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Breaking Bad coming back
- Thread starter rstellar13
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just watched the fly episode on netflix, catching up, my gf worked the wrap party and she said it ruled with the trailer, the blue meth candy, and a bunch of desert vegetation
I could never find a reason to watch a TV show about someone dealing drugs.
A repulsive subject which generates no interest on my part.
I'd rather watch western re-runs from 1955.
A repulsive subject which generates no interest on my part.
I'd rather watch western re-runs from 1955.
I rest my case. I'll be watching Pawn Stars or American Pickers, or better yet, go out to the garage and work on my car.
If absolutely forced to, I'll even go practice bass playing!
It was a brilliant episode in a brilliant series.
For those who are disturbed by the subject; I believe the show is absolutely a morality play -- a good man thoroughly corrupted by greed and power.
Regardless, easily the best TV drama in recent years and arguably (lots of critics agree) the best TV drama ever.
For those who are disturbed by the subject; I believe the show is absolutely a morality play -- a good man thoroughly corrupted by greed and power.
Regardless, easily the best TV drama in recent years and arguably (lots of critics agree) the best TV drama ever.
I rest my case. I'll be watching Pawn Stars or American Pickers, or better yet, go out to the garage and work on my car.
If absolutely forced to, I'll even go practice bass playing!
I'll add that it's not so much about a guy selling drugs as it is about a good man's fall from grace...or as groovaholic puts it
My understanding was that they WERE approaching it as if they might have to end the series with that finale as there were some contractual issues (not with the actors but to do with production) that were later resolved
Yeah, I've noted again and again how great the music choices are. The brostep playing when Walt and Walt Jr rev their cars was about the only mistake IMO. Gnarl's Barkley's "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" at the end of season 1 was perfect.
7 episodes to go. Considering that they had the confrontation at the end of the last night instead of playing that plot line out for a couple more episodes tells me that this last season is going to move at a very fast pace.
Especially considering they have to explain a year's worth of stuff given the flash fowards of Walt we've seen.
Especially considering they have to explain a year's worth of stuff given the flash fowards of Walt we've seen.
Interesting note, and well said. But I'm not interested.
When you come down to it, westerns are really morality plays as well - and in the 1970's, with the Eastwood spaghetti westerns, shifted from "good vs. bad" to the "good-bad guy". That more complex character with positive and negative has been a staple of many programs since then. Before then, perhaps one of the most complex characters in westerns was John Wayne's role as Ethan Edwards in The Searchers.
Cranston has proven himself as a fine actor, and kudos to him for that.
Well said.
And they sure opened with a bang. I suppose there was no point in pretending any longer, and now it's going to be VERY interesting to watch how the chips fall.
Did anyone notice that Walt took on some of Gus' traits? The way he interacted with Lydia at the car wash was similar to how he interacted with Gus at Los Pollos Hermanos. Also the way he put a towel on the floor to kneel on when he threw up is exactly what Gus did when he vomited up the poison in Mexico when he killed the cartel.
I didn't but that's an astute observation! I suppose when you kill someone (indirectly), you take on their mannerisms.
