“I guess my biggest problem is that throughout the whole thing, nothing really happens. Looking back, I honestly can't remember a big, major event that happened.”

Is this a joke thread???

yes 100%

imo its very boring and the first 3 seasons could have basically been condensed into 1

even in the 5th season in the middle when the bombshell drops, you think the show would speed up, especially since its in the end, but then it still stays slow until the ozamandys episode or w/e

but i think i feel this way bc everyone hyped it up and told me it was the best s*** ever so i prolly started watchin with unrealistic expectations

i get that the show does really good things with camera angles, or its use of colors, the motifs, the foreshadowing, etc - but to me all that s*** is what makes a good show GREAT, but breaking bad isnt even good because its so boring in trying to set s*** up

i literally fell asleep 7 times trying to watch that stupid fly episode, i never ended up finishing it but i watched everything else

i think you are misinterpreting the show

the point is, walt was someone who was timid and walked all over his whole life. now that he’s faced with death from cancer, he realizes he hasn’t done much in life aside from play it safe, and finds that he really enjoys making meth

the show isn’t trying to portray him as a mastermind, it’s portraying him as a flawed character who is at time too cocky for his own good and makes plenty of mistakes, but at the same time is very smart and get by with his genius, even though he lacks the street smarts

“the one who knocks” scene was meant (imo) to show how far gone he was, not that he literally was the kingpin.

it’s the show trying to display his flaw of cockiness when he obviously isn’t as big as he thinks he is

the whole show is about how much he f***ed up lol. how many mistakes have you seen him and jessy make? they look like fools half the time, and that’s the point

Did you just say the final half of season 5 is slow until ozymandias

Did y’all even watch the same show

I've watched it about 3 times and the final season is lackluster but everything leading up to Face-off was pretty great television.

As far as nothing happening goes I don't think that's fair. There's very clear progression in Walt/Jesse's operation and in Walt's willingness to get his hands dirty.

Sure he's still working for Gus when he intimidates Skylar but he's already caught bodies and done more than enough foul s*** to warrant the quote.

I can recall a few major events without having watched the show in years. Walt hit and run to save Jesse, Jesse killing Gale, Walt killing Gus. Some iconic scenes like Walt laughing under the floorboards, I'm the one who knocks, etc.

Some storylines were pure ass like Skylar and Ted or Todd or whatever the hell his name was. And I don't think the last season would really change anything for you. In fact it would probably make you think the show is worse lol.

But yea seasons 1-4 were great to me

OP delete this thread please I’ve read enough brain dead takes to last me a lifetime in the first 3 pages

The ending of Sopranos relates back to the conversation he was having with Bobby Bacala on the boat

youtube.com/watch?v=tBbWiDTS6cQ

The cut to black ending is also one of the many reasons people still talk about it to this day. Intrigue is still very alive.

I'm in hard, hard disagreement that Walter was more interesting than Tony. The deep complexities of Tony were much more broad than that of Walter, where we forget until were told again about his cancer and stuff.

The juxtaposition of his family life and being in the mafia is so much better done in Sopranos than BB where it's just constant arguing with Skyler. Then the awful "I'm the one who knocks" which as I said earlier, doesn't make sense as he isn't even the kingpin mastermind yet. He's still finding out about Gus and Mike who are ordering him about.

We also have the fact Sopranos develops multiple characters at once. BB only focuses on Walt and Jesse mainly.

walter threatens hank and then nothing happens the next few episodes until his death episode

yall have groupthink and cant stand that someone else has a differing opinion than you

grow up

Better call saul definitely better

Lol you mad

Lol and of course a lot happened nigga, like of course a lot happened. I am just showing how easily OP's reduction of Breaking Bad to "nothing happened" can be applied to Soprano's too. And it can, "nothing happened" isn't a valid criticism of a show like Soprano's just as it isn't for Breaking Bad.

Ok don't click onto the thread again

not hard is it?

BB is ab a narcissist squaring away his life regrets.

hes clearly resentful his colleagues found success, partly off his work. meanwhile hes an underachieving HS chem teacher.

he's told he's going to die anyway and suddenly the conventional rules of life no longer apply.

the whole show is about him wagering and manipulating his family and all his personal relationships to cover up his insecurity.

it seems he's doing it for them, but it was only ever for himself. thats why he keeps cooking

thats how i saw it, bb was never a show about making meth really

Exactly. First episode where Walt teaches Chemistry to those kids sums up the entire show

I don't fw how people use the ambiguity as a reason to praise the show, as if an ambiguous ending alone makes it great. Most of the other characters' stories didn't feel like they had satisfying conclusions. Yes, it feels like Tony may not have died and their lives will just continue. But the show did actually end and I, as the viewer, am left unsatisfied with a "That's it?? " feeling. I don't get this from BB or Mad Men (which also has an ending open to interpretation)

Nah, you actually see Walt go from a normal, timid loser who takes s*** from the entire world to Heisenberg, the meth kingpin wreaking havoc to the point where his actions indirectly causes a plane crash and the loss of several lives That's far more interesting to me than middle aged mafia boss learning about mental health

And a lot of the supporting characters in the Sopranos are annoying, forgettable people anyway. Can't remember AJ, Meadow or Carmella's (other than realizing she's getting cheated on and separating) development and I deadass forgot Tony had a sister until I opened that link you posted. The tighter focus on fewer characters in BB just makes it better

Man I only read the thread title and was going to say I agreed until you put The Ozark over BB

I think the dumbest thing Walt did in the entire show was trying to save Hank's life

There are some things about BB that I don't like but it's going a step too far to call it hugely overrated. It's one of the best series of its generation which just so happens to be the best generation of television ever.

The reasoning you gave is kinda wild tho, BB is easily the most "so many things happened" show of any in the conversation. I don't know how anyone could ever say it feels like nothing happens.

The show is literally a character study of Walt and his affect on others and dude says "nothing really happens"....ha.

It’s balanced out by El Camino being severely underrated. Also, the show is better earlier when it’s funny. By the time it gets to actual dramatic arcs you realize some key players just can’t keep up.

no