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
― 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
― marcos, Monday, 19 June 2017 19:04 (seven years ago) link
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.
― nomar, Monday, 19 June 2017 19:09 (seven years ago) link
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.
― chap, Monday, 19 June 2017 20:48 (seven years ago) link
I feel like BCS is a course-correction from BB's various faults
― Οὖτις, Monday, 19 June 2017 20:49 (seven years ago) link
a great female lead, more character driven, less dependent on cliffhangers etc
― Οὖτις, Monday, 19 June 2017 20:50 (seven years ago) link
episode at tuco's place in the desert has to be one of the best huh
― marcos, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:02 (seven years ago) link
i need to watch better call saul but something about a spinoff series isn't appealing. is it worth it?
― marcos, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:03 (seven years ago) link
dude! get on that
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:03 (seven years ago) link
I think I can safely say that everyone I know into BCS thinks it's better than BB
BCS>>>>>>>>>
― more like matthew badlose (wins), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:04 (seven years ago) link
ok cool i will watch it
― marcos, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:05 (seven years ago) link
BCS is an amazing show that stands on its own.
― I Love It When They Call Me Big Pharma (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:05 (seven years ago) link
that too
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:05 (seven years ago) link
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
― more like matthew badlose (wins), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:06 (seven years ago) link
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.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 17 August 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
it does. but i think most of the seasons start slow and ramp up to the finale
― Nhex, Thursday, 17 August 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
the only real highlight of 5a is the fifth ep iirc
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 17:43 (seven years ago) link
The season cliffhanger is so well done.
― chap, Thursday, 17 August 2017 17:46 (seven years ago) link
guys idk if youve heard of this show its really good imo
― the clodding of the american mind (darraghmac), Monday, 12 March 2018 22:25 (six years ago) link
it’s no crocodile shoes tho tbf
― I’m 16 and a member of UKIP’s youth wing, young independence (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 12 March 2018 22:52 (six years ago) link
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.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:35 (six years ago) link