Breaking Bad: Season 3

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Season Details & Credits

AMC | Season Premiere Date: March 21, 2010

Starring: Giancarlo Esposito, Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk

Summary: Walter (Bryan Cranston) has to deal with the fallout from his dishonesty, which led to the plane crash and his wife, Skyler, leaving him.

Creator: Vince Gilligan

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E13. Full Measure
Air Date: June 13, 2010
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S3:E12. Half Measures
Air Date: June 6, 2010
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S3:E11. Abiquiu
Air Date: May 30, 2010

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Critic Reviews

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Verne Gay

This show--still TV's best--remains utterly true to itself. Read full review

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Brian Lowry

The show keeps delivering the kind of mind-expanding dramatic highs that ought to require a prescription. Read full review

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Tim Goodman

Soak in the visuals, listen to the mesmerizing use of sound. The writing and acting will lure you in, but have appreciation for all the details that go into making this series so great. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

The stakes couldn’t be higher, or the drama more compelling. Breaking Bad is back, badder and better than ever. Read full review

Jesse Hicks

Perhaps the most disturbing possibility--the subtext that makes Breaking Bad both enthralling and often unbearable to watch--is that Walter is becoming who he always was. He hasn’t changed. He’s been purified. Read full review

James Poniewozik

It's a drama that has chosen the slow burn over the flashy explosion, and it's all the hotter for that choice. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Breaking Bad is as good as a show on this subject could possibly get, but the subject has its drawbacks. I like it, I admire it, but I can't say I enjoy it. Read full review

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Heisenberg

Jan 19, 2011

Wow, this show just keeps getting better. Dexter now has a rival for my favorite tv show , Breaking Bad is that good. Mad Men is so boring and overrated that Breaking Bad never really interested me that much, but i downloaded the pilot on itunes and subsequently went out and got the dvds. IWow, this show just keeps getting better. Dexter now has a rival for my favorite tv show , Breaking Bad is that good. Mad Men is so boring and overrated that Breaking Bad never really interested me that much, but i downloaded the pilot on itunes and subsequently went out and got the dvds. I watched all 3 seasons in like 2 weeks and can't wait for season 4… Expand

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Dodzilla

Aug 19, 2010

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.

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mexognosis

Jan 19, 2012

The best season of Breaking bad so far. Not at all as systematic as season 2 (apparently the writers approached season 3 by deliberately getting themselves into impossible corners and just figuring it out as they went along), but somehow even better. We started to see some of the charactersThe best season of Breaking bad so far. Not at all as systematic as season 2 (apparently the writers approached season 3 by deliberately getting themselves into impossible corners and just figuring it out as they went along), but somehow even better. We started to see some of the characters from the first two seasons (especially Walter Jr.) slip away (though Hank provided us with one of the best moments in TV history) but that was sort of the point. Newer characters like Saul, Mike, Gus, and the brothers (though the true literary role of the latter is beyond expression in an online user review) really made this season something. Some of the show's best moments appear in episodes 1 ("no mas"), 6 ("sunset"), 7 ("one minute," and 12 ("Half Measures"). And even though "Fly" seemed a bit anti-climatic when it first aired, looking back it's one of my favorite episodes, and one of the best showcases of acting for both Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul.… Expand

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NRNSW

May 25, 2015

This is one of the best drama TV series to appear on our screens over the past few years. The acting is perfect, direction is quality and production values are high. During each series, there is one or two slow episodes - but watching every episode of every series gives back a lot to the soul.

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brandonsratings

Apr 8, 2017

Bryan Cranston understands his role as Walter White so well that at times it's easy to forget that we are merely watching an actor portray a character. Additionally, season three of "Breaking Bad" is so brilliant that your jaw will literally drop several times throughout the show, mostBryan Cranston understands his role as Walter White so well that at times it's easy to forget that we are merely watching an actor portray a character. Additionally, season three of "Breaking Bad" is so brilliant that your jaw will literally drop several times throughout the show, most notably within the final five minutes or so of 'One Minute' and 'Full Measure.' "Breaking Bad" is phenomenal television, and this third season helps solidify that claim.… Expand

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SchroederRock

Jan 10, 2014

Overall season 3 runs triumphant. The show verges on the edge of perfection as emotions run high and lies slowly find some daylight, if a bit muddled. The cast turns superb performances and, with the exception of a slower episode or two, proves to be the best Breaking Bad season so far.Overall season 3 runs triumphant. The show verges on the edge of perfection as emotions run high and lies slowly find some daylight, if a bit muddled. The cast turns superb performances and, with the exception of a slower episode or two, proves to be the best Breaking Bad season so far. This show is on a huge upswing at this point.… Expand

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GoingCritic

Aug 27, 2013

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 SeasonI 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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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

99
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: July 15, 2012
Season 4

96
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: July 17, 2011
Season 3

89
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 21, 2010
- 9.4
  S3:E13. Full Measure
  Air Date: June 13, 2010
- 9.5
  S3:E12. Half Measures
  Air Date: June 6, 2010
- tbd
  S3:E11. Abiquiu
  Air Date: May 30, 2010
- 7.2
  S3:E10. Fly
  Air Date: May 23, 2010
- tbd
  S3:E9. Kafkaesque
  Air Date: May 16, 2010
- tbd
  S3:E8. I See You
  Air Date: May 9, 2010
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  S3:E7. One Minute
  Air Date: May 2, 2010
- tbd
  S3:E6. Sunset
  Air Date: April 25, 2010
- tbd
  S3:E5. Mas
  Air Date: April 18, 2010
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  S3:E4. Green Light
  Air Date: April 11, 2010
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  S3:E3. I.F.T.
  Air Date: April 4, 2010
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  S3:E2. Caballo Sin Nombre
  Air Date: March 28, 2010
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  S3:E1. No Mas
  Air Date: March 21, 2010
Season 2

84
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 8, 2009
Season 1

73
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 20, 2008