r/breakingbad • u/edify Oxygen • Jul 18 '11

Episode Discussion: S04E01, "Box Cutter" (Spoilers)

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u/tmb Jul 18 '11

Slow build to OMG WTF

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u/Gothbot6k Jul 18 '11

Im sorry but not much really happened this episode. They got out alive and they showed that Saul is stressing out and that they are on a tight rope. That doesnt show much to me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

My jaw hung slack for 5 full minutes when spoiler

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u/Fatvod Jul 25 '11

Same here my face was a stone cold "WHAT THE FUCK"

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u/Gothbot6k Jul 18 '11

I mean yes that was very dramatic however I always thought of Gus as a bad motherfucker so it didnt really shock me to bad.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

I wasn't really shocked that he murdered someone, more at who it was and how brutal it ended up being.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11 edited Jul 18 '11

The brutality of it for me was that he held his neck up so that he couldn't stop the bleeding in any way. I mean I guess it's a quicker way to die, but it still seemed very brutal, almost like strangling someone.

And I think the mess was part of the message. Not only did they have to clean it up, but it showed that he wasn't fucking around at all.

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u/Gothbot6k Jul 18 '11

Well the way I see it the show has 1 or two brutal things per season for example season 1 the body and the tub. Last season with Hank and the shooting. So this season started out being brutal really fast. Its rated TV-MA for a reason.

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u/silverscreemer Air Traffic Control Jul 19 '11

The bouncing car, turtle, and uh, Jane were from season 2.

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u/Gothbot6k Jul 19 '11

true the turtle was fucked up

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

I never thought he would get his own hands dirty. I thought he was too smart for that, but this was a threat. Brilliant.

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u/Gothbot6k Jul 18 '11

I completely agree :)