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Tag: Breaking Bad

  • TV Episode Review: “Breaking Bad”-“Buyout” (05.06, 2012)

    “Buyout” (05.06, 2012) Written by Gennifer Hutchison (Previous Episodes: “I See You,” “Cornered,” and “Salud”) Directed by Colin Bucksey (Previous Episodes: “Phoenix,” “I See You,” and “Bullet Points”) Colin Bucksey, another veteran Breaking Bad director, follows first-timer George Mastras here, and the difference is stark. It’s a beautiful episode, filled with thoughtful, careful textures and…

  • TV Episode Review: “Breaking Bad”-“Dead Freight” (05.05, 2012)

    “Dead Freight” (05.05, 2012) Written by George Mastras (“Crazy Handful of Nothin’,” “Grilled,” “Mandala,” “I.F.T.,” “Kafkaesque,” “Thirty-Eight Snub,” “Hermanos,” and “Crawl Space”) Directed by George Mastras (No Previous Episodes)   Longtime Breaking Bad writer George Mastras gets his first shot at directing in this one, and doesn’t quite live up to the standards set by…

  • TV Episode Review: “Breaking Bad”–“Fifty-One” (05.04, 2012)

    “Fifty-One” (05.04, 2012) Written by Sam Catlin (Previous Episodes: “Down,” “4 Days Out,” “Green Light,” “Fly,” “Half Measures,” “Open House,” “Hermanos,” and “Crawl Space”) Directed by Rian Johnson (Previous Episodes: “Fly”)   It’s not every TV show that can get the best film director working today to direct a few episodes. In fact, it’s exactly…