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[–] archonet@lemy.lol 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I liked BB, I thought it was pretty good, and BCS I still have yet to finish (got up to season 3 and then got distracted), and thought it was also pretty good.

What did you find lackluster in BB that BCS did better?

[–] dh34d@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All of this is imo, but. My biggest issue with BB is that most of the characters lack any meaningful depth; they feel like caricatures rather than real people. The writers didn't have a long term plan for BB, and I feel like it shows in a lot of the storylines. I don't think Walt's character was consistent at all, which bugs me because he's the focal point of the story.

All of these things I think BCS addressed and improved on. And again, I don't even really dislike BB, I just think it feels like an off-brand sopranos. BCS, on the other hand, is the genuine article. I honestly think it's one of the best shows that's ever aired on regular cable. But I'm just some random dickhead on the internet, so who cares what I think lol.

[–] nwtreeoctopus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think part of that with BB is that it takes place over a very short amount of time (like, under two years?). Not that there isn't time for growth, but it's pretty non-stop of just Stuff Happening as Walt just chaos-gods his way through things.

It's always got the throttle down and so there's very little reflection time. Like, all the Sopranos' action moments just back to back.

[–] dh34d@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 days ago

That's actually a pretty fair point.