Breaking Bad
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Universal acclaim- based on 726 Ratings
- Summary: Walter (Bryan Cranston) has more trouble on his hands with drug lord Gus Fring (Giancarlo Eposito).
- Genre(s): Drama, Suspense
- Show Type: Between Seasons
- Season 4 premiere date: Jul 17, 2011
- Episode Length: 50
- Air Time: 10:00 PM
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100This is one of the rarest finds on television: a show where cast and character are so perfectly matched by a creator who understands exactly what journey he wants take his audience on.
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100The visual style pours as much emotional juice into the boiling, moody brew that Gilligan cooks up as his actors' searing performances do.
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100None of these twists are for the faint of heart, which is why Breaking Bad is a smart, thought-provoking TV show that elevates the artistic achievements of the medium.
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80One of Gus' thugs (Jeremiah Bitsui) simplifies all of his chemistry class geek-speak in the season opener: "It all comes down to following a recipe. Simple, complicated, it doesn't matter. The steps never change." The same might be said of Breaking Bad: it's a formula made of actions and reactions, choices and consequences.
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Positive: 104 out of 109
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Mixed: 3 out of 109
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