Breaking Bad

He might get away with twenty years if he gets lucky and has a good lawyer, but that'd mostly be out of pity.

Disclaimer: No knowledge at all of the legal system.

I've no knowledge of the system either. Perhaps Jesse's confession would not be admissible since it was in the context of a failed proffer made with a DEA agent. And perhaps a good lawyer could be able to argue self-defense for many of Jesse's worst crimes.

It's not like Jesse's in custody, though. He may just avoid getting caught.

A rather flowery outlook on the series as a whole.

I think the guy's full of it.

edited 13th Jul '14 10:27:12 PM by FOFD

Re: Jesse. Didn't the creators say they think he managed to evade capture and finally live a peaceful life after the series ended? Granted (a) I could be wrong and (b) what they think doesn't necessarily matter anyway. But it's an idea I tend to agree with.

You know something just got me wondering.

Why is there a recurrence, a 'theme' if you will of Walt/Bryan Cranston taking off his pants, or otherwise being in his underwear in any given scene? I mean, if its fanservice, Aaron Paul seems to be quite popular, and for guys, Marie, Lydia, and Skylar are easy on the eyes.

Why does Cranston/Walt get all the half-naked scenes?

To show what a loser he is?

Not in Seasons 4 and the first half of the fifth, he isn't.

...which would explain the lack of underwear scenes.

Finally - finished with all of it. Initial reaction.

Having listened to all the fans say "Breaking Bad is the best show ever and did everything that Dexter did better", I'm rather disappointed with the ending. Hype Backlash I'm afraid.

• Jesse's fate - unsatisfying.
• Todd's group - not well-developed, and their fate ultimately unsatisfying. I didn't really feel the comeuppance. Todd hardly seemed to reflect at all, didn't even realize what Walt had done before Jesse strangled him.
• Walt's fate - unsatisfying.
  • Addendum/counter-argument: "Walt's purpose is fulfilled, and he just stops."
• Remember in LOST how some of the main characters fled in a vehicle and then - whatever, cut to the purgatory ending. Well, Breaking Bad ends without a happy casting call.
• Too much hostility from fans about how the ending was so much better than Dexter's.
  • I actually appreciate Dexter's more because of how "Felina" ended.
    • Dexter's is spacey, its slow, it has gravitas. Breaking Bad's had a final, heated scene where Walt, once again, saves Jesse and then he just gives up - frack all of the other characters, s'all about Walt. Dexter's was more open-ended, Breaking Bad's was, "Well, your 55 minutes is up, that's the end. Enjoy this upward panning shot."
• Kept waiting for the moment in Felina where I'd go, "Holy shit!" Never happened. The last time I went "holy shit" was in the previous episode.
• For all of the hype, the ending was tame, and compared to the previous episode, the emotion lesser.
  • Remember when Gus died? Gone, but not forgotten. That guy affected Season 5 post-mortem, as did Gale, Season 4. Few, if anybody that died in Season 5 was doted on for very long.
  • The scene with Jesse building that little house? The switch-off wasn't as effective as the flashback where he and Walt were cooking, right before the transition to Hank and Steve fighting in the desert.
• "Breaking Bad leaves no loose ends."
  • I'm left wondering, Did we find Hank's body? Did Skylar ever talk to Walt Jr, or get a better job, or talk to anyone about Walt's last visit? Did Steve even have a family? How did Marie deal with Hank's death, we saw her cry once, then wham, right back to hating Walt. Where did Jesse go after he escaped? Did the bullet kill Walt, or maybe he's just exhausted? Why was baby blue playing overhead?
• That music choice killed what was otherwise a good scene. But I suppose a totally silent ending would be too similar to Dexter's, or wouldn't fit Breaking Bad's style, what with the number of heavy, musical interludes.

edited 14th Jul '14 11:59:06 PM by FOFD

Time for some unfortunate Reality Ensues:

Plea Bargains/Confessions really only hold weight when the the Judge/Court actually have a bigger fish to pin all consequences on. Saul actually says as much when he tries to convince Walter to turn himself in to keep Skylar from being the Scape Goat. As of the finale, Walter is dead, Uncle Jack and his Nazi's are dead, Gus is Dead, and Lydia is dead. The only person left alive directly connected with the drug trade is Jesse. Even with his confession, realistically he's going to do a lot of years in prison.

