The show’s finding its stride, really nailing the humanity and tragedy of Jessie, Walter’s darkness and consequences of his actions, and Skylar’s ever rising suspicions.
I've always remembered liking this season less than the other seasons for some reason, and while it's still probably not the best season this is like trying to compare which Lord of the Rings movie is the worst. They're all fucking amazing!
This season kinda has a weird identity issue I think, because the first half and the second half are very, very different from each other, made weirder by the fact that apparently this was the only season where the writers knew where they were going with? I guess I gotta revise my first season review now, lol
But the inclusion of Hank's adventures in El Paso that just immediately get dropped as soon as something happens, and the subplot with Jane and Jesse's relationship, as well as the introduction of our favorite psychopathic pair of cousins, all feel kinda weirdly out of place. And don't get me started on the plane stuff lol. There's a lot of good episodes with good endings and good arcs! That just feel like they get a little bogged down with unnecessary fluff that, ultimately, does become necessary because to get from point A to Point B, there's a bit of slowness that has to come with it. Point A, being the end of season 1 and Point B being the end of season 3.
However, I still love this season because where the first season just establishes things, this season dials in everything so much that, by the end, this show knows exactly what it wants to be and is gonna start doing it really, really well. Style and cinematography all come together, the music and the acting and just everything about this all just comes together so well that it becomes the norm for the rest of the series.
Arcs like Jesse coming to terms with himself through Jane that, while I think Jane isn't written the best, is done so well that it's monumentally impactful on why Jesse is actually the best character of the show! And Walter starting to go into this near sociopathic nature of drug lordery is fucking awesome to see, and I wish Skyler had more to do but what she has is still like, amazing. She has to slowly come to terms that her husband is lying to her about something, and that she's not being gaslit.
This review got messy and became streams of consciousness, so it's done lol.
So yeah, awesome season, I'm glad I'm past it because it's definitely the slowest one by far. Still a 9! there's so much to remember and so much good shit!
Even better than season 1, this one ups the stakes without it going off the rails and there is still enough humor to keep it from getting really bleak. Jesse gets more screen-time and characterization away from Walt, as do Skylar and Hank.
Once again the series shows how great it as at maintaining tension (even when you know the main characters aren't gonna die)!
This is where Breaking Bad found its identity.
Massive improvements in terms of cinematography, sound and editing when compared to season one.
The new additions to the cast are all amazing, and I like the arcs of the main characters, the development of Walt and Jesse in particular being very well handled. However, it isn’t exactly the tightest season of this show in terms of storytelling:
Nevertheless, the show is still so good at creating memorable moments and scenes, and the acting is so fantastic, that none of those issues become dealbreakers. The first time I watched this show was about 10 years ago, and there were still so many moments that I recalled on a rewatch because they burned themselves into my memory (ATM machine, kid shooting the dealer, the Heisenberg song, etc.), which to me is always a sign that you’re watching quality television.
7.5/10
Thinking back on this show, I had always thought that each season was better than the last. Now that I rewatch it eight years after my first viewing, I don't entirely agree with that assessment. I thought season 1 was better overall than season 2. This season starts strong, and it also ends very strong. But there's a lot in the middle that progresses painfully slowly at times. I was never bored for even a second during season 1, but there were many times I found my attention wandering off throughout the middle episodes of season 2. Regardless, it's still a great season of television. Episodes 9, 11, and 12 are exceptionally good.
Only watched 3 episodes so far but I'm very disappointed. Season 1 was pretty slow but the content was good enough to be entertained. Season 2 so far is both slow and boring.
83 | This season is definitely much better than the first one. It introduced us with couple of kingpin and how they are work. It also shows us how dengerous it is the drug bussiness. Whoever play in it should ready to kill or be killed. We also got a lot of character development especially for Walter White. He completely gives his life to the devil and becomes one. Jane influences in this season also adds depth to Jesse and the season in general. Gus Fring is the most exciting planted plot that we will be see in third season.
never trust a woman, never ever.
Good, enjoyable season. I liked it a bit more than the first season. The finale was a letdown.
Everything great about season 1 just keeps escalating into even more awesomeness. This is where we get a bunch of the greatest supporting characters. Saul, Gus, and Mike are all so amazing that I'm really excited to watch season 3 where they grow in screen time. I love how this series seems to escalate each season, where things don't "go back to normal". No, events happen and have consequences.
Now, I will point out that this season has my biggest issue with the series. And I say biggest issue, but it is still tiny. Like, grain sized. SPOILER ALERT I don't like that they build up this dramatic, devastating destruction the whole season, when in the end it wasn't something really due to Walter White being terrible. Yes, of course it is terrible that he let that girl die. But come on, the link from that to major plane crash is crazy. I think it would bother me less had it been completely random, not loosely/unrealistically linked. What I'm glad about though, is that it isn't a big deal overall.
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Rating: 8/10
After a very promising first season, the second season makes a qualitative leap making this TV show a unique product of its kind with incredible cinematography and writing.