Breaking Bad 101: the complete critical companion

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AMC's Breaking Bad is among the most beloved, critically acclaimed American television series of our time. Created by Vince Gilligan, the series charts the transformation of high school science teacher Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) into a cold, calculating meth kingpin. Breaking Bad 101 collects esteemed critic Alan Sepinwall's (Uproxx) popular Breaking Bad recaps in book form, featuring new, exclusive essays and completely revised and updated commentary-as well as insights from and interviews with the creative masterminds behind Breaking Bad. The ultimate critical companion for one of the greatest television dramas of all time, Breaking Bad 101 offers fans Sepinwall's smart, funny, and incisive analysis of the psychology and filmmaking craft behind each episode and celebrates the series' unique place in pop-culture history.;Foreword by Damon Lindelof -- Season 1: Growth, then decay, then tranformation ; In-between ; Missing elements ; Apply yourself! ; The point of no return ; Enter Heisenberg ; The agreement -- Season 2: The devil in the details ; The captured ; Fugue state ; Descending ; Newton's third law ; Nothing but a $10 savings bond ; Slow and steady ; Everyone needs a good lawyer ; Warning light ; Damage repair ; All you get is one shot ; Know what's best ; Karma -- Season 3: A prayer to Santa Murte ; Seeing red ; Welcome home ; An effective motivator ; Close but getting warmer ; The learn'd astronomer ; Ruined. turned to shit. Dead ; Half the man ; Learning from the best ; Contaminated ; My last door ; No more ; Nowhere to go -- Season 4: Trust us ; Cold blood ; One slip-up ; Finger prints ; This genius ; Another coin flip ; Lucky cigarette ; Blood is thicker ; Dead men wwalking ; Zafiro Añejo ; Nothing left ; Predator and prey ; Lilies of the valley -- Season 5.1: The mysterious Mr. Lambert ; Tick, tick, tick ; A well-oiled machine ; Sink or swim ; Another boy on a bike ; Hydroflouric acid and methylamine ; This whole thing could have been avoided ; An honor working with you -- Season 5.2: The beginning of the end ; Fresh in her mind ; My brother's keeper ; Burn it down ; Back to burial grounds ; And despair ; Gray agin ; The moment of truth. Foreword by Damon Lindelof -- Season 1: Growth, then decay, then tranformation In-between Missing elements Apply yourself! The point of no return Enter Heisenberg The agreement -- Season 2: The devil in the details The captured Fugue state Descending Newton's third law Nothing but a $10 savings bond Slow and steady Everyone needs a good lawyer Warning light Damage repair All you get is one shot Know what's best Karma -- Season 3: A prayer to Santa Murte Seeing red Welcome home An effective motivator Close but getting warmer The learn'd astronomer Ruined. turned to shit. Dead Half the man Learning from the best Contaminated My last door No more Nowhere to go -- Season 4: Trust us Cold blood One slip-up Finger prints This genius Another coin flip Lucky cigarette Blood is thicker Dead men wwalking Zafiro Añejo Nothing left Predator and prey Lilies of the valley -- Season 5.1: The mysterious Mr. Lambert Tick, tick, tick A well-oiled machine Sink or swim Another boy on a bike Hydroflouric acid and methylamine This whole thing could have been avoided An honor working with you -- Season 5.2: The beginning of the end Fresh in her mind My brother's keeper Burn it down Back to burial grounds And despair Gray agin The moment of truth.