Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is the pinnacle of TV drama. While the focus is certainly the transformation of Walter White, the richness of the periphery truly elevates his story. I don't think I've ever seen a show that so successfully builds suspense over multiple seasons toward a thunderous finish.

I guess I'm not a big fan of "important" TV dramas, having completely failed to appreciate Mad Men, Homeland, The X-Files, True Blood, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Oz, House of Cards, Deadwood, and The Wire -- the characters never meant anything to me and I didn't care what happened to them. Breaking Bad is a rare exception, a ridiculously impressive dramatic achievement in all respects, maintaining an ever-escalating level of white-knuckle tension throughout the length of its entire run.

great acting and great writing all together in one

After an occasionally slow start, this becomes a masterpiece.

Watched this again recently and it is shocking to me how fucking perfect it is. The acting, directing, and writing is absolutely spot-on. I never realized how great a character Skyler is too. Easy to hate sure but she fucking nailed it. Don't even need to mention Cranston haha.

Masterpiece

This is a down to earth movie about a family man who goes into drug dealing to leave money for his family. Turns out, he's good at it.

Excelente serie. Si no fuese por la última temporada, siendo ésta la más débil de todas, le daría el 10/10, lastimosamente pudo ser mejor.

ironically its quite an addictive show, tho masterful storytelling and cinematography.

Very exciting show. Well written characters, even though it conforms to the television norms set by previous prestige shows like The Wire and The Sopranos. Incredibly enjoyable, all the same, though.

Worth watching a few episodes, but all the psychopathic characters get on my nerves long term.

So good, I saw it twice.

There is a genuine reason why this show became so extremely popular well written cool visual effects and high stakes the characters themselves can become a little annoying but I think that’s because almost none of them are meant to be likeable / redeemable

The first season is great. The second is good. After that... it's a decline and fall.

The story of a man discovering who he truly is when faced with the prospect of death. A masterpiece of story telling, acting, character development, allusion, imagery, directing, etc. This show is the golden standard against which all shows should be compared.

Obviously, excellent show and most people agree. However, I feel as though sometimes the plots are hard to follow, and I feel as though they abandoned Walter's... established book-smarts after the first season. I would've liked more references to how he was originally, his chemical knowledge, his college-learning. (P.S. Skyler White Deserves Better.)

Decent show and all, but... the whole subject matter, and character tone, is depressing. Hard to latch onto anybody here and follow along for the ride.

Great series! Aaron Paul is the star of this show but the cast almost all round is very good. Has a slow middle season with one particularly slow episode (Involving a 6 legged flying creature) but makes up for it in the surrounding season

Two excellent seasons (1,4), a few quite amazing episodes, one very middling one (2) and an ending I do actually consider lazy, highly predictable and cliched (YOU COULD AND SHOULD HAVE ENDED AN EPISODE EARLIER!).

I try to separate myself from expectations but sometimes it's hard to. This was touted as one of the GOAT shows, and on the second attempt to watch it I asked a friend when it became the best show ever and he said last season. The last season is awesome, but the rest of it is not that level of quality as a whole. Good premise and legendary performance by Cranston aside, I'll fully admit that BB is great but not one of the big boys, mostly because it can't utilize its premise effectively.

FANTASTIC plot! I find the dialogue to be quite interesting and not cheap and dry like a lot of it in shows. This show is quite addictive.

Although there are some luls of boring-ish episodes, the characters, writing and peak moments of this show are almost perfect.

1 - 80

A very good show, it might take an episode or two to get hooked, but it's worth it. The dynamic between the main characters is always entertaining and usually filled with excitement and dread.

soundtrack man genius

One of the best shows I've seen in a long time. Acting is great, Most characters are great, Story is fantastic, and the show keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire way through. My biggest problem with it though are some characters. Main one being Lydia. Lydia is clearly a pivotal character in the story, however she isn't expressed in that way and I just wish they took the time to flesh out her character just a BIT more. I truly would've cared more for her then.

It doesn't get much more better than this. The perfect premise gets just better and there aren't many weak points at all. Extraordinary writing and hilarious dark humor is what makes it stand out from the rest. The way they wrote the characters and their arcs is truly a one-of-a-kind case with how diverse and deep they are. Phenomenal anti-heroes, most of them.

Indded, awesome!

This show is painfully lacking in profundity and Walter White is one of the stupidest villains who manages to be a genius at the same time. There is something seriously wrong with this man's impulse control and it's infuriating as hell. The ending was also disappointingly anti-climactic. All that said, though, it must have done something for me, because I binged it in two weeks. It's a great show, no doubt, but Better Call Saul is a much stronger show still.

Breaking Bad is a masterfully crafted series that successfully achieves its objectives while upholding a consistent level of quality throughout. The show's pacing may be slow at times, but it artfully builds tension, stakes, and character significance in a steady and gripping manner. The series concludes with a fitting ending that leaves no room for improvement. If you haven't watched Breaking Bad despite numerous recommendations, you might not ever do so. However, for those who embark on this j

s1-2-3: boring drama s4-5:good