I'm going to continue my method of reviewing each individual episode of The Witcher for this show (and probably many more shows to come), which was that, unless I think something I mentioned in my review of the first episode (i.e the acting, directing, cinematography, and pacing) is notably better or worse from episode to episode, I won't mention it.
So on that note, the pacing, and general plot. Holy crap it's soooo much better than the pilot. Everything with Tuco is every bit as entertaining and tense as the character was in Breaking Bad,and the writing in his half of the episode is just so damn good.
The restaurant scene was beautifully shot, the montage scene was beautifully edited (and I love the coffee cup and breadstick symbolism), and the ending scene is brilliant at getting you excited for whatever is to come.
The only problem I had is that I'm still not sure what the point of Chuck's character is, and I really don't think he's that interesting so far. This is a Vince Gilligan show we're talking about though, so that could change at any time.
And something I didn't mention in my review of the first episode is that it looks as though this show's use of licensed music may turn out to be just as great as Breaking Bad's, so yeah. NOW I'm looking forward to the rest of this. In many ways, this feels like the actual pilot episode.
So on that note, the pacing, and general plot. Holy crap it's soooo much better than the pilot. Everything with Tuco is every bit as entertaining and tense as the character was in Breaking Bad,and the writing in his half of the episode is just so damn good.
The restaurant scene was beautifully shot, the montage scene was beautifully edited (and I love the coffee cup and breadstick symbolism), and the ending scene is brilliant at getting you excited for whatever is to come.
The only problem I had is that I'm still not sure what the point of Chuck's character is, and I really don't think he's that interesting so far. This is a Vince Gilligan show we're talking about though, so that could change at any time.
And something I didn't mention in my review of the first episode is that it looks as though this show's use of licensed music may turn out to be just as great as Breaking Bad's, so yeah. NOW I'm looking forward to the rest of this. In many ways, this feels like the actual pilot episode.