You know you often think about different kinds of sins and how maybe doing such a sin could be justified in various circumstances? Like murder, from the commandment, “thou shalt not kill.” War and self-defense becomes a justification, but it’s not okay to kill your neighbor even if they do party ’til 3am on weeknights. But in your mind, you come up with these little plots of how to do it, even though you would never actually in real life do the deed.
Even though there is the commandment, “thou shalt not steal,” sometimes you can’t help but to figure out how to pull off a heist that would net you millions of dollars. Of course, you don’t actually do it, but you come up with all the justifications that might make it okay.
Well, Breaking Bad, is about the justification to break the commandment that says, “thou shalt not make or sell crystal meth.” This shows comes up with a reasonable and justifiable reason to do just that. But instead of just thinking about it as a creative mental exercise, the main character in the show goes through with the plan.
This show takes the viewer step by step down the path of destruction. I’ll tell you something, I don’t like shows or movies about drugs, and I rarely watch them, because quite frankly drugs and the people who take them are sad, pathetic and boring. What’s more, there is not one single character in the show who I particularly like or could even remotely identify with: the characters and their interaction is that believable. Yet, in spite of these two elements, I am absolutely gripped by this program. It does not create an adrenaline rush like 24, and sometimes is not fun to watch; and yet I find myself caring about these characters that are not particularly likable. Good programming!
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