I love Vince Gilligan and I have tried to watch this series several times... but I dislike the subject matter so, even if it is the best of all time, I just don't want to watch it.
For me, the problem is that there is no one to root for. I hate every single one of the characters. They are like people I would meet in real life, and that is not a good thing. There is Walter White, teacher and loser who blames everyone and everything else and never looks at what he has. His wife Skyler who is young and hot but you can tell his marriage is over and dysfunctional. Walt, Jr. Who has cerebral palsy and is a mopey jerk. Jessie - Walt's partner is drug making who is just a useless idiot. And Walter has cancer.
For the first two seasons Walter and Jessie fail completely at breaking bad and it is boring to watch but most of that time is taken up with the dysfunctional drama of the White family. When we aren't doing that, people are being killed with gore, gore, and more gore. There is nothing to relate to.
Despite the claims that the show is well written to me there is a lot of silly filler. Such as the second season subplot regarding a plane crash. I mean... come on? It has nothing to do with anything.
Finally I just find it difficult to believe these two wouldn't be caught pretty much immediately. The main character's brother in law is a DEA agent and the main character took items from his school and this guy disappears all the time. I mean Superman has nothing on him. For the first few seasons the two main characters have no idea what they are doing.... yet, somehow, no one notices any of their many mistakes.
For me, the problem is that there is no one to root for. I hate every single one of the characters. They are like people I would meet in real life, and that is not a good thing. There is Walter White, teacher and loser who blames everyone and everything else and never looks at what he has. His wife Skyler who is young and hot but you can tell his marriage is over and dysfunctional. Walt, Jr. Who has cerebral palsy and is a mopey jerk. Jessie - Walt's partner is drug making who is just a useless idiot. And Walter has cancer.
For the first two seasons Walter and Jessie fail completely at breaking bad and it is boring to watch but most of that time is taken up with the dysfunctional drama of the White family. When we aren't doing that, people are being killed with gore, gore, and more gore. There is nothing to relate to.
Despite the claims that the show is well written to me there is a lot of silly filler. Such as the second season subplot regarding a plane crash. I mean... come on? It has nothing to do with anything.
Finally I just find it difficult to believe these two wouldn't be caught pretty much immediately. The main character's brother in law is a DEA agent and the main character took items from his school and this guy disappears all the time. I mean Superman has nothing on him. For the first few seasons the two main characters have no idea what they are doing.... yet, somehow, no one notices any of their many mistakes.
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