Breaking down Breaking Bad
Subtitle: unpeeling the layers of television's greatest drama
By: by Eric San Juan
Publisher: CreateSpace]
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [North Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781493729999
Subjects: Drug dealers; Drug traffic; Methamphetamine; Television series; Cancer; Analysis, appreciation; Ice (Drug); Patients; Chemistry teachers; Breaking Bad (Television program : 2008); Family relationships; Economic aspects
Description: Few television shows have won critical acclaim on the level of Breaking Bad, perhaps because few series are as worth deep examination as Breaking Bad. Something about Walter White's struggle with his inner demons resonated with us. The idea that his foray into meth production was not merely a dalliance with darkness, but was actually a full-blown awakening intrigued us. And most of all, the idea that we came to have no respect for the protagonist of our favorite show utterly fascinated us. We couldn't look away. Breaking Down Breaking Bad attempts to poke into the dark corners of Walter White's mind, explore the traits that make this show special, and revels in the joy of what is arguably the best drama ever to appear on television. In doing so, it peels back the layers of what makes characters like Jesse Pinkman tick, explores why we were so drawn to characters like Gus Fring and Mike Ehrmantraut, and relives some of the greatest moments of this already legendary series. Because the show may be gone, but the conversation about it certainly isn't.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What the hell was this show, anyway?; title: Breaking down season 1; title: Bryan Cranston: the man behind the mask; title: The father-son relationship from hell; title: Breakinf down season 2; title: The law of unintended consequences or New Mexico has cancer; title: The show's ten greatest lines; title: Breaking down season 3; title: The "I hate Skyler White" club is misguided; title: Inside the mind of Gustavo Fring; title: Breaking down season 4; title: Jesse Pinkman, our unlikely moral compass; title: Regarding Mike; title: Breaking down season 5 part 1; title: It's the little things; title: Motivation vs. justification...what really drives Walter White; title: Breaking down season 5 part 2; title: Breaking Bad's ten most memorable moments; title: Finale; title: Conclusion.