TVOvermind » Breaking Bad http://www.tvovermind.com TV News, Reviews, Recaps, and Spoilers Fri, 24 May 2013 19:03:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 An Artistic Tribute to Jesse Pinkman http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/an-artistic-tribute-to-jesse-pinkman-210646 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/an-artistic-tribute-to-jesse-pinkman-210646#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:51:55 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=210646 I was more than dismayed to learn that the second half of Breaking Bad wasn't coming back until AUGUST. What, are the episodes each like three hours long or something? What's taking so long? (Though that would be awesome). So to take a break from Game of Thrones and Hannibal and all the other hot-in-the-moment [...]

An Artistic Tribute to Jesse Pinkman

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/an-artistic-tribute-to-jesse-pinkman-210646/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad - Will Walt Live or Die? http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-will-walt-live-or-die-208586 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-will-walt-live-or-die-208586#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:47:33 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=208586 Now that the final run of Breaking Bad has an start date, fans are activated.  It already seems like it has been forever since AMC rudely cut Walter White's endgame short, and August 11th seems like an eternity to wait, but in terms of the revelations we were left with—the return of the cancer, Walt's [...]

Breaking Bad - Will Walt Live or Die?

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-will-walt-live-or-die-208586/feed/ 0 AMC Announces Breaking Bad Premiere Date and Huge Development Slate http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/amc-announces-breaking-bad-premiere-date-and-huge-development-slate-208257 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/amc-announces-breaking-bad-premiere-date-and-huge-development-slate-208257#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:27:20 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=208257 Mark this date on your calendars Breaking Bad fans:  the series will kick off the second half of its final season on August 11th, and following in the footprints of the successful Talking Dead after-show, Talking Bad will premiere at 11pm.  Every week Talking Bad will go deeper into each episode of the show with [...]

AMC Announces Breaking Bad Premiere Date and Huge Development Slate

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/amc-announces-breaking-bad-premiere-date-and-huge-development-slate-208257/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad Spin-Off Nearing Development http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-spin-off-nearing-development-206937 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-spin-off-nearing-development-206937#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:54:46 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=206937 Breaking Bad will come to its conclusion this summer, but cheer up; at least one character is guaranteed to survive what is sure to be a final stretch fraught with danger. Bob Odinkirk's sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman is being eyeballed as the lead in a new spin-off series being tossed around by Breaking Bad creator [...]

Breaking Bad Spin-Off Nearing Development

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-spin-off-nearing-development-206937/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad Script Stolen from Bryan Cranston's Car http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-script-stolen-from-bryan-cranstons-car-204797 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-script-stolen-from-bryan-cranstons-car-204797#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:15:11 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=204797 Spoiler fans beware, a script of Breaking Bad is now floating around somewhere in the ether, and could make its way to the internet sometime soon. A copy of the script was stolen out of Bryan Cranston's car when it was broken into this week. This could mean bad news for those wanting to keep [...]

Breaking Bad Script Stolen from Bryan Cranston's Car

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-script-stolen-from-bryan-cranstons-car-204797/feed/ 0 That One Time Hank Asked to Be Killed Off in Breaking Bad http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/that-one-time-hank-asked-to-be-killed-off-in-breaking-bad-194112 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/that-one-time-hank-asked-to-be-killed-off-in-breaking-bad-194112#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:57:51 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=194112 Here's a rather funny story courtesy of Dean Norris talking to the National Post. As it turns out, he actually asked for his character to be killed off at one point during Breaking Bad. Why would he do such a thing? Well, he had been offered a comedy pilot, and he accepted before he realized [...]

That One Time Hank Asked to Be Killed Off in Breaking Bad

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/that-one-time-hank-asked-to-be-killed-off-in-breaking-bad-194112/feed/ 0 Vince Gilligan Talks 'Casablanca' Breaking Bad Finale http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/vince-gilligan-talks-casablanca-breaking-bad-finale-188777 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/vince-gilligan-talks-casablanca-breaking-bad-finale-188777#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:37:28 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=188777 We're all sitting here, waiting around for Breaking Bad to come back so we can see how it will all end, and until then, we're feeding off any little morsel we can get relating to the ending. Vince Gilligan's recent interview with Vulture has gotten us a few new scraps of information to at least [...]

