History YMMV / BreakingBad

* CommonKnowledge: Jesse is often described as a TragicDropout by some fans despite the fact that the show never mentions that to be the case and ''Film/ElCamino'' ended up [[{{Jossed}} jossing]] the idea by revealing he has already graduated from high school when Walt proposes him the idea to get a GED.

** [=CDs=] are still common as are hifi stack style stereos. Jesse's is even given a lot of focus in one episode. Neither of these have vanished entirely, but these days sound systems are all about streaming music and being as invisible as possible if people bother with them at all outside of vinyl fanatics. Listening to music via smart phones with wireless speakers or headphones is now the norm.

** Tuco, for being so terrifyingly insane and hammy it loops back around to entertainingly awesome. His return in ''[[Series/BetterCallSaul Better Call Saul]]'' was met with open arms.

** A few years after Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul would play another stoner burnout beanie-lover who shares a first name with Jesse’s Nazi captor. [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman Dammit Todd!]]

** Most sacred of sacred cows is the series antepenultimate episode "Ozymandias". It is considered by many to be not only the best episode of the series, but '''''THE''' single best episode of any TV series in all of TV history''. If you're a fan of Breaking Bad, it's expected of you to have it in at least your top three favorite episodes of the series (and if it is third, the series finale "Felina", only slightly lesser of a sacred cow, is expected to be one of the two above it) less you be roasted by fans.

** Most sacred of sacred cows is the series antepenultimate episode "Ozymandias". It is considered by many to be not only the best episode of the series, but '''THE"' single best episode of any TV series in all of TV history. If you're a fan of ''Breaking Bad'', it's expected of you to have it in at least your top three favorite episodes of the series (and if it is third, the series finale "Felina", only slightly lesser of a sacred cow, is expected to be one of the two above it) less you be roasted by fans.

** While one-sided, Walt is only really interested in Saul in terms of how he can use the guy, but Saul will chase after and whore himself out for Walt whenever he thinks money is sliding out of his grip, or he might not get the headpat he's after.
* HypeBacklash: Being one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of all time, this type of reaction was inevitable. Part of it is because of overexposure, as pretty much any show that's critically acclaimed would be inevitably compared with ''Breaking Bad'' leading to any viewer who doesn't consider it the greatest show of all time to take shade to it or point to one aspect that his preferred show did better.

* HypeBacklash: Being one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of all time, this type of reaction was inevitable. Part of it is because of overexposure, as pretty much any show that's critically acclaimed would be inevitably compared with ''Breaking Bad'' leading to any viewer who doesn't consider it the greatest show of all time to take shade to it or point to one aspect that his prefered show did better. ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' and ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fans in particular tend to despise the show for how constantly it gets compared to their favorite show.
** "Ozymandias" is notable for being the only episode to keep an perfect score of "10.0" in ''Website/{{IMDb}}'', so you can expect any fanbase with an episode that briefly got the score before falling back to 9.9 to feel frustrated towards the episode.
** There's also some viewers who would argue that the most acclaimed portions of the show (particulary you will rarely find anyone disliking Season 5B) are every bit as great as everyone say they are but would consider the rest of the show SoOKItsAverage

* InformedWrongness: Jesse’s parents evicting him from the house made perfect sense since Jesse WAS running a Meth Lab in the basement and had he been arrested the DEA would’ve been able to seize the house and possibly many other of the family’s assets.

** Todd and his uncle, Jack. They're both so ''off'' that it's hard not to want to see more of them and try to figure out the puzzles that are their brains.

** Hector’s DeathGlare to Gus looks goofy and overexaggerated when taken on its own but its very effective in context, considering how much facial paralysis we’ve seen him working through throughout the show.

*** Even though Spanish in Breaking Bad is generally quite awful, it's still jarring that out of 3 founders of the cartel, only Juan Bolsa sounds at least remotely Mexican. Eladio's Spanish is good, but very much not Mexican, Hector's Spanish is horrible (although, considering Creator/MarkMargolis didn't speak Spanish and just learnt his lines phonetically, it could have been much worse), and while Bolsa speaks Mexican Spanish really well, Creator/JavierGrajeda either didn't bother or wasn't allowed to rewrite his lines to make them sound more natural, and as a result, they often sound like something an English scriptwriter just wrote and then ran through Google translate.

** Most sacred of sacred cows is the series antepenultimate episode "Ozymandias". It is considered by many to be not only the best episode of the series, but '''THE"' single best episode of any TV series in all of TV history. If you're a fan of Breaking Bad, it's expected of you to have it in at least your top three favorite episodes of the series (and if it is third, the series finale Felina, only slightly lesser of a sacred cow, is expected to be one of the two above it) less you be roasted by fans.
* SeasonalRot: A minor example. It's widely agreed that Season 4 is better than Season 5A because of its tense pacing and strong continuity (Season 4 centers on the development and climax of Gus Fring and The Cartel's story arcs which had been focal points over the previous two seasons, compared to the more slow-paced and less intense Season 5A). Most fans agree that Season 5B is the show GrowingTheBeard again and the best part of the whole series, but there are still a handful of fans who prefer Season 4.

** [[ThoseTwoGuys Huell and Kuby]]. Delightfully passive and humorous characters. Every time they open their mouths, [[DeadpanSnarker they make]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments it count]]. They hardly get any screen time together, unfortunately. Apart, Huell is pretty much TheQuietOne, while Kuby is passed over for drama's sake. Their best lines are as a pair.

* SacredCow: The show is more than not regarded as not one of, but ''the'' greatest TV show of all time. Any criticism of the series results in massive outcry from loyal fans.

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* HypeBacklash: Being one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of all time, this type of reaction was inevitable. Part of it is because of overexposure, as pretty much any show that's critically acclaimed would inevitably being compared with Breaking Bad leading to any viewer who doesn't consider it the greatest show of all time to take shade to it or point to one aspect that his prefered show did better. ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' and ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fans in particular tend to despise the show for how constantly it gets compared to their favorite show.

** The HypeBacklash is so bad that even fans of *the same franchise* tend to take shade to it, as a lot of fans of Series/BetterCallSaul'' would often argue about the flaws of the show to explain why they consider BCS an EvenBetterSequel.

%% * HypeBacklash: Being one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of all time, this type of reaction was inevitable.

** Heisenberg. If you paid attention in chemistry class, this would bring to mind the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. If you studied German history, Walt's similarities to Werner Heisenberg are incredible. Especially in Season 5, where Walt works with a group of Nazis.

** Also partially because of memes and this show being his breakthrough role, many people watch the slight reveal of Gustavo Fring knoging already he will be a big part of the show.

** [[spoiler: "I AM the Danger"/"I am the one who knocks", possibly the most quoted scene in TV history and easily of the entire series. "Say My Name" comes close.]]
** [[spoiler:Gus' death scene]] is considered one of the most iconic death scenes in pop culture history.

* CommonKnowledge: Jesse is often described as a TragicDropout by some fans despite the fact the show never mentions that to be the case and ''Film/ElCamino'' ended up [[{{Jossed}} jossing]] it by revealing he has already graduate it from high school when Walt proposes him the idea to get a GED.