Originally Posted By Dabob2 All right, all you Breaking Bad fans. You know you watched it. What did you think?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 You probably know this, but they're running both last night's premiere episode tonight and then episode 2 right afterwards. From now on it will be on Mondays only.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I really liked it, but I am also the world's biggest Breaking Bad fan. The opening was amazing for anyone who watched Breaking Bad. Looking forward to episode 2.
Originally Posted By familyguy This started out really good! Left you with a cliffhanger just like BB always did. Gotta love it. It's good to have something this good to look forward to every week now!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I knew Mike was going to be a recurring character, but the reveal at the end was a great surprise. No spoilers here yet... maybe we can do spoiler-filled reviews after tonight. That said, I like that they're making it both similar (especially visually) and different (especially in tone) from BB. The relationship with his brother looks like it will be the heart of the show. I also liked the obviously-familiar-but-not-yet-defined-for-the-audience relationship he has with the woman at the law firm. And I wonder if those brothers are going to be the Badger and Skinny Pete of BCS.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>You probably know this, but they're running both last night's premiere episode tonight and then episode 2 right afterwards. From now on it will be on Mondays only.<< Uh, no I did not know that! I don't have cable so I don't see any of the ads for programming or schedules. I have Apple TV and my mom's Comcast login (because I'm apparently a twenty-year-old college student...) so I watch it when it pops up online. Good to know!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>And I wonder if those brothers are going to be the Badger and Skinny Pete of BCS.<< I'm wondering if those two will make it beyond the opening credits of episode 2! lol
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Anyone watch episode 2? I really enjoyed it. My only complaint (and it's a small one) is that because it's a prequel, the sense of danger is somewhat lowered, because we know Saul will survive (at least until Cinnebon). In Breaking Bad, you never knew for sure Walt and Jesse would survive (especially Jesse). But still, it's fun to see how Slippy Jimmy comes up with ways to weasel out of hopeless and dangerous situations.
Originally Posted By familyguy I LOVED it!!!! Yeah...I still thought the show was intense as it played out, but you're right. I definitely felt like I was watching more Breaking Bad...which is not a bad thing.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Yes, the danger for Saul is definitely lowered, but I really wasn't sure what was going to happen to the brothers - I thought for a second they might get killed and this would be a traumatizing moment (more than it was), plus Saul would forever have his witness-to-murder status hanging over his head, which is perhaps what first got him involved with this drug ring... so I wasn't sure, and THAT was tense. I also thought using it as a moment to show Saul thinking on his feet and finding his voice even with a psycho was even a better way to handle it. And I liked that it wasn't Tuco, but the other guy who came to the office to visit. I have a feeling he'll be more of a presence in the show than Tuco going forward.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I wasn't clear if Chuck is really sick with something, or if he is just imagining his illness?
Originally Posted By familyguy Saul having compassion on the two youths and not looking out for #1 was a bit surprising to me. In a good way....depth to his character.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I wasn't clear if Chuck is really sick with something, or if he is just imagining his illness?> The vibe I'm getting is that he has convinced himself that electromagnetism is making him sick and he's become essentially a hermit. Anyone who comes in has to "ground" themselves, and if a cell phone is snuck in (in the pocket of a drunken brother, say), it must be handled with tongs and thrown into the yard. Now it could all be in his mind, or he could have a real illness that he's blaming on imaginary things. Or he could be right and cell phones are going to kill us all! (Only kinda kidding with that one...)
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I thought the first episode was really good. But the second was just great. I was pretty skeptical about this but then I realized the people behind this, they kind of know what they're doing
Originally Posted By ecdc Finally watched the first episode last night. Loved it--really excited to catch up and watch the second one this weekend. But the first one just brought back so much Breaking Bad love that my wife and I started watching that together right after Saul. She's never seen it, so she's in for a treat.
Originally Posted By familyguy Last night's episode was so good! It looks like Mike's character is going to start being a bigger part of the show now.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Loved seeing that glimpse of Mike we all know and love. The oh-so-subtle snarl he gave when the cop touched him made the show worth watching all by itself. Also liked how in the opening flashback, Chuck had to drop off HIS phone and assorted items just the way Jimmy/Saul now has to do when he visits his brother. Which conjures up an image of Chuck in his now (self-imposed) prison. There were just a couple of moments when I thought the episode veered into conventional "procedural" territory - i.e. Jimmy figuring out the doll's absence meant the family wasn't really kidnapped, the cops didn't believe it, and you knew Jimmy would be proved right. But other than that there was great tension (especially at the creepy pay phone), great humor, and a reminder than Jimmy is still a long way from Saul's amorality. And seeing Mike's wheels turning when he decided not to press charges - Banks is just freakin' great.
