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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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Pierpaolo P

@RT21264192 May 22

La miglior serie tv di sempre. Inarrivabile.

Darren W.

@DarrenTheCook64 May 17

This season was very interesting, Walt and Jesse are still cooking for Gus. But later in the season, crazy events start to come.

Joe M.

@Jimchilljoy May 8

Undeniably perfect second half...the slower buildup of episodes 2 and 3 does not by any means justify claims that the character arcs suffer or that the writers were in any way secondary in brilliant collaboration when compared to their peers. Always keep in mind, Game of Thrones, like many classic visual epic stories, had the luxury of source material. Vince Gilligan and the many brilliant minds in the Breaking Bad (and BCS) writing rooms, had to create this show and everything about it out of thin air. They truly are magicians, one and all. And yet somehow, having given the perfect ending to this magnificent artwork with season 4, they managed to create season 5, coming up with not simply a satisfying conclusion to a parable and societal documentation as significant as Moby Dick and War and Peace combined, but a literally unbelievably entertaining, heart-wrenching, and exquisitely precise example of what storytelling and art are capable of and should aspire to: hope in the future.

Dave T

@RT30058216 Apr 25

phenomenal. season 4 really kicks into high gear, and we see the development of the characters bloom in this season

André Ferreira F

@andre_f Feb 28

Temporada fenomenal. Aqueles últimos episódios foram de prender o espectador à cadeira. O guião é fantástico, as atuações são das melhores que há e a história entrega reviravoltas emocionantes e cria tensão constantemente. (avaliação: 9.5/10)

Sniper B.

@SniperPiper Feb 21

This show is absolutely incredible. Creating scenarios and stories like this as writers, directors, producers and actors (etc).. is unbelievable. It is hard to grasp just how deep this show is. Everything on screen, is there for a reason. Thank you to all who had a part in this. I am enjoying this so much.

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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 pastime; 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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