Breaking Bad will no doubt go down as one of the greatest television shows ever put on the air. After 5 Seasons, and a spin off series in Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad has left a legacy very few have challenged on TV. Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Gustavo Fring, are just a few of the legendary characters created by Vince Gilligan that made the world of Breaking Bad feel as real as possible. Fans across the globe were obsessed with Breaking Bad during it’s run, and the fandom continued through Better Call Saul and El Camino. But how did Vince Gilligan and company achieve such an impossible task? Will any other show come close to capturing audiences the way Breaking Bad did during it’s run?
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00:00 – Gus Fring Was Terrifying
08:23 – The Most Terrifying Villains
20:05 – Disappearance Of The Anti-Hero
28:13 – Perfect Episode Better Call Saul
38:56 – Bryan Cranston Broke Bad
47:43 – Mike Saved Breaking Bad
56:30 – Tragedy of Kim Wexler
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I watched 45 minutes into this without literally any reference to "highs" and "lows" in the show. What the hell were you thinking with this video title? Dislike.
It's sad to know that the gus fring reveal will never work now since everyone knows Giancarlo Esposito
Walter wasnt motivated just by his illness. What happened to him earlier in the his business and personal world was driving him. I believe it wasnt just Gus who made a choice. The tittle applied to all the "bad" guys.
Uncle Jack was my favorite character for sure, he was badass with a good sense of humor. He seemed like a speed freak with honor idk just thought he bodied the role.
Without his uncle, and all the illegal activities he got into with the uncle, the uncle's friends, and on his own (remind all he was a second story man working for the bug killer company to fully case the houses, make copies of keys, etcetera), I think that Todd would definitely have become a serial killer. The way he became affixed on Lydia without any possibility whatsoever that his feelings would be reciprocated… Without the business, he would have killed her, and even worse. Then gone on to the next one. Eventually he wouldn't even need to meet them, just see them from afar and decide that they too would be like all the others and had to die. The only question is did the uncle teach him enough about committing crimes that he would evade justice? It would be likely if he made the bodies disappear, but that is NOT part of a serial killers MO. It is a mobster MO. Serial killers its all about the victim and process. Killing is paramount. Mobsters kill just to make it easier to get away with all the other crimes. They are dispassionate about the killing and so erase all evidence. No body, no crime, as they say in the business.
Was not expecting a OFMD mention. Kudos.
I didn't think that Todd was a calculated killer, just dumb and impulsive with all of the unpredictable danger that those bring.
god this is why i hate youtube essays. in what world is tony soprano an anti-hero? or ROBIN HOOD!? lmao.
2:40 Wait Gus was gay?? No idea damn
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul had no lows. Breaking Bad is the best drama series ever IMO. The irony is that my high school chemistry teacher told me about the show a week before its debut so I saw it from its debut onto the finale. <3
I feel that Todd doesn't do what he does because he enjoys it, such as killing, torture, etc, rather he does it because he simply just doesn't understand that what he's doing is wrong. He shot and killed a child because he was a witness, he kept the spider because he thought it was cool, he killed Jesse's gf because jesse disobeyed them. I don't see it as he enjoys his actions but instead he does it simply because it's what seems right. He treated Jesse as a friend despite being enslaved because he didn't understand that what he's doing is wrong. It's Todd's inability to understand others and their emotions while remaining calm and collected makes him such a villian.
No mention of his bit role on Its Always Sunny? Shame.
How did you time this exactly to when I finished my first watch of the show, where's your crystal ball
great work (y) this was entertaining.
we often see in most long running successful shows that, eventually, the steam runs out a bit, so the writers try to shake things up and inevitably end up having their chacacters act in an uncharacteristic manner, sometimes directly contradicting the way they were presented in previous seasons.
Not breaking bad. and IMO, this is really what separates the boys from the men. the fact that they were able to create a world and characters that are CONSISTENT throughout 50+ hours of content is such a rare feat in even the absolute best of tv.
the mere fact that you were able to do such a long video talking mostly about character arcs, without having the occasional "gus wouldn't fall for that" or "jesse wouldn't say this" is a testament to how great (and again, consistent) the character development is in BB.
again, great job man
*0:47 gus actually debuted in season 2
I put this on as I was trying to sleep but I ended up staying glued to the screen until the end.
This analysis is VERY well written.
666th person to like this video.
If you think you have seen Giancarlo playing terrible characters, try the movie "Fresh".
The show was great but had many moments that made no sense, and they clearly happened because the writers were just thinking about shock value and not logic and consistency. Gustavo Fringe at first disliked Jesse and liked Walt, then out of nowhere he started hating Walt and liking Jesse. Fringe killing the henchman also made no sense. It made no sense for him to do that, and realistically it should have turned the others against him.
I highly disagree that Gus killed his right hand man out of anger. Gus isn't prone to such irrational behavior. He killed him because he was seen at the crime scene of Gale's murder, and he wanted to show Walt and Jesse (and possibly Mike) that he does not tolerate failure of such degree.
I love that people still watch this show with lines like "i am the danger" and take walter seriously. The point is that walter is garbage, hes not a cool badass ever. He destroyed everyone elses business because hes an insecure baby 💀 hes always been a cornball chemistry teacher having a midlife crisis
Gus's crazy eyes at the Don as he falls into the pool is nuts.
Was Todd ment to be evil?
I always quite liked him.
In a show of crazy, backstabbing, shakespearian plots, Todd did what he was told, came to work sober and ready to learn, thought fast, stayed quiet and loyal, and never really 'hated' anyone.
What did I miss?
For Tuco isn’t that just what happens when you fry your brain with meth
This video came at just the right time. I had just recently finished watching BB and El Camino and i was looking for videos like this. Now im starting BCS
Rooters? Are you trying to say Reuters?
Gus, Mike, Todd, Lydia, Tuco, Jack. All were dangerous experienced people.
Walter White killed them all, being just a teacher all his life. He became most dangerous of them all.
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Wow! Been on a LONG rabbit hole on BB and you upload this… THANK YOU!!
I don't think Todd took pleasure in killing the kid or Jesse's girl but he definitely didnt feel anything, to him they were just things that needed to be done like laundry or the dishes or taking out the garbage
Kim Wexler was an amazing character.
Gus was hidden in plain sight which was simply terrifying and he could change his facial expressions instantly in BB but we see a more business side of Gus while getting know how Gus came to be in BB from BCS
Good reviewvanyone knows to name of the background song.