Breaking Bad

The plot

Breaking Bad tells about middle-aged chemistry teacher, Walter ”Walt” White, and his family’s road through Walter’s cancer diagnosis to the state’s leading drug factory.

After diagnosis Walter, as responsible husband and father, tries to find way to provide his family after his death, which he thinks is unavoidable thing in the future. He ends up manufacturing methamphetamine, also known as ”meth”, with his former pupil Jesse Pinkman. Jesse is from middle-class family, but has ended up to living the life of drug abuser to his aunt’s old house. At the high school Jesse was hopeless at chemistry, but knows very much about ”streets’ laws” and dealing, so when he and Walt do combine their knowledge about chemistry and drug dealing, they become state’s greatest drug manufactor. But road to there isn’t that easy, it includes alot of blood because life of drug dealer is not dream. It takes alot energy from Walt to try keep drugs as secret from family because it requires endless amount of explanations for absences, which causes divorce. And finally drug manufacturing dawns to his wife, Skyler. Skyler has to join the keepers of secret for help Walt to avoid prison. Keeping secret isn’t easy, especially when Skyler’s sister’s Marie’s husband, Walt’s brother-in-law, Hank, is a DEA agent. At this point the fifth season of series is on the break and Walt’s alter ego’s, Heisenberg’s drug factory is about to reveal to Hank.

There was the main points of story’s plot. Story includes many people as smaller roles, for example Skyler’s sister Marie, drug people, Walt’s and Jesse’s lawyer Saul Goodman, Jesse’s girlfriend Jane etc.

Characters

  • Walter ”Walt” ”Heisenberg” White is played Bryan Cranston. Walt is 50-year-old chemistry teacher who has diagnosed with lung cancer. He becomes great ”Heisenberg”, who scares everyone and makes best meth of the state.
  • Jesse Pinkman is played by Aaron Paul. Young man from middle-class family who has ended up being drug dealer. Creates drug manufacturing duo with Walt, which doesn’t avoid necessary killing of dangerous people.
  • Skyler White is played by Anna Gunn. She is Walter’s pregnant wife. They divorce but end up living together. Their baby girl’s Holly’s, who borns during series, role has no matter. Skyler also runs car washing company for laundry their drug money.
  • Walter ”Floyd” White, Jr. is played by RJ Mitte. Floyd is Walter’s and Skyler’s teenager son. He has been diagnosed with CP, disease, which causes difficulties with speech and moving. He uses crutches.
  • Hank Schrader is played by Dean Norris. Hank is a DEA agent, who takes that ”new drug king” thing to under his special investigate.
  • Marie Schrader is played Betsy Brandt. Skyler’s sister, Hank’s wife, Walter’s sister-in-law. Affects on Hank’s and Skyler’s decisions with her never-ending nagging. Causes problems for Skyler by giving her present which is stealed.
  • Saul Goodman is played by Bob Odenkirk. Saul is lawyer of criminals. His clients are mostly drug abusers and other down-and-outs. Helps characters with lawyer tricks.
  • Gustavo ”Gus” Fring is played by Giancarlo Esposito. Gus is great drug boss and member of Mexican Juarez Cartel. Like Walt does, Gus lives two-faced life and runs fried chicken restaurant chain and does charity for avoid suspicions. Got killed by Walt.
  • Mike Ehrmantraut is played  by Jonathan Banks. Mike is ex-police who works for Gus as ”security guard”. Does mostly murders for money. Got also killed by Walt.
  • The Salamancas are drug family from Mexico. Connects to the cartel.
  • Badger and Skinny Pete are Jesse’s old mates from drug circles.

Written by Robert

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