Posted on 09/10/2013 11:21:52 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
yeah.
at least now i know who walt is going to use the machine gun against. i had about four-five major potential story arcs that could play out, they’ve narrowed to two and how some go vary but the main storylines are pretty set now.
Agreed, it is brilliant and the vest character development I have seen.
But was Walt always like he has vecome? I don’t think a genuinely good soul evolves into Walt, The nidus of bad was always there I do believe.
I’ve been watching Low Winter Sun in hopes of it getting better and it has.....a little but I tend to agree with one local Detroit critic.
Its got some great actors reading mediocre lines in hopes that Detroit’s reputation will carry the show. The critic who is himself black also points out that the show seems to be trying to deliberately hide the fact that Detroit’s population is primarily black.
I did like the Coleman Young lookalike mayor who was portrayed as a disinterested idiot last week.
Why are you here displaying an astounding level of lack of thought?
This series isa morality play with brilliant writing, acting, production.
Really???? I mean REALLY???? Exposition of the inner angst of a television show???? bleeeech
yup. did you notice he wound up drinking from lydia’s mug as she drove away? practical too. tea left in the cup, may as well drink it. to me he kind of reminds me of what that little kid from the junkie parents - where the woman kiled te guy with the atm - would grow up to be. no real parents to instill right/wrong, so the kid grows up without much of a conscience. he is loyal though. but that only goes so far.
ok, is Walt a dead man?
I’m thinking the heavy weaponry is going to be used against Todd’s kin.
Have you ever bothered to watch it? Oh, let me guess...you’re probably a Freeper who likes to brag he hasn’t watched TV in twenty years.
you realize it’s not a good person losing their soul.
it’s a revealing under certain harsh and stressful circumstances of what was there all along.
and to all varying degrees this plays out in every major character on thge show. hank as well. so fixated on getting a crook he doesn’t give a crap about what happens to snitches he’s using, to get his own kudos and promotions.
walt wasn’t a good guy. i think this shows all people have evil in them and under certain conditions they will do things they wouldn’t normally consider. the illness didnt turn walt evil, the illness revealed some disturbing truths about walt’s real character.
that’ and rationalization is the second greatest human drive.
Todd????
I think the author is placing too much emphasis on a mnor character role. There are and have been far more secondary characters who have added real value to the show.
Todd? No. Just no.
yep. this episode confirmed it for me.
Thanks for the brain fart.
Exactly...like Badger and Skinny Pete.
It’s not vile.
It doesn’t promote or glamorize drug use despite the claims. It’s like saying Othello promotes domestic abuse or Hamlet glamorizes violence.
The show has repeatedly showed the accurate and devastating effects of drugs and violence. The protagonist is doing a slow burn where he literally started off saying “no rough stuff” and now he doesn’t even blink when he watches a kid get shot in front of him. All because he wanted to help his family after he dies. The drug users are regularly shown to be foolish or low character. The only sympathetic bad guy on the show is Jesse (who is in constant torment because of his actions) and possibly Mike (who meets an unfortunate end). The criminal lawyer, his underlings, etc and all shown to be awful people. The only positively portrayed characters in the entire show are Walt’s son and Hank, both men who are always portrayed to be of the highest moral character. Hank even had a story arc where he was forced to shoot a drug dealer who pulled a gun, the result being grief over having to take a life. No glamorizing it or taking joy in it.
It’s a pretty good morality play done in 50+ acts.
its not
You’ve convinced me. I’ll stop watching. I should have never started.
Good eye.
It was shown in several episodes that Walt’s career in chemistry was limited due to a combination of arrogance and poor treatment of others. His relationship with past colleagues is strained and he snaps at a past flame.
Ultimately, it seems as if he wasted his life and talent due to his own poor character. He just never broke the law as large and clearly as he is doing during the show.
That’s a good point, you’re right.
I thought the scene w/ Lydia was a little strange. Especially knowing that Vince Gilligan doesn’t waste anything on-screen. One of the things I enjoy so much about the show is that almost everything means something and interconnects with things to come.
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