Part 1 I wasn't sure if I should only write one review for this season, or two. If you didn't know, this season basically aired as 2 seasons. Here is when we get into television stations' way to get more show than they have to deal with contract wise.
But yea, I love this first half of the finale season. Shocking, I know. One great part of the show at this point is that they don't have a crap load of episodes anymore, so the pacing gets really fast. While normally I'm just fine with taking some time, seeing the show plow through so much plot in such a short time is awesome. Each episode has like, 3 or 4 amazing twists. Is this the greatest show of all time? You're goddamn right.
Part 2
This is the best television show ever made. I'm going to just pull the trigger on this, cause for a long time I wasn't sure what I'd put at the top. Going through the whole show continuously like this was just a lot of entertainment.
All of this season is super tense. There is not a single moment of down time, because shit has hit the fan for the entire cast. The one that stands out, to everyone I think, is Ozymandias. That is what I'd call the climax to the story, with the next two episodes being the epilogue. I love that you turn sides (or at least moral people do). Walter White has gone from a slanted protagonist to a villain, and we've seen every step in that direction for 5 seasons. What he gets is actually less than what he deserves.
You know, I've heard a lot of people nitpick the finale, but frankly I love it. I think I might have been thrown off a bit the first time watching, but going back to view it with a bit of foreknowledge helps. Suddenly you don't have your own idea of what should happen and get slightly bummed when they didn't take your advise during production. This is basically a curse every great show will have when they get to a pumped up end.
Finale message to all of you: if you've never seen Breaking Bad, your life is not complete.
@saundrew only your second use of the word “finale” is correct. First and third uses should just be “final” I have enjoyed your astute comments on each season otherwise, thank you.
Review by saundrewBlockedParent2016-02-14T20:56:26Z
Part 1
I wasn't sure if I should only write one review for this season, or two. If you didn't know, this season basically aired as 2 seasons. Here is when we get into television stations' way to get more show than they have to deal with contract wise.
But yea, I love this first half of the finale season. Shocking, I know. One great part of the show at this point is that they don't have a crap load of episodes anymore, so the pacing gets really fast. While normally I'm just fine with taking some time, seeing the show plow through so much plot in such a short time is awesome. Each episode has like, 3 or 4 amazing twists.
Is this the greatest show of all time? You're goddamn right.
Part 2
This is the best television show ever made. I'm going to just pull the trigger on this, cause for a long time I wasn't sure what I'd put at the top. Going through the whole show continuously like this was just a lot of entertainment.
All of this season is super tense. There is not a single moment of down time, because shit has hit the fan for the entire cast. The one that stands out, to everyone I think, is Ozymandias. That is what I'd call the climax to the story, with the next two episodes being the epilogue. I love that you turn sides (or at least moral people do). Walter White has gone from a slanted protagonist to a villain, and we've seen every step in that direction for 5 seasons. What he gets is actually less than what he deserves.
You know, I've heard a lot of people nitpick the finale, but frankly I love it. I think I might have been thrown off a bit the first time watching, but going back to view it with a bit of foreknowledge helps. Suddenly you don't have your own idea of what should happen and get slightly bummed when they didn't take your advise during production. This is basically a curse every great show will have when they get to a pumped up end.
Finale message to all of you: if you've never seen Breaking Bad, your life is not complete.