Does Breaking Bad get less fucking misogynist?

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I feel like I've been watching this all my life. American Beauty. Falling Down. That thing where because she went to the gym, Demi Moore was stronger than Michael Douglas or some such shit.

Girly doesn't put out or earn enough money. Man terribly emasculated because girly not putting out. Man becomes violent and feels much better.

Tell me it's better than this.

I have no clue what you’re talking about, but Breaking Bad is BRILLIANT

I was considering watching this

I must be really thick but I can’t see the issue with American Beauty or Disclosure

Falling Down - excellent film but didn’t like how the divorce and child access was portrayed.

Breaking Bad is indeed fucking brilliant.
And not misogynistic. It's many things, but not that.

Maybe I'm just being grumpy

I'm into the third episode and enjoying it a lot more

It just seems like women are always the barrier to men living complete lives, unless they're silently having sex.

Well... no, it doesn't become more complementary towards women. Or anyone, really.

Could you be more specific perhaps?

Interested to know - how is American Beauty misogynistic?

I watched the first season True Detective and thought it was brilliant

But just had to accept that’s their world and women are shown as per that world.

I think it's generally misanthropic rather than misogynistic. every character is awful. there are no good guys. I stopped watching because I found I didn't care what happened to any of them because none of them had my sympathy.

What in God's name are you talking about?!

Talaxu, how could you not love Jesse?!
I wont say anymore so as not to spoil for anyone.
I don't remember thinking it was misogynistic although I watched it six years ago.

I always saw his wife and home life being tedious and annoying (despite the fact they're actually not in the big scheme of things and it's Walt with the problem) because he saw it that way. It was part of his internal justification for going so far off the rails.

I think as it goes along, I think its part of the point, that he was never a good guy gone bad, he was always a bad guy, and this is perfectly illustrated in later seasons. I don't think it glorifies him at all.

Recently rewatching this and read an article by Anna Gunn about being the most hated character on TV. I think Skyler’s storyline is one of the best on the show. Currently on season 3 and she is so conflicted!
Agree that none of the other female characters so far have had much screen time. Ultimately it’s the Walt and Jesse show though!

I don’t remember it being misogynistic at all! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Actually I loved how Jesse called everyone “bitch” - male or female!

I don’t agree that BB is misogynistic. I think the female characters are generally rather dreadful people but so are almost all of the Male characters.

Plus if you watch BB you can then watch the (even better IMO) Better Call Saul which contains one of my favourite female characters ever.

BB is the best US series I've ever watched and in fact I have watched it 4 times.
It has a well deserved 9.5 rating on IMDB.

I loved breaking bad. Never something I would normally watch or be interested in. But it truly was excellent.

@BlackieBooBooAh, that’s interesting to see it stands up to repeated rewatchings; I may go back to it myself now.

I’m envious of people who’ve never seen it and get to watch it for the first time!

I think it's generally misanthropic rather than misogynistic. every character is awful. there are no good guys. I stopped watching because I found I didn't care what happened to any of them because none of them had my sympathy.

You have summed it up perfectly. I managed to about season 3 before I realised I was wasting my time and if I hadn't got into it by then I never would.

Weeds is a lot better.