Jimmy and Kim Break Bad in ‘Better Call Saul’s Incredible 5th Season
Better Call Saul has cemented itself as one of the best shows on TV with its most incredible season yet and dark turns from its...
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Yeah, Bitch! ‘El Camino’ Gives Jesse the Ending He Deserves
**Spoilers Ahead** El Camino began as a simple short film that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan wanted to make for the series’ 10th anniversary. Plans...
‘El Camino’ is a Mostly Satisfying ‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel
**This review contains light spoilers** Breaking Bad, one of the top prestige series of the Peak TV era, went off the air more than six...
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Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.16: “Felina” is a Definitive Punctuation Mark
by Simon Howell
“I did it for me.” After Walter White utters these words, the rest of “Felina,” the final episode of Breaking Bad, almost doesn’t matter. It’s...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.15: “Granite State” is a Relentlessly Bleak Hour of TV
by Simon Howell
Breaking Bad is not a series generally noted for its lightness of tone, but Vince Gilligan and his collaborators have always managed to wring humor...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.14: “Ozymandias” Brings the Season to a Head in Stunning Fashion
by Simon Howell
Holy bloody damned hell. First, some (mild) vindication. I mentioned last week that there was absolutely no way this week’s outing would open with Hank...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.13: “To’hajiilee” is Frustrating and Great
by Simon Howell
Remember a couple of weeks back, when it seemed like Breaking Bad couldn’t milk its cliffhanger tendencies any more than it already had? Those days...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.12: “Rabid Dog” and Setting up the Endgame
by Simon Howell
“He’s smarter than you. He’s luckier than you.” “Rabid Dog” is more or less all talk, no (explicit) action, but as the Breaking Bad endgame...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.10: “Buried” Puts the Female Cast in the Spotlight
by Simon Howell
Let’s talk about Anna Gunn and Betsy Brandt. Since the very beginning of Breaking Bad, these actresses have been tasked with the most thankless roles...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.11: “Confessions” leaves us Wanting More in the Best Way Possible
by Simon Howell
Some series offer neat, tidy payoffs week-to-week, making sure to leave viewers satisfied while leaving them with enough plot and/or character movement to satisfy while...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.09: “Blood Money”Slides Into the All-Time Holy Shit Canon
by Simon Howell
It’s important to keep expectations in check at all times, but especially with beloved TV series. There are so many variables at work, so many...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.08: “Gliding Over All” Feels Strangely Airless and Disappointing
by Simon Howell
At this point in its run, it’s plain that there is no better-made show around than Breaking Bad. In terms of its distinctive visual universe,...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.07: “Say My Name” Teases the Endgame
by Simon Howell
Death, and endings: let’s talk about them. Even before we see the gun in Mike’s getaway bag, it seems inevitable: Mr. Ehrmantraut is not much...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.06: “Buyout” Hits a Bit of a Pacing Snag
by Simon Howell
Season Five hits a bit of a pacing snag with “Buyout,” which takes a long time to reach a crisis point that felt like it...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.05: “Dead Freight” is a Master Class in Manipulating the Audience
by Simon Howell
Remember “Live Free or Die,” the fifth-season premiere of Breaking Bad, and its nifty but slight little magnet-powered heist? In retrospect, that was little more...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.04: “Fifty-One” Spotlights Anna Gunn’s Talent
by Simon Howell
How criminal is it that Anna Gunn has largely been left out of the accolades Breaking Bad has received over the years, only earning her...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.03: “Hazard Pay” is a Classic Get-the-Pieces-Moving Episode
by Simon Howell
“Hazard Pay” is a classic get-the-pieces-moving episode, of the sort that serialized dramas generally need to make their season arcs tick. In other words, it’s...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.01: “Live Free Or Die” Teases Walt’s Future
by Simon Howell
And so the end begins. The most acclaimed drama around kicks off its last, bipartite season with…a scene in a Denny’s. More specifically, a flashforward,...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 4.12: ‘End Times’ has Some Very Strong Moments
by Simon Howell
As though he’s been reading Breaking Bad threads online, Walter White has had a few moments of honesty this season, even if most of them...
Breaking Bad, Ep. 4.13: “Face Off” Features a Surprisingly good Amount of Humor
by Simon Howell
Now here’s an hour of television that had a lot to do. First, it had two incredible season finales to follow up on (Season 2’s...