Sep 24, 20 walter whites walt whitman book from breaking bad up for auction. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as billions, breaking bad, damages, flight of the conchords, suits, and the wire. Sep 20, 2012 the viewer also discovers that this copy of leaves of grass was a gift to walt from gale. A specialist in xray crystallography, the libertarian chemist has an openminded attitude regarding meth. The first installment of this weeks breaking bad recap. Gale holds an ms degree in organic chemistry and is a specialist in xray crystallography. It feels like a deep analytic understanding of the poet could be used to understand the breaking bad characters more profoundly, as well as the heavy use of scenes set in nature. At the front of the book, gale wrote the words to my other favorite w.
Aug 15, 2019 over the course of five seasons, breaking bad told a complex, characterdriven story of a man whose cancer diagnosis leads him to start cooking and selling meth to provide for his family. The last scene of the breaking bad midseason 5 finale. Though breaking bad fans already know who killed gale, they too have become obsessed with the clues. The world of breaking bad is cold and corrupt, so naturally, aspects of the characters personality traits are taken to dark places. Dec 17, 2019 gale s murder occurred in the breaking bad season 3 finale and solidified walts position as an enemy of gus. After skylar showed walt the mountain of cash he had earned walt woke up to the fact that he had already achieved what he sought and finally decided to stop cooking meth. Myersbriggs personality types of breaking bad characters. Nothing quite that dramatic happened, although, within the world of breaking bad, nothing more dramatic could have happened. Walter white instructs jesse pinkman to end gale boettichers.
I love a good breaking bad discussion, and conspiracy theories are always fun in their own way, but so far nobody has made a compelling case that this book is from anyone other than gale, and the. It is loaded with all kinds of facts about the show. Saying that he must prepare for the worstcase scenario, gus orders gale to master the cooking process as quickly as possible. With bryan cranston, aaron paul, anna gunn, betsy brandt. How that fanfavorite breaking bad character wound up on. The viewer also discovers that this copy of leaves of grass was a gift to walt from gale. Theres a great example of this just after gale is killed. Gale boetticher is walts gusappointed superlab assistant. Spoilers galore for all of breaking bad in the following post. On breaking bad, gale boetticher david costabile was walter whites. As others have said, the book was a gift from gale. Tv critic, alan sepinwall, recaps each episode and shares extraordinary behindthescenes tidbits and analysis. It was set and filmed in albuquerque, new mexico, and tells the story of walter white bryan cranston, an underemployed and depressed high school.
Please help me recollect the purpose of this book and how the inscription or whatever wording. Walter whites name is reminiscent of the poet, a fact that has played a major role as a plot device in breaking bad and used up to the midseason finale of season five. And now, were going to dig deep and explain the story of the timid. Gale excitedly uses a box cutter to unpack the machinery and assemble the new superlab box cutter. In breaking bad, what if hank never discovered the book gale. Gus kills victor, who memorized the cook recipe, with a box cutter, and tells walt and jesse to. Victor and then quickly left without having chance to clean up the scene or take gale s lab notes from his coffee table. Plus he personally liked gale and wanted to keep his memory alive.
Walter walt whitman was an american poet, essayist and journalist. Chemistry stack exchange is a question and answer site for scientists, academics, teachers, and students in the field of chemistry. This was walter white hitting bottom it wouldnt be breaking bad without one final bit of showmanship. Breaking bad is an american crime drama television series created and produced by vince gilligan. Throughout breaking bad, the poetry of walt whitman comes to frame the shows narrative arc, and whitmans lifelong poetic project leaves of grass is full of insight into concepts of freedom and the life it gives us. Below is a list of the mostviewed items in gales interactive case file. Breaking bad is an american television series created by vince gilligan that premiered in 2008.
List of breaking bad and better call saul characters wikipedia. On the galegretchen breaking bad leaves of grass conspiracy. Breaking bad is an american television series created by vince gilligan. Gale boetticher continues to impress walter white s3 e6 clip. Breaking bad commonplace book journals lab notes diaries labs journal daily diary. While i prefer my entertainment to be nonviolent and the bad thing about binging a series long after its over is that you miss all the water cooler chatter the next day. If i remember right, gale gives walt a copy of the book as a gift. The following is a list of characters from both series and the feature film. Gus insisted he be rehired as walts assistant, with another. The following story contains spoilers from the series finale of breaking bad. Whatever the case, there was the same book sitting on walts toilet. Gus kills victor, who memorized the cook recipe, with a box cutter, and tells walt and jesse to get back to work box cutter.
Breaking bad tv series 200820 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gale kept a diary of items related to the construction of the meth lab operation he performed for gus. David costabile reprised his breaking bad role as gale in this weeks episode of better call saul. Over the course of five seasons, breaking bad told a complex, characterdriven story of a man whose cancer diagnosis leads him to start cooking and selling meth to provide for his family. Walter whites walt whitman book from breaking bad up for auction.
A specialist in xray crystallography, the libertarian chemist has an openminded attitude regarding. Either walt kept it so he could possibly get caught, or actually forgot to get rid of the book is up for speculation. Hank sees the book sitting near the toilet in the whites bathroom. Breaking bad gale singing crapa pelada season 3 episode on vimeo.
Blue is loyalty, power, sadness, purity, water, sky, coldness according to the wiki. Aug 21, 2018 after meeting an untimely death at the hands of jesse pinkman aaron paul on amcs breaking bad, gale boetticher david costabile appeared on prequel series better call saul in monday night. Gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection of poems, which has been. Gale had reentered the show, and i was glad to see him.
