Breaking bad episodes ranked
All episodes of breaking bad ranked from best to worst ~ my opinion
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- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt goes on the run. Jesse is taken hostage. Marie forces Skyler to tell Walter, Jr. the truth.Season 5, episode 14
Deaths : Hank Schrader, Steve Gomez
Best moment : The death of Hank Schrader - DirectorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulJesse is brought to the FBI for questioning on his knowledge of ricin. In a last effort to kill Gus, Walt must ask for help from an old enemy.Season 4, episode 13
Deaths : Hector " Tio " Salamamca, Tyrus Kitt, