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Imo, Wednesday is top 3 best characters on Netflix. Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are a shared no. 1
Such a pretty movie, with maybe the most blatant misogyny in storytelling I’ve ever experienced
The Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul story in episode 5 totally worked for me!
Beyond the Sea's highlight is obviously the acting performance. Fantastic range!
Well, if you're gonna tell a "manic pixie dream crook" story, then Aaron Paul is definitely the one you cast
In spite of people wanting to "protect the original", Bryan is perfectly cast in this.
Cried like a b***ch twice. Nominate it for best picture as far as I’m concerned.
That pink maseratti moment in the finale was build-up perfectly! Peace, Atlanta!
I find the writers framing Kim Wexler as "his Jesse" rather than "his Skyler" very profound and unique storytelling.
Elrond & the dwarves curb-stomps anything in Game of Thrones/HOTD.
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I think so yeah.
Except Gus leaves something pleasant because of the path he's chosen. Walt leaves his chosen punishment for a better plan.
But they are so similar.....first smelling their drinks before tasting it, like men of high class. Even thinking about their partners in crime before leaving. Makes them squaring off against eachother in Breaking Bad season 4 even more satisfying to watch.
I am lovey-dovey it up too much.
BUT AM I THOUGH? Walt responded to Skylar's cheating with abject mockery. She threw away the only connection between them (love-making) and Walt just laughs it out of the room "Screw the butcher, screw the mailman". And he simply signs the divorce papers, gets a new house pronto. But with Jesse??? Walt killed Jane, he killed Gus, he killed Mike.....
And when Skylar nearly drowned in the pool, Walt.....Heisenberg called it "her little pool stunt". She was about to die and Walt is just annoyed. If that was Jesse, Walt would not stop holding him like in 213, 502 and 511.
As for Flynn, he always chose Hank over Walt. Rebelled against Walt in season 1. Which led to Walt alcohol poisoning Flynn.....AND SMILING ABOUT IT. Like Walt can hear his 15-yeard old being hurt right beside him, and is like "....ha". Whereas Walt barely touches Jesse, unless Jesse touches him......then it's on. And yet afterward Walt weeps so sincerely about it (409) or he just straight up wants Jesse to finish him (204). Yet Walt was just "kinda embarassed" with Flynn after the tequila thing. They actually never wrote a scene to make the tequila thing right again.
So it's really really hard for me to view Skyler and Flynn being anywhere near the same to Walt as Jesse was. Walt just isn't telling that story with them in my eyes.
I don't think Vince Gilligan meant it took the entirety of season 1 for the writers to decide to keep him, I think it was almost immediately after watching Aaron in the pilot. But I do think that Vince immediately making a throwaway character SO important since episode 4 is kind of remarkable. Like, dam, Aaron was THAT good huh? He is....but still.
BrBa by far.
Was Sopranos ever as exciting as BrBa ? Did they ever have a scene anywhere near close as good as this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm87QaQzuno
HECK, no film has a scene anywhere near as good this one. BrBa just changed everything!
With Saul trying to hit the dude with the vase, yelling at Kim on the phone and Saul trying to hurt Marion....
....it seems to me the writers wrote the worst version of Saul possible because they are going to put him away in actual jail for the rest of his life. And they didn't want the viewers to feel bad about it. They really wanted the viewers to side with them in thinking that Saul deserves a life sentence in jail.
As a matter of fact, I think this even started in "Point and Shoot" in which Saul urges Lalo to send Kim to shoot Gus. He send her out to actually kill somebody while he can safely wait with Lalo. And Lalo always came across as the type of criminal to just tie you in a chair, NOT a guy who would abuse you for fun. This on the count of the fact that he let himself get talked down by Kim in season 5. Lalo clearly respects women, so Saul was already jailworthy in "Point and Shoot" for bein such a coward.
That little temporary spark was nothing compared to his multicolored world that was Saul Goodman.
The main thing is that his entire world is still deep greyscaled. And that's what he deserves.
