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Old 10-11-2019, 12:04 AM   #1
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Should drop on Netflix pretty quick here. Not there yet unfortunately. Midnight pacific maybe?

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Old 10-11-2019, 12:07 AM   #2
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Yes, midnight PT:

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Old 10-11-2019, 03:06 AM   #3
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Just finished it. Definitely wasn’t as good as the show was but I still enjoyed it. It really shed some light on Jesse’s character and the struggles he went through.
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Old 10-11-2019, 03:12 AM   #4
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It was ok I guess. Wouldn’t say I’m disappointed because I didn’t have crazy expectations going in. I’d imagine hardcore BB fans may see it as a let down if they were expecting more of a BB type show. It’s like a 2 hour epilogue where not a lot happens and the stakes never feel very high. Didn’t add much to Jesse’s story but did flesh out his character some more. Felt like there was a lot of filler. I think they could have accomplished the same with a 1 hr epilogue episode. I liked the cameos and the Black Mirror Easter egg.

I kept waiting for the plot to develop and then looked and saw it was already over an hour in and realized that was the plot.

Hard to rate it since it isn’t a standalone film.
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Old 10-11-2019, 04:43 AM   #5
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One issue I had was that I never really felt like Jesse was close to being captured. I wish they focused on the manhunt for him a bit more.
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Old 10-11-2019, 10:14 AM   #6
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I loved it. Great redemption for a great character.
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I enjoyed it. Definitely felt like it wrapped up the series. The stakes could have been higher and agree they could have pushed the manhunt more but it was a good send off for the character.

It's not going to appease anyone who hasn't watched the show though.

I could watch a Pinkman in Alaska series.
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I've never seen Black Mirror, what was the Easter Egg?

It felt tense to me most of the time when flashbacks weren't being shown. I felt like there were a lot of close calls for him. Not sure how I feel about him getting away tbh.
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At this point, only fan service could suffice for a character like Jessie Pinkman. Who wants to see him go through more hardship?
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Old 10-11-2019, 06:04 PM   #10
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I've never seen Black Mirror, what was the Easter Egg?

It felt tense to me most of the time when flashbacks weren't being shown. I felt like there were a lot of close calls for him. Not sure how I feel about him getting away tbh.
Todd played a Star Trek like character, an evil one, in an episode. There was a figurine that looked like him and possibly other characters from that episode in the tarantula tank.
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Old 10-11-2019, 10:30 PM   #11
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It was a good film. I couldn't imagine having watched this film without watching the TV series however. I watched it with my friend who only saw S1 and she was asking questions the entire time.

Overall I thought it was a great wrap-up and it was nice to see the various characters from the past make appearances.
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I watched it yesterday and sadly just found out that actor Robert Forster has died.
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I watched it yesterday and sadly just found out that actor Robert Forster has died.
That really sucks. He was a great character actor. I watched it last night too and he was the best part.
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Really enjoyed it. Jesse Plemmons really nailed it with Todd. What a character
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I thought it was pretty good. Not unbelievable, but after not having any BB to watch for a while it was nice to get back into it.

The ending also left open the chance of more to come in the future. Maybe that's it, but they could bring it back again if they really wanted to.
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i thought it was boring but it wasn't bad. it was basically a long episode with not much going on, like the episode about the fly. I guess its easy to say it tied up loose ends, but I don't think there was anything about the BB finale that needed to be tied up.
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I thought it was pretty good. Not unbelievable, but after not having any BB to watch for a while it was nice to get back into it.
Have you watched any of Better Call Saul? I'd say it's equal to BB in a lot of ways. If you're itching to immerse yourself in that universe again, then Saul certainly fits the bill. Awesome show IMO.
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I enjoyed it but it wasn't quite up to the level of BB. WW was the MacGyver of drug dealers and that always made the original series a little more interesting.
I enjoyed Todd, so creepy and psychotic.
Overall, I think it was a nice wrap up, but I'm not sure it was really necessary. There's something to be said about an ambiguous ending.
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I thought as if this was just a below average mid season episode of breaking bad.
It wasn't incoherent but very uninspiring. poor effort
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I could watch a Pinkman in Alaska series.
He could meet up with Dexter and it would be like a buddy cop show.
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