After a year's hiatus Breaking Bad resumes tonight with the final eight episodes. I've followed it from the beginning, never missing an episode in Walter White's transformation from mild mannered high school Chemistry teacher to ruthless meth drug lord. What makes this series so incredibly captivating? I think it's because each of us has some kind of evil alter ego lurking beneath the persona we show the world. If circumstances were right (or wrong) who knows to what lengths we might go to protect our loved ones? Even more intriguing is the question: what would we do if we had a terminal disease (Walter is currently in remission but faced almost certain death in the first episodes) or if we knew we not get caught? What secret desires do we harbor that we would never act upon if things were "normal"?
So no wonder Breaking Bad has amassed legions of followers who are also eagerly awaiting tonight's episode. As Jesse would say: "Way to go Mr. White!"
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