My overall rating of "Breaking Bad"'s Season 3: 4/10
In a later episode of this season, "Fly", Walter will posit that he has lived for too long and he would have preferred to die before the conclusion of "Phoenix", all the characters having gotten what they wanted from life and his life's mission being complete. Perhaps he is right, and the show should've died with him, then, or after the season finale, at least.
Why did the story have to go on, other than the need to simply produce more for the commercial gods and their golden calf idols? The first half of this season throws in plotline after plotline that feel tacked on and lifeless, action for the sake of action, with no particular grounding to anything; and yet, nothing *REALLY* is going on, not in the sense of developing the characters or bringing their arcs to any kind of payoff. Soapiness of the worst kind.
The only enjoyable thing is the acting - Saul and his PI are particularly great, and their presence does not feel stale yet.
In a later episode of this season, "Fly", Walter will posit that he has lived for too long and he would have preferred to die before the conclusion of "Phoenix", all the characters having gotten what they wanted from life and his life's mission being complete. Perhaps he is right, and the show should've died with him, then, or after the season finale, at least.
Why did the story have to go on, other than the need to simply produce more for the commercial gods and their golden calf idols? The first half of this season throws in plotline after plotline that feel tacked on and lifeless, action for the sake of action, with no particular grounding to anything; and yet, nothing *REALLY* is going on, not in the sense of developing the characters or bringing their arcs to any kind of payoff. Soapiness of the worst kind.
The only enjoyable thing is the acting - Saul and his PI are particularly great, and their presence does not feel stale yet.