Vince Gilligan Talks 'Casablanca' Breaking Bad Finale

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/vince-gilligan-talks-casablanca-breaking-bad-finale-188777/feed/ 0 Aaron Paul Reveals When Breaking Bad Returns http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/aaron-paul-reveals-when-breaking-bad-returns-188447 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/aaron-paul-reveals-when-breaking-bad-returns-188447#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:55:25 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=188447 I'm not sure if he was supposed to let the cat out of the bag or not, but Aaron Paul has just tweeted something that makes me simultaneously happy and sad. It reads as follows: "New episodes of Breaking Bad will air July 14th. Get ready to break some shit." Hooray, we have a premiere [...]

Aaron Paul Reveals When Breaking Bad Returns

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/aaron-paul-reveals-when-breaking-bad-returns-188447/feed/ 0 Yeah Mr. White! Yeah Science! Mythbusters to Take on Breaking Bad http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/yeah-mr-white-yeah-science-mythbusters-to-take-on-breaking-bad-175494 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/yeah-mr-white-yeah-science-mythbusters-to-take-on-breaking-bad-175494#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:38:53 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=175494 Mythbusters occasionally dips into popular culture when looking for new myths to bust. And by occasionally  I mean all the damn time these days. I wouldn't have thought that Breaking Bad would be one they'd draw inspiration from, but as the show is science-centric much of the time, it makes sense. The team will be taking on a [...]

Yeah Mr. White! Yeah Science! Mythbusters to Take on Breaking Bad

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/yeah-mr-white-yeah-science-mythbusters-to-take-on-breaking-bad-175494/feed/ 0 Walt and Jesse Have a Special Bond in 'Breakbad Mountain' http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/walt-and-jesse-have-a-special-bond-in-breakbad-mountain-166177 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/walt-and-jesse-have-a-special-bond-in-breakbad-mountain-166177#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:35:31 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=166177 With all that Walt and Jesse have done for each other over the years, it's very obvious they have a special bond. But how special? We didn't know until this new trailer came out. It's for "Breakbad Mountain," and though I thought we were done with the Brokeback Mountain parodies years ago, it's back with [...]

Walt and Jesse Have a Special Bond in 'Breakbad Mountain'

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/walt-and-jesse-have-a-special-bond-in-breakbad-mountain-166177/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad in Real Life: Chemistry Teacher Caught Cooking, Selling Meth http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-in-real-life-chemistry-teacher-caught-cooking-selling-meth-164995 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-in-real-life-chemistry-teacher-caught-cooking-selling-meth-164995#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:17:05 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=164995 It's one of those strange instances when fiction lines up with real life in ways you wouldn't normally think possible. Walter White may have been able to cook and sell meth as a high school chemistry teacher, but when that happens in real life? You don't end up as a meth kingpin with $35M in [...]

Breaking Bad in Real Life: Chemistry Teacher Caught Cooking, Selling Meth

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-in-real-life-chemistry-teacher-caught-cooking-selling-meth-164995/feed/ 0 Gus Fring May Return to Breaking Bad http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/gus-fring-may-return-to-breaking-bad-163858 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/gus-fring-may-return-to-breaking-bad-163858#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:47:36 +0000 Paul http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=163858 There are only eight episodes left in all of Breaking Bad, and it goes without saying that the show will be pulling out all the stops in its final half season, especially with the revelation at the very end. Hint: It happened on a toilet. But the final eight might get even more exciting with [...]

