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12-11-2022, 08:24 PM
https://www.looper.com/1128895/confusing-moments-in-breaking-bad-explained/
BY WILL FANCHER/DEC. 11, 2022 1:15 PM EST
"Breaking Bad," Vince Gilligan's epic television series about a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, is a lot of things. It's a neo-Western, a crime drama, a dark comedy, a bone-deep character study of an evil man allowed to finally show his true colors, and an indictment of the American medical system, among others. Perhaps more than anything else, though, it's a show about chain reactions — how one decision inevitably follows another. From Walter White (multiple Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston) receiving his cancer diagnosis in the series premiere to him laying waste to a neo-Nazi compound in the finale, everything that happens comes as a direct result of what came before, step by step and link by link.
Of course, the show isn't merely a series of math problems pointing to one correct answer. Gilligan and his collaborators understood that contaminants — whether a stray fly or one man's bottomless anger toward the world — can turn an orderly procedure into something dangerous, or even disastrous. Like its main character, "Breaking Bad" is meticulous, exacting, and often cruel, but always compelling. It's a show that expects its audience to pay attention, but there are some moments that even die-hard fans might still be confused or have lingering questions about. Let's take a look at some of the most confusing moments in "Breaking Bad."
BY WILL FANCHER/DEC. 11, 2022 1:15 PM EST
"Breaking Bad," Vince Gilligan's epic television series about a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, is a lot of things. It's a neo-Western, a crime drama, a dark comedy, a bone-deep character study of an evil man allowed to finally show his true colors, and an indictment of the American medical system, among others. Perhaps more than anything else, though, it's a show about chain reactions — how one decision inevitably follows another. From Walter White (multiple Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston) receiving his cancer diagnosis in the series premiere to him laying waste to a neo-Nazi compound in the finale, everything that happens comes as a direct result of what came before, step by step and link by link.
Of course, the show isn't merely a series of math problems pointing to one correct answer. Gilligan and his collaborators understood that contaminants — whether a stray fly or one man's bottomless anger toward the world — can turn an orderly procedure into something dangerous, or even disastrous. Like its main character, "Breaking Bad" is meticulous, exacting, and often cruel, but always compelling. It's a show that expects its audience to pay attention, but there are some moments that even die-hard fans might still be confused or have lingering questions about. Let's take a look at some of the most confusing moments in "Breaking Bad."