Breaking Bad's first two seasons are some of the best TV I have ever seen. I especially liked the frequent black humour, usually conveyed via the crazy, unpredictable situations that Walt and Jesse would find themselves in. I also liked Walt's "MacGyver" solutions to the various problems he encountered.
"One Minute" was the first ep which left me feeling unconvinced, unamused and unimpressed. The ending scenario between Hank and Tuco's cousins was totally ridiculous, one step too far into unconvincing nonsense. DEA training and warning phone call or not, I just don't buy that the over-weight, middle-aged Hank (initailly unarmed) could survive the attack and then best these two born killing machines...why the hell did one of the brothers just stand there and allow himself to be crushed by the car (after conveniently becoming a very bad shot at the same time i'll add)?
This episode basically marks the end of the black humour and quirky nature of the show, which in my opinion is what made it stand out from the acres of other crime-based shows on TV. The black humour and Walt's "MacGyver" solutions are now seemingly gone, the show is now approaching a pretty standard crime/drugs drama and I don't think the serious nature of organised crime is the writer's forte anyway.
I have reached the end of season four in my viewing, and there are now too many filler episodes and too much irrelevant, uninteresting interpersonal melodrama which adds nothing to the story, even Saul's and Hank's previously amusing banter has dimished in frequency and quality of writing.
"One Minute" was the first ep which left me feeling unconvinced, unamused and unimpressed. The ending scenario between Hank and Tuco's cousins was totally ridiculous, one step too far into unconvincing nonsense. DEA training and warning phone call or not, I just don't buy that the over-weight, middle-aged Hank (initailly unarmed) could survive the attack and then best these two born killing machines...why the hell did one of the brothers just stand there and allow himself to be crushed by the car (after conveniently becoming a very bad shot at the same time i'll add)?
This episode basically marks the end of the black humour and quirky nature of the show, which in my opinion is what made it stand out from the acres of other crime-based shows on TV. The black humour and Walt's "MacGyver" solutions are now seemingly gone, the show is now approaching a pretty standard crime/drugs drama and I don't think the serious nature of organised crime is the writer's forte anyway.
I have reached the end of season four in my viewing, and there are now too many filler episodes and too much irrelevant, uninteresting interpersonal melodrama which adds nothing to the story, even Saul's and Hank's previously amusing banter has dimished in frequency and quality of writing.