If youve been going through withdrawal since breaking bad ended its tv run in 20, heres a way to get a quick fix. Chemistry behind gales coffee maker in breaking bad. When hank first reveals to walter that he is investigating gale s murder, he shows him a dvd of gale singing karaoke with thai subtitles. Consenting adults want what they want, he tells walt. David costabile born january 9, 1967 is an american actor.
Joaquin salamanca in breaking bad season 4, joaquin salamanca, one of the remaining members of the salamanca crime family, was present when gus, jesse, and mike visited don eladios estate to discuss their operations. After meeting an untimely death at the hands of jesse pinkman aaron paul on amcs breaking bad, gale boetticher david costabile appeared on prequel series better call saul in monday night. Walter whites walt whitman book from breaking bad up for. That inscription is from gale boetticher, the shortlived assistant who helped. It was applied onto banks by breaking bad makeup artists corey welk and frieda valenzuela. I compared the handwriting from the book and gales notebook, very. Hank finds a copy of a book gale left to walter on the toilet, no. Top 15 songs played in breaking bad project revolver. Sep 05, 2012 i love a good breaking bad discussion, and conspiracy theories are always fun in their own way, but so far nobody has made a compelling case that this book is from anyone other than gale, and the. The last scene of the breaking bad midseason 5 finale movies. In breaking bad, what if hank never discovered the book. Sep 14, 2019 forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. After jesse has killed gale, victor arrived at the apartment, pushing past gale s neighbors and checked that gale was dead. During the cold open scene, one of gus drugsmuggling trucks is attacked by members of a mexican drug cartel.
The penny dropped, and hank finally knew the identity of heisenberg the w. Jesse spends his time absolutely demolished as a human and begins an endless party hes paid for entirely. David costabile briefly reprised his role as gale boetticher. Mix play all mix breaking bad official youtube hank schrader vs. Walter whites name is reminiscent of the poet, a fact that has played a major role as a plot device in breaking bad and used up to the midseason finale of season five season 4. Breaking bad fans will remember that gale was shot and killed by jesse in the season three. Breaking bad is so attuned to symbolism that i cant imagine this was just a costuming mistake. He informs gus that a meth sample gale had analyzed synthesized by walter white was, by far, the best that he had ever seen with a 99% pure quality. Some people are upset that we never actually saw gale give walt the inscribed copy of leaves of grass that plays such a key. In this case, once walt is inside the nazis clubhouse and, it. It has come to my attention that various denizens of the internet are claiming the copy of leaves of grass found by hank in walts bathroom was not, in fact, a gift from gale boetticher but rather from his old lover and business partner gretchen schwartz. Walter whites walt whitman book from breaking bad up. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and anything else breaking bad related. Following this point, gale became walts lab assistant.
A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc. Gale is at home listening to loud music and trimming his house plants. Heisenberg after discovering a book personally given to walt by gale himself. Weve been reliably informed by breaking bad that this, in meth purity terms, is a very impressive figure. I said i was excited about the return of breaking bad and.
This is a reference to what series creator vince gilligan refers to as a. Over the course of five seasons, breaking bad told the tale of a man whose cancer diagnosis drove him to cook and sell meth. I assumed walt had his own copy when he read it in sunset and was checking out the poem gale quoted of his own accord and honestly that is the most logical way to read the scene and i assume the way it was intended. Breaking bad gale boettichers vegan smores recipe genius. Full measure is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the third season of the american. Gales murder occurred in the breaking bad season 3 finale and solidified walts position as an enemy of gus. Oct 14, 2019 apriljuly 2009 breaking bad, season fourmidapril. I am a big fan of this show so i was delighted to read a book all about breaking bad.
Blogs breaking bad what youre obsessing about in gale. Breaking bad character gale returns in better call saul. Gus fring hired walter white after gale praised a sample of walts blue meth as the purest hed ever seen. Gus originally intends for gale to be his sole meth cook. Hanks epiphany in the last scene of the breaking bad midseason 5 finale spawns a flashback from season 3 i think where he and walt talk about a book that gale owned. Jan, 2019 mix play all mix breaking bad official youtube hank schrader vs. Why did walter keep gale s copy of leaves of grass. That file includes police reports, crime scene photos, and snapshots of key evidence.
And lets not forget boetticher was also gales last name. Forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. Gale has been reinstated as walts lab partner, and victor now shadows them everywhere. Production bullet points was written by moira walleybeckett and directed by colin bucksey, the third breaking bad episode he directed after phoenix in season two and i see you in season three. Sep 05, 2012 breaking bad recap ii, season 5, episode 8. If you havent seen breaking bad through season 5 episode 8, go check out. Thus, it was the urging of gale that caused gus to put aside his reservations and hire walter. Gus visits gale one night to reveal walts cancer diagnosis. I at first assumed that id simply forgotten the scene in which gale gives walt the book, but from what i can tell its never actually shown onscreen. Gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection of poems, which has been seen several times since. How did the mediterranean climate influence culture in the region. Each chapter focuses on how breaking bad was put together. Theyve certainly never seen anything like it in the czech republic and. A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his familys future.
The show aired on amc from january 20, 2008 to september 29, 20, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. Gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection. Breaking bad props in 2020 breaking bad, notes, notebook. An ideal answer would explain why the learnd astronomer in particular was recited in full, why gale chose it and why walt was intrigued by it. List of breaking bad and better call saul characters. A poem in the book, song of myself, is based on many of these same. But they never showed the book even came from gale at all so it felt really stupid when suddenly it did. To retain leverage with gus as the sole meth cook, walt plots gale s murder.