“Breaking Bad” is one of the most awarded series on American TV. Launched in 2008, it has 5 seasons, the last of which is set in 2013. Despite this, the production continues to be very successful among fans and is available on Netflix.
The work has a score of 9.5 on IMDb (Internet Movie Database), one of the largest online databases on cinema and the entertainment industry. The platform also allows users to rate their favorite productions on a scale of 1 to 10 represented by stars.
In addition to the overall rating, the audience also rated the best episodes of the series. By following this content, you can see which ones are the most important.
Plot of the series
Walter Hartwell White, also known as Walt and who has the pseudonym Heisenberg, is a high school chemistry teacher in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA), who lives a normal life, until one day he discovers he has terminal cancer.
Because he has no financial stability, he is afraid of dying and leaving his wife, accountant Skyler (Ana Gunn), and Walter Jr. (RJ Mitte), who has cerebral palsy, in poverty.
Then, after learning that meth trafficking generates a lot of money in the city, he decides to form a partnership with drug dealer Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), who was his former student. The goal is to sell drugs. Thus, he enters the world of crime once and for all.
Do you like Breaking Bad? Check out this selection of the best episodes of the series
How about we go back to the series and take a look at some of the best episodes according to IMDb? Having a little nostalgia is always good, right? Below you will find out what the most important parts of the franchise are.
It’s worth noting that since people can still give ratings, it’s possible that at some point there will be changes to this ranking on the IMDb website. Also keep in mind that the.
10. Greetings (Season 4, Episode 10)
With a rating of 9.6 and 44k comments on IMDb, this episode puts the characters on the edge, with Jesse having to prove his worth in enemy territory and Gus Fring preparing for a rematch, resulting in an epic performance in the series.
In the midst of all this, Skyler tries to stop the chaos generated by Ted Beneke, bringing two realities, showing Walt’s intimate drama, fragile and wanting Walt Jr to remain close even as he watches his family fall apart.
The character Jesse, located in Mexico, is now the cartel’s official cook and holds a surprisingly firm stance. Then, Gus takes Mike and Jesse to Don Eladio’s mansion, the place where he experienced his greatest tragedy. With a great thirst for revenge, Gus turns the scene into a real massacre.
9. One Minute (Season 3, Episode 7)
With a rating of 9.6, this episode brings a lot of brutality and angst. It has received 42,000 reviews on IMDb. In the plot, Hank Schrader finds himself facing the consequences of his mistakes and still has to deal with an invisible enemy who sees him from afar, ready to attack without warning.
Hank breaks into Jesse’s house and violently attacks him, which leads to his suspension from the DEA and the loss of his badge and gun. Then, Saul and Walter try to convince Jesse not to press charges against the police officer.
At the same time, the Salamanca cousins are looking for Hank, who receives an anonymous phone call telling him that in “one minute” two men will kill him. So, he needs to fight to save himself.
8. Evolve (Season 5, Episode 5)
The episode with a rating of 9.7 and 51k comments on IMDb shows the planning of a criminal operation and highlights how an environment driven by ego and violence results in success with significant costs.
The trio of Jessi, Walt and Mike, aided by Lydia, hatch a plan to steal 24,000 gallons of methylamine from a moving train, without any deaths. They also count on the help of Todd Alquist for the action, which turns out to be successful. But suddenly a child appears on the scene and Todd shoots without giving the other members time to decide what to do.
7. Granite State (Season 5, Episode 15)
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With the penultimate episode marking the end of the franchise, Heisenberg seems a long way from his success in crime, which had been a great achievement in previous seasons. Walter is now a refugee and trying to repair the damage done to him and his family. However, his fall is inevitable and everything leads him to remain alone.
Jesse also goes through a very rough time, being held as a slave by Jack’s gang and having to witness Andrea’s murder. There is still a risk that Brock will be killed too.
Lonely, Walt calls the DEA with the aim of turning himself in. However, he changes his mind when he sees Gretchen and Elliott on TV downplaying their participation in Gray Matter. This episode of the series has a rating of 9.7 with 67 thousand comments.
