Basically, this brilliant chemist teacher finds out he has cancer and only has a few months to live. With nothing to leave behind for his family, he decides to use his chemistry skills to cook meth (with a former student of his) for the short time he has remaining before he dies, so that he can leave behind some money for his teenage son and pregnant wife.
Every day he finds himself deeper in the culture and more involved and unable to escape the downward spiral. I can’t say much more without ruining some of the fun, but I HIGHLY recommend it.
Have you ever watched Sons of Anarchy? It’s pretty entertaining, and the writer doesn’t shy away from killing main characters.
It doesn't sound like fun, judging from Ann's column; three different times she references someone throwing up. Sounds utterly degraded and disgusting, not to mention depressing. I have to admit I'm curious, since I've heard almost universally rave reviews. But I'm turned off by the premise. I got hooked on Sopranos because I had cable TV back then, and I happened to catch an episode while flipping channels. But all I have now is Roku and broadcast TV, so watching Breaking Bad would require a conscious decision.
Ann's review was well argued and eloquent, but it still struck me as just a fancy rationalization for her guilty pleasure.