The Breaking Bum

It took me a while but I finally got into Breaking Bad on AMC. I just watched the season 2 finale, and can't wait to catch up to Walter White's season 3 antics. It is one of the best scripted shows on television. I never watched it from its inception, but the fact that Bryan Cranston won the best actor emmy two years in a row for it's first two season peaked my interests, and I'm glad it did.

Walter White has found new life when faced with death, and Cranston plays him beautifully. Cranston doesn't even need to utter a word to play out a scene. His facial expressions alone can give you everything you need to know.

Bad is can be extremely intense at times, but certain light comic moments even it out without taking anything away from the core of the story about a man facing his own mortality, and finding his strength in the process. Every single person in his life makes things a lot harder for him, but with every problem he faces he seems to find a person inside of himself that he loathes and loves at the same time.

I could go on and on about the supporting cast as well. Aaron Paul as Walter's partner Jesse and Dean Norris as his DEA agent brother in-law Hank are the exceptional yin and yang that surround Walter's life, and in my opinion two of the most enjoyable characters to watch interact with Walter. Every time he has a scene with one of them you know some kind of explosion is going to occur. It's external and loud with Jesse, but internal and tense with Hank and you can read Walter's face every time he has a conversation with Hank.

Yeah, Walter is cooking meth, and yes he and Jesse have been involved in dealing, murder, intimidation, using Walter's family to launder their money without their knowledge, and so many other devious acts. He is doing all of this to pay for his cancer treatments and make sure that his family doesn't have to be left with nothing when he dies. Through it all Walter does find his niche, and you can tell that he is enjoying it just a little bit.

With all his bad, you can't help but root for the guy at every turn.

The first 8 episodes of the 3rd season are already saved on my DVR, and I can't wait to see what Walter's life has in store for him next.