Discussion questions:
What TV shows or films have you watched recently?
What subscription services are you subscribed to, if any?
Question of the week:
What movies are you anticipating in 2023?
Question of the week is the same as last time since 2023 has barely started.
Both at the same time?
Yes, first time I watched BB and El Camino then BCS, now chronologically.
Ah that makes sense. I’ve seen BB and El Camino more than once too idk why that didn’t cross my mind. Who’s your favorite character and your favorite arc or season
That’s really hard question, since literally every main character from BB seasons 1-4 except Skyler is my favorite, but if I have to choose, I would say either Waltuh, Saul or Jesse, Jesse has best arc hands down. Best BB season either 2 or 3, best BCS season 5.
I feel like I’m the only one who didn’t dislike Skyler some days. She was far better than her sister imo. I gotta give it to season 4. Jesse’s depression and improvement, Walt under diamond making pressure, Skyler trying to hold everything together while being fastened by paperclips and string herself, Hank getting humbled, Gus on top of the world, Saul being the dialing back the persona and trying to help out the duo, Mike was… there… shot some people i guess, Huell’s magic carpet trick for Ted with a season long build-up to the biggest crescendo seen on TV. Too good .Season 3 was absolutely the wildest. So many twists and turns. I have like 5 “OH shit” moments glued to my brain. Yet somehow the bottle episide was my favorite lol. I need to finish BCS so bad I haven’t finished season 2 yet. Personally more of a Jesse Hank or Skyler guy myself depends on the day. Usually a deciding factor is stumbling upon a Dean Norris Cameo but hey I’m only human what can I say? By arc I was thinking story not character whoops. Jesse got the ending he deserved truly.
Marie was at least interesting and very supportive imo, Skyler was annoying 24/7. Agree, season 3 was an experience first time watching, I also love Hank the whole time from start except that one time with Jesse, in one second he’s the biggest clown around and in other he’s badass who takes on cartel members unarmed. Jesse def got right ending, his family was awful to him whole time for no reason even after he got off drugs, one of the best parts was when he brought the house back lol.
Skyler was literally the only reasonable person in the show lmao I feel like we needed her to have the show feel real. She was also abused and gaslit to hell and back and had a wedge drove between her and Jr. by Walt because she was reasonably worried about a new Charger. And yknow he implied that he had the capacity to kill her in the “I am the danger” scene. She didn’t deserve any of this but after she came around she did but everything she could to help… until season 5 but goddamn I’m not blaming her. Marie isn’t like a bad person, I just know too many people like her. And all the fucking purple Jesus christ we get it we know you think you’re royalty. I’m pretty sure her coffee maker is purple
Even before that, she was always looking just after herself, was angry that Walt didn’t tell about every single detail in his life even before drugs, while he was always supportive, then she smokes and drinks while pregnant and then smokes right next to baby in room after birth. Walt should have maybe told earlier, but as soon as she finds out she is literally furious about it and removed about it 24/7 even though she gets the part of it, doesn’t let him in his own home with kids even though he was always supportive of them, then you know what happens next and then after all that she comes looking for him because she needs money, WTF…
“I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was… alive.”
Odd to point out a flaw, albeit she admittedly has, as the prime issue you have with her character, when Walt did it 10 billion times worse.
I don’t remember her drinking. Her champagne glass at Elliot’s party had like half a lime in it and no bubbles. But yeah can’t say anything about the smokes. Awful habit poisoning herself and her child. Poisoning children is bad.
If a partner of 20 years as predictable and safe as pre-diagnosis Walt started smoking weed, disappearing with estranged students on your DEA brother’s shit list after being given 6 months to live, you’d probably want to know where they are at all times, especially after rejecting Gretchen and Elliot’s dream offer. Not to mention the Fugue state, the cell phone (which that alone is a divorce most of the time lmao), almost getting his son that has cerebral palsy blackout drunk WITH STRAIGHT CHEAPASS DARK TEQUILA IN A PLASTIC BOTTLE, attempting to rape his wife, and sexually harass a coworker. The accumulation of lies, insults to her intelligence with constant denial and contradictions, his worsening behavior, and his manipulative use of financial and emotional leverage of her children left her trapped. She couldn’t just out him immediately with no exit strategy either. Assests would be seized, exorbitant legal fees would brankrupt her, she had no income at that point, she could potentially end up in trouble herself, she’d lose her husband, her best friend and sister would most likely be at the very least distant, her kids would disdain Walt, and see him for the last time he was alive behind bars not even knowing him respectively. Homie was NOT okay.
It was a combination of treating her like an idiot, betraying her trust, and lying to literally everyone they know why he’s not dead yet. Gretchen and Elliot are famous. If they ever decided enough was enough and tell people about the lie, they’d definitely out him as to not be implicated. Best part about the reveal is that she proves Walt wrong and it’s a surprise to the audience as well. She figured it out on her own without any hints, any footage of her rummaging through anything nothing. Plus, sticking to principles of no drug money isn’t gonna keep your family housed, fed, and bathed. She needed the money to make sure Beneke’s dumbass didn’t take them all down with him in an IRS audit that tapped all their phones. Aren’t you rewatching the show? She’s honestly one of the most competent cast members and it’s crazy to me how so many people have so much vitriol for this poor woman in an abusive relationship.