It's one of my favorite TV shows, probably my favorite if I had to pick. Lately I've just been watching scenes on Youtube, but one scene struck out to me as a clever thing the writers did. So the part where Skylar is explaining how they've had money coming is becuase Walters been gambling, is a gambling addict and is shockingly good at it because of his intelligence making him good at counting cards and whatnot. If you piece together earlier scenes and look between the lines it's clear that this story is a lie, that actually he's been making his money by cooking and selling meth.
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can't obviously speak too much on the topic, but real me is putting together a list of the 100 greatest TV shows ever made, and of all the "usual suspects" journos and redditors tend to name, the only "GOAT" show that actually deserves to be in the Top 10 is Sopranos.
Game of Thrones was garbage, especially at the end
Wire was great, but no memorability
Simpsons had a peak, then fell off
I mean Breaking Bad was good, it had its moments. It took some balls to do what they did with Gale, or Amanda. Some of the storylines were good. Acting from Walt was on point, the idea of the show was great, but on the other hand, you got episodes like The Fly (made by the last jedi guy) or when she sings that awful song, or even Saul becoming a caricature of himself and he already was a caricature. It's arrogant, full of itself, often trying too hard to look smart.
Look at the prequel-sequel Better Call Saul. They have a ten minute scene of Mike draining a battery to catch whomever is spying on him. Or that idiot Chuck and his mental illness I didn't give a single fuck about. Or that girlboss Rhea whatever her name was and her stupid storylines. "Guy doesn't want to leave his house so they can build a bank" who the fuck builds a bank in the middle of nowhere ANYWAY. It lasts forever, it's boring as f, and I gave up on the show in the last season because I literally couldn't take it anymore.
Sopranos was just okay too, but that's me not liking Italian Americans at all (I hated godfather too). "Look at me, I eat pasta, I have greasy hair, and I talk with an italian accent! Also I commit crimes and main people, admire me!" Nothing personal, I don't like criminal families shows.
Game of Thrones was great when it was still based on the book, then it fell apart. Those two idiots can't write.
Wire was good, my problem was watching it too late. It aged poorly.
Simpsons was great season 1-5.
Walking would be up there for first seasons. So would Battlestar Galactica. I'd count House in there too (same problem as Simpsons.
Walking Dead? Yeah, under Darabont it was gold, but every successive showrunner had no idea what to do with it. They trashed the Negan arc (and the whole final third of the show) by killing Carl.
Was great, but I think the problem was it fell into a trap of being too formulaic for its own good. There's only so many illnesses you can write episodes about.