His exact words were Jesse left his finger prints all over the lab so the cops probably caught him, but he'd like to believe that Jesse actually managed to make it Alaska.

edited 15th Jul '14 6:53:38 AM by Lionheart0

Watching Season 2, episode 4, in which Walter makes breakfasts and Jesse is miserable.

Man, that's one of the best acting of general wretchedness I've ever seen.

Watched Season 2, Episode 6.

Oh my God, the ending of that episode. It was so quick, and yet it made me say "Holy shit!" out loud. 0_o

edited 30th Jul '14 9:06:45 AM by dRoy

Finished Season 2 and watching Season 3 now, at ep 4.

Okay, what's with this series?

Season 1 and 2 were just barely enough to keep me watching...then Season 3 comes along and I can't stop watching/thinking about it!

The Cousins. They have my interest. All my interest. So they are the one who made The Turtle. Holy shit, now I know that they mean fucking business. Human Terminators sound like apt description, all right.

Also, Jesse. God, Jesse, he grew balls. I love the way he bought his house.

This is definitely that rare example of a series that gets better every season, unequivocally.

Don't know if I'd say that season 5 is better than 4, but there's no doubt that some serious beard growing began in season 2 and kicked into overdrive in season 3.

I actually thought 3 was the weakest,but otherwise the series got better as it went.

The last couple episodes of Season 3 are fantastic, especially compared to the stupid plane crash anti-climax in Season 2's finale, and Season 3 benefits from having more Saul, but I would say Season 2 was still better.

edited 10th Sep '14 9:40:30 PM by RavenWilder

Season two suffered from a severe case of what-the-heck-was-that-ending. A cool idea, but it was just really anti-climactic.

Seasons one through four (IMO) got progressively better, going from "My friend recommended this so I'll stick with it to have something to discuss with him" to "HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT." The beginning of season five was dull, but it kicked into overdrive again in the second half.

Yeah, season one and two were, let me be honest, pretty boring. I appreciated the narrative and visual techniques the creators were using, but like with Citizen Kane, I found the execution to be rather too dull. If it wasn't occasional shocking or cool moments, or this series' reputation as one of the best TV series of all time, I don't think I would have stuck with it.

Then season 3 came.

Holy shit, it was a total overdrive, like from the premiere! I ended up watching the whole season in just two days. It was just great, and I could totally understand why this series was so critically acclaimed. Oh yeah, this series does get better every season, all right.

After my first exams/papers are done, I intend to binge watch Season 4 and 5. Oh yeah.

A funny thing:

I'm not a native English user. My written English is pretty good, above the average if I might dare say, but my spoken English is rather...clunky, with stuttering and everything. Then, I had an idea of imitating speech of Walter and Gus, and...I must say, it's actually working.

Of course, I don't make threats, both loud and quiet, but you know where I'm getting at.

Finished Season 5 Part 1.

Oh shit, Walt finally got busted by Hank! Man, shits gonna get real-er, isn't it? 8 more episodes to go, and what a ride will it be...You know, by the end of Season 3, I could already understand why this show is frequently called the greatest TV show of all time. It's such a shame that the first season and the first half of season 2 was too slow.

Season 5b is so good that I watched it all in one sitting. Once you get started, you won't want to stop until you've reached the end.

Basically this. 5b is definitely my favorite part of the series, topping season 4. It's just...awesome. Heart-wrenching, thrilling, awesome.

Finished Season 5 B, and the whole series.

Truly the best ending for the best series. No more words are needed.

I have to say, the Neo Nazis? They are far deadlier than I thought. Also, I wish that Todd appeared earlier, because he's one of the top 3 antagonists of this series (the best is Gus, period).

I'm on a phone, so I can't write detailed review, but I enjoyed every episode of 5B and the finale. Especially the scene where Walt threatens Schwartzes. Damn!

This show is god-tier hands down. Ozymandias is the best 47 minutes of television, best 47 minutes of everything I've ever watched. EVER. The only thing that makes me feel bad is that there will never be another show this good. This is entertainment at its finest. This is William Shakespeare's. This is art.

edited 29th Sep '14 12:19:59 AM by tikhung01

Ugh... why did you have to say that.