I posted this on Google+, and it was good so I decided to post it here as well. What follows is a straight-up cut & paste.
Obviously, spoilers here. I'd normally wait a couple of days to do this, but this episode was just too good! I'm going to skip past the more boring storylines here and skip right to the good stuff. First, it was awesome to see Jesse take control like that in the Cartel's meth lab. That was badass. Gus once again shows how badass he is, murdering the entire Cartel and avenging the death of his friend from so long ago. Fighting the effects of the same poison that killed them, he still shouts to anyone that may still be in the house, basically saying, "Bring it!!!"
Freaking sweet.
All this speculation about Mike trying to shoot Jesse is all well and good (for the record, I think people are reading too deeply into it; this is Breaking Bad, not Lost), but there's a far more interesting question.
Jesse, right now, has the power to end all of this. The two people who wanted him and Walt dead at the end of the last season are, right now, alone with him in Mexico. Gus is fighting the effects of the same poison that he used to wipe out the Cartel, Mike is wounded from a GSW, and Jesse is armed.
He could kill both of them. Easily. So, rather than discuss three frames of last night's show, let's look at the far more interesting question here. Where do Jesse's loyalties lie? By killing them both, Jesse ends forever the threat of them killing Walt and avenges the death of Tomas, Andrea's little brother. However, he has more respect from them than he EVER got from Walt; it was impossible to miss the pride on the faces of Gus and Mike when Jesse asserted control and dominance at the Cartel meth lab. He's a valuable member of the team.
Walt cares about Jesse, we all know that. That fact hasn't stopped Walt from treating Jesse like a tool, though. From the beginning, Walt has used Jesse to get what he wants. If Walt wasn't so money hungry, Jesse would have never had to expand the territory in season two, and Combo would still be alive. Jesse got his ass royally kicked by both Tuco and Hank, both for Walt. Jesse killed. in cold blood, for Walt. Right after that, as Jesse was struggling with his emotional aftermath of that murder, Walt, with no thought of Jesse's emotional state whatsoever, demands that he kill again for Walt. And then gets increasingly pissed when Jesse hasn't done it yet! After Walt revealed that he had bugged Jesse's car with a GPS tracker and Jesse, in disbelief and shock, says, "After everything I've done for you," he EARNED that. He had the right to say that.
Next week, Jesse has a choice to make. The line is clearly drawn in the sand. Whose side is he on?
Thoughts?
Monday, September 19, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
My Thoughts On Google+
So, not long after I blogged about not being in, I got in!
I have to say, after repeated failed attempts by Mountain View to break into the social networking arena (Wave and Buzz, I'm looking at you!), G+ seems to just get it right.
In a nutshell, it's a full on assault at Facebook, and manages to take a few jabs at Twitter as well. The core concept of G+ lies in how you decide who you want to share with. G+ has Circles that you can place people into (and yes, you can place one person in multiple Circles), and when you post something, you can select, quite easily, what Circle(s) you want to share that post with. You can even share a post with just one or two people, everyone on the web, or no one at all.
Also, you can select from a list on the left side of the page which Circle you want to see posts from at the moment. By way of a for instance, if I just want to know what my gaming friends are up to, I select my Gamers Circle, and just posts from them are displayed.
Unlike Facebook, someone can add you to a Circle without you having to add them. Think of that as someone following you, like on Twitter. That means that if you make a post public, they can see it in their stream and comment on it. They can share with you as well, but if they're not in one of your Circles then it won't appear in your main Stream (which avoids people being able to add clutter you don't want to see). Instead there's a special stream called Incoming which houses posts from people who are following you.
It's very slick so far; already I've more or less stopped using Facebook and rely on G+ when I need to share things with people. Even if a person isn't on G+, you can STILL add them to a Circle and share with them so long as you have their e-mail address. If they aren't on G+, then they'll simply get an e-mail with what you wanted to share with them, as well as an invite to come join the service.
I'm having a blast with it, and would encourage everyone to give it a shot. Should you do so, my G+ profile can be found at http://gplus.to/EvoAnubis
See you there!
I have to say, after repeated failed attempts by Mountain View to break into the social networking arena (Wave and Buzz, I'm looking at you!), G+ seems to just get it right.
In a nutshell, it's a full on assault at Facebook, and manages to take a few jabs at Twitter as well. The core concept of G+ lies in how you decide who you want to share with. G+ has Circles that you can place people into (and yes, you can place one person in multiple Circles), and when you post something, you can select, quite easily, what Circle(s) you want to share that post with. You can even share a post with just one or two people, everyone on the web, or no one at all.
