January, 2008 - September, 2013
5 Seasons
62 episodes
After a little break I’m back to talk about Breaking Bad.
Some friends recommended to me watching this TV Series, but I wasn’t attracted to what they told me about it. Anyway, I decided to start watching the first episodes and give it a chance. And what happened was that I was absolutely hooked on it from minute one until the last episode.
Try to imagine the common boring guy (Walter White) with a difficult personal life, who needs two boring jobs to survive and feels undervalued because he could have been a very successful chemist. Tired of his life, after being diagnosed with lung cancer, he decides to get into drug’s world secretly, trying to do some easy money in order to afford the cost of his treatment and leave some money to his family in case he dies. Can you imagine what happens when you have no idea of where are you getting into? Lots of troubles! Specially if you have a brother in law who works for the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).
The series is always playing with the unexpected and psychological stress. From the beginning you are getting involved in countless difficult situations that just go from bad to worse even when you think that it’s enough. There’re no great action scenes, but I didn’t miss them. The series recreates all the difficult situations realistically and show them slowly, which makes you get really nervous and bite your nails! And of course, as every good series, you’ll find humor between the drama.
When I’m watching a TV series I love to look back and see how the characters have changed, how their relationships were and how they are now. And I got what I wanted in this show: a crafted and deep evolution of the characters which, in some cases, is incredible. And of course the characters are played by a brilliant cast. Aaron Paul (as Jesse Pinkman) was my favorite, but I also have to emphasize the performances of Bryan Cranston (as Walter White), Anna Gunn (as Skyler White), Giancarlo Esposito (as Gustavo Fring) and Jonathan Banks (as Mike Ehrmantraut). Some of them have been awarded on several occasions.
I don’t want to finish without talking about how good the photography work is in this show. There’re awesome panoramic landscapes, beautiful locations and amazing frames and timelapses. This makes me think that it’s worth watching the series just to enjoy that.
The series has 5 seasons but it hasn’t finished yet. The series finale will be aired next august (2013)! I’m looking forward to watching what they have done for the finale, I’m sure it will be surprisingly amazing!
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