Breaking Bad
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.
Callum reviewed
October 23, 2025•
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (out of 5) Breaking Bad – When morality dissolves faster than crystal, and empire begins in a classroom.
“Breaking Bad” is the definitive tale of a man’s descent — from mild-mannered chemistry teacher to criminal kingpin. It’s gritty, calculated, and unflinchingly human, following Walter White’s slow corrosion under the weight of desperation, pride, and power. Every episode feels like watching a chemical reaction you know will explode… but can’t look away from.
If Weeds is My Little Pony — suburban mischief with a smile and a wink — then Breaking Bad is Warhammer 40K: a merciless universe where hope burns away under fluorescent lights. It’s harsh, methodical, and darkly poetic, each victory stained with consequence.
Somewhere in between sits Ozark, the Archer in a black suit of this trio — dry, sardonic, and endlessly tense. Where Breaking Bad seethes, Ozark broods; both show that family and fortune rarely mix without blood in the balance.
But Breaking Bad remains the crown jewel of moral decay — a slow-burn masterpiece that turns chemistry into destiny. It’s not just a show about drugs or crime; it’s about ego, consequence, and how far a man will go to feel alive again. A rewatch reveals even more — every choice, every silence, every flicker of fear — perfectly measured in the crucible of ambition.