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One thing I always find interesting is looking back at a show and spotting plot threads that were never resolved, or moments that seem to suggest the writers originally had a different plan.

For example, one thing that comes to mind is the lawyer Saul sends Francesca to in the Better Call Saul season 4 flash-forward. It's written in a way that makes it feel like there's going to be a payoff later, but nothing ever comes of it. At the time, a lot of people thought it was going to be Howard, and I think there's a good chance the writers had that in mind before changing direction.

I also know the machine gun in Breaking Bad almost had the same fate, since Vince Gilligan has said he struggled to figure out how to pay it off.

Can anyone think of other examples from Better Call Saul or Breaking Bad where a plot point seemed to be setting something up that either changed or was never resolved?

One thing I always find interesting is looking back at a show and spotting plot threads that were never resolved, or moments that seem to suggest the writers originally had a different plan.

For example, one thing that comes to mind is the lawyer Saul sends Francesca to in the Season 4 flash-forward. It's written in a way that makes it feel like there's going to be a payoff later, but nothing ever comes of it. At the time, a lot of people thought it was going to be Howard, and I think there's a good chance the writers had that in mind before changing direction.

I also know the machine gun in Breaking Bad almost had the same fate, since Vince Gilligan has said he struggled to figure out how to pay it off.

Can anyone think of other examples from Better Call Saul or Breaking Bad where a plot point seemed to be setting something up that either changed or was never resolved?

Title says it all, gaven't watched the show yet, is this a show you can watch with your mom or not? Just curious

Okay, so I know about the whole 'We're bad together' speech but I don't really think that would have been entirely true after the Howard debacle. They obviously both felt terrible about it and I don't really see them returning to their old ways afterwards.

It's evident that they are both, in their own way, living a pathetic life being seperate and I don't really see Jimmy getting as deeply involved in Walt's operation with Kim in his life.

I know people love Mike's character but I kind of feel like people put him on a pedastal too much. Mike is a criminal thug yet likes to think he is somehow morally superior to most other people 'in the game'.

If you ask me, in his last argument with Walt he is entirely in the wrong. Sure, Walt is a huge asshole at this point in the story, but the deterioation of his relationship with Fring was in no way due to his ego or him 'not knowing his place'. It was mostly due to him actually caring for Jesse. He risked his own wellbeing to save him (Something Mike does not do to the same extent for Nacho).

Also, killing the guys in prison is where he draws the line? He tried to talk Walt into killing Jesse and continued to work for Gus after he killed Victor brutally for little to no reason other than intimidation.

I'm not criticizing the shows writing here, because I think Mikes last conversation with his dad makes the point quite well that he is in no way better than any other thug, but I feel like a lot of people in the community haven't really gotten the message.

Who would you guys rather see Morbius team up with in the Aslume universe: Venom, Rhino or the Green Goblin?

Sony has announced that it will be discontinuing physical PlayStation game discs. According to the announcement, all new PlayStation titles released after January 2028 will be digital-only, while existing physical games will continue to be supported.

This would mark the end of physical media for new PlayStation software, shifting the platform entirely to digital distribution going forward.

What do people think about this change in terms of performance, preservation, and the overall direction of the industry?

Hey, does anyone know what the last show that Colt was on was? I really enjoy his presence and hope he'll join another episode. A discussion with Colin would also be awesome

L'Italia non sta vivendo una crisi politica. Sta vivendo una crisi cognitiva.

Continuo a leggere analisi sulla politica italiana che si limitano a registrare gli effetti senza interrogarsi minimamente sulle cause profonde. Si discute dell'ultimo sondaggio, dell'ennesimo scontro parlamentare, dell'ultima dichiarazione destinata a occupare il ciclo mediatico di quarantotto ore. È un esercizio quasi liturgico, ma completamente privo di spessore teorico.

Il problema dell'Italia non è questo governo, né il precedente, né probabilmente il prossimo. Ridurre tutto alla dialettica contingente tra maggioranza e opposizione significa accettare inconsapevolmente il perimetro concettuale imposto dal sistema stesso. È come discutere della disposizione delle sedie sul ponte del Titanic credendo di fare ingegneria navale.

