Breaking Bad on AMC: a serial killer’s advice on seafood
The Truth about Alaska Salmon, Posted on September 10, 2013
You can make [crystal meth] any damn shade you want.”
“Yeah, like they do farm-raised salmon. Jesus, you ever see how pink they make that crap-like flamingo pink. Sure as hell don’t come out of the ocean looking like that. “
This biological and nutritional information comes to you from a drug selling, serial killing, character on season 6 of the AMC hit show Breaking Bad (episode 5). We’re not sure how this character: a drug dealing, fried food eating, New Mexico dwelling killer would profess to know so much about an ocean fish? Weird? The scene comes right before the opening credits – right when you’re really paying attention.
Correct us if we’re wrong, but has anyone ever seen another scene anywhere on Breaking Bad that offers “education” on a food product – or any commercial product at all? We think not, and would therefore question the reason this addition to the script – which strays awkwardly from the plot – goes out of its way to attack a healthy food that health authorities suggest Americans should be eating a lot more of...
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