Steelyuhas
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A third will probably be required.
Definitely. There should also be one for when they just start firing creative of their shows.
Breaking Bad - Season 5, Part 2 - The Final Eight Episodes - Sundays on AMC
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Plane crash, yes. But the cousins? The last 5 minutes of "One Minute" were some of the most intense moments in the entire show and it was probably the most intense moment that didn't directly involve Walt, to me.
Cornballer
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That's a surprise to me, as well.
Does AMC release cumulative numbers from multiple airtimes, or does it not matter as much for a basic cable channel?
CharminUltra
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lol Wut
Yeah, the plane crash was the only thing I didn't like.
Loved the brothers though
It's silly to compare BB to The Wire. Both are really different shows. BB is like a really brilliant thriller or an action movie, comparable to the best that have come out of the film industery.
The Wire is more hard hitting due to everything you see actually happening in real life. All the stories in the Wire have all happened in actual life.
The Wire is more hard hitting due to everything you see actually happening in real life. All the stories in the Wire have all happened in actual life.
GremlinFool
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Right. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but saying that "tread lightly" is one of the best show endings in TV history is like endlessly touting "English, Motherfucker" and all the rest from Pulp Fiction. It's silly fun and nothing else.
Discotheque
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brother mouzone was such a goofy character in the context of that universe though.
he belonged more in breaking bad than the wire. he'd fit in more alongside people like gus and the terminator-twins
bitch plz
CharminUltra
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Of course The Sopranos writers posses a complete understanding of human beings and thus TV viewers. Remember how utterly satisfying the last two seasons and the finale were? 
Leona Lewis
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Seriously. That's why I like BB so much - it has all the action, all the suspense, all the fistpump "Yeah!" moments of the best Hollywood thrillers. But where it goes beyond that is that we've seen these characters over such a long period of time (the luxury of television) that these incredible moments have such a weight to them.
It's hard to appreciate good movies nowadays because television is just on another level - you feel that there are high stakes and consequences in a way that movies just can't match.
Discotheque
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Of course The Sopranos writers posses a complete understanding of human beings and thus TV viewers. Remember how utterly satisfying the last two season and the finale were?
that last season has A LOT of depth to it's characters.
made me think of people like Tony and Paulie for instance in a slightly different light.
hate on last season all you want, but i think the only show that might be able to give us a final season like that right now may be Mad Men.
and don't play his game brah. this doesn't need to be a pissing match between shows. they're both going for different things.
Admiral Bone to Pick
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I agree that the scene in One Minute was among the series' highlights, but for all of their buildup, I expected the cousins to be highly skilled: they would take out Hank in a way that is silent, quick, and methodical. Then they try to shoot him through his car window in broad daylight in front of a police station. Just one man's opinion. Still loved their confrontation with Hank.
Air Zombie Meat
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What a return and that last scene, incredible. There was me thinking it would take a few episodes to get to this point. Dying for the next episode already.
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These guys were easily the worst part of the show for me. They were just so ridiculous and silly that they felt like they belonged in another show entirely.
These are just the initial airings.
Very well deserved. AMC stepped up their game with advertising this time around. Here in LA I would rarely ever see any advertisements for the show for any of the previous seasons for this season I constantly say the "Remember My Name" posters all around LA.
Let's see how well these numbers keep up throughout the season.
One Minute was anticlimactic? What?
Not only is your statement absolutely ridiculous, but you also seem to think that comparing Breaking Bad to Sopranos or Mad Men (LOL) is a good idea. As if BrBa tried to accomplish the same things as both of those series.
The One and Done
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Gremlin making a fool of himself ITT
Cornballer
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More ratings number crunching:
Joe Adalian said:
Right. I was just curious if they care about cumulative numbers and tout them the way that, say, HBO does.
CharminUltra
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Yikes, I hope not. I don't want Mad Men's last season and finale to be underwhelming like The Sopranos
Discotheque
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at the time it felt silly as hell. but looking back at the plane crash and gus' final scene, they pretty much do belong there too.
brother mouzone from the wire, now that is something that didn't belong. felt more like a breaking bad villain.
Stay. Work with me, and you can make ten- twenty times as much.
BruceLeeRoy
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Anyone watch Low Winter Sun?
I apologize in advance if this has already been posted
Jesus christ, Marie
AgentChris
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It was full of meh.
Chezzymann
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Yeah, I really hated the plane crash. It seemed to only exist so that they could make an exciting trailer for the season finale. Its almost like AMC forced the writers to make something big (Special effects-wise) happen to build up hype.
sixteen-bit
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Watched until the BB preview, and man, it was bad.
To this date, "The Constant" and "Through the Looking Glass" are still my favorite episodes of any TV series. I didn't like it as much as "Breaking Bad" overall but it was a really great show.
squidhands
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Don't know if it was talked about here, but there's the Nerdist Podcast from last Friday with Vince. Obviously doesn't talk about last night's show, but it's still pretty interesting.
Admiral Bone to Pick
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Lost definitely had some great moments, but its lows (of which there were many) were so much worse than even the lowest points of Breaking Bad.
Some of BB's lowest points are better than Lost's high points.
I hated the cock teases of flash forwards we got and what they implied but I thought it was an interesting version of The Butterfly Effect
For those confused at the Hank + Walt conversation:
CC's from AMC's website.
Huh, interesting. I thought he said "Like I give a shit about family". As in he'll do anything in his power to take down Walt.
Intheflorsh
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For those confused at the Hank + Walt conversation:
CC's from AMC's website.
Quote tag it!
Also, I was really convinced he said "I don't give a shit about your family', so this is interesting.
triplestation
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if hank gives a shit about family he will let it slide
walt's already legit moving on from the industry
walt's already legit moving on from the industry
Hank would have no reason to either know nor believe that.
But of course BB writers have no idea about real human beings so fuck it...
Dominican Power
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So Jesse is going to team up with Hank.
Seriously? The flashforward, Hank's breakdown, Lydia trying to drag Walt back into the drug business, Hank connecting the dots in the Heisenberg and Gus Fring case and Jesse trying to give his money to the Mike's granddaughter and the tarantula boy's parents wasn't enough?
CharminUltra
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o.0 It took just one episode between Hank finding out about Walt to Hank confronting Walt. The pace of the show has been frenetic as hell since the beginning of season 5.
Lesser shows would have postponed that confrontation for a season or two.
The flashforward barely added anything, Lydia's scene was completely flat, the Hank stuff was good but ultimately nothing new and felt like a crutch for the viewers who didn't quite get why Hank flew off like he did, and I found the Jesse scenes utterly insufferable (the whole vacant, mute act isn't why I appreciate the character).
And then those last four minutes were great.
Let's be honest, from the moment he read that line on the toilet we all knew that he knew.
I wanted him to light the fire in the opening few minutes, at the house.
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