Le categorie di "destra" e "sinistra", almeno nella loro declinazione novecentesca, sono ormai simulacri lessicali che sopravvivono esclusivamente per inerzia culturale. La loro funzione non è più quella di descrivere la realtà, ma di impedirne una comprensione autentica. Chi continua a utilizzarle come strumenti analitici dimostra soltanto di essere rimasto prigioniero di un immaginario storico che ha smesso di produrre significato da decenni.

Ciò che osserviamo oggi è la progressiva sostituzione della politica con la gestione algoritmica del consenso. Le decisioni vengono raccontate come inevitabili, le emergenze diventano permanenti, e il dibattito pubblico si riduce a una competizione estetica tra narrazioni sempre più superficiali. Nel frattempo, quasi nessuno sembra accorgersi della trasformazione antropologica in corso.

Naturalmente tutto questo passa inosservato, perché richiederebbe uno sforzo intellettuale incompatibile con il consumo compulsivo dell'informazione contemporanea. È molto più semplice scegliere una tifoseria politica e ripetere slogan confezionati da editorialisti che scambiano la cronaca per filosofia e la propaganda per analisi.

La cosa che trovo più curiosa è che ogni volta che qualcuno prova a spostare il discorso su un piano strutturale, viene immediatamente accusato di essere "troppo teorico". Come se comprendere i presupposti di un fenomeno fosse un difetto e non il requisito minimo per parlarne con cognizione di causa.

Forse il vero problema non è la politica italiana. Forse il vero problema è una società che ha progressivamente smesso di distinguere tra informazione e conoscenza, tra opinione e argomentazione, tra consenso e verità.

Ma immagino che domani saremo tutti di nuovo impegnati a discutere dell'ennesimo tweet, dell'ennesimo talk show e dell'ennesima polemica destinata a essere dimenticata nel giro di una settimana.

Del resto, quando una civiltà sostituisce il pensiero con la reazione, il declino non è un evento: è un metodo.

This isn't just a DF thing but I noticed it with them as well. A lot of the media seems to be weirdly protective of the Steam Machine.

Watching Rich and Will bend over backwards to defend the princepoint on the most recent DF Direct but just why?

I know most capital G Gamers got this weird parasocial thing for Valve but even that seems to not be enough to make them accept that price, yet the media seems to be completely out of touch with this.

No one can tell me that another company could get away with releasing a product at this price.

Okay so I’ve been sitting on this for a while and I know I’m going to get downvoted into oblivion by the Reddit hive mind that worships Vince Gilligan like he’s some kind of modern Shakespeare, but I feel like someone has to say it.

First off, yes, I’ve watched the entire series. Twice. Once in 2014 when I was “just vibing” and again last month in 4K HDR on my OLED setup (LG C2, calibrated, if that matters to anyone who actually cares about visual storytelling).

And I just… don’t get it?

Before you all type your “bravo Vince” comments, hear me out:

The writing is “good,” sure, if by good you mean every character speaks in perfectly constructed monologues like they’re auditioning for a theater major thesis defense. Real humans do not talk like that. I know because I once worked retail for 3 months in 2017 and I can confirm nobody says “I am the danger” before returning a bag of Doritos.

Also, can we talk about the pacing? Everyone praises it like it’s tight and deliberate, but half the show is just Jesse staring at things with sad music playing. I counted. It’s 38% staring, 22% cooking montage, 15% Skyler looking stressed, and the remaining 25% is Walter doing the most unnecessary dramatic pause in TV history.

And don’t even get me started on the “character development.” Walter White “breaking bad”? More like Walter White making extremely predictable decisions based on obvious narrative setup. I called every twist 6 episodes early because I have watched a lot of prestige TV (The Wire, Sopranos, Dexter, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, The Wire again).

Also, I think people only like it because it’s their first “dark” show. Like a gateway drug into thinking they have taste. No offense.

EDIT: Since some of you are asking, no I won't watch Better Call Saul since it seems to be basically the same show but slower and more “subtle,” which apparently means better according to Reddit’s sacred hierarchy of television appreciation.

Okay, so it has been a while since I have seen both shows to be honest, however one thing that has always confused me is the situation with the super lab and the cartel during Breaking Bad. In Better Call Saul it's a huge point that Gus is building the lab in secret and the cartel must not find out about it. However, during Breaking Bad they are clearly aware Gus is producing blue meth across the border then wanting the recipe and so on. So what exactly is going on there? Can someone explain?