re: Skylar and Breaking Bad

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I am growing increasingly annoyed with the ostensibly obligatory romantic sub-plots in many shows that have little or nothing to do with the main thrust of the story. I often find myself fast-forwarding through that stuff.

In season two of Breaking Bad, when Walt let slip a comment about his other cell phone when he was under sedation, elicited a groan from me. I just knew that we were opening up the Skylar business again after that had disappeared for a few episodes. I think this, and many other shows, would be so much better if they just kept the focus on the main story line.

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Your overall premise is well taken, I don't disagree.

I do think this is a bad example though. The family dynamic for Walt was obviously one of the main storylines in the show. It would be hard to tell that story over 5 or however many seasons while leaving out any hint of a romantic plot between the married couple.