The scene where he brings ice-cream to Jesse while in his jail for successfully cooking the meth Is superb.
Earlier he kills a child in cold blood.
Not so much love but a childlike crush.
All I’ve seen of BCS is series 1 but series 1 of BCS is better than series 1 of BB. I just don’t like the idea of knowing how all the characters in BCS eventually end up.
The family scenes with Walt were tedious. Same with Saul and his brother. Fillers.
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Looking back I thought the character of Hank was a bit all over the place. A happy go lucky wise cracking cop who was a bit of a loser in ways turns into a proper hard nosed cop determined to bring down the bad guys. I know he had traumatic events occur to him but I never believed the transition.
Skylar is a bit dull, she seems to have no life or ambition outside of supporting Walt and the kid.
Re: Hank now you mention it, it’s a bit mad how Hank thinks it would be cool to take Walt out in the back of the police car to watch a big drugs bust. Walt going into the house with his guns and his bullet-proof jacket and Walt just sitting in the back beaming. That’s how Walt first sees Jessie, Jessie climbs out the window.
They would put years on you. Or those lingering shots of the fucking desert.
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Walt was utterly fantastic though. Jesse very good also. And Mike. And Todd.
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Breaking Bad season 1 and 5 are weak enough. But 2,3 &4 are excellent. I never got the point of the disabled son. But the transformation of both Jesse and Walt over the 5 series is excellent
I enjoyed the Sopranos but probably left it too long to watch as i went into it with sky high expectations and while i enjoyed it I don;t think it quite got there. The depth in which it goes into Tony as a character is fascinating though.
The Wire for me is still the ultimate and best series, the sheer breathe of it and how it pulls all the threads together in meticulous fashion with a great mixture of characters, dialogue, black humour and emotion really is unbelievable.
I have raved about Mr Robot on here and I think it is a superb show as as good as Breaking Bad. It strikes a nice mix between the depth in which we get to see into the world of the main character Elliott and he mental issues and there is also a lot of moving parts with E-Corp, Mr Robot, The Dark Army, Washington Township etc which are excellently done. Rami Malik’s performances in it are every bit as good if not better than Cranston or Gandolfini in their lead roles.
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Season 5 fucked the wire.
An awful let down
A word too for Hector Salamanca in Better Call Saul mainly.
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Yeah, I think Breaking Bad really goes to a different level when the likes of Saul, Mike and Gustavo come into it.
While the likes of Tuco is an intense psychopath, he is almost a caricature. While so is Mike he added a great bit of comic relief while the other two are brilliant characters.
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It is the weakest by a distance alright. Seasons 2 to 4 are peerless though
I dont watch a lot of TV but Walt is definitely one if the very best TV characters of all time.
By far the best tv I watched this year was Fleabag. Only 2 series. I cant find it anywhere online, I think you might need a VPN. I was only able to watch it because I know someone who had the whole thing saved on their Virgin Media box.
You might be very surprised but honestly Fleabag herself is a brilliant character, nearly even as good as Walt. The whole thing is laugh out loud funny as well and very sad. It kicks the shit of that Normal People shite. I was completely taken aback by how good it is. I know this probably sounds completely ridiculous but I honestly think it might be the best British produced tv series of all time, or definitely their best comedy anyway. Comfortably better than Peep Show (which I love) with way way more depth. Like it’s proper art.
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I think season 5 is brilliant, not the best but I liked it a lot. Todd, the continuous story around Brock etc. It went slightly downhill after Gus’ death tbf. Around the time where Hank nearly died was when it peaked
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Fleabag is on Amazon Prime.
Atlanta and Barry are two excellent dark comedies which you would enjoy if you can find links for them. Both are excellently made
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And somehow bagged him snaggletooth herself.
Eh - his performance as Landry in Friday Night Lights launched his career you gome.
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I actually really like Season 1. I think it is actually very funny. It is fascinating to watch Walt as he enters the crime world and his adjustment such as in relation to practically raping Skyler with a new found sense of sex drive and excitement. There is also a real sense of anticipation about what is coming down the line.
It was superb.