(Note: I don’t do TV reviews here as of now, and I don’t plan
to start anytime soon. I also won’t cover all series I watch. But this one
right here was special)
I
didn’t watch Breaking Bad when it first was on. In fact, I had no idea it
premiered in the first place. Sometime after its premiere I would see images of
the bald protagonist and people wearing gas masks, but back then I erroneously
assumed it was a generic gangster drama series or something. Also at some point
I heard that the main person was the father in Malcolm in the Middle, which I
found funny.
It’s
a shame that I did not become interested until 2012, where I was recommended by
a friend that it was a must watch series on par with one of my favorites Game
of Thrones. I planned to watch it, but then I did not actually start until late
2013 after the series had finished!!! I
am so glad I made the choice to start and finish its entire run however.
Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston. He is a high school teacher who gets cancer and decides to use his knowledge of chemistry to produce and sell meth. Simple enough stuff, but this show is so much more than that. It is one of the greatest epic sagas of character dramatic development I have ever seen. Over the course of the series Walter goes from a good man being forced into this dark world of meth, and by the end he literally becomes the very drug overlord like the villians he once fought against in earlier seasons. It blows away Anakin Skywalker’s turn to the dark side in Star Wars.
Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston. He is a high school teacher who gets cancer and decides to use his knowledge of chemistry to produce and sell meth. Simple enough stuff, but this show is so much more than that. It is one of the greatest epic sagas of character dramatic development I have ever seen. Over the course of the series Walter goes from a good man being forced into this dark world of meth, and by the end he literally becomes the very drug overlord like the villians he once fought against in earlier seasons. It blows away Anakin Skywalker’s turn to the dark side in Star Wars.
This
is accomplished through a combination of absolutely amazing acting on Cranston’s
part, and also brilliant use of foreshadowing and cinematic craft. Just as
Walter and all the characters’ lives are darkened, so too does the series go
from something much more cheerful to dark violent bloody drama.
Creator
Vince Gilligan has created a world just as interesting as its protagonist. Its New Mexico setting draws one in and shows
a hot arid world of danger and psychos.
The tone ranges perfectly between drama, action, comedy, and more. I’ve experienced probably every possible
human emotion over the run of Breaking Bad.
The
series is also strengthed in that EVERY, SINGLE, CHARACTER is given great
development and screen time. Whether it’s the punkish Jesse played by Aaron
Paul , the short tempered Hank played by Dean Norris, the troubled Skyler
played by Anna Gunn, or the hilarious comic
relief Saul played by Bob Odenkirk I couldn’t wait to see all characters more.
The dialogue is great and it’s cool to see when different characters finally interacted
and to see where their storyline’s went.
It
was a long epic journey, but it was so worth it. Few pieces of media have entertained me as
much as every episode of Breaking Bad did, and I couldn’t wait to see where the
downward spiral of chaos went. It kept
getting better and better to an pulse pounding final seasons. The series could have ended with even the
second or first season, but they found ways to top themselves. I’ll never forget this and cannot wait until
Better Caul Saul since I’d give this series a 10/10
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