BA--I'm enjoying it too. It's well written, amazing acting and it has me hooked. I'm nearly finished with Season 2. I'm finding Walt a lot less likeable with each episode and I'm wrestling with some feelings about the content. Walt's lying is really getting to me, and I find I'm really sympathizing with Skyler a whole lot...
I know my sister is somewhat surprised by this - it's a testimony to the writing and acting. I told her that the flip side of their manufacturing business is that there are users/buyers of that crap. My brother was one of those people (though his drug of choice was heroin), and look where he is. It makes me really sad.
Not to mention that I was robbed back in 2005 by a meth drug ring. A*holes. They are mostly psychopaths in the throes of their addiction, and feel no compassion or remorse while they do anything and everything for their next fix...
Sorry about all this pontificating on Kat's thread. I seriously didn't mean it!
But know that I have every intention of watching again tonight. So there's that. LOL. I'm going to have Breaking Bad withdrawal when it's all over. Just like I did after Justified ended. I hear you on those endings. I think when this is done, I'll watch Deadwood - a lot of that cast are in Justified, and that will make it better.
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
My son got me to watch breaking bad. I had trouble after the early episode with the getting rid of the body. So morbid. Brandon keeps after me to give it another try so I will.
LOL! Yes, the whole premise is disturbing. But it makes you wonder... when we're desperate, where do we draw the line? Just the first 2 seasons, you see Walt as the upstanding chem teacher who has lots of love in his life, but that pesky terminal diagnosis turns his whole world upside down. It kind of makes it... plausible? Acceptable even? Not sure. The one thing I know for sure - firsthand experience with a drug addict brother who was jailed for dealing - drugs attract low life people who have skewed ideas and moral compasses that move to accommodate their addictions. Drugs and violence also go hand in hand, especially where people are desperate.
I guess I find the meth addicts as disturbing as heroin addicts. It's a crazy world, and unfortunately, I was too close to it for way too long. My brother brought some horrible, ugly drama to my entire family's life. From stealing from people, to contracting thugs to beat up a guy who who refused to pay him for his real job (this guy was a meth addict) to his horrid habit of lying. You couldn't ever believe a word he said. When he was sober? He was sweet, generous and fun to be around. The other guy? Nope.
I just try to put myself in Walt's position and for some bizarre (and disturbing) reason, his reasons for getting in that mess seem understandable and dare I say... imaginable?
That has got to be a testimony of the great writers for the show, and the actors as well. It takes a gifted person to be able to make a skanky person seem likable. Aaron Paul does a magnificent job, and I can't say enough about Bryan Cranston's acting abilities. But watching Jesse's family deal with him and his lies is tough to watch. It hits home.
At the very least, I've never been to Albuquerque. It's been on my list, but I haven't done it - and it's only a 6 hour drive. Now D18 and I just might have to make that road trip sooner rather than later. Their climate and topography is similar to ours, and it's a lot cheaper there. (I'm thinking about my eventual retirement now...)
Anyway, the whole drug scene is troubling to me. I can't watch Intervention or Drugs Inc. Ugh. There is little hope in that ball game.
Sobering message but worth watching. I'm hooked. Just like a meth addict.
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
If you ever get close to Albuquerque, you MUST visit Taos. I have very, very fond memories of a week-long family vacation up in the mountains and rented a puebleo to ski at Angel Fire many years ago.
Taos is a very artistic/arty community and there's Native American powpow up around Angel Fire.
The second week of June can't get here fast enough but will it help the job attitude? He actually told me today that I should know better, as if I was his 9 year old!
I wont get going because I might never stop. Lol. Is there a good time to get a hold of you this weekend?
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
I don't know if it will help, per se, but it sure as heck won't hurt!
I'm open this weekend, so let me know. Just text me and I'll call. I have D18 and I'm planning on going to church on Saturday afternoon, but if it's pouring, then we probably won't. (Yes, it's supposed to be crappy on Saturday - which undoubtedly means more Breaking Bad, which D18 won't enjoy.)
I'm so glad you're coming!
Bets
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
