Television Breaking Bad

So much discussion on hating female characters.

For me I didn't like Skyler because I found her to be a rather boring person in the beginning. But I guess that was sort of intentional as they wanted to show a contrast between his family life and new drug life. I also found the whole plot with her and her ex boss far to slow as well. It wasn't really until she started to become more involved and caught up in Walt's issues that I thought she became an ok character and her plot line started to have more appeal. Walt Jnr on the other hand, was boring from start to finish for me.
 
MikeUpNorth said:
Skyler clearly wasn't a likeable character. We are meant to feel sympathetic to her plight, but she was never likeable.
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This. They showed her smoking during pregnancy for this very reason as well. Regardless of what Gilligan may claim now, a theme during the first 2-3 season was that Walt was somewhat emasculated in both his professional and family life and he pretty much broke bad against that. Skylar was an important piece of that arc. In fact the best thing about her character was that they did not present her as a complete contrast to Walt. She herself did questionable moral things throughout the show, even if those things may pale in comparison to Walt.

All the hate towards her, did go OTT by the end though. I have never understood the hate towards Carmela in Sopranos. She was the second best character of that show and I never saw her as annoying or hateful character.
 
JamesB__ said:
I hated Walt Jr. more than Skylar to be honest.
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I didn't know that the series had 62 episodes and the 62nd element on the periodic table is Samarium, which is among others used for cancer healing.

How stupid am I?
 
Spielmacher said:
I didn't know that the series had 62 episodes and the 62nd element on the periodic table is Samarium, which is among others used for cancer healing.

How stupid am I?
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Duh! As soon as I watched the last episode I was like "wow, that's 62 episodes and Samarium is the 62nd element. That's amazing." Embarassing it's taken you this long tbf.
 
Carl said:
Duh! As soon as I watched the last episode I was like "wow, that's 62 episodes and Samarium is the 62nd element. That's amazing." Embarassing it's taken you this long tbf.
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I know. I also didn't know that there were 270 deaths over the curse of the series.

I'm beginning to question my ability as Breaking Bad fan.
 
As Walt drives back to New Mexico in the final episode, he listens to a song called “El Paso” by Marty Robbins. It tells of a man who returns to the town where he is a wanted man to find the woman he loves: Felina, from whom the episode gets its name. As well as being an anagram of “finale,” some have pointed out that Felina can be split up into Fe Li Na — the chemical symbols for Iron, Lithium, and Sodium. Or in other words: Blood, meth, and tears.

Boah.
 
We were allowed to think that Lori is a bitch on Walking Dead though right?

@Eboue
 
Better Call Saul has made me want to binge watch the entire 5 seasons of this again. On S1E4 at the moment and it's finally dawned on me why I hate Skylar so much.

It's her damn face with her massive piercing eyes.
 
I went to see One Man Breaking Bad at the theatre tonight. Highly recommend it if it comes to your town. It's in Manchester (again, I think it's already been there) in October. Basically one guy does breaking bad in a couple of hours, doing all the actors, taking the piss a fair bit. Very funny.
 
Adebesi said:
I went to see One Man Breaking Bad at the theatre tonight. Highly recommend it if it comes to your town. It's in Manchester (again, I think it's already been there) in October. Basically one guy does breaking bad in a couple of hours, doing all the actors, taking the piss a fair bit. Very funny.
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Sounds pretty interesting actually, never seen a one man play before.
 
Adebesi said:
I went to see One Man Breaking Bad at the theatre tonight. Highly recommend it if it comes to your town. It's in Manchester (again, I think it's already been there) in October. Basically one guy does breaking bad in a couple of hours, doing all the actors, taking the piss a fair bit. Very funny.
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Yea I'm seeing this in a couple of weeks-looking forward to it.
 
simonhch said:
I'm wondering if I want to watch this all over again. Like @JamesB__ Better Call Saul is bringing back fond memories.
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I'm at the start of season 4 now and loving it just as much. You notice things you didn't see the first time.
 
Kag said:
This is the important issue. The only mistake Gilligan made throughout the series was not putting a bullet through her head. With that said, Anna Gunn was great.

