Best season of AMC's Breaking Bad

If you find yourself entering a thread about a much loved show with "sort of sucks" and back pedaling to "a decent watch, but its no wire" you're probably chafing against hype more than the show itself. But just like a guy going "omg Dylan's voice is so bad, why do you people think he's a genius" you should just leave it alone until you aren't sweating the hype.

that's definitely part of it, i admit

But just like a guy going "omg Dylan's voice is so bad, why do you people think he's a genius"

Haha I have literally been this guy.

I don't see ever wanting to rewatching this or caring about it the way I still do with the Wire

― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, March 24, 2014 3:09 PM (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ya i have been rewatching this a little and it is entertaining but without the plot anticipation of a first pass i think maybe 80% of this show's appeal is gone

my problem w/the show is it's such a tightly wound story plotwise that you feel like the characters are trapped in it in a particularly claustrophobic way without any chance for escape. that's the point i realize but i don't think it's as satisfying as other people might. also towards the end especially it gets into that cable prestige series thing of being sadistic feel-bad television for the sake of being feel-bad television. lots of what happens doesn't feel earned as anything other than a particularly nasty plot twist.

I find the intricate tight plotting to be incredibly satisfying and exhilirating, and will always enjoy rewatching in a more analytical way. But if you're not as into that I can see why it would be serious diminishing returns. Walt and Jesse are the only characters with a huge ammount of depth to them.

I feel like BCS is a course-correction from BB's various faults

a great female lead, more character driven, less dependent on cliffhangers etc

episode at tuco's place in the desert has to be one of the best huh

i need to watch better call saul but something about a spinoff series isn't appealing. is it worth it?

dude! get on that

I think I can safely say that everyone I know into BCS thinks it's better than BB

BCS>>>>>>>>>

ok cool i will watch it

BCS is an amazing show that stands on its own.

that too

And it's different enough that I would recommend it to people who weren't particularly into BB.

& I say that as someone who loved breaking bad & thinks skyler white is a great character (s2 onward at least) & not at all underwritten, if a little underused

JUst rewatching the series and finding season 5a seems to slump heavily. Wondering if that's something other people noticed.
JUst feeling something is missing, the touch or something.
Seems heavy handed and verging on moralistic. Maybe 5b will pick up again.

it does. but i think most of the seasons start slow and ramp up to the finale

the only real highlight of 5a is the fifth ep iirc

The season cliffhanger is so well done.

guys idk if youve heard of this show its really good imo

it’s no crocodile shoes tho tbf

I bought the whole thing at a flea market a few weeks ago, $10 a season on Blu-Ray (and believe I ended up buying the final season twice--we had some confusion in the store as to whether there were five or six seasons). With The Americans starting up again in a couple of weeks, I think I'll hold off till the summer.