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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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The Best TV Shows of the Decade
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The 30 Best TV Shows of the 2010s (Part Two) With so many TV shows to choose from, it was hard selecting only thirty to...
The 35 Best TV Shows of 2019
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Ranking the Best Shows of 2019: Part One Not too long ago, Randy and I published our list of the best TV shows of 2019....
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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...
737 Down Over ABQ: ‘Breaking Bad’ and the Power of Dread
by Mike Worby
While each season of Breaking Bad has a very different trajectory from the others, one thing that is consistent throughout the show is dread....
Better Call Saul is Closing the Gap to ‘Breaking Bad’ as Season 4 Progresses
by Mike Worby
Better Call Saul has returned for its 4th season, and following the grim final moments of season 3 a lot has changed. Of course the most...
Better Call Saul Is Content to Take its Time
There are shows you can watch while engaged in other activities. Better Call Saul is not one of them. This is a show that really...
Have Your Dreams Exploded? Better Call Saul!
Now entering its third season, Better Call Saul stands heroically on its own, defiantly unlike its parent show, Breaking Bad. Of the two, it has...
Netflix Animated Video Connects ‘Breaking Bad’ & ‘The Walking Dead’ Fan Theory
by Staff
Fan theories can be sometimes annoying. They range from the ridiculous and the obvious to sometimes idiotic. Once in awhile, though, fan theories can prove...
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. 5.09: “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. 5.06: “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. 5.01: “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...