Man. You know what they say: if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. And honestly, I'd heard one too many good things about it. Critics were hailing it as the greatest TV drama of all time, a story of Shakespearian levels. I just couldn't believe that. But I can't deny that I was intrigued. I mean, after seeing praise like that, who wouldn't want to at least see for themselves? So I watched. And save Gustavo and Mike, I wasn't impressed by any of the supporting cast. But then, of course, there was the protagonist...
Walter Hartwell White. His devolution is, without question, the most engrossing and entertaining thing I have ever watched on television. Over the course of sixty-two 45-minute episodes, we watched as circumstance and human flaw conspired together to grind Walter's humanity to dust. If we were just speaking on Walter alone and not Breaking Bad as a whole, I would agree wholeheartedly that it was almost Shakespearian. His flaws were just so perfectly fleshed out. It almost felt like I could've been reading a book. I just loved watching Walter's transformation from a mild mannered, morally gray spirit to a wretched and malevolent monster. The writers did a masterful job of leaving the viewer guessing.. was Walter a good man corrupted by circumstance? Or was he really a monster at heart, using his humanity as a disguise? Bryan Cranston deserved every single award he won for this character, I loved every second of his performance.
My one complaint about Walter's character is that we never found out why he left Gray Matter. They were really vague about it. But other than that, incredible.
"I am the one who knocks!"
