It may seem like a cliche to say it now, but Breaking Bad was undoubtedly one of, if not the best television series in the past decade: it swept international television screens, with interest peaking throughout the fifth season, which unthinkably picked up an 8 million viewer boost on the preceding season for the finale. The writing and acting is incredible, and form the incredibly strong foundation on which the show's success was built. The transformation of Walter White from the bored teacher and husband suffering with lung cancer to the evil drug king pin is so palpable and believable that those placed in his shoes, seeing through his eyes, find emotional investment impossible to resist. We feel his pain, and crucially, we feel his need to do bad, in an irresistibly perverse way. It also of course helped that the technical side of the show - and particularly the cinematography - were as impressive executed as the writing and acting. But whilst we've been swept along in the whirlwind that is Walter White and his meth empire, there have actually been plot flaws, no matter how minimal, that seem to get a pass when praise for the show is peddled out. Whether they're chemical impossibilities, sexism, plot holes or the unexpected involvement of The Butterfly Effect, these flaws deserve attention, precisely for the reason that they denied the show perfection. Warning: Spoilers in force. Obviously.
Cheri is a freelance music and gaming journalist, running her own outlet Invicta Media alongside contributing regularly to NME and the Metro. Her favourite games include Destiny, Pokémon and anything cute and cosy.
