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Breaking Bad season 5
Season 5
File:Breaking Bad S5 Poster.jpg
Season 5 poster art
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkAMC
Original releaseJuly 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 4
List of episodes

The fifth and final season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on July 15, 2012. It will consist of 16 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length.[1] AMC broadcasts the fifth season on Sundays at 10:00 pm ET in the United States. The season is split into two parts, each containing eight episodes. The second half will debut in summer 2013.[2]

Plot

Walter White (Bryan Cranston) disposes of anything linking him to his successful plot against Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) — the pipe bomb materials, the Lily of the Valley plant that he used to poison Brock (Ian Posada) while duping Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) into thinking Gus did it, and Gus' office laptop via an industrial electromagnet.[3] Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) joins Walter and Jesse in their new cartel ownership, while not trusting Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (Laura Fraser), an executive with Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, the parent company of Gus' Los Pollos Hermanos.[4][5][6] Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) suggests different sites for the cooking process, but none is satisfactory, save for one — a pest control company known as Vamonos Pest. Walter and Jesse use the business' fumigation tent on random houses as a mobile laboratory.[7] Skyler White (Anna Gunn) realizes that Walter is not exactly "free" from his meth-making past and begins to fear for her and her children's lives, thinking the danger will return, and asks Marie to care for her children. Resigned, with no other options, she decides to patiently wait for Walt's cancer to come back.[5]

Meanwhile, the methylamine flow is disrupted, forcing Walter, Jesse, and Mike to rob a train carrying a large shipment. The heist is nearly compromised when a kid spots them, but he is shot by a new hire for the heist, Todd (Jesse Plemons). As the DEA begins to track Mike, and with the recent death of the kid, both Jesse and Mike design a permanent exit for themselves from the meth business. They plan to sell their methylamine for $5 million each to Declan, a major regional meth producer and distributor. Walt shanghais Jesse and Mike's scheme when he refuses to sell his share of the methylamine, and uses his Heisenberg street cred to cut a deal with Declan and negotiate a handsome severance for Mike. Jesse is determined to leave the business, irrespective of his financial cut. Walter enlists Todd as an assistant cook. After Mike gets in trouble with the DEA and decides to leave for good, Walter shoots Mike dead as he refuses to give him the names of Gus' former employees who might talk.

Mike's death shakes Walt, who manages to get the names from Lydia anyway, and arranges for the men to be killed by associates of Todd's uncle, a neo-Nazi and former convict. Lydia also arranges for Walt's product to be shipped to the Czech Republic using Madrigal's more obscure branches. Over the next few months, this nets Walt an extraordinary amount of money - so much that, after some pleading from Skyler finally decides to retire, dropping off $5 million at Jesse's door. Months later, the White family is all living under one roof again. All seems to be going well until Hank discovers a book of poetry in Walt's bathroom, signed by Gale (as "G.B."). Hank now clearly sees a connection to his brother-in-law as being the other "W.W." from season 4.

Cast

See also: List of Breaking Bad characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

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Episodes

See also: List of Breaking Bad episodes
  • The first column refers to the episode's number in the overall series.
  • The second column refers to the episode's number in that particular season.
№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
471"Live Free or Die"Michael SlovisVince GilliganJuly 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)2.93[8]
482"Madrigal"Michelle MacLarenVince GilliganJuly 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)2.29[9]
493"Hazard Pay"Adam BernsteinPeter GouldJuly 29, 2012 (2012-07-29)2.20[10]
504"Fifty-One"Rian JohnsonSam CatlinAugust 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)2.29[11]
515"Dead Freight"George MastrasGeorge MastrasAugust 12, 2012 (2012-08-12)2.48[12]
526"Buyout"Colin BuckseyGennifer HutchisonAugust 19, 2012 (2012-08-19)2.81[13]
537"Say My Name"Thomas SchnauzThomas SchnauzAugust 26, 2012 (2012-08-26)2.98[14]
548"Gliding Over All"Michelle MacLarenMoira Walley-BeckettSeptember 2, 2012 (2012-09-02)2.78[15]

