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Breaking Bad: Felina (2013)
Walt's Ending, not Jesse's
Needless to say I loved Breaking Bad from start to finish, I even loved Felina, however, despite what I thought was a good finale (a little bit clichéd but I think it worked pretty well) I could not help but feel disappointed and this is for only one reason. Throughout all of Breaking Bad I always felt (and others may disagree) that it was never all about Walt, I always believed that while Walt was the star (at least in Gale's mind anyway!) you cannot deny that the show would never have been what it was without Jesse. Even in terms of Walt's development as a character his one constant up to the 5th series seemed to be his connection with Jesse. As the show progressed through the seasons I personally found myself having more of an interest in what was happening to Jesse rather than Walt, I felt that in terms of suffering and punishment Jesse experienced much more, in my mind the only real punishment that Walt experienced was his isolation in the cabin and much of Jesse's suffering came at the hands of his 'friend'. I guess in summation I found it to be a satisfactory ending overall, except for in Jesse's case. He made virtually no impact on the episode and made his getaway like a rabid dog that had been let off it's leash! Maybe my disappointment stems from the fact that Jesse has been irreparably damaged by his relationship with Walt but by the time the show ended I felt that all traces of the Jesse we used to know had been wiped out, leaving Walt to the ending he always wanted; sole notoriety for 'his' meth empire.
By Any Means (2013)
A terrible, lazy waste of time
I've never written a review before but I just found myself getting so annoyed as I watched the pilot episode of this show. I was willing to forgive it being an over-done, here-we-go-again crime show that edged between seriousness and humor as I figured it would be a bit of light viewing, not too taxing on the brain but with enough action to pass some time in a mildly entertaining way. What instantly began to grate on me were the obnoxious, unlikeable and (despite what I am assuming were their 'best' efforts) completely unfunny characters. This was not helped by the script which only served to re-hash ancient stereotypes and solidify my opinion that the characters involved were unworthy of my interest let alone my empathy. For example, the ONLY main female in the show has a 'witty' back and forth with the main 'loose cannon' character about the existence of PMS. Also, the 'psychopath' crime boss as it turns out is a simpleton, despite the fact that he has gotten away with murder and other various crimes, all it takes is a mild annoyance to bring him down, much to the smug satisfaction of the 3 main characters who at this point I would just like to smack. The story in general involves a jumble of stolen ideas, from other TV shows, movies and even real life. In an attempt to be clever a series of twists in a very Ocean's 11 style is presented at the end with the intent for the audience to go Ah-Ha at the brilliance of it all. What actually happened for me was confusion as the several twists involved relied on one another in order to make any kind of muddled sense, when a twist cannot be in any way predicted and adds nothing to a show's climax then in my mind it should not be included. My annoyance at this half-baked show which from concept to completion lacks any real redeeming features is only highlighted by the quality of TV programming which we have been treated to over the last few years, this pointless program doesn't even have the decency to make fun of itself.