Newest Obsession: Breaking Bad

I know I'm many months (and tweets) behind the times on this one, but I just finished the series finale of AMC's Breaking Bad and I have some thoughts that I wanted to share. If you have yet to watch the show and/or you wish to avoid *SPOILERS* please stop reading here. Come back after you've watched it all and let's chat! But until then...


Okay. First, can you believe this show that we watched?! Insane in all the best ways, right?! Now that that's
out of my system, let's discuss. As I begin to plan out my thoughts it seems I can only form bullet points. So below are some of my initial thoughts after finishing the entire series.

• Jesse Pinkman, as a good friend called him, is a pure prince of meth. 
• I have never hated and (yet often rallied) for such a character as Walter White.
• If you had any inclination to make meth for personal profit, this show will set you straight.
• Writing a good show doesn't mean having it all planned out ahead of time. It means knowing your characters and the story that you want to tell. All other details will come later.
• Side note: How annoying it must be to have this show compared to LOST because they are in NO WAY similar. 
• I'm becoming  more and more against spoilers. I had the basic ending of Breaking Bad spoiled and I do believe it made the emotions weaker, my experience was changed (although not ruined) by spoiled information.
• Side Note: Don't wait 4-6 months to watch a show and expect NOT to be spoiled. Let's be realistic. 
• I have never watched a show and gotten such a visceral reaction to an episode. I was shaking and breathing heavy when the credit's rolled. The episodes were To'Hajiilee and Ozymandias. I still can't believe what I saw in those episodes. 
• Aaron Paul's ability to give Jesse such emotional depth was a joy to watch. He deserved all the awards! 

I'm sure there are many more points to be made but that's what I have for you. If you have any thoughts you'd like to add, leave a comment below.