Going Bad with Breaking Bad

Meth, blood, cartels, fried chicken and all the reasons why Breaking Bad broke bad — but in a good way.

Winner of multiple Emmy awards, winner of the 2014 Golden Globe for Outstanding television series, the highest IMDb rating for a TV series and an inspiration for cartels and DEA, Breaking Bad is regarded as the greatest TV series of all time (and also in my opinion). With a few flaws, like the entirety of Skyler White, one of the greatest written episodes of all time, Ozymandias, and its ever so expanding universe with Better Call Saul and El Camino, Breaking Bad made it impossible for any show of its genre to even come close to its perfection. The show makes you wonder, why did Vince Gilligan make a character so relatable, yet so hateable and fearful, and another character on the opposite spectrum, but yet we try our best to feel for him? What and why was the endgame of that sinister love-hate relationship between Walter and Jesse so tragic? And of course, why was Skyler White made to feel like 2020? Trust me, you’re in for a treat.

The story of Breaking Bad sounds too good to be true. It makes you wonder, is this actually possible or has anyone ever done this. So, the question beckons — is Breaking Bad based on a true story? Sorta. In 2008, a wanted poster was put out for a“Walter White”, an…