Pilot

Breaking Bad comes RIGHT out of the gate: with Walt driving a filthy RV in the New Mexico desert, in his underwear. A television phenomenon starts right here in a bald, absurd and beautiful fashion. Bryan Cranston is a man freaking out about the current predicament he's in, and we get how difficult everything's become for him, before we even get to the title of the show. Vince Gilligan doesn't try to second-guess his audience's smarts. He starts the series where the story's already started, and then he takes us back to catch our breaths.

This pilot single-handedly launched the classic television show that has come to be the template of writer-driven television and its potential to have PHENOMENAL storytelling. The pilot gives us a taste-test of what we're to expect from the rest of the show, but it leaves us wanting more: in the most satisfying way. We're EAGER to see what happens next instead of begrudgingly thinking we should. This show is its own drug.

If you haven't already seen the Breaking Bad series please do yourself a favour and watch asap! You're missing out on pop-cultural history right here!

Finished Better Call Saul S5 and just when I thought it was better than BB - I had the pleasure to rewatch this incredible pilot. As I've learned more about script structure I can safely say that this is maybe the best pilot I've ever seen. Most pilots are slow and clunky - this one was absolutely masterful from start to finish. It's basically a short movie. Cranston is magnificent as Walter and the whole show just opens with such a bang. Breaking Bad will go down as top five best shows ever made and the Breaking Bad universe maybe the best series ever.

After all this time this still remains one og the greatest TV pilots that perfectly sets the tone for the series as well as establishing premise, story and characters! The journey of Walter White begins here and I love how they manage to make it convincing by showing us his Daily life and adding some extra layer of conflict to set things on motion!

The episode perfectly balances humor amd serious issues with a couple of.dramatic sequences to give you a taste of whats to come! Knowing how it ends i also love how much can be Tracey back to this episode!

Breakimg Bad is one of my favorite shows as well as one of the best written shows along with Better Call Saul and Attack on Titan! Always loves to come back to it!

1)The Good - This is one of those really strong pilot episodes that does a tremendous job of selling itself to viewers.The choice to begin things with a dramatic sequence in the desert worked out well. It gave Walt a memorable introduction and raised intriguing questions. The cooking montage managed to include both characterisation (Jesse goofing around) and the authenticity of good chemistry. I liked the shot of Walt drying his money, giving us the perspective of the back of the dryer as he collected his first ill gotten gains. The sound and camera work was also clever when we saw Walt's disoriented reaction to his cancer diagnosis.

2)Best Moment: I particularly enjoyed the scene where Walt attacks some arrogant boys making fun of Walter Jr as he struggles to try on clothes in a store. That scene seemed to capture the contradiction at the heart of Walt's transformation.

3)The Bad: Nothing really.

4)The Bottom Line: Breaking Bad is a show with huge potential and this was a hugely enjoyable and well executed first episode.

I've heard a lot about this show from numerous friends, and reading multiple times online that it's among the greatest shows ever, if not the greatest. This first episode already has me hooked. Walter White has already shown that he's a mad genius. I'm intrigued by the Jesse Pinkman character, as I see a lot of potential for a lot of character development on his part. It was a great first episode.