1. Tubie

   Nov 3, 2010

   10

   This season might have had a few slow episodes but it remained high quality and the ending, what an ending. How cruel for them to leave us hanging like that. Season 4 cannot come soon enough.… Expand

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2. Dodzilla

   Aug 19, 2010

   10

   I've never seen anything like it, refreshingly original and brutally logical. Brilliantly cast and acted all around. It manages to stay unpredictable with absolutely no hint of jumping the shark. Just watch it.… Expand

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3. paulgemini

   Apr 22, 2011

   10

   I'm not ready to call this the greatest television show ever created, but that's only because it's only been three seasons (and the strike shortened 1st season isn't as good as the 2nd and 3rd). But Season Three included one of the top 5 gun fights ever filmed (from 'One Minute'). That includes movies and television. That scene - and two others (from 'Half Measures' and 'Full Measure' - were three of the most suspenseful scenes ever to appear on television. I hate to quote AMC's self-congratulatory commercials, but this show is changing the way television is filmed. The days of 3 cameras (or a single camera) are quickly coming to an end. The production values and cinematography of this show are better than anything else on television - including shows with budgets that far exceed the fairly heft $3 million per episode that AMC shells out for Breaking Bad.
   
   The only thing negative that I can say about this show is that it will probably only last 5 or 6 seasons. The ratings are fine, but it seems unlikely that this story can continue credibly for more than that many seasons. Then again - I thought they'd written themselves into a corner after Season 2, but they escaped brilliantly.
   
   If you don't watch this show because it's "too odd" or "too depressing", then I guess "Criminal Minds" might be more up your alley. Stay safe. Wouldn't want a "drama" to make you feel something! That would be tragic!… Expand

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4. hillg

   Jul 16, 2012

   10

   i thought the 2nd season of breaking bad was THE greatest season of tv...i was very nervous for season 3...i didnt think it could be as good as the second season...i thought the first 5 episodes were a bit slow.....but then the next 8 episodes were some of the best ever put on tv....this season exceded my expectations...it was even bettter than the 2nd season. "one minute", "half measures" and "full measure" are all tied for the best episode of tv ever. i cant choose.… Expand

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5. drlowdon

   May 24, 2013

   10

   Anyone thinking of watching this will already know what Breaking Bad is about so I will just say that while the first two seasons were absolutely fantastic this third season is the best yet.
   
   Everything from the writing to the directing to the acting continues to be spot on and a host of truly unexpected scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you only watch one show this year make sure it is Breaking Bad.… Expand

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6. JQLeitch

   Oct 2, 2013

   9

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season is just amazing it sets up two of my favourite characters in any TV Show, Gus Fring who is an experienced business man in the Meth Industry and Mike Ehrmantraut who is working for Gus but not only that he also is the character who tells Walt one of the most notorious breaking bad stories "Half Measures". Just a fantastic season overall but I thought some of the episodes very quite predictable something that isn't very present in the other seasons but none the less it's another season that makes you wonder if TV will be the same after the show is over.… Expand

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7. GoingCritic

   Aug 27, 2013

   3

   I loved Breaking Bad when it started. The acting, directing and writing were next to none. In particular, its unflinching realism was excellent, and the logical difficulties that the protagonist was met with would be the same as it would be the same as it would be for any of us.
   
   By Season 3 however the game has changed. The main character allows himself to be treated like dirt by his wife, who fast becomes one of the most annoying characters on television. Her high-handed, hypocritical, judgemental (and occasionally irrational) moralisation detracts from the complexities of the family's position. Meanwhile, the fact that the main character's response is humility is specifically frustrating.
   
   On the other hand we have the main character and his sidekick/partner fighting "cat and dog" as one character puts it. The reason for their disagreements seem tenuous. This relationship was the underpinning of the series; so its near absence detracts greatly from Breaking Bad Season 3. The new "Big Bad" cartel boss, whilst initially, expertly portrayed, soon veers off into implausibility. Sloppy writing "where did the baby disappear", idiocy "are you going to pepper spray me?" and character changes "lets buy a car-wash" abound. There is no episode without flaws, although episode 5, "Más", is by far the weakest. *pity*… Expand

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