Breaking Bad

I'm a little late to the party.  Here we are starting the last half of season 5, and I didn't start watching Breaking Bad until last Monday.  Of course, once I started I didn't waste any time, so now I'm all caught up and jonesing for the last 7 episodes.

How amazing is this show?

I'm not even sorry I haven't been watching it all along, because it is so good, and so well written, that it all hangs together even in consecutive viewing.  Sometimes there are loose ends or changes in character development as a show progresses that are negligible when watching on a weekly, season to season basis but glaring if watched in marathon format.

Not here.

Every plot point, every random scene, all comes together and gets tied up.  It's amazing.  The characters never deviate from their personality (which can be bad - they aren't all lovable), and the performances are simply stellar.  I honestly can't say I've ever seen someone do on tv what Bryan Cranston does in this show.  Tremendous.

Could not recommend Breaking Bad more - add it to your Netflix instant viewing queue immediately.  If you don't have Netflix, pay the $7/month; you can always cancel once you are done.

Breaking Bad, AMC Sundays (pm ET)