I didn’t become a fan of Breaking Bad until January of last year when I picked up the first season cheap at Target. I waited until June to pick up seasons 2 and 3, and I was HOOKED. It definitely is the best show on television, and if you don’t watch it, you need to. Some of the most brilliant writing currently on tv, and I unashamedly love it more than Mad Men which I’m not that crazy about to begin with.
When word came out that Season 5 would be it’s last, that was actually a bit of a relief as the show can only go along a bit further, especially after the end of season 4.
Now season 5 has a release date. July 15th ladies and gents. That’s when the first 8 episodes of the final 16 episodes airs. When does the rest of the season air?
Summer 2013.
That’s right, they’re going to make us sweat FOR A WHOLE FUCKING YEAR to see the last 8 episodes.
Just imagine this. They end the first half of the season with an episode that ended like season 4’s “Crawlspace” and then that’s it. A whole year we have to wait to see the rest of it. That is cinematic cockteasing, and will certainly piss people off (I’m already pissed off). This is not The Walking Dead where they’re only off a little over 2 months.
Here’s the Crawlspace ending scene for reference.
So anyway, mark your calendars, July 15th.
source: vulture
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Yep. That’s fucked.
So basically we’re getting seasons 5 and 6… And they’re each 8-episode seasons. I just got into this show. I’m as far as Season 2. So, now that I know this, I’ll be sure to take my time with seasons 3 and 4.
Yeah, take your time with it Erix, but be careful. You’ll be sucked into it, and then before you know it, you’re at the end of season 4 in a few weeks.
They’ve really got it all wrong. They should either air them all at once, or take a break and air it again around January or February.
The ending of Crawlspace is Breaking Bad doing what it does best: elevating the television medium to the heights of truly great art. Cannot wait for season 5.
The day I finished season 2 was one of the most depressing days for me in recent memory. It was rainy to start with, I was all alone in my dorm room, and later that evening I reached the ending of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. Needless to say, when I lay down for bed that night, I was thoroughly bummed.
Nobody loses it like Cranston. Cannot wait, but I guess I’ll have to.
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