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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Some of you fine folk need to stop being so mature and artsty fartsy.
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There is nothing wrong with wanting a good shoot out or seeing Walt and Jesse in some RV fun. The most intense moments of the show and most memorable moments are the shootouts or action scenes or when Jesse and Walt are in deep.
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I have to disagree with you, at least partially. I love the intensity of the show too. I mean when I think back on the show, it's those OMGWTF moments that stand out first and foremost in my mind -- the guts of the disolved guy crashing through the roof in Jesse's house, Walt choking out that Mexican guy with the bike lock, Walt blowing up Tuco's headquarters, Walt running over those gangsters and shooting them in the head and so forth.
But what makes those moments so great is all the tension that leads up to them. Breaking Bad is masterful at the calm before the storm. If the show crammed one shocking moment in after the other, the show would feel cheap forced and they would have to sacrifice that element that adds realism to the show by cutting out plot points to ram in as many explosions, murders and crimes as possible.
Most of the characters seem relatable, and what makes the show compelling is that we can understand and sympathize with them. One shocking moment after another would make it seem more like a circus act than well thought-out unfolding of a story.
The only time, in my mind, where they fell short of that well thought out nature was with the plane crash. They spent all season starting off the episodes with little clips hinting at some major explosion at Walt's home and building up this tension when you'd watch the show looking for some clue of what was going to happen. Then when they seemingly couldn't find a way to work it into the story they though "oh what the hell, let's just make a plane crash", which had nothing at all to do with the story up until the last two episodes of the season, and even then only very loosely connected.
I enjoyed the latest episode. We saw how Hank's callousness towards Marie is affecting her, we saw Jesse's further descent into a black hole, we saw Walt's growing anger and paranoia and we all know it's going to blow up in spectacular, glorious circumstances.