6. Space Crawler (Season 4, Episode 11)
Again with a score of 9.7, but with 52 thousand comments, episode 11, “Espaço Rastejante”, of season 4, appears in sixth place. In it, Jesse goes from a disposable figure to a key player in the criminal organization. Heisenberg begins to lose control of his business, preparing for a fight with Gus.
With Mike and Gus recovering in Mexico, Jesse becomes the lead cook. Walt, on the other hand, tries to prevent Hank from discovering the super lab and creates an accident to save time. Skyler decides to use some of the money to pay off Ted’s tax debt. However, what he had planned went completely out of control and resulted in an accident. Upon learning of the loss of the money, Walt burst out laughing.
5. Full Measure (Season 3, Episode 13)
This is considered one of the most shocking episodes of the series. It concludes the third season by bringing back Walter White’s initial peaceful dream and showing how he was consumed by crime. This part has a rating of 9.7 on IMDb, as well as 47 thousand comments.
Walt and Jesse question the great gap between morality and survival. Everything becomes more intense from the moment Gus reinstates Gale Boetticher as a laboratory assistant with the aim of removing Walt from his position, since he believes that his death is near. So, Walt and Jesse decide to kill Gale so as not to be discarded by Gus.
4. To’hajiilee (Season 5, episode 13)
Fourth place on this list has an incredible rating of 9.8 and 69 thousand comments. The plot depicts the explosive journey of the characters, in which Jesse joins the DEA and tries to put together his last card with Hank and Steven Gomez to expose the crimes of Walt, who desperately tries to preserve the legacy he has built.
Jesse manages to get information from Huell Babineaux about the money Walt has hidden. Then, he creates a bluff to lure the former teacher where the money was stored.
Because he believes Jesse will end his luck, Walt heads to the To’hajiilee Indian Reservation and is captured by Hank. He then confesses to several crimes in a single phone call, but, before his arrest is made official, Jack and his gang appear and start a major shootout with the police.
3. Felina (Season 5, episode 16)
Felina appears in third position thanks to its score of 9.9 and 170 thousand comments. Season 5 Episode 16 shows how Walt leaves exile to ensure his fortune remains with his son. He also eliminates some threats and clashes with Jesse one last time.
The protagonist then returns to Albuquerque and threatens Gretchen and Elliott, forcing them both to donate the fortune he has earned thanks to drugs to Walt Jr., when he turns 18.
Walt is still responsible for Lydia’s poisoning and plans an attempt to kill Jack’s gang members, freeing Jesse and getting hit by a ricocheting bullet. After seeing Jesse laugh again while driving an El Camino, the former teacher accepts that the time has come to die.
2. Showdown (Season 4, Episode 13)
Also with a score of 9.9 and 93 thousand comments, Confronto presents Walt’s attempt to eliminate Gus and his organization in order to gain total control of the chemical empire.
After his plan fails, Walt receives important information from Jesse about Gus and manages to turn Hector Salamanca’s unpredictability into a weapon, assembling a hard-to-imagine alliance to influence the enemy.
Gus then visits Hector, who has a homemade bomb attached to his wheelchair and activates the device, killing everyone in the room. Afterwards, the former professor finishes the super lab and calls Skyler, confirming his result. The episode ends after a revelation: it was Walt who poisoned Brock.
1. Ozymandias (Season 5, Episode 14)
10 seems like an almost impossible score, right? But not for episode 14 “Ozymandias”, of the fifth season. It is considered the dramatic pinnacle of the “Breaking Bad” narrative. In it, Walt suffers serious consequences for his participation in the crime and ends up having a permanent rift with his own family.
Additionally, Gomez dies after a shootout in the desert, while Hank is wounded and about to be killed by Jack Welker, who did not listen to Walt’s pleas not to kill his brother-in-law. The policeman was killed with a shot to the head.
Walt is shocked by the event, turns Jesse over to the gang and says he let Jane Margolis die of an overdose. Subsequently, the protagonist tries to escape with Holly, but a big argument with Skyler and the kidnapping of his daughter upset his plans.
Remorseful, the former teacher confesses to his crimes when he calls Skyler and is overheard by police officers and tries to escape on his own.
In total there are 5 seasons, the last of which was released in 2013.
Episodes have an average duration of between 46 and 55 minutes.
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