I was Team Walt until the end. He created a drug empire, battled cancer and put up with the world's biggest pain in the arse of a wife for many years. Kudos.
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Aye. It was hard to sympathize for a nagging woman who for his birthday gave him the most pathetic handjob I have ever seen with one hand while browsing ebay with the other, who forced him to undergo chemo. He was a dick later on to her, but I can't bring myself to shed any tears for her. If Claire Underwood continues along the path of stupidity I'll lump her in the same category.

I watched the series again a few weeks ago. I think comments comparing it to the Wire were a bit premature, but that takes nothing away from the gripping drama from season 3 onwards. Jesse was the most complex character, even if he was a dimwit. The best thing Aaron Paul will ever do in his life, if "Need for Speed" was anything to go by.

Walt was an idiot. He was a genius, but he let his ego consume him as time went on. He should have killed Hank as soon as he knew Hank was pursuing the case with all vigor. That was the moment that caused everything to fall apart. Yes, it would have been callous, but that is what brilliant drug dealers do. Don't try and juggle two impossible roles; be an excellent ruthless drug dealer or be a pathetic broke high school chemistry teacher months away from death from cancer/nagging. No half measures.
 
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The episode where Gus and Mike take Jesse to Mexico is amazing.

Seeing Jesse detroy the cartel chemist while Gus and Mike watch on with a proud smirk on their faces. Brilliant.
 
I adore BB. I got my girlfriend into it and therefore watched a few episodes again and I noticed things I didn't originally notice whilst watching for the first time. This is why I will rewatch the whole show again some time soon.
I must say one of the main reasons why I believe the show has such a compelling effect is due to the location of its setting, Alburquerque, New Mexico. I believe the producers wanted to film in and around California but chose New Mexico due to tax/financial reasons. This was a massive blessing in disguise if you ask me. BB is visually stunning. The desert scenes coincideded extremely well with the presence of the Mexican cartel and gave the show it's character. Imo Breaking bad wouldn't have been as memorable if it was set in NY or Chicago or even LA.
 
predator said:
I adore BB. I got my girlfriend into it and therefore watched a few episodes again and I noticed things I didn't originally notice whilst watching for the first time. This is why I will rewatch the whole show again some time soon.
I must say one of the main reasons why I believe the show has such a compelling effect is due to the location of its setting, Alburquerque, New Mexico. I believe the producers wanted to film in and around California but chose New Mexico due to tax/financial reasons. This was a massive blessing in disguise if you ask me. BB is visually stunning. The desert scenes coincideded extremely well with the presence of the Mexican cartel and gave the show it's character. Imo Breaking bad wouldn't have been as memorable if it was set in NY or Chicago or even LA.
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Agreed, there's some fantastic shots in the desert from time to time. Location is perfect for the show, almost gives it a modern Western feel at times.
 
Just finished 'Confessions' in my complete rewatch of the show. The episode where Walt makes the video framing Hank for everything. Still remember when I watched that scene for the first time, don't think I took a breath during it. Jaw dropping TV.
 
predator said:
I adore BB. I got my girlfriend into it and therefore watched a few episodes again and I noticed things I didn't originally notice whilst watching for the first time. This is why I will rewatch the whole show again some time soon.
I must say one of the main reasons why I believe the show has such a compelling effect is due to the location of its setting, Alburquerque, New Mexico. I believe the producers wanted to film in and around California but chose New Mexico due to tax/financial reasons. This was a massive blessing in disguise if you ask me. BB is visually stunning. The desert scenes coincideded extremely well with the presence of the Mexican cartel and gave the show it's character. Imo Breaking bad wouldn't have been as memorable if it was set in NY or Chicago or even LA.
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Cheesy said:
Agreed, there's some fantastic shots in the desert from time to time. Location is perfect for the show, almost gives it a modern Western feel at times.
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Definitely.

There's a real semblance of a neo-Western in parts. The cinematography is second to none. One scene that always stands out for me is when Walt (dressed up as Heisenberg) meets Gus and Mike out in the Abq fields/desert. There's a slow walk and a overarching sense of doom, when he gets out of his car and walks across to Mike/Gus (might be where he thinks he's going to get killed).
 
For anyone in the UK, there's a new channel called Spike, apart of Channel 5. They are showing all the seasons MON-FRI from 11:00pm. It's available on Sky ch160 , BT CH31. It's not available on Virgin like me so I'm watching on Freeview CH31. Tonight is the second episode "Cats out of the bag". Completely forgot at how so much happens in the first episode, it all looks very old too.
 
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