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Season 4 – Breaking Bad

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Jul 2011

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Mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher Walter White thinks his life can't get much worse. His salary barely makes ends meet, a situation not likely to improve once his pregnant wife gives birth, and their teenage son is battling cerebral palsy. But Walter is dumbstruck when he learns he has terminal cancer. Realizing that his illness probably will ruin his family financially, Walter makes a desperate bid to earn as much money as he can in the time he has left by turning an old RV into a meth lab on wheels.

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Critics Consensus

Breaking Bad's fourth season continues to evolve and subvert expectations, and it's never been more riveting to watch.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

New York Magazine/Vulture

10/18/2019

That so much of this material was, by Gilligan's admission, written on the fly (no season-three pun intended!) is amazing. It all fits together better than it has any right to.

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

10/17/2019

5/5

One of the best single seasons of television in the last twenty years.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

10/17/2019

Breaking Bad is dark and almost dormant... with most of the main characters mired in depression, anger, fear and/or apathy. That doesn't mean it's not compelling.

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Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

08/19/2022

5/5

For me, this is the greatest season of television I've ever seen. The slow-boiling stand-off between Walt and Gus brings this show's most intense and nail-biting collection of episodes with intricately-written plot lines and masterful performances.

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Nathan Mattise

Ars Technica

07/28/2021

Its fourth season featured perhaps TV's greatest villain. And it features immensely clever applications of science and tech both on-screen and off.

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Paul Martinovic

Den of Geek

10/18/2019

There's a real glee about the way Breaking Bad is plotted that is hard to articulate; it's this element of playfulness that means that its payoffs, when they come, are satisfying in a way that I've never experienced in a television show before.

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Gortee U

Jan 21

I overall liked this season, and i would say it's the second best in the whole show. However i really din't liked some stuff about the Gustavo, the character itself i really liked it, but there were some scenes which for my point of view are poorly made, especialy at the end of the season, where Walter makes a bomb and puts under the Gustavos car, and we excepted that he would enter and walla the season is over, but instead he just fucking turns around out of fucking nowhere and it irritates me. But for the last moment of the Gustavo i would say it was the best one and i think it would be better that he exploded in a car, but common just turining around and leaving whitout no reason why he shouldn't get into a car, COMMON BE CREATIVE ABOUT IT?!

Ashton M.

@ashton_moh05 Jan 8

The first half of the season was good, but the second half was spectacular! This is the season where breaking bad starts to get extremely good! I loved this season in terms of tension, suspense, shock, emotion, and just how well everything has unfolded. A great season overall!

Amanda F.

@aman1016 Jan 8

top 1 series. lo mejor que he visto

Andy C

@HaYouGay Jan 7

Breaking Bad ain't that tuff gang.

Petros T

@PetrosTserpelis Dec 31

(all seasons) It's an overall interesting but also rather familiar show in terms of style, so I don't get the hype. The unlikability of the characters, unremarkable photography and general bleakness are balanced by the really convincing, committed acting on display and the intrigue of the plot. Season 4 is the most engaging one by far, and the last third of Season 5 is a fitting sendoff, yet the rest feels overstretched; the first two or three seasons in particular could have just been a single movie instead.

Oswaldo V

@Oswaldinato710 Dec 31

Con la tercera y cuarta temporada, especialmente con esta, ya se empieza a dar las ideas y los pensamientos que le dan a ser la mejor serie de la historia. Está tiene la historia estructuradamente perfecta. Es cine.

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Bryan Cranston

Walter White

Aaron Paul

Jesse Pinkman

Anna Gunn

Skyler White

RJ Mitte

Walter White Jr.

Dean Norris

Hank Schrader

Betsy Brandt

Marie Schrader

Episode 1

Aired Jul 17, 2011

Box Cutter

Walt and Jesse face deadly consequences; Skyler deals with a puzzling disappearance; Marie helps Hank with his recovery.

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Episode 2

Aired Jul 24, 2011

Thirty-Eight Snub

Walt attempts to form a new alliance; Skyler pushes towards a new business opportunity in hopes of protecting the family.

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Episode 3

Aired Jul 31, 2011

Open House

Events spiral out of control; Skyler asks for Saul's help; Marie returns to an old past time; a friend asks Hank for help.

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Episode 4

Aired Aug 7, 2011

Bullet Points

The Cartel gain the upper hand; Walt and Skyler share a secret with the family; Jesse's activities draw unwanted attention.

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Episode 5

Aired Aug 14, 2011

Shotgun

Jesse goes missing; Skyler has an unlikely reunion; Hank shares some bad news.

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Episode 6

Aired Aug 21, 2011

Cornered

Skyler makes an unsettling discovery; Walter Jr. pushes his dad into a questionable purchase; Jesse offers Mike some help.

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Episode 7

Aired Aug 28, 2011

Problem Dog

Walt gambles on a risky new plan; Skyler's business venture hits a snag; Hank recruits Walter Jr. for an outing.

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Episode 8

Aired Sep 4, 2011

Hermanos

Skyler develops a solution for her money troubles; Hank enlists Walt to investigate a theory; Walt grows impatient with Jesse.

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Episode 9

Aired Sep 11, 2011

Bug

Skyler's mistakes come back to haunt her; Gus takes action against his rivals; Jesse seeks Walt's help.

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Episode 10

Aired Sep 18, 2011

Salud

Walt's family worries when he doesn't show up for Walt Jr.'s birthday; Jesse puts his lab skills to the test without Mr White's help.

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Episode 11

Aired Sep 25, 2011

Crawl Space

Walt takes drastic action to protect his secret and Gus; Skyler's efforts to solve Ted's financial problems hit a wall.

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Episode 12

Aired Oct 2, 2011

End Times

Hank pushes Gomez to pursue a lead; Walt struggles to protect his family; Jesse gets alarming news.

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Episode 13

Aired Oct 9, 2011

Face Off

Walt and Jesse team up on Gus; Walt finds an unexpected ally with Saul's help.

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