Breaking Bad
Greetings, Breaking Bad is a television show that was created by Vince Gilligan and last five series. It stars Bryan Cranston as high school chemistry teacher turned meth cook Walter White, best known for his work as Hal in Malcolm in the Middle, and Aaron Paul plays drug addict Jesse Pinkman. The show has created many great characters including the drug lord with an unclear past named Gus Fring, the charismatic lawyer known as Saul and the professional hit man called Mike to name just a few. It should be noted that Saul is getting his own television show that will be a prequel to Breaking Bad.
The plot is centred mainly on Walter White, his relationship with his family and a parental figure for former student Jesse, as well as his transformation into his alter ego Heisenberg. The story begins with Walter receiving news that he has lung cancer. This comes as a financial blow to him as he is already struggling to provide for his family that consists of Walter Junior, who has cerebral palsy, and his pregnant wife Skylar. In a ride along with his brother in law and DEA agent, Hank, Walter witnesses a drug raid on a meth lab and finds an old former student of his called Jesse Pinkman running from the crime scene. Later on White tracks down Pinkman and offers him a deal to combine his chemical knowledge and Jesse’s distribution system to sell high quality meth in order to pay of his medical bills. Pinkman agrees and they by an RV and use it as a mobile lab.
Their entrance into their underworld occupations starts violently as White’s morality is called into question early on in the show. The two become more professional, cooking meth to such as high standard that they come to the attention of drug kingpins such as the sociopathic Tuco and the reserved Gustavo Fring. Walter attempts to hide his secret life from his family but he causes suspicions with his lies that threaten to reveal his alter ego. As the series moves on his morality breaks down and his greed, fuelled by his disappointment in life, begins to take over allowing White to do more ethically questionable things.
It is a very entertaining show in my opinion, with many complex as well as compelling characters with intriguing and ever changing relationships that seem to decay as time moves on. While it takes its time in building up the story, I believe it was paced well, enhanced with memorable music and excellent acting to make it a brilliant show that has earned its place in popular culture. I look forward to what Gilligan plans to do with Saul Goodman in his own prequel storyline and if some of the original characters will appear.
Plot=10/10
Characters=10/10
Special effect=10/10
Overall=10/10
Quote of the day
I'M A BLOW FISH! BLOW FISH! YEEEAAAH! BLOW FISHIN' THIS UP!
Jesse Pinkman
Breaking Bad
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