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Walter White: Who are you talking to right now?

Chronology

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family’s future. Celebrate the fan-favorite series «Breaking Bad» by revisiting some of its most memorable scenes. Jesse Pinkman was originally supposed to be written out of the ninth episode. During the hiatus caused by the writers’ strike, creator Vince Gilligan, impressed by Aaron Paul’s portrayal of Jesse and the fact that everyone simply loved Paul, decided to reinstate the character and hand Jesse’s fate over to another character in the first-season finale. In the opening credits, the letters in the cast and crew names are highlighted in green to represent chemical element symbols. However, the «Ch» in Michael Slovis’ name was highlighted in several early episodes, even though Ch is not a chemical element symbol. In later episodes, only the «C» (for Carbon) is highlighted.

Ceases to exist, without me

Who do you think you’re seeing? Do you know how much I make a year? I mean, even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe it. Do you know what would happen if I suddenly decided to stop going to work? A company big enough to be listed on the NASDAQ goes out of business. Disappears. No, you clearly don’t know who you’re talking to, so let me give you a hint.

I AM the danger

I’m not in danger, Skyler. A guy opens the door and gets shot, and you think that about me? No! I’m the one knocking! The opening credits use chemical symbols from the periodic table of elements as part of the names: bromine (Br) and barium (Ba) for the title, none for creator Vince Gilligan (except when he gets a V for Vanadium), one for each cast and crew member. All episodes were rebroadcast on an on-demand cable channel in some areas, without commercials but with additional scenes not included on AMC. Edited in CollegeHumor Originals: Breaking Bad/Walking Dead Mash-Up (2013).

My praise for the acting and cinematography is endless

Dead Fingers Talking by Working in a Nuclear Free City. I have never watched a show that was as consistently genuine and engaging as Breaking Bad. This is hands down one of the best shows ever and it just keeps getting better as it goes along. The journeys of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are unforgettable. These are some of the best-written characters to ever hit a piece of paper. Some of the shots are intricate works of art and I was rarely distracted by the acting. The performances are excellent to the point where it seems inappropriate to call them performances.

If you have mixed feelings about the first season, trust me, it’s only gone up from there

Overall, Breaking Bad consistently maintains a level of engagement and technical quality seen only in the best films and in terms of tone, each intense moment is executed with excellence and always achieves the impact it seeks to. I feel like the show’s plot in the early seasons lacks a certain level of complexity because it doesn’t have a lot of plot threads and it gets off to a slow start, but Breaking Bad is a must-see. If there was ever a show that you could call perfect, I think it might be this one.