Based off of what we've seen from these characters over the last couple
of seasons their choices here left me perplexed. Would Walt really not
even consider killing Hank? Would Skyler be this resistent to give up
Walt? Would Marie be so quick to turn on her sister? And what are they
doing with Jesse? It's like the…

I don't think any of the episodes are bad, but the first two installments for me was mediocre. They contained too much fish-out-of-water cliches and really pressed the broad comedy. This will likely be in my top ten shows of the year, though I can't really point to any episode, even the ones I liked the most, and say…

Season one episodes ranked.

I am a bit of a subvert when it comes to the "We all love Breaking Bad all the time" internet meme. I've had a lot of problems with the show since season three. It's characterization has been inconsistent (particularly when it comes to Jesse), and there's been moments where its extreme pulpy nature has been too over…

"The year before…" I was talking about the first seasons of Homeland and Luck compared to the fifth season of Breaking Bad. I don't think Breaking Bad has been the best show of its season of TV since its second year.

I've had so many problems with the characterization on this series these last few seasons. At least they started feeling like real people again, if only momentarily. It was a passable premiere with a great final five minutes, which makes it better than most of 5.1. 

I preferred the most recent season of Justified, Enlightened and even Game of Thrones over the recent Breaking Bad. Sorry. The year before that you were slightly outshone by Homeland and Luck.

I somewhat agree, except the second of the season there's a lack of great character moments for the show's two best characters, Lorelai and Emily.

It was a house party. You know, like the movie. She didn't expect to be called out by the "lead thug". She went to make friends and hopefully cop a boyfriend.

I think the flashbacks suggested that men (particularly the ones that Janae are attracted to) tend to be more attracted to women who are dainty and more focused on following/pleasing their men than their owns goals. In prison she's developed an extreme me-first personality after spending years trying to alter her…

There's something so ho-hum about this stretch of Gilmore girls (I'm thinking specifically "Lost and Found" to "Lorelai's Graduation Day"). The underlining tensions that were in season one and in the first half of season two have dissolved. We're almost entirely focused on Bad Boy Jess, while Lorelai sits around, not…

I've tried to get into women's basketball. When both teams are playing well it can be fun, but it's not just the lack of flash and athleticism that I don't find as appealing. It's the inconsistency. Too many games where both teams are shooting low percentages and there are too many bricked shots for long stretches. I…

He doesn't have the potential of a healthy Bynum or Oden (Go Cavs!). He's been a pretty useless NBA player for the last three years. I'm not sure why any team would pick him up. He can't give you much at all. He's getting old. He brings a lot of unwanted attention.

Swoopes wasn't the first athlete to come out of the closet either. And Collins is no longer in the NBA btw.

I think it's sorta inevitable for them to be compared. It's perhaps not fair to either show. But they're both on cable. They both mix domestic/character melodrama with 'spyish-ness'. They're both acclaimed shows. They're both depend on honest characterization to ground their inherently ridiculous stories. It's what it…

As flawed as season two was I still slightly prefer the second season of Homeland over the first season of The Americans. TA is a respectable show with some nice moments that didn't deserve to be shut out at the Emmys for the sake of shows like House of Cards. It was certainly more consistent than Homeland's sophomore…

I'm willing to easily forgive the second half of season two if season three is on point. Homeland will always be a show that reaches great highs and has low-lows. But tempering the need to twist and turn every episode out of fear that the audience will become bored will certainly help it survive.

Yeah, three seasons would probably be perfect.

They're established but not quite fully fleshed out. As good as Shilling was I'm not sure how long I'll be interested in Piper being the show's main arc for four or five seasons.

I almost wish it was a mini-series. It is on Netflix, so I'm not expecting it to go on for six or seven seasons. Even then, I'm not sure how much story this can ring out. I think the show has to continue to expand its focus and become a true ensemble and not be Piper and The Others.