Breaking Bad, should I keep watching?

[onlyadream]

Got to the episode where Walter lets Jesse's girlfriend die. It slipped to a new low... And unless there's some redeeming, I'm done.

[Sedona]

1. Well.....depends on what you mean by "low"

I have watched all complete seasons and it keeps getting better and better!

Who are you looking to get redemmed?

No spoilers but yeah more people die and some of them don't deserve it and some of them do.

"We all got it coming kid" ~ Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven

[flying_wahini]

2. It gets worse (or better if you like Dark and Depressing)

Great show but had to quit it. Too anxiety provoking for me.

[onlyadream]

6. That's what I mean... It's getting too dark

I thought the title meant that we'd see some bad turning good...but it looks like it just getting worse. I might just quit it.

[pokerfan]

11. Breaking Good?

[Systematic Chaos]

3. Breaking Bad is the best series I've ever followed on TV, bar none.

Now, I'm no total couch potato, but I've seen a lot of the popular shows and IMHO nothing else beats Breaking Bad.

I hope you'll stay with it because the final episodes next summer are going to be freaking insane.

[onlyadream]

7. It looks like Walt is heading for either jail or death.

It's getting hard to watch... Like a train wreck.

[Systematic Chaos]

8. You should SERIOUSLY stay with it.

I'm not going to spoil anything for you except to say that Walt's descent is amazing to behold and the tempo is up to about 240 b.p.m. and accelerating rapidly as we get into the second half of the final season. I want so badly to say more but I won't.

[Incitatus]

4. No redeeming yet and I don't expect to see any.

In fact, Walt gets darker and his hands get a lot dirtier than what you've seen so far.

[Generic Brad]

5. Emphatic yes

Walt has only begun. You have not seen his worst yet.

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. Walt accelerated his descent into egomaniacal darkness so rapidly that I was seriously wondering

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There be no redemption here. "Breaking Bad" is in the same genre as "Heart of Darkness" or
"Apocalypse Now" -- the slow, incremental yet seamless descent into deeper and deeper
levels/layers of madness/evil.
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There may or may not be redemption for some of the other characters (Jessie has started --
but who knows if Walt will allow it).
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Walt is an undeniable train wreck -- it's not IF it's going to happen, but HOW that is so
fascinating.
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[onlyadream]

13. Maybe I need to change my expectations... Nt

[deutsey]

15. I believe the producer has said that the show

follows the descent of a basically good man into darkness.

So, I'm not expecting there to be a happy ending to the show.

Walt reminds me of Michael in Godfather I and II (not a fan of Godfather III). In the name of protecting his family, he gains the world but loses his family and his soul.

[pokerfan]

17. Vince Gilligan says he's done with "timid storytelling"

This is where it all comes to an end. There will be resolution in these final eight. We will know where everybody stands. Gosh, what can I say about it? I’m being very maddeningly vague and general. We are going to swing for the fences in these final eight episodes. It’s terrifying, and yet it’s liberating for me and for the writers to know that these are the final eight hours that we’ll ever have for this series. There’s been talk of a movie and whatnot, but I can tell you that none of that is even remotely on my radar right now. As far as I’m concerned, the end of this story is contained within these final eight episodes. We now have freedom, carte blanche I suppose, to dispense with the timid, pusillanimous storytelling we’ve been doing so far.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/vince-gilligan-on-breaking-bad-and-the-plumbing-of-it-all/

[deutsey]

19. LOL...I saw that

If he considers the final episode of season 4 "timid"...woo boy! Hold on to your seats for the final four episodes.

[Sedona]

10. ...and you mustn't miss the fabulous all expense paid trip to Mexico!

[Kali]

12. only if you want to see what happens on

the best freaking thing I have EVER seen on tee vee. And I don't even watch tee vee any more, but I managed to get a hold of the first 4 seasons and binged through each of them. can't wait to see the next batch.

[a kennedy]

25. My husband and I missed parts of episode 4 so we bought the whole season 4 on DVD....

We could only watch 2 episodes at a time, they were so nail bitting, edge of our seat, gonna throw up, we could only handle so much. We taped episode 5 and are now watching them...two at a time. Whew...... love it so much, but can only handle so much too.

[The2ndWheel]

14. Ah, so you're still on Walt's innocence phase

[deutsey]

16. LOL n/t

[Kablooie]

18. It's a great show but ...

The producer said it's about how Mr. Chips turns into Scarface.

It's an odd structure for a story and we don't know how it will ultimately turn out but the characters are not clear cut good and bad.
They all have a wide range of characteristics and we see different sides emerge as the story progresses.

It's definitely worth watching but expect to be sitting on the edge of your seat a lot and at not being spoon fed a fairytale view of who are the good guys and who are the bad ones.

[Initech]

22. Wasn't there an episode where Walt and his son were watching Scarface?

[Kablooie]

23. Yep. Season 5 Episode 3.

He was watching it with his son and his daughter in his lap.

[Initech]

24. Perhaps a subtle or not so subtle hint at how it's going to end?

I need to watch the whole series again - I always forget about all the clues leading up to the end of the second season. Vince Gilligan is a master.

[cbdo2007]

20. Yes. It gets less dark and more entertaining.

I mean the basic premise is always pretty dark, but season 4 is incredible and season 5 is excellent as well.

I felt the same way you do, and did stop watching for a few months around the same point you're at, but I came back and it was definitely worth it. The first 2 seasons are.....almost difficult to watch, but that helps to build up the story for the incredible seasons that follow, particularly season 4.

[Initech]

21. Watch the next episode - the second season finale is jaw dropping and makes you wonder what's next.

[BronxBoy]

26. Keep Going...

Season 4 was amazing

[VOX]

27. God yes. BB has more art in it than anything else going -- visual puns, oddball compositions...

Crazy music cues and an overall incredible style. It is dark, and it won't end well, but the payoffs are plenty. It's one of the best series ever, period!

[MuttLikeMe]

28. I just finished season 1 on Netflix. Watching Season 2 now.

this show is addictive.