BREAKING BAD is done

January, 2008 -  September, 2013

5 Seasons

62 episodes

I’ve already written a post about Breaking Bad but, after its forever-ending, I think it deserves another post.

I discovered the series late. Even though it started in January 2008 I began watching it in October 2012, so my journey with it has been short (a year) but pretty intense. After its finale I can assure you it’s perhaps the best series by far, and together with Fringe it’s my favorite ever.

What do I think makes it so good?

Story: I think the success of the story comes from its simplicity. Who hasn’t ever dreamed up easy ways to make lots of money? Breaking Bad’s main character (Walter White) not only fantasizes, but he carries it out pushed by his desperate situation: his working conditions are precarious and he’s just been diagnosed with a severe lung cancer... What will happen to his family if he dies? So, as a brilliant chemist, he decides to start cooking methamphetamine, just a little, just temporarily, in order to leave money to his family in case he dies. But when a totally honest, good and hard-working man gets into a foreign world like being a drug producer and seller, things can go really complicated and crazy.

Realism: in my opinion the series is pretty intense and it’s because of its realism. This is fiction, but it’s something that could happen and it’s really believable. Every decision has its consequence and its emotional impact and this is shown in the series in a clear and palpable way. You can easily feel what the characters are feeling and absorb their emotions empathically. This ingredient is perhaps the one that gives most tension to the story.

Twist and turns: in this series nothing ends up as you would expect. You’ll be theorizing about what happens next, but things will always lead to the most unexpected situations. They’re constantly surprising you! If you never bit your nails, you’ll start doing it while you watch Breaking Bad.

Characters: the evolution of every single character is wholly awesome.

Cast: these amazing characters are played by an excellent cast which I already praised in my previous post. Nevertheless, I’d like to add something about Anna Gunn’s character (Skyler White). I recently read that some people hate her character so much that the actress received death threats... How can someone go that far? Anyway, that fact means that the character won’t leave you indifferent. I personally loved the character, she was one of my favorites. And they just gave her a Grammy award for it, so well done Anna!

Photography: I already said this in my previous post, but I’ll repeat it: its photographic work is spectacular. Gorgeous landscapes, beautiful locations, time-lapses... It’s worth watching the series just because of that.

Finale: I’m not going to reveal the finale, I just want to say that it was a well-deserve finale. It was up to my expectations (although I got right in my forecast) and I’m completely happy with it.

In conclusion, there’s nothing negative that I could say about this series. A MUST WATCH in capital letters.

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Breaking Bad: let's cook some meth!

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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