Jr. in “The Breakfast Club”. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/239 "2013-09-04T20:43:59Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Also, there’s [this](http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mikes0401.jpeg). 😛 Good one. That had to be intentional. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725/240 "2013-09-04T20:46:02Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Some observations from around the internet this week (I take no credit for any of these): > > [WYRUP](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Screen-Shot-2013-08-26-at-7.58.29-AM.png), from “Buried”. That makes sense now. > [DEA… D?](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/tumblr_msi2nrJkIv1qivcpio3_500.png) > [Behind bars?](http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/tumblr_mshm97GbIZ1qzigiko1_500-1.jpg) I didn’t see those observations, so I am guessing here… WYRUP…Walter, why are you…Poisoned? Pickled? Prisoned? Piked? Pulverised? Or… Walter, Year Up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-12-rabid-dog-9-1-13/667725.md?page=13)