Also, you can select from a list on the left side of the page which Circle you want to see posts from at the moment. By way of a for instance, if I just want to know what my gaming friends are up to, I select my Gamers Circle, and just posts from them are displayed.
Unlike Facebook, someone can add you to a Circle without you having to add them. Think of that as someone following you, like on Twitter. That means that if you make a post public, they can see it in their stream and comment on it. They can share with you as well, but if they're not in one of your Circles then it won't appear in your main Stream (which avoids people being able to add clutter you don't want to see). Instead there's a special stream called Incoming which houses posts from people who are following you.
It's very slick so far; already I've more or less stopped using Facebook and rely on G+ when I need to share things with people. Even if a person isn't on G+, you can STILL add them to a Circle and share with them so long as you have their e-mail address. If they aren't on G+, then they'll simply get an e-mail with what you wanted to share with them, as well as an invite to come join the service.
I'm having a blast with it, and would encourage everyone to give it a shot. Should you do so, my G+ profile can be found at http://gplus.to/EvoAnubis
See you there!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Google+: Let Me In!
So, G+ has been in a limited field trial for about a week now. Thanks to my buddy Matt, I have an invite. I just can't use it, 'cause Google won't let me yet!
G+ seems to have features I'd really like to have, mainly because when I share my thoughts on FB, there seems to always be an issue, and that issue wouldn't be there if certain groups of people couldn't see those posts. Yeah, I'm fully aware that you can group people on Facebook, but the process is so annoying and tenuous that I'd really just rather start from scratch. Other than that, I really liked FB. G+ is Google's answer to that (much in the same way that Buzz was their answer to Twitter), only much better done.
So, yeah, I want in. Patiently (okay, not so much) waiting for this invite to work....
Oh, as a sidenote, once I actually do get in, I might actually start posting more regularly...like I said I would. The problem was that FB was my main hub of online social contact, and it didn't make sense to have to have people going all over the Net to find what I was talking about. With G+, that changes. For those that don't know, Blogger is soon to be rebranded as Google Blogs, in an ongoing movement by Google to bring everything under one umbrella (YouTube, however, will not be affected). Because of that, things will make much more sense to post here rather than as a note on FB.
Anyhoo, waiting for that invite to work. When I have a G+ profile, I'll post it here and a few other various places. See you all there!
G+ seems to have features I'd really like to have, mainly because when I share my thoughts on FB, there seems to always be an issue, and that issue wouldn't be there if certain groups of people couldn't see those posts. Yeah, I'm fully aware that you can group people on Facebook, but the process is so annoying and tenuous that I'd really just rather start from scratch. Other than that, I really liked FB. G+ is Google's answer to that (much in the same way that Buzz was their answer to Twitter), only much better done.
So, yeah, I want in. Patiently (okay, not so much) waiting for this invite to work....
Oh, as a sidenote, once I actually do get in, I might actually start posting more regularly...like I said I would. The problem was that FB was my main hub of online social contact, and it didn't make sense to have to have people going all over the Net to find what I was talking about. With G+, that changes. For those that don't know, Blogger is soon to be rebranded as Google Blogs, in an ongoing movement by Google to bring everything under one umbrella (YouTube, however, will not be affected). Because of that, things will make much more sense to post here rather than as a note on FB.
Anyhoo, waiting for that invite to work. When I have a G+ profile, I'll post it here and a few other various places. See you all there!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Hey yo.
Been awhile since I actually posted anything here. Sorry about that; shit has been hectic.
This isn't even an actual update; this is more me recognizing that I need to step up. I'll do a real update in a few days. In the meanwhile, you'll see tidbits from what I'm reading on the Net via Google Reader. As always, if you wanna holla at me, The Google Voice widget in the upper-righthand side of the page is the fastest way to do so. Or follow me on Twitter (@EvoAnubis) and hit me up there.
Until next time, Peace.
This isn't even an actual update; this is more me recognizing that I need to step up. I'll do a real update in a few days. In the meanwhile, you'll see tidbits from what I'm reading on the Net via Google Reader. As always, if you wanna holla at me, The Google Voice widget in the upper-righthand side of the page is the fastest way to do so. Or follow me on Twitter (@EvoAnubis) and hit me up there.
Until next time, Peace.
Friday, March 18, 2011
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