Anyone else seen it? Is she correct in her analysis?
Coulter has lost it big time. I dutifully watched every episode of Breaking Bad and there was never the hint of any Christian Parable. It was entirely a show dedicated to greed and unbridled Hedonism. In the end the main character laid down in his own self made hell and began his short instantaneous journey to eternal damnation.
There were no redeeming characters and no hint of redemption for anyone. In the end everyone goes to Hell.
If Coulter sees a Christian Parable in that show, then I’d have to question her version of Christianity.
I loved the show, but there was nothing in it that could point to any kind of Christian allegory.
I also never watched it, but all of the hype makes me sure that was the correct choice!
Breaking Bad doesn’t work as a Christian parable. No one in this show is redeemed at all. Perhaps it would work as a cautionary tale but even that would be weak because the people doing the evil are made to appear so sympathetic.
Ann’s so-called hero, Hank, is one of the many whose pride led to their downfall. In fact, reflecting her own theme, Hank’s love for his kleptomaniac wife over love for God had him allowing her to steal from places without apology or restitution. His ego kept him from seeing the odd things Walt did as the acts of a brilliant criminal.
As an already doomed angel of death who takes out all the evil around him, Walter does very well. But it seems that neither the good nor the evil fare very well around Walter White.
Ann is trying a little too hard here. The real Christian parables use narrative to point to The Father or His Kingdom, whereas Ann’s BB parables point in a different direction.
Nonetheless, BB is an astonishing, fascinating, gripping, humorous, and devastating morality play. It shows the downside consequences of pride and the lust for drugs, money and power.
I recommend it highly because of the writing, acting, storytelling, and cinematography.
Breaking Bad was a terrific ride. I feel absolutely lost now that it is over. It will be a long time before-if EVER- a TV show can come close to this one.