Gus Fring May Return to Breaking Bad

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/gus-fring-may-return-to-breaking-bad-163858/feed/ 2 Review: Breaking Bad Semi-Finale "Gliding Over All" http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/review-breaking-bad-semi-finale-gliding-over-all-162562 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/review-breaking-bad-semi-finale-gliding-over-all-162562#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:19:55 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=162562 Warning:  This review contains spoilers. I dreaded last night's Breaking Bad.  Mostly I just dreaded the interval of time between that episode and the kick off of the final half of the final season of Breaking Bad.  Watching "Gliding Over All" was a bittersweet experience to say the least. After taking it all in, I [...]

Review: Breaking Bad Semi-Finale "Gliding Over All"

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/review-breaking-bad-semi-finale-gliding-over-all-162562/feed/ 5 Breaking Bad 5.08 'Gliding Over All' Season Finale Recap http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-08-gliding-over-all-season-finale-recap-2-162522 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-08-gliding-over-all-season-finale-recap-2-162522#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:20:42 +0000 keysha http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=162522 It's all been leading up to the final episode of Breaking Bad this year and after the grim final moments of last week's penultimate episode everyone wants to know will any more bodies fall before the ending credits? Jesse's on the outs of the organization and the prison issue still has to be dealt with so what [...]

Breaking Bad 5.08 'Gliding Over All' Season Finale Recap

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-08-gliding-over-all-season-finale-recap-2-162522/feed/ 2 Breaking Bad "Gliding Over All" - 2012 Finale Predictions http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-gliding-over-all-2012-finale-predictions-162270 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-gliding-over-all-2012-finale-predictions-162270#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:26:37 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=162270 Breaking Bad serves up its last original episode for 2012 this weekend, and it feels so wrong!  I have yet to talk to any Breaking Bad fans who think the split season is a good idea, but it's a heck of a lot better than Dish Network's decision to drop AMC completely, so things could [...]

Breaking Bad "Gliding Over All" - 2012 Finale Predictions

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-gliding-over-all-2012-finale-predictions-162270/feed/ 2 Breaking Bad Semi-Finale Clip - Heisenberg and Lydia http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-semi-finale-clip-heisenberg-and-lydia-161753 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-semi-finale-clip-heisenberg-and-lydia-161753#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:20:02 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=161753 How about that Breaking Bad?  When Walt told a dying Mike that he just remembered he could have gotten the names for Lydia, you knew you'd be seeing her again, and here you have it.  Only now Lydia fears Walt a lot more than the did Mike.  You have to give Lydia some credit, the [...]

Breaking Bad Semi-Finale Clip - Heisenberg and Lydia

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-semi-finale-clip-heisenberg-and-lydia-161753/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad 5.07 'Say My Name' Recap http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-recap-161671 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-recap-161671#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:23:15 +0000 keysha http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=161671 For everyone who felt that the dynamic trio of Walter, Jesse, and Mike felt like a bit of a stop-gap between what happened last year and what things will really be like with Walter in charge, well this is the episode for you. Mike and Jesse remain determined to get out while Walter tries to [...]

Breaking Bad 5.07 'Say My Name' Recap

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-recap-161671/feed/ 4 Breaking Bad Predictions - Can Heisenberg Break the Chain? http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-predictions-can-heisenberg-break-the-chain-161171 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-predictions-can-heisenberg-break-the-chain-161171#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:59:38 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=161171 Warning:  this article openly discusses events generally known to occur in the next episode of Breaking Bad "Say My Name".   If you are remaining spoiler free, shut this window down as fast as you can. Part of Walter White's pride, and a major source of his tremendous ego, is the purity of his product.  The [...]

Breaking Bad Predictions - Can Heisenberg Break the Chain?

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-predictions-can-heisenberg-break-the-chain-161171/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad 5.07 "Say My Name" Preview and Photos http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-preview-and-photos-160552 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-preview-and-photos-160552#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:34:46 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=160552 Dinner at the White's was really a hard scene to beat wasn't it?  With all the darkness of recent seasons, I'd forgotten how funny Breaking Bad could be at times.  Of course the fact that Walter was sitting at the head of the table, smugly admiring the discomfort of the situation, and silently exerting his [...]

