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SomeLikeItHoth
10/25/19 2:12:33 AM
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Like does anything important happen
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GameGodOfAll
10/25/19 2:13:32 AM
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I will fight you.

If this isn't bait, then the answer's fuckin' no mate.
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SomeLikeItHoth
10/25/19 2:14:07 AM
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I remember people talking shit about this episode

But I dont remember what actually happens
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ChocoboMog123
10/25/19 2:17:47 AM
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It builds tension and relationships, but otherwise nothing consequential. It's TV, watch it.
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Killmonger
10/25/19 2:18:28 AM
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It's probably the worst episode, but it's still a good episode.
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SomeLikeItHoth
10/25/19 2:19:07 AM
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Oh

Guess Ill watch it then
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SomeLikeItHoth
10/26/19 12:31:15 AM
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Rian Johnson directed this episode.

So not only did he direct the worst episode of Star Wars but he directed the worst episode of Breaking Bad.
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Vyrulisse
10/26/19 12:32:49 AM
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EzeDoesIt
10/26/19 12:35:46 AM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Rian Johnson directed this episode.

So not only did he direct the worst episode of Star Wars but he directed the worst episode of Breaking Bad.

He also directed one of the best BB episodes though.
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AlCalavicci
10/26/19 12:38:08 AM
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just fucking watch it

it's not a bad episode, entitled people just like to complain

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SomeLikeItHoth
10/26/19 12:41:53 AM
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EzeDoesIt posted...
SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Rian Johnson directed this episode.

So not only did he direct the worst episode of Star Wars but he directed the worst episode of Breaking Bad.

He also directed one of the best BB episodes though.

Which one

AlCalavicci posted...
just fucking watch it

it's not a bad episode, entitled people just like to complain

It was cool but he should have told Jesse the truth about Jane.
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tamagucci
10/26/19 12:43:48 AM
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yes
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EzeDoesIt
10/26/19 12:45:11 AM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
EzeDoesIt posted...
SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Rian Johnson directed this episode.

So not only did he direct the worst episode of Star Wars but he directed the worst episode of Breaking Bad.

He also directed one of the best BB episodes though.

Which one

Ozymandias, the antepenultimate episode of the series (5.14). Widely regarded as one of the best, from what I understand.
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inloveanddeath0
10/26/19 12:45:50 AM
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It has important dialogue even if you think plot isn't involved
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IShall_Run_Amok
10/26/19 1:14:08 AM
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One guy I know, in the midst of bitching about The Last Jedi, likes to point out that Rian Johnson may have directed Ozymandius, the best reviewed episode of the show by all, but he didn't write it, and that he directed one of the worst episodes of Breaking Bad (The Fly) so he can't take credit for Ozymandius. But The Fly wasn't written by him, either - it was written by the same lady who wrote Ozymandius, and the other acclaimed episode he directed, Fifty-One, was written by someone else who also helped to write The Fly. I've never seen the show, but I looked into this dufus's argument and immediately realized he didn't do any research when he made it, and might never have even watched the show either because he clearly doesn't give a fuck. Anyway, I had a really good laugh, sorry for the anecdote.

So, what I know of the episode and its reception, it sounds like a stand alone episode in the tradition of the Monster of the Week episodes of The X-Files, here suddenly interrupting the larger arc of the story, only for this show the arc is good and the reason people watch the show. I imagine people who dislike the episode might have been the sorts who didn't or wouldn't watch The X Files because the main story gets really lame at times, and the whole thing is really disappointing, while the people who like it jive more with episodic television and don't mind the interruption, and can find meaning therein. Anyway, someday I outta watch this thing.
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AngelsNAirwav3s
10/26/19 1:30:56 AM
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I liked the episode, I dont know why it gets so much hate. And I thought the show creator has said they needed one or two low budget filler episodes for each season which is why they did The Fly.

Plus Looper and Brick are A+ cinema, which Rian Johnson also directed.
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Vol2tex
10/26/19 1:33:26 AM
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I am in the process of watching Breaking Bad and I just saw that episode for the first time the other week. I thought he would have confessed to Jessie about Jane.
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Ludwig Von 2
10/26/19 1:47:45 AM
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Its a mediocre filler episode.

