Speaking of hyped of seasons of tv, here's Breaking Bad's second season. As the first season ended, we saw just how completely nuts Tuco the dealer could be, and protagonist meth cooks Walt and Jesse realize just how hardcore a situation they're getting themselves into- dealing the best chrystal meth in the state of New Mexico. The season gets off to an explosive start as the Tuco problem leads Jesse and Walt down to Mexico in one of the standout episodes of the season. After just barely escaping any trouble the two decide to go their separate ways and get out of the meth game, but of course the show brings them back together and raises the stakes even higher as the two seem to be on their way towards becoming kingpins. What's more, the second season debuts Mr. Show alum Bob Odenkirk as criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, injecting some humor into the show with a great new character. And towards the end of the season Walt and Jesse have to come face to face with major repercussions for their actions. All in all I'm not quite sold on this show being as good as Mad Men, but it's close and I've been told Breaking Bad only gets better from here. At the moment I'm halfway through season three, and that seems to be the case. Expect a post in the next few days.March 20, 2012
Breaking Bad Season 2
Speaking of hyped of seasons of tv, here's Breaking Bad's second season. As the first season ended, we saw just how completely nuts Tuco the dealer could be, and protagonist meth cooks Walt and Jesse realize just how hardcore a situation they're getting themselves into- dealing the best chrystal meth in the state of New Mexico. The season gets off to an explosive start as the Tuco problem leads Jesse and Walt down to Mexico in one of the standout episodes of the season. After just barely escaping any trouble the two decide to go their separate ways and get out of the meth game, but of course the show brings them back together and raises the stakes even higher as the two seem to be on their way towards becoming kingpins. What's more, the second season debuts Mr. Show alum Bob Odenkirk as criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, injecting some humor into the show with a great new character. And towards the end of the season Walt and Jesse have to come face to face with major repercussions for their actions. All in all I'm not quite sold on this show being as good as Mad Men, but it's close and I've been told Breaking Bad only gets better from here. At the moment I'm halfway through season three, and that seems to be the case. Expect a post in the next few days.
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I go back and forth on Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but I think I've now settled into a very uninspired "tie" when it comes to having a preference. They're just such different shows, even though both are excellent at so many similar things (character development, creating specific moods, beautifully shot). I'd definitely be interested in your take once you get through the next two seasons of Breaking Bad, as you'll be four deep into each show and comparisons can be made based on similar sample sizes.
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