• Zanathos@lemmy.world
    2·
    44 分钟前

    Right there with you bud. I stopped after they killed the first drug lord in a wheelchair. I think it was the second season. Man what a boring show.

    I kind of feel the same about Plur1bus, but at least that show is interesting to see very prominent locations completely void of population.

  • MrPnut@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 小时前

    If you think breaking bad is boring, try better call Saul. A complete snooze fest, and chuck is the worst tv character ever too.

    • blady_blah@lemmy.world
      1·
      49 分钟前

      I honestly can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, but I kind of agree with those statements. I just couldn’t get into breaking bad or better call. Saul and I gave each of them a number of episodes to get there. I think it doesn’t help but I don’t like the characters and that makes me not want to hang around and see what happens.

  • whiskybourbon@lemmy.world
    51·
    3 小时前

    Jesse is what killed it for me. He was tolerable and even decent in the first season but after that I just started to increasingly loathe him more and more until the point I couldn’t even stomach the idea of watching another episode. I loved everything else about the show too so it’s unfortunate.

    • Xenny@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 小时前

      Jesse’s supposed to be a complete dipshit but he has a really good redemption by the end in my opinion

    • underscores@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      3 小时前

      For me it was Skyler, I know she’s not supposed to be likeable but that doesn’t excuse it for me.

      I hate her character and she makes the show just unpleasant for me.

      I did finish breaking bad though, about it being the best show of all time is not something I agree with. it’s alright

      • electric_nan@lemmy.ml
        4·
        3 小时前

        I hated Skyler the first time I watched it. The second time through, I felt a lot more sympathy for her character.

        • jeffep@lemmy.world
          1·
          37 秒前

          Nice, she’s been the reason I never attempted a rewatch. Maybe I should give it a try

      • sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        3 小时前

        I think Skyler is pretty universally disliked. I thought the kid was annoying too which pretty much undermines the whole premise of the show.

        • underscores@lemmy.zipEnglish
          4·
          3 小时前

          I didn’t mind the kid too much, I think it helps the plot because it becomes easier to see that for Walter it’s all about his ego

          His kid also contrasts Jesse who’s basically the child Walter always wanted, witty and smart in ways Walter isn’t.

    • q181c@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      3 小时前

      Same. His character just kept getting more and more annoying the whole time I watched.

  • Soulphite@reddthat.com
    221·
    10 小时前

    I gave up on this show the day Vince Gilligan was born. I knew from that day forward he was destined to be a terrible screenwriter. I vowed to never watch anything he would create.

    • Dasus@lemmy.world
      64·
      9 小时前

      Bet you can’t even write a single paragraph on why you think he sucks if you have to put in something objective.

      • Soulphite@reddthat.com
        13·
        9 小时前

        Im absolutely shitposting. To be clear.

        I’ve watched Breaking Bad in it’s entirety over a dozen times, BCS at least 4 times, El Camino twice. Finished Pluribus already. The only thing I haven’t really got into fanatically is X-files, but I don’t dislike it.

        • Dasus@lemmy.world
          6·
          8 小时前

          Oh. Sorry. I’m having a bad day and there’s always stupid ppl online, but I should’ve prolly caught that, haha. My b, bredda

  • Enkrod@feddit.org
    963·
    13 小时前

    If it takes 30 episodes to not be boring, it’s not a good show.

    BB wasn’t bad though, I just was completely unable to connect with it.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
      8·
      7 小时前

      one piece is awesome bro, i swear bro you just have to sit through about 150 episodes bro where it’s kinda bad bro, but it’s awesome bro i swear bro.

      • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
        2·
        1 小时前

        a slice-of-life of their insane and frustrating day to day locked away at that lab. it’s fine, it conveys exactly what it needs to.

      • Kiernian@lemmy.world
        5·
        7 小时前

        Interestingly, that was the episode that made me stop watching.

        I suspect I just don’t normally like watching shows about miserable people making other miserable people even more miserable, which made the fact that I really enjoyed Boardwalk Empire a surprise.

        Guess there must be some other element to it.

        • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
          5·
          6 小时前

          Hm… yeah, I get that (not the part about Boardwalk Empire, haven’t seen that yet). Most people in BB are definitely miserable!

          I liked BB a lot, especially on a second watch through many years later, but the main reason is probably just that I can understand why each character behaves the way they do - the writing is consistently “realistic” in a manner I haven’t really seen anywhere else with a comparable length.

    • tyler@programming.dev
      7·
      8 小时前

      I hate watching shows where you’re supposed to hate everyone. BB is one of those shows. Like how is that entertainment?

      • margaritox@lemmy.world
        1·
        20 分钟前

        I agree about the fact that watching those type of shows is not enjoyable. But not everyone feels that way about Breaking Bad, including me. Yes the main characters do a lot of wrongs, but the writers do a good job at showing their humanity and didn’t portray them as “evil” people.

          • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
            1·
            4 小时前

            do you make fun of your shows and shout “no don’t go in there” and whatnot and have puppet shows during breaks and pretend you are a little robot stuck in space (go watch Mystery Science Theater 3000 seriously) or do you sit in silence and enjoy cinema as critics and only the snootiest frenchmen demand cinema to be experienced? they’re both valid and fun, just y’know, they’re very different experiences

            the mst3k experience is a little more fun for watching shows with hateable characters

            • tyler@programming.dev
              2·
              1 小时前

              My wife and I complain about shows constantly (I’m talking about the shows and movies we like!), pausing to point out every little thing, and I’m in absolutely no way a movie critic, in fact I hate most shows that critics like. If I was to watch a show where I hated every character I would be pausing every five seconds (this isn’t hyperbole, I’m being serious it would be every five seconds) to complain more and more. The show isn’t enjoyable when there’s literally zero reason to like anyone in it.

    • cRazi_man@europe.pub
      33·
      12 小时前

      I gave it up at season 2 when I first started watching.

      Then I watched Better Call Saul years later and it was one of my all time favourites. Then I went back to Breaking Bad and liked it even better than Better Call Saul. Breaking Bad didn’t resonate with me initially and I’m so very glad I have it another chance.

      • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        9 小时前

        Did you watch the movie el camino after bb? We just finished both for probably the 5th time, will watch bcs again this summer.

          • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            6 小时前

            It’s not a great movie, but it wraps up Jessie’s story pretty well. I liked it. Solid 7 in the BB universe. Lots of cameos too, which was cool.

            • cRazi_man@europe.pub
              2·
              7 小时前

              I’m completely up for watching average media. When did we become too good for average? 5/10 is enough for me to give something a shot. Maybe even 4/10 if someone tells me it had some nugget of value.

              • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                6 小时前

                Oh, I watch “avg” shit all the time. Anaconda only got a 4 on imdb, that shit was amazing. I don’t trust the numbers always. And siskel and ebert rated tommy boy the worst movie they’ve ever seen. Lmao. They can’t be trusted with reviews.

      • B-TR3E@feddit.org
        72·
        11 小时前

        The third season really became boring as fuck somewhere half through it. Totally missed the density and speed of the first season. I think the fact that they got a contract to produce five seasons made them stretch the plot to the point where basically nothing happened over certain episodes. Compare that with the speed in which the early plot moved…

        • Toga@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          9 小时前

          Third season is where I gave up. First two were good but didn’t draw me in enough to slog through the absolute snooze fest of the third. I’ve never been interested in going back.

    • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
      201·
      13 小时前

      Exactly, well written, well acted but the absence of sympathetic protagonists killed it for me. I just couldn’t care.

      • margaritox@lemmy.world
        1·
        23 分钟前

        I don’t blame you for not being able to watch a show without any sympathetic characters. I’m the same way. But I disagree about Breaking Bad not having any sympathetic characters though. I felt like it did. Yes, they were doing heinous stuff. But I feel like they did a good job at showing the main characters’ humanity despite the poor choices they have made.

        But I do understand why you would see it the way you do. Shows resonate differently for different people.

      • RedMari@reddthat.com
        4·
        5 小时前

        I liked that they weren’t afraid to have the main character so unlikable. It also made more sense after I realized it was a Neo-Western.

    • aeiou@piefed.socialEnglish
      9·
      13 小时前

      yesssssss

      I hate those shows where the first 3-6 episodes are just slow dramatic shots with no plot whatsoever
      I vaguely remember some spy show where you didn’t learn any character names until episode 2

      or those where if you didn’t read the book you haven’t the slightest clue what’s happening for basically the entire first season

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      31·
      12 小时前

      BB was a little slow at times. For that reason I don’t think it was as great as some people make it out to be.

      I liked Better Call Saul a lot more. Didn’t seem as slow. But also seems like they didn’t really finish it properly or wrap up all the story arcs, which was a bummer.

  • thezeesystem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    74·
    8 小时前

    I couldn’t get through Episode one for how horrible it is. I absolutely cant stand that show it’s so just. Dumb in my opinion. It was so bad I wanted to watch something else just to stop it or do anything else.

  • Mangoholic@lemmy.ml
    21·
    6 小时前

    I stoped at one if the ep where walter is with his family and its just depressing silence for a few minutes. Unbearable…

  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
    173·
    12 小时前

    I felt breaking bad would have been better as 3 seasons instead of 5. The middle just dragged on too long.

  • rose56@lemmy.zip
    2·
    8 小时前

    Hey, look, I’m with you, and to tell you the truth, I didn’t even watched itm

    • B-TR3E@feddit.org
      41·
      11 小时前

      I lost it during third. There literally were episodes where absolutely nothing was happening to proceed the plot. Just the usual characters doing their usual things.

    • CidVicious@piefed.zipEnglish
      2·
      10 小时前

      Season 3 was when I really got into the show. The problem wasn’t that the first two seasons were slow, they were just really dour. Especially the first season.