Episode Reviews
Breaking Bad Review – Episode 5.08 “Gliding Over All”
Chemistry is the study of change. That’s what Walter White said to his inattentive high school classroom in the Breaking Bad series premiere over four years ago. “It is grown, then decay, then transformation.” All this while, that formative quote seemed to be a simple allegory for the story’s protagonist – a man induced with [...]
Breaking Bad Review – Episode 5.07 “Say My Name”
Just like “Dead Freight” a couple of weeks ago, yesterday’s episode “Say My Name” was masterful in so many ways. And yet, we only want to talk about the last few minutes. In the former, the denouement caught me completely off guard. It was one of those moments that left my mouth hanging wide open [...]
Breaking Bad Review – Episode 5.06 “Buyout”
Can Walter White feel the tendrils of a violent fate wrapping ever tighter? Can he sense those infamous slings and arrows of outrageous fortune poising themselves to fire? Apparently not. Despite danger on all sides, Breaking Bad’s egomaniacal protagonist refused yet another opportunity to escape the methamphetamine business unscathed. Yesterday’s episode, “Buyout” was tension-filled and [...]
Matthew Perry’s Go On Review: NBC’s new Comedy Has Heart, and Potential
NBC makes a number of mistakes with their programming, whether it’s condemning a quality show to a slow death on Friday night, or sustaining a clearly inferior show at the expense of a more deserving one. However, sometimes they do make the right decision. From promo’s Matthew Perry’s new comedy Go On looks like a [...]
Breaking Bad Review – Episode 5.05 “Dead Freight”
Spoilers Throughout After I came down from the adrenaline rush of undoubtedly the best Breaking Bad episode since the Season four finale (ok, there have only been five but the bar was set high), I began to think “So just how is Walt going to rationalize this one?”. After all, it’s one of the most [...]
