Walter White. Jesse Pinkman. Saul Goodman. These are names that
will surely go down as some of the most memorable characters in TV history. If
you have seen Breaking Bad then you will know how incredible it is. The show
has got it all: top notch acting, a well written script and characters that constantly
get more intriguing thanks to their development. If you haven’t seen it then
what are you doing!? Get yourself a Netflix subscription, sit down and start “binge
watching” all 62 episodes immediately. In a nutshell, the plot for the show is
that a chemistry teacher gets cancer so therefore he decides to make and sell
crystal meth so that his family is financially stable for the future.
The show has managed to gain HUGE critical acclaim and yes,
the big capital letters for huge are necessary and here’s why. Firstly, breaking
bad has managed to get a 9.5 out of
10.0 on IMBD based on 122 reviews from
professional critics and 336,000 ratings from the public. If you think about
it, pretty much every single person has given the show a perfect review on IMBD
except for the odd person. Secondly, the show has received 151 nominations and
won 50 awards from various high profile American awards ceremonies such as the
Emmy Awards and The Golden Globe Awards. All of those masses of awards speak
for themselves. Thirdly, Breaking Bad has recently received an award from the Guinness
Book of World Records entitled the “Highest rated TV series of all time”. Those
people at Guinness World Records are really precise so to earn that title is
pretty damn impressive.
WARNING: SPOILERS FROM HERE ON IN.
If you are a fan of Breaking Bad then you will know that the
show ended last week. You will also know that the final scene was Walter White
going back to Todd’s crystal meth lab, admiring all of the equipment and then eventually
dying from a bullet wound. Whilst all of this was happening Badfinger’s 1972
single “Baby Blue” was playing in the background. “Baby Blue” couldn't have
been more perfect for this scene, it’s like the song’s 41 year old lifetime had
been leading up this moment. Lyrically the song fits the plot and the character
of Walter White like a jigsaw. “Baby Blue” obviously refers to Walter White’s
own addictive trademark brand of blue crystal meth. Another example is the
lyric “I had one chance and that was to run” which refers to Walt’s disappearance
in the previous episode. Furthermore there is a lyric that refers to the Bullet
hitting Walt “A deep burning pain in my side, I feel the bullet go deep in my
chest”. There are literally loads of references to the series and Walter White
in the lyrics. Look them up and find some more if you are feeling analytical.
Not only did the lyrics match but the instruments sounded badass too. The Pete
Townshend windmill style guitar chords and the stomping drums sound epic. Not only did the song sound epic, but it also saw a 2981% increase in sales. Wow.
Breaking Bad has given us so many memorable moments that we will never forget.
Some personal favourites include: Walt leaving Jesse’s girlfriend Jane to die,
Gus’s explosive death and Jesse’s constant use of the word “bitch”. Hopefully
the show will stay in my mind long enough so that I can tell my grand kids about
it. Yes, Breaking Bad really is that good. Trust me.
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