Is Breaking Bad that good? I'm finding it boring
- Thread starter Samuel Jackson
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That's a good point. One thing though....
The point of the series is to turn the protagonist into an antagonist so any collateral damage is caused by people interacting with Walt.
For example, Mike died because he was willing to break his own code ("no half measures") and work with Walt. And yeah it was for a good reason, but Walt's doing evil shyt for a "good reason" too, his family. And in that flash-forward from season 5 he's alone copping a machine gun. So the moral of the story is, the old saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".
For example, Mike died because he was willing to break his own code ("no half measures") and work with Walt. And yeah it was for a good reason, but Walt's doing evil shyt for a "good reason" too, his family. And in that flash-forward from season 5 he's alone copping a machine gun. So the moral of the story is, the old saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".
Fred.
Sunalmighty
Superstar
Show is genius...
KiD WavE
All Star
this is also true
you ever read a biography of a really interesting person in the past ? they are full of incredible crazy things
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thats why they got a biography written about them ...Walter White isnt a normal person living a boring life hes a genius going out of his way to live as dangerous and crazy as possible
yseJ
Empire strikes back
after finally catching up with the later seasons up till the last episodes, Ill say the first seasons are better to me 
in the last couple of seasons the writers sped the pace up and action a bit too much for my liking, especially compared to the first couple of seasons.
its still really good, but I miss those 'slow' episodes where action bits hit you like a fukking jackhammer in the middle of the night, all of a sudden. and they had some dark humor mixed in perfectly
I guess it's also more interesting to see the mr chips to scarface transformation at the beginning, then at the end ( from a criminal mastermind to scarface is a lot closer and more trifle than from a poor teacher to getting street rep)
in the last couple of seasons the writers sped the pace up and action a bit too much for my liking, especially compared to the first couple of seasons.
its still really good, but I miss those 'slow' episodes where action bits hit you like a fukking jackhammer in the middle of the night, all of a sudden. and they had some dark humor mixed in perfectly
I guess it's also more interesting to see the mr chips to scarface transformation at the beginning, then at the end ( from a criminal mastermind to scarface is a lot closer and more trifle than from a poor teacher to getting street rep)
It's a really good show but I haven't watched it in months. It is depressing as hell so I needed a break. I have 5 episodes left in season 3.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
finally caught up...the pacing of this show sucks to me, from the literally almost fully skiappable season two and three, to the continual back & forth dance between certain characters' relationships, to me being at a point where i;d like almost every character to die, to the amount of unfeasible, quickly escalated issues that all happened in just over a year...the show hooks you more in a "let's see where this is going" than a "this show is great, i love the story/characters, let me keep watching". again, maybe because it has been held to great shows like the wire, i feel this show is overrated....altho paul and cranston both have proven to be great actors
yseJ
Empire strikes back
pacing sucks ? ma I loved the pacing of this show before season 4. seasons 1 & 2 really rival the wire, which I thought was impossible before.
season 2 skippable ?
season 2 is one of the best. first time meeting gus, walts first real body (jane) as a result of calculation not self-defense, his choice of money over witnessing his pregnant wife giving birth, his first real confrontation with hank. the meth heads family, which is clearly a jesse the addict's projection...saul goodman before he became a wimp, combo and badger buster asses tryin to sling...that season is pifftastic
pacing sucks ? ma I loved the pacing of this show before season 4. seasons 1 & 2 really rival the wire, which I thought was impossible before.
season 2 skippable ?
that season is pifftastic
I know everyone is entitled to their opinion... but gat damn!
i'm a DEA agent and my 40K a year school teacher brother in law just bought a car wash. i he also had cancer and was paying for his cancer treatment out of his own pocket. he lied to me and told me his ex business partner was giving him money and i found out that was a lie and then his wife tells me its gambling winnings and pays for my very expensive physical therapy.
because the plot requires me not to i don't question anything. also i'm chasing a major meth dealer at the time all this is going on.
because the plot requires me not to i don't question anything. also i'm chasing a major meth dealer at the time all this is going on.
yseJ
Empire strikes back
I know everyone is entitled to their opinion... but gat damn!
the wire is far better as a urban/social commentary about a city. also great realistic portrayal
bb has superb acting, narrative (at least first couple of seasons) and directing work
yseJ
Empire strikes back
its not very realistic there,I agree. the whole car wash is ridic
but you gotta remember.
hank has known walt for a while. he knows (or he thinks he knows) him to be a wimpy p*ssywhipped science nerd incapable not only of killing but simply breaking the law. deep down he mightve seen the coincidences but dismissed them right away
winb83 is just grasping at straws at this point.
Basically what you said. Hank has known Walt the better part of 20 years. The first ep of the series you see exactly how little Hank thinks of Walt when he takes over his birthday party to brag about a drug bust. He low key sons the shyt out of Walt in that scene.
Later on he's
that Walt is even smoking weed. So the concept of this guy taking clues like "he suddenly has a lot of money" and jumping to the ridiculous conclusion that he's not only a drug dealer, but the most infamous one in the entire region, is 
as hell. The only reason it seems obvious to us is because we've seen it first hand and have only known Walt for the duration of the series. Another
at "but he's chasing a major meth dealer at the same time". No shyt, he's a DEA agent. He was doing that for years before Walt ever started cooking.
Fred.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
i completely disagree about season 1&2 rivaling the wire, after the 3rd ep of the wire i was hooked, bb...nope, i just kept watching cuz everyone said i should. and while you named all those turning points in season 2 & 3, they were so far spaced apart, so many episodes were just filler IMO...i'm like you can't go from idling at 10mph (season 1-3) to trying to hit 65mph in under 4 seconds (middle of season 4-5) while driving a doge neon - especially with all these events supposedly having happened in the course of one year.pacing sucks ? ma I loved the pacing of this show before season 4. seasons 1 & 2 really rival the wire, which I thought was impossible before.
season 2 skippable ?
that season is pifftastic
anyway, i'm not disparaging the show, i think the acting is good and the layers of each character are interesting, but overall i don't think the story line is very strong and i have zero connection to any of the main characters. and you gotta understand, i started watching this based on everyone claiming it to be a GOAT show - it's not touching any of my GOAT shows, it's that next step down, floating somewhere with Lost and Entourage