People would've actually lost it if "something" restored everything in his world again. That's the kind of impact Saul definitely doesn't deserve.
But If Felina is "just one episode"...in the entire series:
- Nearly every iconic move Walt did in the series was Jesse-fueled. From "This is not meth" to "RUN" to "Kill Jane so that you won't lose Jesse" to "Kill Gus and his men so you won't lose Jesse" to "The 2 greatest meth cooks in America" to "Deal with nazi's, so you protect Jesse" and giving Jesse his 5 million
- Walt cares more about Jesse than his own g-dam pride. He ends that little fight with Mike over the money....basically "weakens himself".....because Jesse was willing to take on the entire hazard pay and that CAN'T HAPPEN.
- Jesse can crush a beaker in Walt's class (212), choke Walt but decide "give him mercy" (204), kick the crap out of Walt (409), point a gun at Walts head (412).......but he never has to actually "pay retribution" for all these crimes against the great Heisenberg's ego. On the contrary, Walt freakin cries. FREAKIN CRIES cause he hurt Jesse (410). Whereas if Mike so much as really insults Heisenberg, he freakin dead.
- Always when Jesse needs it, Walt is just the sweetest pandabear he can actually be: "This is the first day, of the rest of your life" (107), "You didn't kill anybody" (213), "Let me stop you right there. You are not responsible for any of that (airplane crash). Not in any shape, way or form." (301), "I don't want a monkey, I want you."/"Your meth is good, Jesse. As good as mine." (308), "You did the only thing you could, I hope you know that." (401), Hug in a handshake (413), "Everything that had happened, happened for the best. I wouldn't have it any other way." (502), "We run this business our way, And make sure that this never happens again" 506, The intertia scene in 508....
All Saul gets is "Grow a pair" and "We're done when I say we're done" and "Why don't you take a walk Saul?". Mike gets shot. Skyler gets the entire bedroom fight ("Your little pool stunt", lol she nearly died) in 504 and that watch shoved in her face at the end.
Walt beyond loves Jesse
He died for him.
And in the classic "There's nothing Jesse could ever do to stop Walt from loving him"-type way too. GORGEOUS.
Geez, Walt specifically shielded Jesse from the bullets and debris in the room. And afterwards, while slowly dying, he throws Jesse the gun so that Jesse can choose what he needs to move on. Cause Jesse is just that important.
Walt never loved anyone else this much ever.
No, he had Gale (actually symbolized as a "problem dog" in the show) shot as a power move.
This cause Walt could've chosen to pull the plug on the entire thing and hide with the DEA. Just like Jesse said. But no, there's no way Walt was gonna give up his everything with Jesse just to be safe.
lol
Disgusting
Hmmm, well in BCS in “Breaking Bad” Walt already knew they had to pay 80k to Saul for the Jimmy In-n-Out scheme……and he said “It’s a starting number…”
Whereas in “Better Call Saul” in BrBa, Walt and Jesse were both really taken aback when Saul said how much it all was gonna cost……to which Saul replies “Having a conscious gets expensive huh?” So clearly neither of them knew it was gonna cost 80k.
Also Bob Odenkirk in “Saul Gone” was a major discrepancy to me. In BCS he played Saul with Walt as if Walt was stuck with Jimmy Mcgill instead of Goodman. Sad eyes, submissive demeanor…..desperately trying to have that time machine convo with Walt. Sadly accepting Walt’s “So you were always a loser like this” burn.
But if you actually rewatch “Granite State” in BrBa, you’ll find that Walt is stuck with SAUL GOODMAN. The guy who lays out the reality of the situation hard on Walt. With spunk, attitude and talkback. Totally different.
Also I find that when watching BCS, I didn’t believe Mike’s character to be very accurate to BrBa. In BrBa Mike’s attitude towards Gus was complete trust, “I know better than to ask” in “Shotgun”. But in BCS Mike is a naggy brat to Gus all the way through, even when Gus managed to kill Lalo by himself, Mike is still whining “Would you tell me next time you wanna play detective?”
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