Breaking Bad 5.07 "Say My Name" Preview and Photos

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-07-say-my-name-preview-and-photos-160552/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad 5.06 'Buyout' Recap http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-06-buyout-recap-160415 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-06-buyout-recap-160415#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 03:48:51 +0000 keysha http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=160415 After a major mishap last week, Jesse and Walt are left to pick up the pieces and deal with the fallout from Todd's fatal snap decision. But even when a decision is made, the tension hits the crew hard and business will never be the same in 'Buyout'. The cleanup crew This week's cold open [...]

Breaking Bad 5.06 'Buyout' Recap

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-06-buyout-recap-160415/feed/ 0 Advanced Review - Breaking Bad 5.06 "Buyout" http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/advanced-review-breaking-bad-5-06-buyout-159896 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/advanced-review-breaking-bad-5-06-buyout-159896#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:56:24 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=159896 I was going to hold off on covering the next episode of Breaking Bad, "Buyout" until we were a bit closer to air time, but I just can't contain myself. It's simply that good.

Advanced Review - Breaking Bad 5.06 "Buyout"

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/advanced-review-breaking-bad-5-06-buyout-159896/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad 5.05 'Dead Freight' Recap http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-05-dead-freight-recap-159822 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-05-dead-freight-recap-159822#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:17:25 +0000 keysha http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=159822 Some people say that Breaking Bad has turned into a more of a crime drama with each passing season. To prove that is true we had an episode that featured a complex plan, a high-stakes heist, and mortal consequences for one of the characters featured in the episode. Now that you’ve hopefully had the chance [...]

Breaking Bad 5.05 'Dead Freight' Recap

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-05-dead-freight-recap-159822/feed/ 0 Review - Breaking Bad 5.05 "Dead Freight" http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/review-breaking-bad-5-05-dead-freight-159031 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/review-breaking-bad-5-05-dead-freight-159031#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:36:40 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=159031 This weeks Breaking Bad, "Dead Freight", has one of the most confounding cold opens of the series.  A young kid buzzes through the desert on his dirt bike, stops, catches a tarantula in a jar, and continues on.  Yes, we could drill down on the symbolism and try to figure out what the message is, [...]

Review - Breaking Bad 5.05 "Dead Freight"

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/review-breaking-bad-5-05-dead-freight-159031/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad '51' Recap http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-51-recap-158331 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-51-recap-158331#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:08:45 +0000 Keysha Couzens http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=158331 In case you missed it, here's a full recap and a bit of analysis of Sunday's Breaking Bad episode, '51'.

Breaking Bad '51' Recap

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-51-recap-158331/feed/ 1 Breaking Bad 5.05 Preview - Is Walt Backing Down, or Stepping Up? http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-05-preview-is-walt-backing-down-or-stepping-up-157229 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-05-preview-is-walt-backing-down-or-stepping-up-157229#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:53:16 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=157229 "Dead Freight" is the title of next week's Breaking Bad, and with a title like that you can imagine there is going to be some death, but in which story-line? As Mike very quickly arrived at the decision to off Lydia this week in "51", Walt's mind seemed to be somewhere else, yet very likely [...]

Breaking Bad 5.05 Preview - Is Walt Backing Down, or Stepping Up?

]]> http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-05-preview-is-walt-backing-down-or-stepping-up-157229/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad 5.04 Review - "51" http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-04-review-51-156998 http://www.tvovermind.com/breaking-bad/breaking-bad-5-04-review-51-156998#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:09:33 +0000 Jon Lachonis http://www.tvovermind.com/?p=156998 Walter White has officially gone to the dark side. For four seasons we have watched Walt gradually become drunk with power and greed as his life circumstances, increasingly of his own doing, drove him to darker and darker depths, but with Breaking Bad "51" that airs tonight on AMC we find that Walt's transformation has [...]

Breaking Bad 5.04 Review - "51"

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