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* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]:
** {{spoiler|The extremely moving music as Gus walks to his death reminds you that he was once a similar guy to Walt, and he'll die failing to get his final revenge on the people who killed his "brother".}}
** Simlarly, the sheer amount of anger and sadness in {{spoiler|Hector's}} face as he looks at {{spoiler|Gus}} before {{spoiler|setting off the bomb that will [[Taking You
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Possibly the purpose of the show.
** It's hard to decide if Walt's "cooking" is retaliation for a world that never cut him a break or a genuine desire to provide for his family. Not that they're necessarily mutually exclusive.
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* [[Genius Bonus]]: Heisenberg. If you paid attention in chemistry, this would bring to mind the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
* [[Growing the Beard]]:
** Many people agree that while it was tightly plotted, compelling and contained an incendiary performance from Bryan Cranston, Season 1 suffered from having its run truncated by the Writers' Strike. Season 2 picked up at exactly the point Season 1 left off and went on to exceed all viewer expectations, not only developing Walt and Jesse as characters, but giving ostensibly ancillary characters (from [[Jerk
** The pace of the show markedly picks up from the beginning of season 2, with every episode feeling like an 'end of season cliffhanger'. While season 1 was great, season 2 onwards is as addictive as, well...crystal meth.
** Also a literal example, as Walt grows himself a [[Beard of Evil|suitably villainous goatee]] towards the end of the season.
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