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Vol2tex
10/26/19 12:53:06 PM
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UnfairRepresent
10/26/19 12:53:30 PM
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no
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Antifar
10/26/19 12:54:07 PM
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It's a good episode.
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Paper_Okami
10/26/19 1:12:22 PM
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it's a top ten BB Episode

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Pukelid
10/26/19 1:14:52 PM
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The Fly is one of those episodes that most people thought was boring and bad (which it is), but now those people have glommed onto it like some sort of artistic visionary trophy of direction and storytelling. It's bad.
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EndOfDiscOne
10/26/19 1:22:32 PM
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Ozymandias is regarded as the best episode

Fly is the worst IMO. I don't support skipping episodes, but if you've already seen it you can skip it.
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UnfairRepresent
10/26/19 1:23:44 PM
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Pukelid posted...
The Fly is one of those episodes that most people thought was boring and bad (which it is), but now those people have glommed onto it like some sort of artistic visionary trophy of direction and storytelling. It's bad.

I thought it was good
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Paper_Okami
10/26/19 1:26:38 PM
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i thought Fly was good the very first time i saw it

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Pukelid
10/26/19 1:28:37 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Pukelid posted...
The Fly is one of those episodes that most people thought was boring and bad (which it is), but now those people have glommed onto it like some sort of artistic visionary trophy of direction and storytelling. It's bad.

I thought it was good

take note everybody: UnfairRepresent thought this episode was good
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Paper_Okami
10/26/19 1:31:07 PM
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take note everybody: Hairistotle thought it was bad

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Pukelid
10/26/19 1:32:01 PM
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Paper_Okami posted...
take note everybody: Hairistotle thought it was bad

except i dont have a contrarian gimmick
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Paper_Okami
10/26/19 1:32:37 PM
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you're a marginally better poster than him either way


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Pukelid
10/26/19 1:33:16 PM
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finger guns my dude
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Paper_Okami
10/26/19 1:33:41 PM
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what

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Pukelid
10/26/19 1:34:12 PM
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i'm shooting you finger guns for the compliment
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Paper_Okami
10/26/19 1:34:33 PM
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ok

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UnfairRepresent
10/26/19 2:50:24 PM
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Pukelid posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Pukelid posted...
The Fly is one of those episodes that most people thought was boring and bad (which it is), but now those people have glommed onto it like some sort of artistic visionary trophy of direction and storytelling. It's bad.

I thought it was good

take note everybody: UnfairRepresent thought this episode was good

Yep.

I think every BB episode is good
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EzeDoesIt
10/26/19 2:57:25 PM
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BCS is even better. And El Camino was a good watch.
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UnfairRepresent
10/26/19 3:08:40 PM
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EzeDoesIt posted...
BCS is even better. And El Camino was a good watch.

I dunno about better but BCS is great and way better then I was expecting
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EzeDoesIt
10/26/19 3:52:24 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
EzeDoesIt posted...
BCS is even better. And El Camino was a good watch.

I dunno about better but BCS is great and way better then I was expecting

Same. How far are you? Did you watch El Camino yet?
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Yazarogi
10/26/19 4:15:49 PM
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It's not a bad episode people just suck and have no attention spans anymore. You've probably been on the phone the entire time anyways.
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UnfairRepresent
10/26/19 5:45:05 PM
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EzeDoesIt posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
EzeDoesIt posted...
BCS is even better. And El Camino was a good watch.

I dunno about better but BCS is great and way better then I was expecting

Same. How far are you? Did you watch El Camino yet?

up to date

Yes I saw El Camino

It was okay but okay is a step down from Breaking Bad.

Way too slow paced and dull. Acting was great and camerawork was great but the plot was meh

BCS is way better
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EzeDoesIt
10/26/19 5:50:08 PM
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Yeah nothing really happened so there wasnt much of a plot but I think it was still worth making and gave some of that Breaking Bad fix.
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