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Am I the only that thinks this is a better show than breaking bad?
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lowlight79 wrote:Am I the only that thinks this is a better show than breaking bad?
nope. I consider it to be a way better show than BB.
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lowlight79 wrote:Am I the only that thinks this is a better show than breaking bad?
nope. I consider it to be a way better show than BB.
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nope it’s way more my thing, and I was a pretty big fan of bb
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Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i feel like the episodes are paced well and don't drag or fly by...but the plot developments are a bit of a slow burn
Basically this. I think it takes its time with the overall arc, which goes along with the show's whole thing about the gradual nature of change. I understand this can be frustrating for someone who is waiting for him to become the character from Breaking Bad. But the episodes themselves don't really feel slow to me. That said, this is also a show that had a minute-and-a-half long shot of an elderly woman ramping down a staircase and walking to her couch.
I haven't seen much in three way of slow character arc either so far. In fact, I kinda wish they'd slow down in that regard a bit.

But I'm also not frustrated by any of the things you describe above. I think this show is excellent and as I'm already enjoying it more than BB.

I just had different expectations. And that's okay.
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wease wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
lowlight79 wrote:Am I the only that thinks this is a better show than breaking bad?
nope. I consider it to be a way better show than BB.
Hell no, you're not!
Nope. I'm only in S2 and I think it's better.

There's no single performance in this as good as Cranston's in BB. But the show overall is better. The look of fantastic. It's such a prettier and more dynamic show visually.
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Rhea Seehorn > Bryan Cranston
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Hard disagree.
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The fawning Kim simps are priming Joe to start hating the character
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It's a meme at this point. Obviously no one beats Bryan Cranston
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I'm actually with Argo on this one.
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i don't understand joey's takes at all
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Finished S2.

Starting S3 now.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i don't understand joey's takes at all
So you think Breaking Bad is a better show than Better Call Saul?
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The first episode of S3 is the most Breaking Bad-y episode of this thing so far.

Also something else about the filming looks different. It's brighter or sharper than the previous season. Or something.

I love how each season (so far) starts with the flashforward (I'm guessing?) or whatever that timeframe is. The black and white stuff. That's a great hook.

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Yeah, the b&w stuff is post-BB. That's apparently the life that Robert Forster the vacuum repair guy created for him.
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The Argonaut wrote:Yeah, the b&w stuff is post-BB. That's apparently the life that Robert Forster the vacuum repair guy created for him.
That's what I figured. But I remember Lost :lol:

Didn't want to exclude some possible twist there.
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epilogue wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i don't understand joey's takes at all
So you think Breaking Bad is a better show than Better Call Saul?
never heard of the former
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