Breaking Bad: Season 4

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Season Details & Credits

AMC | Season Premiere Date: July 17, 2011

Starring: Giancarlo Esposito, Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk

Summary: Walter (Bryan Cranston) has more trouble on his hands with drug lord Gus Fring (Giancarlo Eposito).

Creator: Vince Gilligan

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 4 Episodes

7.5
S4:E13. Face Off
Air Date: October 9, 2011
tbd
S4:E12. End Times
Air Date: October 2, 2011
9.6
S4:E11. Crawl Space
Air Date: September 25, 2011

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Critic Reviews

100

Alan Sepinwall

Jul 13, 2011

They know how great the show looks, they know how much their actors can give them, and they know just how much they can get away with. Read full review

100

Brian Lowry

Jul 12, 2011

Either appropriately or ironically for a show about meth cookers, Bad is simply one of TV's great addictions. Read full review

100

Curt Wagner

Aug 1, 2011

The visual style pours as much emotional juice into the boiling, moody brew that Gilligan cooks up as his actors' searing performances do. Read full review

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Tim Goodman

Jul 13, 2011

Breaking Bad is unquestionably one of the greatest dramas in TV history. What it should be rewarded and applauded for is the wanton willingness to throw the concomitant success of all that away in the service of the story. Read full review

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Rob Owen

Jul 18, 2011

None 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. Read full review

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Brian Holcomb

Jul 20, 2011

This 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. Read full review

David Hinckley

Jul 14, 2011

Like "The Sopranos," Breaking Bad finds nuance and drama within this compromised world, and in the process suggests intriguing and sometimes unsettling parallels to the world in which the rest of us live. Read full review

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vmd1020

Aug 31, 2012

You'd be hard pressed to find a better season of television anywhere. Love or hate Walt, he is officially one of the most interesting character on TV (sorry Don Draper).

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Sagar7865

Oct 24, 2011

Best Series till date for me.Everything Is just perfect in this series.Awesome Story.Awesome Direction.Awesome acting.Waiting for season6.Bring It on season 6 quickly

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MANU3L69

Oct 20, 2011

This season was mind blowing. It's slow at the beginning, but which season isn't? The ending is so amazing, but somewhat predictable. But that's ok! For once, you get what you expect! Amazing season, amazing show and amazing televison.

20 of 21 users found this helpful201

jcareb

Nov 15, 2013

It's even better this season. How does it do that?! So many suspenseful moments with lots of tension that builds every episode. The twists were also well planned out. Almost done with the show! So amazing!

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vinzenzart

Oct 8, 2011

this show is just brilliant. everything is looking realistic, writers doing a helluva job and the acting is fabulous. it is probably for me gusto, the best contemporary show on the planet. it's sad tho that the show has to end after the 5th season.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

joef123

Nov 20, 2012

The acting is better than ever the scene at the end of Crawl Space(the tenth episode) was Cranstons best performance yet... he got robbed at the Emmys and Golden Globes

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

RonSwansonIsBos

Nov 2, 2011

I don't get the love for this show. Yeah, it's well made and well acted, but everything about it is forced and not really edge-of-seat dramatic for me.

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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
- 7.5
  S4:E13. Face Off
  Air Date: October 9, 2011
- tbd
  S4:E12. End Times
  Air Date: October 2, 2011
- 9.6
  S4:E11. Crawl Space
  Air Date: September 25, 2011
- tbd
  S4:E10. Salud
  Air Date: September 18, 2011
- tbd
  S4:E9. Bug
  Air Date: September 11, 2011
- tbd
  S4:E8. Hermanos
  Air Date: September 4, 2011
- tbd
  S4:E7. Problem Dog
  Air Date: August 28, 2011
- tbd
  S4:E6. Cornered
  Air Date: August 21, 2011
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  S4:E5. Shotgun
  Air Date: August 14, 2011
- tbd
  S4:E4. Bullet Points
  Air Date: August 7, 2011
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  S4:E3. Open House
  Air Date: July 31, 2011
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  S4:E2. Thirty-Eight Snub
  Air Date: July 24, 2011
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  S4:E1. Box Cutter
  Air Date: July 17, 2011
Season 3

89
- Season 3 Overview
  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