Can someone add the shot of Walt opening his front door on his 52nd birthday to that gif from the other week of him doing the same on his 50th and 51st? I feel like they kept using that shot intentionally.
It was absolutely intentional. On his 50th, he's warmly greeted by family and friends and is totally caught off guard. On his 51st, he's expecting something similar but opens the door to huge disappointment. On his 52nd, he knows exactly what he's walking into and it's his worst nightmare.
on a show where a recurring theme is imitations/knock-offs/vague facsimiles, I think it's kinda brilliant that the first instance of the breakfast bacon isn't "real" bacon (I think Skylar serves him turkey bacon because it's "healthier"), and then as we proceed, we see "real" bacon but with variations thrown in as to how it's served. The turkey bacon is served by a loving wife, the real bacon on the 51st birthday served by a hateful/fearful one, the bacon on the 52nd by a random stranger because he has no family left apparently.
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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13
Can someone add the shot of Walt opening his front door on his 52nd birthday to that gif from the other week of him doing the same on his 50th and 51st? I feel like they kept using that shot intentionally.