Over the last three days, I've seen the entire season 3 of Breaking Bad. Pretty fantastic. I'm in a hurry to download season 4. Please don't give anything away! I'll probably have seen all of season 4 by Wednesday.
A few glitches in the season, however. Episode 8 seemed to be about 17 hours long and took place mostly in a hospital waiting room. Also, episode 10--"The Fly"--was about a fly that Walt was chasing around his laboratory. Poor guy ended up looking far crazier than he really was. Lots of cringe-worthy moments in that episode.
However, the near-confession between Walt and Jessie, in which Walt *almost* confesses to watching Jessie's girlfriend die without lifting a finger to save her, almost saved "The Fly." The episode would've worked if it was darkly funny, like the episode from season 2 where the junkie had his head crushed by an ATM machine . . . and the other characters couldn't resist repeating the line "that junkie who had his head crushed by an ATM machine" over and over. Oddest punchline ever, but it worked. "The Fly," on the other hand, didn't work.
The last two episodes of the season however--"Half-Measures" and "Full Measures"--were brilliant.
A few glitches in the season, however. Episode 8 seemed to be about 17 hours long and took place mostly in a hospital waiting room. Also, episode 10--"The Fly"--was about a fly that Walt was chasing around his laboratory. Poor guy ended up looking far crazier than he really was. Lots of cringe-worthy moments in that episode.
However, the near-confession between Walt and Jessie, in which Walt *almost* confesses to watching Jessie's girlfriend die without lifting a finger to save her, almost saved "The Fly." The episode would've worked if it was darkly funny, like the episode from season 2 where the junkie had his head crushed by an ATM machine . . . and the other characters couldn't resist repeating the line "that junkie who had his head crushed by an ATM machine" over and over. Oddest punchline ever, but it worked. "The Fly," on the other hand, didn't work.
The last two episodes of the season however--"Half-Measures" and "Full Measures"--were brilliant.
i watched season 1 years ago, then stopped because it was awful. terrible characters (inconsistent as people rather than flawed as people), bad story and uninteresting script.
ReplyDeletedoes it get better or stay the same? is it really worth watching?
It's pretty wild, that's true. Lots of unexpected things continue to happen. Maybe you wouldn't like it.
ReplyDeleteCompared with Season 1, however, Seasons 2, 3, and 4 are much better reviewed and more interesting than the first season.
It is supposed to end after five seasons. So at this point, I'm in it for the long haul.