Breaking Bad. Simply one of the Best TV shows in the last decade.

In the last two years, Breaking Bad has skyrocketed in popularity, espeically for GEN-Z. I could give you the whole summary of the whole show and say why it's awesome but I'm not going to do that. If you enjoy drama-filled, precsion acting, and action shows, then just watch it please. Walter White played by Bryan Cranston and his "sidekick" Jesse Pinkman played by Aaron Paul were some of the best chracters (and their development) were truly amazing. What's funny to me about this show is that it had very low ratings in its' first 3 seasons but gained massive popularity when season 4 came out in 2012. I will have to agree the first season takes a while to digest and understand the story/chracters but once you are in...you're hooked.

I think one of the most unique things done in movie/film history was the reverse progression of Walter White, our main chracter. Most of the time you see in film is a character go from bad to good but for walter he was a good guy and turned bad. You could see throughout the entire season, the little pieces of the story turn him into his alter ego "heiesnberg".

The clip above I believe is the true turing of White into the drug lord "Hiesenberg". Jane, who was with Jesse tampered with Jesses mind and got in the way of Walters plans to make money. Walter was blackmailed into giving the money to Jane and Jesse but later that evening he went to talk to Jesse but Jane and jeese were passed out from Heroin. In attempt to wake up Jesse, Jane rolls on her back and begins to choke on her vomit. Their was a moment of hesitation with Walter and ultimately did not save Jane when could. Walter didn't tell Jesse until TWO SEASONS later that he actually was the one at fault for her death.

See what I mean? Just watch it :)

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