Breaking Bad
Becoming a lawbreaker
Breaking Bad is an American television drama series (2008–2013) about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to manufacturing methamphetamine after a cancer diagnosis.
The title plays on the Southern American expression meaning to turn to crime or go wrong: He started breaking bad after his father died.
The show's cultural impact revived this regional phrase in mainstream usage.
Theater chain initials
- AlbuquerqueNew Mexico's largest city
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
Walter White · seasons · binge-watching · Netflix · spinoff · Better Call Saul · El Camino · cast
Ordered-atom solid
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- purityUncontaminated quality
- labResearch facility, shortened
- cookHeat food for eating
chemistry · methylamine · pseudoephedrine · precursor · RV · superlab · product · batch
Price-fixing coalition
- DEAFederal narcotics agency
- SalamancaCity in western Spain
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
money laundering · contraband · hitman · murder · evidence · investigation · arrest · fugitive
Downward slope or lineage
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- egoOne's self-image
pride · hubris · power · empire · consequences · downfall · tragedy · family man
German quantum theorist
Gus Fring · Saul Goodman · antihero · protagonist · antagonist · ensemble
Study of right conduct
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
justification · rationalization · consequences · choices · responsibility · lies · manipulation · betrayal
AMC
Theater chain initials
- AlbuquerqueNew Mexico's largest city
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
Walter White · episodes · seasons · binge-watching · Netflix · spinoff · Better Call Saul · El Camino · cast · showrunner
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
cook · chemistry · methylamine · pseudoephedrine · precursor · RV · superlab · product · batch · distribution
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
kingpin · money laundering · contraband · hitman · murder · evidence · investigation · arrest · fugitive · confession
descent
Downward slope or lineage
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
ego · pride · hubris · power · empire · consequences · downfall · tragedy · family man · drug lord
Heisenberg
German quantum theorist
Gus Fring · Saul Goodman · Marie · antihero · protagonist · antagonist · ensemble
ethics
Study of right conduct
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- guiltMoral self-reproach
redemption · justification · rationalization · consequences · choices · responsibility · lies · manipulation · betrayal · collateral damage
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family
- Television Historygolden age, broadcast networks, network television, color TV, live broadcasts
- Sony ProductionsSpider-Man, Men in Black, Ghostbusters, Jumanji, Venom
- 2010sInstagram, Snapchat, Uber, Airbnb, Bitcoin
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- New MexicoSanta Fe, Albuquerque, Taos, adobe, White Sands
Breaking Badredemption arc
Narrative journey toward atonement
turning over a new leaf · The Shawshank Redemption · Les Misérables · A Christmas Carol · reform
Breaking BadThe Good Place
Afterlife comedy series
Ted Lasso · Schitt's Creek · Gilmore Girls · This Is Us · heartwarming
Breaking Badheroic journey
Transformative adventure through trials
white hat · The West Wing · Superman · Captain America · Atticus Finch
break, broken, breaking, breakdown, daybreak, outbreak, breakable, breaks, unbreakable