It has been the source of a lot of discussion on these boards. Many think it is one of the greatest TV shows ever. Others don’t. But who is right? We shall put the argument to bed forever with the use of a lovely poll.
It was an absolutely exceptional piece of narrative drama that is inevitably diminished by knowing what happens next. That lack of rewatch value means it’s not in the true upper echelons but I can’t remember being quite so wrapped up in the tension of any other show whilst watching it for the first time.
It also, definitely benefitted from having a traditional once-a-week structure, the cliffhangers were the most important part in many ways, being able to binge it would inevitably lessen the impact of them.
Great show, ruined by mysoginistic fanbase who were really against Skyler being annoyed her husband was cooking meth.
Have rewatched several times because I like the characters and escalation of it so much, but can understand why the cliffhanger wouldnt lend itself to that sort of thing
Personally, I love Breaking Bad. I thought it was fun and exhilarating for the majority of its run. It was unbearably tense at times, and some individual episodes are the among the finest I’ve seen (Crawl Space, Ozymandias).
Yep. I think with BCS making the themes of a fall from grace more clear that maybe (MAYBE) the Reddit posting bit of the fanbase might understand that Walt is not a good guy