At the start of this series, I had absolutely no wish to watch this show. The subject matter just turned me off. But, people I knew were watching it, and they kept telling me what a good show it was. I kept reading critics saying that it might be the best drama ever made. Now, I'm not a big fan of critics, but when they are fairly unanimous in their opinions, I think, maybe I should try it.
Well, Netflix had the first season available, hubby and I were bored, we tried the first season with the knowledge that if we didn't like it, we could just stop watching.
It was mesmerizing. You get very caught up in the story and the characters. Well written piece. The writer/producer said he sold it as Mr. Chips turns into Scarface. I have commented before that I think it is actually like watching a good person lose their soul. It is sad, it is painful, it is impossible to look away.
So, I understand why you would not think you would want to watch this; but, it really draws you in. Now, I don't understand people who are still rooting for Walt to "get away with it". Walt has turned into a horrible person. He has lost all humanity. And, therein, may lie a lesson for all of us. Even the most bland of people, has the capacity for great evil if put into a situation that will pull it out of him/her.
There is good. There is evil. This shows what happens to a good man, who is dealt a bad hand, and then becomes a very bad person. Someone who "breaks bad".
So, I guess I can understand your use of the word "vile"; but, this is a well written and terrificaly acted drama, so it is not "crap".
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.
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.
I hate that, too. I hate that I don't like him anymore. I wanted to keep liking him and I wanted him to succeed in providing for his family even if it was due to short-lived criminal activity. It just became more than that to him. That's the part I really hate.