9. The Overriding Theme
When I watch Breaking Bad, when I think of the message throughout the five series, I cant help but be reminded of that famous Freidrich Nietzsche quote battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. Nietzsche was a very wise man, that goes without saying, and any show that uses his philosophies as an over-riding theme, whether accidental or intentional, is pretty much guaranteed to be for the thinking audience. Walter and Jessie. Theyre both innocent to begin with in their own ways, yet both view the world around them through slightly fractured lenses. Yet as they battle with their monsters; with Tucco, with Gustavo, with each other, they inevitably find themselves gazing deeper and deeper into the abyss. And true to form, the abyss gazes right back.