Season 1 is heavily influenced by "Breaking Bad", and yeah it's easily as good as this season. Season 2 = season 1 so far, although there is one or two eps towards the end of season 1 where shyt gets extremelyand season 2 isn't there yet, plot-wise.
Side note, the young cop Lou and his daughter are in season 1. His daughter is the main cop in season 1 and he's her mentor.
I hope you and @Uncle_Ruckus watched "Mr. Robot".
Fred.
What?
I know you are a Breaking Bad stan but Season 1 was heavily influenced by the movie Fargo.
and season 2 isn't there yet, plot-wise.
Lester is one annoying ass character.
nikka looks like someones grampa.
Saul Goodman is the best thing in season 1 so far.

but the gawd Billy bob made it work off the strength of his acting
Season 2 has Joe Bulo The Kansas City Mafia. Mike and The Kitchen Brothers. Redman the True Detective. Ron Mother fukking Swanson. Peggy With The Sink. Ed The Butcher. The Gerhardt Family Dynasty and the Traitor Whore of a daughter.

Bad Santa ain't fukking with the real goons. nikka too old and skinny. Redman would shank that nikka. Dodd would taser the shyt outta him. Ed The Butcher would crush his skull with his bare hands.
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running on sheer luck right now. season 2's lester. letting the cripple get the drop on him, only thing saved him was the gun jamming