It's
sad isn't it? You never really know what to do afterwards, you put so many
hours into watching a show and all of a sudden it ends. But this isn't just any
show, this is Breaking Bad. One of greatest television shows of all time, it's
like we're losing a piece of TV history. Premiering on AMC back in 2008 to rave
reviews the show instantly gained a very strong fan base. While it gained much
attention through these reviews as well as the dozens of awards it was
nominated for, most early viewers tuned in due to word of mouth. Eventually the
show made its way to Netfilx which only increased its viewership. One thing
I've noticed about Breaking Bad that we see with a very small number of shows
would be that it's actually gotten better as the series has gone on. Let us
compare, another show ending this year is Dexter. The first four seasons of
Dexter were fantastic, but like most shows the quality declined more and more.
But Breaking Bad has gotten better and better every season, and without a doubt
this final season has been the best. This last season was split into two parts,
and the fact that the first half of the season was shown over a year ago I'm
assuming that you've seen the first half. These last episodes picked up right
where the first half of the season left off. After making close to 80 million
dollars, Walter White (AKA Heisenberg) has decided to hang it up; he's retired
and will focus on his family. His partner Jesse is going through a personal
crisis and is close to a complete mental break down. Walter knows this so he
gives Jesse a couple million and tells him to move on with his life. To keep
the people he was doing business with happy he left them a viable operation to
continue making quality product. During a family lunch with his sister's in law
family, her husband Hank discovers a piece of evidence in Walter's house which
links him to Heisenberg; and at that moment everything makes sense. Furious
over being fooled for so long he decides to go after Walter and will do
anything to take him down; and from there Walter's world comes falling apart.
Breaking Bad is one of, if not the, best shows to ever air on television. For
five continues seasons the creators have delivered a show that has been nothing
short of incredible. The writing, directing, and acting have always been top
notch from the first episode to the series finale. Even some of the best shows
on TV have a bad episode here and there, but I can't actually think of an
episode of Breaking Bad that wasn't up to par. The third to last episode in the
show might be one of the single greatest episodes of any show I've ever seen. I
didn't start watching Breaking Bad until the second season, originally I wasn't
even interested but my friend wouldn't shut up about it so I gave in. After
watching the first season I actually thanked him for suggesting it to me. I
could go on forever about how great this show is but I think you get the
picture. If you haven't watched Breaking Bad I really can't suggest it enough,
the biggest complaint I've heard from people who don't really watch the show
would be that it's too intense and serious; if you're one of those people
that's ridiculous. If you're missing out on a drama because it's serious you
should be smacked upside the head, not every show has to be like The Big Bang
Theory or How I Met Your Mother. This is a drama and it's very serious. If you
haven't seen Breaking Bad, go watch it; it's really that simple. This is one of
the greatest shows ever, and personally I am sad to see it go.
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