Category: Mindless Mondays

Wednesday brought character profiles, Thursday saw a countdown of the best episodes, and today’s big Breaking Bad theme is…well, Big Themes. Earlier today I pointed out that the show’s five seasons—-whether intentionally or not—-actually mirror the five stages of learning you’re dying. And now it’s time to wonder if the show really speaks to larger…

I thought I might share an observation I’ve noticed about the five seasons: they mirror the five stages of grief or of learning you’re about to die (the way a cancer patient might). [Spoilers for those who have not been watching the show..and also you may not understand anything I’m writing about.] 1. Season One/Denial:…

Note: I wrote this before any of the fifth season had aired, and I would definitely add “Ozymandias” and “Gliding Over All” to this list. This is meant to be a helpful list for those that want to catch up on the series while AMC is doing a marathon (they’re airing all episodes between now…

Since most of the cast, the writers, and VG keep clubbing us over the head about what an awful person Breaking Bad’s Walter is (they routinely call him a monster as if it’s not even debatable, and give 20 interviews a week talking about what a bastard he is), and how frustrated they are with…

Since most of the cast, the writers, and VG keep clubbing us over the head about what an awful person Breaking Bad’s Walter is (they routinely call him a monster as if it’s not even debatable, and give 20 interviews a week talking about what a bastard he is), and how frustrated they are with…

Now that the show is in its final stages, we’ve been treated to some white-washing of some of the core characters. “Jesse’s not really bad, he’s just a poor tortured soul with daddy issues.” “Skyler’s really just a strong woman who’s hated by misogynists.” And then there’s my pick for the most egregious of these…

[Continuing with Breaking Bad week’s character profiles, now it’s Skyler’s turn. Per usual, this won’t make much sense if you haven’t watched the show.]   “Why do people hate Breaking Bad’s Skyler so much?” This seems to be the million dollar question that countless traditional media articles can’t seem to figure out. It’s become so…

[Continuing with Breaking Bad week, today brings my thoughts on some of the core characters. Also, if you don’t watch the show the following will make almost no sense to you.]   For as long as Breaking Bad has been on the air, the two most prominent characters (Walter White and Jesse Pinkman) have been…

This coming Sunday will be the Super Bowl of Television (forgetting of course that the Super Bowl is on Television, anyway, you get the idea) because I’m pretty sure there will be something for absolutely anyone in the country to watch, and a very busy night for those of us who care about quality TV…