I was never a big drama guy. That changed a few years ago when we got Netflix. I started watching more shows — and expanded my horizons. One episode and I was hooked. It ran for five seasons and 62 episodes. The series was set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A guy opens his door and gets shot and you think that of me? I am the one who knocks! Other than the intense drama, creator Vince Gilligan delivers a series of beautifully crafted and choreographed montages set to music that have become a staple of the show.
Whether showing characters selling meth , making meth , an RV getting destroyed , or Jesse bored on a car ride or in a lab , Gilligan breaks up simple actions into visually appealing sequences. Arguably one of the best montages is "Crystal Blue Persuasion" from season five showing Walt cooking with new partner Todd.
Many shows wait until the episode's final minutes to deliver suspense. Unlike other series that can go an entire episode without much plot progression, it's rare that "Breaking Bad" doesn't end on a cliffhanger. The final minutes of nearly every episode usually has a huge plot turn. This is both good and bad as the show is always a must-watch, but also becomes incredibly difficult to stop viewing. If you're binge-watching, "Breaking Bad" becomes as addictive as the blue meth Walt's buyers can't go without.
Read more: 26 TV reboots, remakes, and spin-offs that are in the works. If you're a fan of the series, you know hydrofluoric acid can eat through ceramic tile above , but not polyurethane containers, that the nearly untraceable poison ricin can be produced from castor beans , and that the lily of the valley plant is pretty deadly.
Since the main character is an overly qualified chemistry teacher, he uses science throughout the show to solve a lot of problems — and to aid in illegal activities as the series progresses. On season one, Walt destroys much of the headquarters of a local drug dealer after he tosses a piece of fulminated mercury.
Later, when he and Jesse are stranded in the desert, Walt builds batteries out of nothing more than coins, nuts and bolts, break pads, sponges, plastic containers, copper wire, and potassium hydroxide. The small science lessons led fans online to speculate and joke that the entire point of the show is not to follow White's mid-life crisis, but to show the great lengths to which "Mr.
White" would go to educate his former student. Because the show heavily revolves around the Mexican drug cartel, a lot of "Breaking Bad" is in Spanish. Especially on season four, Esposito's character often transitions back and forth between English and Spanish seamlessly. While most translations are seen on the screen, some dialogue is left uncaptioned, leaving the show open for native Spanish speakers or those who understand the language. Tio, of course, means uncle in Spanish. Sometimes a show will throw in a minor side character who will serve their purpose for a few episodes or season and then leave without another thought.
Gilligan will often bring back characters , old story lines, and items briefly shown , for eagle-eye viewers. A little boy may be introduced once on one season. At the time, his cameo may not seem noteworthy, but when he turns up two seasons later, the viewer feels rewarded for being introduced to him in the first place.
Another great use of detail is when Donald above left is introduced on season two. His minor presence turned out to play a significant role in an overarching story line of the season.
Much like J. Abrams' "Lost," Gilligan likes to play with ambiguous flashforwards and flashbacks in the opening of episodes to capture the viewer's attention. They'll usually pop up again later on the same episode or season with significant value. The first time we see Walt on the pilot episode, he's frantically driving an RV in the middle of the desert with an unconscious passenger and two bodies in the back. He's wearing nothing but his underwear.
Back in , when the first season of Breaking Bad was aired, Vince and other producers were not sure that the noir will work in the longer run. As a result, season 1 of the series consisted of only 7 episodes. That would have been a satanic thing for the mankind. However, season 1 brought in some good reviews and viewership, which led to the creation of a historic franchise. I binged away Breaking Bad in , Yes, I was a bit late.
But, in my defence, I completed entire 5 seasons in a week. Arguing about the greatness of Breaking Bad became my hobby. As you travel through the episodes and seasons, the sense of danger occasionally tightens and relaxes again. But, the inevitable direction is towards darkness. Breaking Bad escalates into darkness as it proceeds.
Everything is dark; the characters, the plot, so dark, but so hypnotizing. Here's how the story goes Especially for those interested in watching the show after reading this. Walter White, a placid high school teacher, was taken ill with an incurable disease. Turns out, with nothing to lose, Walter became a drug dealer to ensure he leaves behind millions of dollars for his family I get you Walter, would have done the same.
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