Breaking Bad: Walter White

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Breaking Bad has received widespread critical acclaim and has been praised by many critics as one of the greatest television shows of all time.[91] On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season scored 73 out of 100,[92] the second season scored 85 out of 100,[93] the third season scored 89 out of 100,[94] the fourth season scored 96 out of 100,[95] and the fifth season scored 99 out of 100.[96] The American Film Institute listed Breaking Bad as one of the top ten television series of 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[97][98][99][100][101] In 2013, TV Guide ranked it as the ninth greatest TV series of all time.[102] By its end, the series was among the most-watched cable shows on American television, with audience numbers doubling …show more content…
The Boston Globe referred to the show as a "taut exercise in withheld disaster" and declared the show "riveting".[113] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette labelled the series "smart and thought provoking that elevates the artistic achievements of the medium".[114] Season four was listed by many critics as one of the best seasons of television in 2011.[115] Time listed Walter White's "I am the one who knocks" line as one of the best television lines of 2011.[116] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette listed it as the best series of 2011 while noting that, "Breaking Bad is that rare TV series that has never made a seriously damaging storytelling misstep."[117] The A.V. Club's review of the finale summed it up as a "fantastically fitting end for a season that ran in slow motion, starting and continuing with so many crises begging for resolution week after week. Now the decks are cleared, but that doesn't mean anybody is home free. Nothing's ever easy on Breaking Bad." The reviewer continued to exalt the season, and proclaimed, "What a season of television – truly something none of us could ever have expected, or claimed we …show more content…
Following the end of the series, critic Nick Harley summarized his commendation of the show: "Expertly written, virtuosic with its direction, and flawlessly performed, Breaking Bad is everything you could want in a drama. Critics will spend the next decade dissecting and arguing about what made it great, but the reasons are endless and already well documented."[119] During the final season, the show also received praise from George R. R. Martin, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, particularly the episode "Ozymandias"; Martin commented that "Walter White is a bigger monster than anyone in Westeros."[120] In his review of the second half of season 5, Seth Amitin of IGN stated, "This final batch of Breaking Bad is one of the best run of episodes TV has ever offered", and praised "Ozymandias" in particular, referring to it as "maybe the best episode of TV [he's] ever seen."[121] Jonah Goldberg of National Review called it "the best show currently on television, and perhaps even the best ever."[122] The veteran actor Sir Anthony Hopkins wrote a letter of praise to Bryan Cranston, telling him that his "performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen – ever." He lauded the rest of the cast and crew as well.[123][124] The letter first appeared on Steven Michael Quezada's (who portrayed DEA Agent Steven Gomez) Facebook page, and in spite of it being taken down, the letter soon went
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