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I chose not to use SPOLER tags because that would have doubled the amount of typing I cared to do this morning. So I made the entire post a spoiler. If you cannot read and comprehend the title then that's on you.
I can be stubborn and so I resisted this series for years in the climate of everyone I knew telling me to watch it. Even after the end of the original airing and availability on streaming services I resisted until the start of last week. Last night I was up to 3AM finishing it and had to take a huge inhale and then slowly let it out. My initial response bothered me in season 5 is that it reminded me of the burn all bridges story development that went into seasons 7 and 8 of House M.D. That approach made it difficult to re-watch the series as the looming cloud of perpetual unhappiness is there like a stain but this time from the series beginning.
Beyond that I have to wonder why Skylar's reaction upon initial learning of Walt's endeavors as it seemed that she would had rather Walt not afford the expensive surgery he would have needed to stay alive. Was it the character's development to wish him a quick death and then deal with the financial fallout therein? Men, check your relationships at the door when it comes to your significant other. But what was worse was this 'thought' never seemed to come up in the story between Walt and Skylar. And then there is the very un-family like ties between sisters. Upon learning of her brother inlaw's involvement in meth she thought it was better to ruin both households in order to support her Hank's efforts in his job? How many households have marriages that are willing to go that far? Very un-family like if you ask me.
But then there is Walt's own lack of imagination in storytelling. He could have played off the parking lot shooting as a retired-Capo hit as reaction to Hank murdering his [pseudo]-nephew and not the result of said retired Capo trying to get at Walt himself. Seriously, if you are going to divert blame he sure failed in that department. Which is even more surprising in he showed a lot of creativity in story he did tell in front of the camera and master to DVD for Hank to see. I thought that was original and didn't see it coming but then where was this creativity earlier?
All in all I think Walt initially did more 'for his family' than they deserved, or at least in terms of his wife, and in-laws. I think Skylar's affair would have put and end to the relationship. It was clearly that she was never going to commit to Walt's solution to paying the medical bills, and later Hank's medical bills. Saul, which I found a very funny character (and will binge watched Better Call Saul) was giving some excellent advice. And then there is the whole Pinkman thing. Was it decided from the get-go that this character was going to stay the same naive little boy? As we watch Walt's character change, becoming more evilicious, we saw little development in Pinkman being more responsible. I guess this was a hard note in the story behind the box he made for his mother and instead traded it for a hit.
I could go on, and for days, but I'm not sure I would better understand it beyond the fact that all five seasons is suppose to span a length of time equal to eighteen months. That is a lot of chit to happen in such a short time.
I can be stubborn and so I resisted this series for years in the climate of everyone I knew telling me to watch it. Even after the end of the original airing and availability on streaming services I resisted until the start of last week. Last night I was up to 3AM finishing it and had to take a huge inhale and then slowly let it out. My initial response bothered me in season 5 is that it reminded me of the burn all bridges story development that went into seasons 7 and 8 of House M.D. That approach made it difficult to re-watch the series as the looming cloud of perpetual unhappiness is there like a stain but this time from the series beginning.
Beyond that I have to wonder why Skylar's reaction upon initial learning of Walt's endeavors as it seemed that she would had rather Walt not afford the expensive surgery he would have needed to stay alive. Was it the character's development to wish him a quick death and then deal with the financial fallout therein? Men, check your relationships at the door when it comes to your significant other. But what was worse was this 'thought' never seemed to come up in the story between Walt and Skylar. And then there is the very un-family like ties between sisters. Upon learning of her brother inlaw's involvement in meth she thought it was better to ruin both households in order to support her Hank's efforts in his job? How many households have marriages that are willing to go that far? Very un-family like if you ask me.
But then there is Walt's own lack of imagination in storytelling. He could have played off the parking lot shooting as a retired-Capo hit as reaction to Hank murdering his [pseudo]-nephew and not the result of said retired Capo trying to get at Walt himself. Seriously, if you are going to divert blame he sure failed in that department. Which is even more surprising in he showed a lot of creativity in story he did tell in front of the camera and master to DVD for Hank to see. I thought that was original and didn't see it coming but then where was this creativity earlier?
All in all I think Walt initially did more 'for his family' than they deserved, or at least in terms of his wife, and in-laws. I think Skylar's affair would have put and end to the relationship. It was clearly that she was never going to commit to Walt's solution to paying the medical bills, and later Hank's medical bills. Saul, which I found a very funny character (and will binge watched Better Call Saul) was giving some excellent advice. And then there is the whole Pinkman thing. Was it decided from the get-go that this character was going to stay the same naive little boy? As we watch Walt's character change, becoming more evilicious, we saw little development in Pinkman being more responsible. I guess this was a hard note in the story behind the box he made for his mother and instead traded it for a hit.
I could go on, and for days, but I'm not sure I would better understand it beyond the fact that all five seasons is suppose to span a length of time equal to eighteen months. That is a lot of chit to happen in such a short time.
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