Breaking Bad Season 1

[bop_radar]

So I watched Season 1 of Breaking Bad. My watching journey was something like this:

Bored, bored, ewwwwwwwwwwwwww ewwwwww ewwwww, still bored, ewwwww, bored, bored, ewww, ewwww, ewwwwwwwwwwaghhhhheewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, bored, bored, not so bored, ew, bored, ew, hmm... bored, hmm... STRANGELY HOOKED IN BUT DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY.

Comments

[killabeez]

I felt the same way. Season 3 was hard for me, and I never really caught up on some of what I missed, but S4 was worth all of it. Hank is the only character I feel okay about loving, but Jesse definitely gets under your skin. For a while, I only watched because my S.O. did (and we live in a one-room loft), but now I'm glad that I stuck in there.

[cherryice]

Yeah, I recently started watching, but I dropped out about part way through season 2 when I realized Hank was the only one I had any investment in, and the rest were some combination of don't care/go away/go to jail/please die now.

It's interesting to hear someone who feels the same way say that it's worth sticking it out! Most people have told me that if I'm not into it yet, I probably won't ever be.

[killabeez]

I can't really say for sure. I mean, I'm really glad I watched S4, and in general, I'm glad I watched the show because the writing and acting are so excellent. But I don't know that I'd recommend you go back to it unless you, like me, have a huge weakness for Jonathan Banks. :)

[bop_radar]

Hank?! Seriously? I can't stand him.
Yeah, so I have mixed feelings at the moment - I am watching because people told me the plotting was amazing, so I knew the characters could take a while or be hard work. I'll see. I am glad I'm mainlining it - only way!

[killabeez]

Well, YMMV, obviously, but it probably has a lot to do with how you're watching it. I loved Hank in S1, which I watched near the end of S1 airing. Then I didn't have much use for him in S2-3. I liked him again in S4, but not as much as I once did.

[bop_radar]

Yeah, I have enjoyed a few of his moments now. I find I enjoy *some* scenes for each of the characters but am really struggling to consistently like any of them - but from what others say, that's not unusual! ;) Am halfway through S2 now - still finding it rocky.