Series Finale Review: Breaking Bad ‘Felina’ – I Was Alive

Though definitively a plot-driven series from beginning to end, the philosophic question of "is Walter White a good man?" always sat at the heart of Breaking Bad. What makes a good person: and how many 'bad' things can they do before they're 'evil', doomed to a metaphysical hell before they even die in the physical world? At …

Review: Breaking Bad ‘Granite State’ – You Be The Judge

Despite being an obvious hint to where Walter White would end up in this episode (New Hampshire), 'Granite State' succinctly describes the situation most characters find themselves in. Whether it's Jesse literally surrounded by concrete, Walt alone in the woods, or Skylar facing all the public pressure and scrutiny Walt ran away from, the characters …

Review: Breaking Bad ‘Ozymandias’ – But We’re Family

When Walt began cooking meth at the beginning of Breaking Bad, we saw him as a desperate, dying man doing the only thing he knew how (chemistry) to leave his family with money after his death. Over the five seasons since the pilot, that illusion's slowly been stripped away as we learned the story of Gray …

Review: Breaking Bad ‘To’hajiilee’ – That’s Some Good Stuff

As is often the case with Breaking Bad (and many other great television shows), the opening scene of 'To'hajiilee' overtly reflect the themes at play throughout the episode. In the two pre-credit scenes, we see Uncle Jack and the crew discussing their latest product with Lydia. Although the purity is marginally improved, Lydia isn't satisfied, …

Review: Breaking Bad ‘Rabid Dog’ – He Was My Teacher

"What's one more?" All throughout 'Rabid Dog', Walt continuously finds himself fighting his own reputation: his family knows he's pretty much always full of shit, and his track record speaks to the kind of person he's become. But all through 'Rabid Dog', we see Walt struggle to deal with the person he's become: although his …

Review: Breaking Bad ‘Confessions’ – How About That Guacamole

I have to sit back and admire the construction of 'Confessions' - with a lot of talk-heavy scenes early on, it appears that the episode is going to move at a pace similar to last week's 'Buried', keeping it's important nuggets of information until the end. But then halfway through, Hank and Marie sit down …