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Breaking Bad watchers: inform me, sans spoilers

People who watch Breaking Bad: I need you. I’m late to the show. As of this writing I have completed watching through Season 3, Episode 6. There will be no spoilers below, I promise.

I love this show but I am so freaked about having the experience tainted (heh) by unwanted information that I won’t look at anything on the internet about it. Literally. I haven’t even gone to the IMDB to check out what else the actors have been in, which I normally love to do.

Not this time, though. Because I won’t be spoiled! I won’t allow it!

Anyway, this puts me in an odd position because I’ve seen something in the show and I can’t find out about what it really means. If it’s ok with you, I’m gonna spout off about it for a second… then, I’m hoping you’ll say “Yeah, girl… you’re onto something!” or “Duh, girl… everybody’s grandma knows that.” or “Whoa, girl… you’ve really snapped your cap on this one.” but not give me too much unwanted detail. Ready?

I think that colors (and shades within the color spectrum) have been assigned specific meanings in Breaking Bad. While some of my definitions are fuzzy, I’m seeing definite patterns. So, for what it’s worth, here it is:

• Red: Secrets
• Orange: Sincerity or earnestness
• Yellow: Hello Meth!
• Green: Life, health, comfort
• Blue: Shade dependant… some blues signify the law or justice or righteousness, some are business or money or deal oriented. The darkest blue, leaning to indigo has to do with danger or death
• Purple: Luxury, extras, frivilousness
• Pink: Helplessness, naivité, innocence
• White: Transition
• Black: I’m still chewing on it… I think it might be about being caught between worlds or people, no-mans land?
• Browns: Normality, boring, average folks

While I do have examples to back this up, I don’t want to put ‘em here because I want to protect those who also wish to remain unspoiled.

So… there it is. I feel vulnerable and awkward and a little like the nerd you’ll never sit next to at lunch.

Can you tell me what you think of all this? It’d help! Of course, if you have Vince Gilligan’s contact info, that’d be fine too. :-)

Make it so

Now that it’s streaming on Netflix, I’m revisiting Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Assorted observations:

• the show is still smart, funny, ridiculous, and nerdy
• the entire cast is phenomenal
• the design of the control panels holds up as slick and cool
• the costuming is breathtaking
• whenever Wesley Crusher is happy, it makes me happy
• the novelty episodes in the holodeck make me feel wrong inside… like a televisual bad-touch
• I do not acknowledge pre-bearded Riker. Pre-bearded Riker does not exist

There’s a lot to love but I’ve become obsessed (surprise!) with one very specific type of reaction shot, often seen when something silly or embarrassing happens to Captain Picard. The cut-away, if you’re lucky, is Commander Riker with a raised eyebrow or two and a mischievous grin.

Knitwear Find

Another amazing knitwear find, this one from Cheers (SE8, EP24).

At first I just noticed the dollar bill design:

But upon closer inspection, or as close as I can get on my computer, I think it might be Daffy Duck on there too! Here’s a money shot (heh):

I know, right?