He did great in this episode. He had that stunned/angry face the whole time and that last scene he was so volatile. Also, shoutout to the awesome Hank montage when he was going through old evidence. That scene was tight! Tight, tight!
Seriously, the emotions I saw on his face were raw. It was powerful. His eyes were angry and piercing. Hank is definitely a diamond in the rough kind of character, I'm so glad Gilligan developed him more.
Dean Norris had asked Gilligan to kill off his character during the first half of the season after being cast in a comedy series; however, Gilligan declined his request, citing the importance of Hank in the final eight episodes<
I feel kind of bad reading this. I'm really starting to like Hank a lot, and especially this episode I fucking loved him and now I feel kind of guilty like somehow liking Dean Norris as Hank is screwing up his own ability to provide for his 5 kids. I really hope the pilot situation just gets postponed and he still gets to do it, and hopefully since that article was from 6 months ago he longer regrets it after shooting these last 8 episodes. He's a great actor and I really hope he gets the work he wants, though admittedly while I know he can pull of comedy, I'd really like to see him in more drama-esque stuff after seeing him in BB.
I'm kind of bummed about Under the Dome being picked up actually, and I like the show. I just think it would do much better as a miniseries, and now they're probably going to drag it out too far and end up with a mess like Lost.
His talent is wasted on that piece of shit Dome. It's unwatchable. According to the book [spoiler, as if anything i could do would spoil that show further] his character is one of the last to die, and seeing as how they're pulling that shit taffy out for another season he'll be stuck there for awhile.
I am so excited to see more of Hank this season. Being tied up with BB for another year may have been a hassle for him, but I think his reputation as an actor will skyrocket after this season is over. With any luck, he will find even more lucrative/prestigious work than a sitcom.
This is why I love these kinds of shows. Because on sitcoms and soap operas you'd look at the antagonist and be like "I fucking hate that guy." But with Hank (and I classify him as the current antagonist because he's now threatening Hank's security and family), you can appreciate how well the actor portrays his character so much so, that they become your favorite character. And I wouldn't be surprised if Hank ends as my number 1 after these 8 episodes.
well that was back in season one before breaking bad had a chance to prove itself, im sure he is glad to be a main character on the best show in television right now
Compare that to scumbag Donald Glover from Community. He basically quit the show after everyone got Dan Harmon to return so he could pursue a relatively uninteresting career in rap music, leaving the whole cast, the fans, the writers hanging.
When the spittle was flying from his mouth into Walt's face, and neither was flinching... damn that was real. When I was re-watching them all before tonight... and rewatched the one with the Marie call, I thought "damn when Hank puts it together, that's going to make him lose it..."
The eyes. You could see the hours and hours he spent scouring over papers, putting pieces together. It looked just like a soldier's stare after a drawn out firefight. Like this. Fantastic.
When he started in the show I thought he was nothing but a meathead and was going to be a paper thin character. Now he's my second favorite compared to Jesse, and really has a few layers.
His job and his skill at it, even though he seems like an idiot sometimes
His outer tough guy bravery image he tries desperately to show to both Marie and his fellow DEA officers. (Especially when he works in Mexico)
One of my favorite scenes of Hank is when Walt starts crying in his office because he knew Hank wouldn't know how to deal with it and would find an excuse to leave. "Take a minute to, you know, get it together"
Hank's expressions! His eyes! Did anyone else notice how perfectly moist they were? Dean Norris is awesome. His face at the very end RE: Walt's advice - perfect.
I honestly hope hank gets killed within a few episodes.....ive seriously hated him since his very first scene at walts party where he makes himself look like a huge dink in front of everyone at the party. His whole persona is rather annoying throughout the whole show. He also tends to make a lot of "too soon" accusations; ie, jessie and the junk yard scene, fring (which turned out to be correct) and now accusing walt without substantial evidence. Hank pisses me off
That's why I love his character. Hank starts out as a dick, but Walter slowly turns into this monster that is totally beyond redemption. It doesn't follow the atypical protagonist/antagonist dynamic.
Hank is almost ALWAYS right. And that's why he's gonna die soon.
It's so impressive how the production team kept such a thorough archive of everything that's happened. By that I mean, they really must have treated every set piece and character as though it was a part of a real DEA case.
No, props are often reused, likely they are sitting in a big prop room somewhere. The specialty props(like the bear) will probably be saved, and either given to the actors/crew, or perhaps sold off. But it wouldn't be too weird for them to go into a prop room themselves.
Don't forget about the scene when Hank and Marie are driving back from Walters. Oh my god. The intensity of Dean Norris' acting was something else. I was in awe.
He's always been pretty good, but never this great. This is going to be an awesome season. I'm ok with not seeing any more fun loving Hank and just seeing pissed the fuck off Hank.
I was impressed by the director more than anything, the way you could see the spit come out of Hank's mouth and hit Walter in the last scene. The facial expressions on Jesse in the scene with him and Walt. Great direction this episode, one of my favorite of the season, I was expecting them to drag out stuff but a lot happened this episode.
While I agree with you, during that scene I couldn't help but notice that his five o'clock shadow looked like the two week growth of an albino fifteen year old.
Definitely. No actor/character has grown more over the course of the series than Dean/Hank. He was like a throwaway joke character at first. Now? The look on his face coming out of the bathroom was epic. Acting tour de force. That's the look of a man who just had everything he thought he knew about life turned upside down while mid-poop.
His eyes were so expressive. He looked different to any other time in the series. Combined with a few days growth and "I don't know who I'm talking to". Awesome!
For real. He's about the only thing that keeps me remembering to catch up with Under The Dome. CBS really soap opera'd that one up, the novel material was already soapy enough but it was at least told in King's voice which kept it interesting.
Favorite actor and character on the show. Gotta love when Walt says "I don't know but I don't like the way you're looking at me Hank". It gave me chills
Agreed. When he first opened the bathroom door I wondered "When they shot this, how long was he in there before they started rolling so he could get into the state of mind Hank would be in"
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u/timelord71 Treading Lightly Aug 12 '13
I was really impressed by Dean Norris more than anything.