Breaking Bad's Badass Boxcutter Broadcast

[Magus]

Some people may think it is a bad idea to take up 1/4 of an episode with Gustaves Fring trodding down the steps, silently taking off his beautiful suit jacket, tie, and dress shirt, putting on a plastic oversuit, picking up a box cutter, and silently stalking around the room as Walt pleads with him offering up dozens of reasons to spare their lives...before silently slashing open his associate's neck in front of them, staring deep into their souls as his underling's blood drenches the floor, tossing the body to the ground, washing off his hand and face, removing the suit, washing his glasses off in the sink, silently re-dressing in his tie and suit, climbing the stairs once more, and pausing before exiting to say, "Well?
Get back to work." However it was the most badass thing ever.

Breaking Bad is back! I don't know where the heck this season is going to head but I'm excited.

Predictions?

[Lumenskir]

Best theory I've read is that the grand arc of the season is seeing if(/how) Walt will become the new Gus, with the usurpation coming at the end of this season*, while the sub arc will be about how Walt's actions are slowly seeping into everyone's lives and slowly corrupting/ruining them.

*[future nerding]Which will then let Season 5 be about how Walt is such a worse drug lord causing Jesse to team up with Hank for Season 6 to ultimately bring him down, his descent having ruined the life of everyone we've seen, squee!![/future nerding]

But yeah, I loved that, coming off the high(/low) of the last finale, Walt is made to immediately realize that it's not going to be smooth sailing. Smug Villain Walt is great, but seeing that shift into Scared Shitless Walt at the drop of a box cutter is why I love this show.

[Magus]

Forgot about Gale's notes. Just remembered them now. Either they have Walt's entire recipe, in which case they are a potential death sentence for him, or they will help the police in some way or other to track him down.