Fly

What can I say? "Breaking Bad" has consistently maintained a high level of quality throughout the past three seasons. And "Fly" is, in my humble opinion, the best episode thus far. I won't reveal much plot wise, but you should be warned ahead of time that this is a very introspective and bizarre episode.

Walt engages in his most erratic display of behavior yet, refusing to cook until he and Jesse find a single fly that could "contaminate" their batch. And that's basically what the episode is: forty five minutes of chasing a fly.

Of course, it's much more than that on a deeper level. Cranston and Paul's performances here are the best acting you'll see on television this year; I guarantee it. Old wounds are reopened, bitterness and regret resurface. Somehow in the course of an hour, "Breaking Bad" weaves intensity, hilarity, oddity, and tragedy into a tapestry of subtlety and deep emotion. I can hardly remember two characters I've cared about more than Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. This show teaches us to see past their flaws, to look into their souls and bear in mind the simplest of truths: they are both human beings. And for that, they deserve our love and respect.

"Fly" requires a great deal of attention to detail, both in terms of visual rhythms and emotional undercurrents of conversations, but the end result is one of the finest episodes of the best show currently on TV. Which brings me to my ending cliché: it feels like an insult to call this television.

As usual, I'll be tuning in next week.

Somehow this is the lowest rated episode in the series. How.

Walt's monologue about the perfect moment is one of the best of the show and maybe one of the greatest monologues in tv.

I could tell that Fly was not going to be a regular BB episode. From the opening, you know that this will be bizarre. I loved it.

I thought that the writing in this episode was magnificent. It is also a nice stand-out, and it reveals a lot of Walt's hidden feelings. It reminds me of Mad Men's recent episode called 'The Suitcase' (which is also the show's finest hour) in which is only really has two characters throughout. Breaking Bad's for sure only has two actors throughout the entire episode, and both Paul and Cranston are up to the game. This is an episode many will dislike, but for me it is certainly up there. I thought no episode would perhaps equal or be better than 'Phoenix' and 'One minute', but I was wrong.

First off, this episode contains some of the most quality humor I've ever seen. The way they put such a ridiculous scenario into the same tone as the rest of the show makes the episode itself just comical. It's so out of place, yet it takes itself so seriously, making every little thing even more funny. Then as things slowly start to turn, it all of a sudden becomes suspenseful and deeply intriguing as deeper parts of the characters and smaller plot details come out.

This episode, while it is a "filler episode" still has great value and I think holds an important place in the series. I view this episode as a demonstration of the talent of the people who worked on it. It was obviously done with a low budget and yet the quality didn't drop an inch. That's because the actual concept of breaking bad isn't what makes it special, it's the detail, intention, and storytelling pulled off by the makers that creates such a riveting experience, regardless of the actual subject matter. I mean they somehow made trying to swat a fly fill a full-length episode! The outstanding performances from the actors, as well as the creative and immersive camera work makes it hard to look away, even if they're not doing anything important.

This is the tenth episode of the third season of Breaking Bad and while seen as a filler episode, it is very bizarre and very interesting. I thought it was going to be boring, but then the famed fly came into play. Based off many of the reviews, people seemed to dislike this episode a lot. Well, not me. This is a testimony of how great Cranston's and Paul's acting is, because they practically carried the entire episode.

In this episode, "Fly," Walt begins to suffer from extreme paranoia and insomnia. Walt believes his formula doesn't add up to the amount of meth they are producing. But when a housefly is located in the lab, Walt becomes so paranoid that he goes to any length to kill the fly.

Overall, I found this to be a good psychological case study. It shows how the emotions of Walt are starting to catch up with him. It's very funny to see how Walt tries to kill the fly. I can understand why people would hate this episode, but I certainly didn't. I rate this episode 9/10.