PopaHALLics #75 "Breaking Good"
What do Walter White, British scandals, and the Met Gala have in common? We discuss all of them on this episode! Kate talks about two streaming efforts with Brits, sex, and trouble. She also has strong opinions (shocker!) about the fashions at this year's Met Gala. Meanwhile, watching in bits and pieces, Steve has finally finished all five seasons of landmark TV series "Breaking Bad." He reflects on what makes this one of the greatest TV series ever.
Streaming
- "Breaking Bad," Netflix. In Vince Gilligan's crime drama, a mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher (Bryan Cranston) with lung cancer begins cooking meth to protect his family from financial ruin. His pride and arrogance transform him into a monster.
- "Anatomy of a Scandal," Netflix. The life of a rising British politician (Rupert Friend) and his wife (Siena Miller) is rocked when he is accused of a terrible crime. Michelle Dockery ("Downton Abbey") plays a tough-as-nails lawyer.
- "A Very British Scandal," Amazon Prime. The divorce proceedings involving the beautiful Duchess of Argyle (Claire Foy) and her husband (Paul Bettany) become notoriously vicious. Based on a true story.
- "Moon Knight," Disney +. Oscar Isaacs plays a man who may be suffering the after-effects of trauma, or be someone else, or be an Egyptian superhero.
Books
- "A Slow Fire Burning," by Paula Hawkins. The author of "The Girl on the Train" returns with a thriller. When a young man is found brutally murdered, it raises questions about the three women who knew him.
- "Slough House," by Mick Herron. The MI5 screw-ups become ensnared in a complex web of politics, media, global finance ,and, of course, spycraft.
