+1 for Breaking Bad. just incredible. this thing has Lou written all over it- that criminal element crawling around out there among homes & gardens, trying to blend in and disappear.

bryan cranston is the best actor on TV right now period. who knew the dad from malcolm in the middle had it in him, placing mankind in the hands of a monster, an ogre gorging on discord and despair- everything he touches. the new twin mexican terminators are cool, if contrived, and the decency to let Walt finish his shower before splitting his skull with the stainless steel longhandle axe was gracious. i like the new mexi cartel angle.

i hear lots of buzz about the Saul Goodman character but my money is with Dean Norris as Hank Schrader- a lot of subtleties there and probably the most fun of all to watch in his dual performance as DEA agent slapping narco's around like children, and underneath, a guy with a serious array of triggerpoints, suffering from PTSD and married to a clepto cunt. the way he looks at her is like "i'd bury you alive if i weren't in the grips of an all consuming sadness, so i'll make jokes instead."

it's good times.