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Gnometown Hero
Obviously, the pilot is great and obviously, the final few episodes where the crap hits the fan are great and the stuff with Gus is wonderful and Hector Salamanca is pretty good, too.
But there's a lot of stuff in between all of that. Why do we care about the sister-in-law shoplifting? It never goes anywhere and it never amounts to anything. Why do we care about the brother-in-law's addiction to geodes? Yes, he's sad and depressed, but that could have been shown in a single scene or even a line of dialogue: "He spent how much on geodes?"
When I say this to Breaking Bad fans they often go berserk, and insist that it's all great and I just don't get it.
What am I missing here? Breaking Bad feels like a five season show that could have easily been turned into a one-season wonder or even a fantastic two and a half hour movie.
But there's a lot of stuff in between all of that. Why do we care about the sister-in-law shoplifting? It never goes anywhere and it never amounts to anything. Why do we care about the brother-in-law's addiction to geodes? Yes, he's sad and depressed, but that could have been shown in a single scene or even a line of dialogue: "He spent how much on geodes?"
When I say this to Breaking Bad fans they often go berserk, and insist that it's all great and I just don't get it.
What am I missing here? Breaking Bad feels like a five season show that could have easily been turned into a one-season wonder or even a fantastic two and a half hour movie.
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