![]() ![]() Enter the aforementioned Cousin #1 and Cousin #2: two bald-shaved, nearly identical Latin Americans in expensive gray suits, with well-kempt goatees as macho-looking as.Walt's. We close-in on a surreal image of several adults crawling Daniel Plainview-style across this terrain towards a dilapidated shack. ![]() The episode opens on toxic-filtered skies and shots of desolate terrain, choreographed with an eerie beauty now familiar to fans. Something tells us the third season of Breaking Bad will thoroughly address the gruesome "life is cheap" realities of Mexico's drug trade, after foreshadowing them with the classic tortoise scene last year. If you're unfamiliar with the chaos happening in the country, check out this recent editorial by journalist Charles Bowden. With no exposition, in minutes the duo comes to represent the unbelievable, escalating real life wrath of drug cartels in Mexico and these cartels' common belief in the skull-headed deity of Santa Muerte. "No Mas" also marks the second ep directed by star Bryan Cranston and he immediately introduces us to a pair of nameless, relentless, and nearly identical thugs, shown above. Now sporting a much thicker goatee, it's the first time in the series that he looks less like a cancer patient than a hardboiled criminal off The Wire. Sunday's premiere, entitled "No Mas," was a subdued affair save for multiple homicides and a nightmarish undercurrent that ran throughout. Series creator, Vince Gilligan, didn't feel the need for a time jump, so we find Walter White worse for wear in the aftermath of season two's finale. For previous write-ups on the second and third season of Breaking Bad, click here. A spoiler warning applies after the jump for every recap and the comments section. Film will be recapping episodes for the third season of Breaking Bad, starting with last Sunday's premiere. ![]()
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