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Breaking REALLY Bad and Treading Lightly ... Recaps/Commentary on The Final Episodes of Breaking Bad -- **CONTAINS SPOILERS-- DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED 5X09

Too much girl talk on this blog lately? Yeah, I thought so.  I do love "Pretty Little Liars" and "Twisted" a lot, but shockingly enough, there is one show that I'd have to call my favorite over both of them, and above anything else that's ever been on television.  Obviously I'm referring to "Breaking Bad," which contains some of the most phenomenal writing I've ever encountered.  Even though there's such a cultural stigma that television shows have no educational value, I honestly believe that students in English/writing classes could learn a thing or two about writing from this show.   In short, BREAKING BAD IS AWESOME.   Even though I put this in the title, in case someone decided not to listen to me, I'm going to reiterate: This article "**CONTAINS SPOILERS-- DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED 5X09**."  I would HATE to spoil Breaking Bad for anybody. Let's discuss what on earth is going on in the episod

New Post on PLL Episode 4x10 in my Tv + Broken Laws Blog

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PLL: Dr. Wren and Mr. Hyde -- Two Contradictory Theories: Wren is a Good Guy and Wren is a Bad Guy

** I would like to explain why from now on, I am using quotation marks around the word "theory."  I should have been doing this the whole time, but at least I'm starting now.  My style of writing "theories," is not necessarily writing something that I think/predict would actually WIND UP happening in the shows; I write ideas that COULD happen, that I believe to be creative, and would make sense with the plot lines.  I would love to write for TV some day, and the way I write is sort of a baby-step towards writing spec scripts.** Now, for the "theories" : 

PLL -- Are The Pointless Characters REALLY as Pointless as we think? (Probably, but this is how I'd make them important)

PLL Theory-- Maybe these "pointless characters" aren't so pointless after all. 1) Did Duncan REALLY think Aria was Ali just b/c she was wearing a red coat? OR did he somehow get tipped off that the girls have the coat and use that as a way to talk to the girls?  Remember the reason we met Duncan? It was because of that guy Jonah who was trying to help find out who "A" was/ who was sending the texts to "Vivian"  -- Jonah initially gave Spencer and Aria an address that led to that creepy area where that scary old man was.  This REALLY isn't Jonah's problem anymore, but he took the initiative to call Aria and tell her that he traced another burner phone to the area RIGHT WHERE THEY MET DUNCAN?  Is that a coincidence? OR: (2 options I've thought of so far) : 1) Duncan wanted to talk to the girls/Aria and needed an excuse to meet them etc.  He could've paid off Jonah to make that phone call to Aria. OR 2) Jonah's call was genuine,

It's TWISTED When Someone Confesses To Murder...

For those of you who watch ABC Family's show, "Twisted," I'm jotting down some notes on a developing, probably farfetched (but still awesome) theory. Danny Desai has openly admitted to killing his aunt and he has served 5 years in juvie for it.  Jo has inquired a few times as to why Danny killed his aunt, and he has refused to give her an answer, although he's remained persistant that he had a good reason.  Whenever he's asked about it, Danny contends that he is withholding the information to protect his friends.  While Jo HAS pressed him on this issue, it is not discussed nearly as often as the other elephant in the "Twisted" room, whether or not Danny is a sociopath. In the first episode, Danny was given the nickname, "Socio," a name that was the original title for the show before it was renamed "Twisted."  From day one, that has been Danny's nickname, and from day one people have suspected that he is a sociopath.  Howev

A Pretty Little Plot Twist If It Were Up To Me (What I would add to PLL based on Melissa's behavior in Episode 4x03)

This is a fun plot twist that I came up with after watching the most recent episode of Pretty Little Liars (PLL), "Cat's Cradle."  I call it a fun plot twist because it's not one that I necessarily believe that the writers will actually use, BUT if they did, it would make sense with the show's current story lines and even fill up some plot holes. Melissa Hastings returns to Rosewood in this episode of PLL, and she brings a lot of new questions back to town with her.  Her behavior towards Spencer in this episode indicates that there might be a lot more to Melissa's character than we realize.  Melissa even points this out to Spencer herself. Seemingly out of nowhere, Melissa is finding that she and Spencer have a lot in common, and she thinks that if they know what's good for them, they should both leave town.  It's easy to chalk this up to typical Melissa Hastings weirdness, but I have a better idea.

The PLL Game - What's the game, how many teams are there and who are the players?

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**disclaimer: I do not claim ownership or copyright rights to any of the videos in this entry.  All of them are property of ABC Family/Pretty Little Liars/Warner Bros. ** It started off with us wondering who "A" was.  Then when we found out it was Mona, she immediately got us thinking about the rest of the "A Team" when she told Spencer that you have to "earn the right to be a part of it" and then pretty much gave her 2 choices: join the A Team or die.   Later on, it became about more than the team, but whose side the A Team is on in the ultimate "game"... and what game the players are even playing.  This show makes many references to "the game," but we're never really told what it is... Let's just say that Ali was right in that dream sequence/hallucination/whatever it was in episode 2x24.  "This isn't Yahtzee, sweetie.  This is some seriously messed up stuff."  However, I'm not so sure about her contention