Anna Gunn is heartbreaking here. Her demeanor is so different as her hope and fire’s been forced down and crushed by Walt’s overwhelming controlling presence. Walt with his sanctimonious speech as she’s in the background, looming over the pool, with this extreme dread building in the audience as we know what’s coming. And Cranston terrifying for the first time. He’s not a cornered rattlesnake anymore. He’s a kingpin, and he demands everything played by his whims. The relish as he crushes every arguement and strand of hope Skyler has, treating her like another enemy, like another fool underestimating and disrespecting Heisenberg’s power. A mockery of the sitcom dad, his smiles and jokes twisting the knife as much as his overt cruelty. This is top notch tight character drama.
Shout by JCVIP 4BlockedParent2023-12-28T08:08:53Z
Anna Gunn is heartbreaking here. Her demeanor is so different as her hope and fire’s been forced down and crushed by Walt’s overwhelming controlling presence. Walt with his sanctimonious speech as she’s in the background, looming over the pool, with this extreme dread building in the audience as we know what’s coming. And Cranston terrifying for the first time. He’s not a cornered rattlesnake anymore. He’s a kingpin, and he demands everything played by his whims. The relish as he crushes every arguement and strand of hope Skyler has, treating her like another enemy, like another fool underestimating and disrespecting Heisenberg’s power. A mockery of the sitcom dad, his smiles and jokes twisting the knife as much as his overt cruelty. This is top notch tight character drama.