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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 14:49 
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Overall I was pretty disappointed with season 5 (both 'halves') - the Nazis were incredibly boring and two dimensional. Overall the writing, plotting and character development was also rather lacking.

There were a couple of good episodes and some very good moments, but on the whole I was pretty unimpressed. So much so that I wish it had ended at season 4.

I don't. It probably was the weakest series but it was still better than pretty much everything else that's ever been on.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I didn't mind the nazis, but the last episode was very underwhelming. It all felt very much a deus ex machina to me.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Overall I was pretty disappointed with season 5 (both 'halves') - the Nazis were incredibly boring and two dimensional. Overall the writing, plotting and character development was also rather lacking.

There were a couple of good episodes and some very good moments, but on the whole I was pretty unimpressed. So much so that I wish it had ended at season 4.


I don't. It probably was the weakest series but it was still better than pretty much everything else that's ever been on.


I'll agree with you there it's just that, for me, it wasn't up to the very high quality of seasons 1 to 4.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
PostPosted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 14:42 
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ENDED!

The last two episodes were really good although I though the finale with entirely predictable when you knew where he was going and that he had the gun on a motor. None of that made it any less engaging and it was, perhaps, quite refreshing for a telly programme that it was wrapped up so neatly and just allowed you to watch and enjoy the performances.

I thought Walt had a really good return to form in the last, what, 4 episodes or so? He was desperate, lonely and deathly sad and clocked in a great performance. It was a shame that Jesse took such a back burner to Walt's story so when we learn Jesse's spent months held captive with no chance of escape that I couldn't feel the desperation in his performance. I wanted the manical laugh as he's driving away to go on longer.

... I suppose I just didn't want it to end really. There were lots of great moments: Walt looking over his babby; the camera angle when Skylar is on the phone to her sister which obscures Walt's presence; not wanted to cut the deck of cards, and so on.

Great TV.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Also, I've a question: It's never revealed anywhere in the programme but does anyone know of the reason why he kept the teddy bear's eye?


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Also, I've a question: It's never revealed anywhere in the programme but does anyone know of the reason why he kept the teddy bear's eye?


Was that the one from the plane?

Could it be because he caused the air crash?

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Yeah, but I was wondering whether there was a deeper meaning behind it that might have come from the makers.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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He couldn't bear to see it go.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Good interview with Cranston in The Guardian today, he does come over as a very decent bloke.

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio ... lter-white

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Watched all of this in the last 6 weeks or so. Jesus.

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Watched all of this in the last 6 weeks or so. Jesus.

Yup. Good wasn't it.

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I guess it is worth posting that Breaking Bad is definitely worth a rewatch if you've only seen it once.

It's littered with bits early on that are so much funnier when you know where it ends up. Plenty of extra detail to notice, connections to spot, and you can pinpoint many significant moments in Walt's growth/decay/transformation.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I can see myself watching Breaking Bad again, probably above watching anything new TBH. I've tried to get into a couple of TV series since watching BB (including some that are very highly regarded), and inevitably within a handful of episodes I find myself thinking, 'This is alright, but it's no Breaking Bad'.

The other problem is a lot of series go on way past the point where they should have naturally ended, because they're raking in the money so they just keep on making them.

BB however came to the perfect end, some have made the argument that Season 4 could have been the last, but I think Season 5 wrapped everything up perfectly, and Vince Gilligan was very clear he wasn't going to stretch it out past the point where he felt Walt's story came to an end.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Only TV that is close to Breaking Bad for me since has been True Detective and Hannibal.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I've just watched the finale of this after cramming the whole series into the last couple of months. I guess this means I can stop watching TV now as I'll never see anything as good as Breaking Bad again.

Amazing telly... I loved it!


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Hmmmm. Dunno about this at all.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Zero interest TBH, Breaking Bad is complete, it's also finished.

This is a cheap cash in, and I'm not going to irritate myself with this tacky spin-off.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I love Saul Goodman but I'm not a fan of prequels. I already know the ending!


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I love Saul Goodman but I'm not a fan of prequels. I already know the ending!

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I love Saul Goodman but I'm not a fan of prequels. I already know the ending!

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Was never that impressed with Saul Goodman as a character and surprised they chose it for a prequel

Gus Fring would have made a much better prequel show.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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I love Saul, but he works because he's the comic relief. The only character who is basically entirely honest about his intentions throughout. Don't think he'll work as well on his own.

I agree that Gus would have more potential for an interesting spin off, but I also quite like how mysterious his origins are.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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You mean Gus?


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Kinda showed Gus's back story in Breaking Bad already though.

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Kinda showed Gus's back story in Breaking Bad already though.

With big holes, mind. I guess it could be a miniseries rather than an ongoing escapades thing.


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Kinda showed Gus's back story in Breaking Bad already though.

I like to think his character in The Usual Suspects is the same guy and someone murdered his family in a drugs heist. But it went wrong so he decided to take them down from inside, but then went native. And became Chilean.

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Zardoz wrote:
Kinda showed Gus's back story in Breaking Bad already though.

I like to think his character in The Usual Suspects is the same guy and someone murdered his family in a drugs heist. But it went wrong so he decided to take them down from inside, but then went native. And became Chilean.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Better Call Saul has now arrived on Netflix, only watched the first of the two episodes that they've started with, but right out of the gate it's properly grabbed my attention.

I had some fairly big reservations about it, but they seem to have started his character from a very interesting place that's immediately compelling.

I'd watch the second episode right now if my alarm wasn't set for a seriously anti-socially early time for work tomorrow.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Yeah.

It's not yet convinced me that it's a story that particularly needed to be told, but particularly the second episode was good enough that I don't think I mind. Real bleak comedy.

Spoilers for Breaking Bad and both episodes of Better Call Saul:
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Hang on a minute! It's a bit of a stretch that Saul had an encounter with Tuco, and knew him by name? Right? I'm sure I recall him talking to Walt and Jesse about Tuco. I guess they never met in Breaking Bad, but I don't see why he would have totally concealed his prior relationship with Tuco. I guess it's possible that in future episodes of Better Call Saul, we'll get an explanation for this. But it does feel tenuous to me. Hopefully they won't lean too hard on that sort of stuff.


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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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After getting bored towards the end of season 2, I found myself with some time last week so I watched most of it (37 episodes) in a couple of days, and watched a couple more every night or so and watched the last one tonight.

Season 3 and 4 were pretty great! Season 5 was great until
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and then it fell away fairly fast.

Loved it when they went car shopping, though.

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Grim... wrote:
After getting bored towards the end of season 2, I found myself with some time last week so I watched most of it (37 episodes) in a couple of days, and watched a couple more every night or so and watched the last one tonight.

Season 3 and 4 were pretty great! Season 5 was great until
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Hank dies
and then it fell away fairly fast.

Loved it when they went car shopping, though.

omfg, I cant believe that
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Aaron Paul could be so fucking hilarious :DD (spoiler spoiler, Ive only just seen that clip)

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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Lulz

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Stop throwing pizzas at Walter White’s Albuquerque, N.M., home — which has become a bit of a tourist attraction.



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 Post subject: Re: Breaking Bad
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Just came across a short piece on FSR about how Breaking Bad has a perfectly crafted pilot episode.

https://filmschoolrejects.com/breaking- ... 7c7528403e

Decent watch and only runs to 11 minutes.



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I believe they are doing a film about the series or something along those lines...


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