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If you're expecting a plot driven character ensemble like Breaking Bad or a complex ensemble character study like BCS look elsewhere. So far this show revolves around 1 main character stuck in a surreal situation with very minimal dialogue. I would argue at this point it's not even a character study but an exploration of what it means to be human in this situation and transferring to the viewer the feeling of that experience.

The show also follows the show don't tell format to the extreme and shows the process the characters go through to achieve their objective. Very much like BCS with much less characters and less dialogue so to many viewer if feels drawn out and lacking in plot.

The execution of this is very high budget and done with a lot of the craft and skill we've come to expect from Gilligan so the show is gorgeous to look at.

If that sounds your cup of tea then you will love it.

It wants to blend dark social commentary with escalating moral chaos, but the execution didn't land for me. The comedic tone made the tense scenes not feel tense all. The pacing feels overly stretched, which led to boredom throughout the majority of its run.

It feels like an outrageous soap opera - sudden emotional swings, implausible character choices, and melodrama layered on top of melodrama. The film keeps pushing the protagonist into more absurd territory, and instead of feeling shocking or meaningful, it sometimes borders on unintentionally funny.

This was the best episode of television I have seen in a long long time. Maybe even since Plan and execution from Better Call Saul.

I wasn't at all surprised when the credits rolled to see it was Gordon Smith who wrote the episode. It was very reminiscent of the perfection we've come to expect from him.

In this episode you get comedy, set pieces, existential eeriness reminiscent of the twilight zone, romance.

What else do you want. Vince Gilligan is the best television writer of all time and no one comes close.