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grr_not_me OP t1_j27b188 wrote

Reply to comment by Smack-9 in Having A Hard Time With Alice in Boderland by grr_not_me

Thanks. For me, I'm thinking it's too many flashbacks that repeat the same message with no advancement. I thought each flashback in Breaking Bad served a purpose. There may or may not be anime manga I find interesting. I'll pass on this one. Edit: I don't know who's down voting you. I upvoted because you taught me a lot.

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Smack-9 t1_j27hais wrote

Thanks! I tend to talk out of my arse a lot so I'm glad it helped. :)

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Simply_Epic t1_j2886zf wrote

I’d say every flashback serves a purpose. Yes, it likes to repeat a lot of themes, but the flashbacks tend to be important to either plot or character development. Sometimes both. There are a lot of character actions and behaviors that would make little sense without the flashbacks. This story is not nearly as much about what’s happening in the moment in the games as it is about the characters. Who they are now, who they were before, and who they will become. Early on in the show I get how they might seem pointless, but as the show goes on I think the purpose of the flashbacks becomes more and more clear.

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Visco0825 t1_j2a58nb wrote

Have you ever scene the show lost? Flashbacks are effective for shows where the characters are in completely different scenarios than they previously were. They provide depth and contrast and a method to show growth and change both in the world and in the character.

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