Again? Breaking Bad Rewatch #3

02/25/24 • 11 min

Breaking Bad, the TV series which aired from 2008 to 2013, is a work of creative genius; a tapestry of interweaving characters and storylines. It is modern storytelling at its finest.

I recently re-watched the series and I wondered how it could be that I was enjoying my 3rd re-watch even more than when I’d first seen it. Why am I still enjoying a story that I already know?

It is because it was my 3rd time through. With each watching, more and more of the story revealed itself to me.

As with Breaking Bad, so it is with the Bible. It's the repetition. Hearing the Bible's repetitive story repeatedly is how come to know it & hear its lessons.

Breaking Bad, the TV series which aired from 2008 to 2013, is a work of creative genius; a tapestry of interweaving characters and storylines. It is modern storytelling at its finest.

I recently re-watched the series and I wondered how it could be that I was enjoying my 3rd re-watch even more than when I’d first seen it. Why am I still enjoying a story that I already know?

It is because it was my 3rd time through. With each watching, more and more of the story revealed itself to me.

As with Breaking Bad, so it is with the Bible. It's the repetition. Hearing the Bible's repetitive story repeatedly is how come to know it & hear its lessons.

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Who Do You Think You Are?

We are obsessed with Jesus. He is our hero, our superstar – our divine ideal. We try to follow his example; to imitate him. We not only want to be like him, we want to be him!

In today’s episode, Andrea argues that this obsession is misplaced. It’s a projection of our own desires which we impose on the gospel narratives.

The Jesus that we meet in the New Testament is not to be imitated but to be heard.

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David Chase: You may not go on, but the universe goes on and on...

“Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos” is a new HBO documentary. In it, show creator David Chase and his creative team reflect on “The Sopranos” and how they came up with and developed certain themes.

There are striking parallels between the crafting of the show & the themes explored and those we find in the Bible.

Andrea discusses man’s impermanence and the Bible’s self-referentiality.