Development and production

In July 2011, series creator Vince Gilligan indicated that he intended to conclude Breaking Bad with the fifth season.[16] In early August 2011, negotiations began over a deal regarding the fifth and possibly final season between the network AMC and Sony Pictures Television, the production company of the series. AMC proposed a shortened fifth season (six to eight episodes, instead of 13) to cut costs, but the producers declined. Sony then approached other cable networks about possibly picking up the show if a deal could not be made.[17] On August 14, 2011, a deal was made where AMC renewed the series for a final 16 episodes.[1] Filming began for the season on March 26, 2012.[18]

Anna Gunn (Skyler White) spoke about revealing the "different side" of Skyler this season: "It was really the season that I was waiting for; one that I was sure was coming but didn't know what it would look like. I knew Vince was going to keep Skyler in this emotional place for as long as possible — the way she was in the not-knowing phase for as long as the audience could stand it. But this season is the season where all the emotions that Skyler has held on to really tightly come out. If she felt that she sat down on the floor and cried, she might not be able to get up. She's like a kettle that's on the stove."[19]

Reception

The fifth season has received unanimous acclaim from television critics, and currently earns 99 out of 100 score based on 22 reviews on the aggregate review website Metacritic, making it the highest rated season of any show on the site.[20] The premiere was also the most watched episode in the series' history, with 2.93 million viewers,[21] until the seventh episode had 2.98 million.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (August 14, 2011). "AMC & Sony TV Reach Deal For 16-Episode Final Order Of 'Breaking Bad'". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Masters, Megan (May 21, 2012). "AMC Announces Summer Premieres For Breaking Bad and Hell On Wheels". TVLine. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Live Free or Die". Breaking Bad. Season 5. Episode 1. July 15, 2012. AMC. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Madrigal". Breaking Bad. Season 5. Episode 4. August 5, 2012. AMC. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "Fifty-One". Breaking Bad. Season 5. Episode 2. July 22, 2012. AMC. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Dead Freight". Breaking Bad. Season 5. Episode 5. August 12, 2012. AMC. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Hazard Pay". Breaking Bad. Season 5. Episode 3. July 29, 2012. AMC. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 17, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Beats 'Breaking Bad' Premiere, + 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Very Funny News', 'Real Housewives of New Jersey', 'Falling Skies' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  9. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 24, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Wins Night, 'Breaking Bad', 'Falling Skies', 'Army Wives', 'The Newsroom', 'Longmire' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 31, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Wins Night, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Breaking Bad', 'The Newsroom', 'Political Animals', 'Longmire' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  11. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 7, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings:'True Blood' Wins Night, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Falling Skies', 'Breaking Bad', 'Army Wives', 'Leverage'& More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  12. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 14, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Beats 'Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne' + 'Falling Skies', NASCAR, 'Army Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  13. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 21, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Wins Night, 'Fallling Skies', 'Breaking Bad', 'Army Wives', 'The Newsroom','Leverage' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  14. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (August 28, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Finale Dominates, + 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', 'Breaking Bad', 'Real Housewives of NJ', 'Army Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  15. ^ Bibel, Sara (September 5, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: NASCAR Wins Night, 'Breaking Bad', 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Leverage', 'Hell on Wheels', 'Married to Jonas', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  16. ^ Rhodes, Joe (July 15, 2011). "Shattering All Vestiges of Innocence". The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  17. ^ Hibberd, James (August 1, 2011). "'Breaking Bad' shopped to other networks as fifth (and final?) season renewal talks drag on". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  18. ^ Radish, Christina (March 23, 2012). "Bryan Cranston Talks BREAKING BAD Season 5, Directing an Episode of MODERN FAMILY, and More". Collider. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  19. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (August 7, 2012). "Q&A - Anna Gunn (Skyler White)". AMCTV.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  20. ^ "Breaking Bad: Season 5". Metacritic. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  21. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 16, 2012). "AMC's 'Breaking Bad' Season 5 Premiere is Most-Watched Episode Ever". TV by the Numbers. AMC press release. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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