And while there is enough spy hijinks, there isn't much coming from the FBI/Stan's side. I realize the FBI can't get too close, but they're barely investigating. How does that compare to Breaking Bad? I suppose they had the same problem there (?)
Not a problem on BB. There was a lot of stuff on the DEA side all the time, and the Stan character was much more neck and neck with Walter a lot of the time. But it was also a very plot-driven show where things happened and people reacted to them and there was evidence to track etc. Most of the seasons of the show all took place within a year of show-time.
I don't actually think it was depressing, though. I think people found it exhilarating in ways they couldn't find this show. Walter was invigorated by his stressful life, plus he was already dying. So while the narrative was destructive, it was destructive in a way that I think appealed to power fantasy types. It was like the hero had a scorched earth policy. It didn't have the grinding hopelessness of this show at all.
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Date: 2015-07-28 04:55 pm (UTC)Not a problem on BB. There was a lot of stuff on the DEA side all the time, and the Stan character was much more neck and neck with Walter a lot of the time. But it was also a very plot-driven show where things happened and people reacted to them and there was evidence to track etc. Most of the seasons of the show all took place within a year of show-time.
I don't actually think it was depressing, though. I think people found it exhilarating in ways they couldn't find this show. Walter was invigorated by his stressful life, plus he was already dying. So while the narrative was destructive, it was destructive in a way that I think appealed to power fantasy types. It was like the hero had a scorched earth policy. It didn't have the grinding hopelessness of this show at all.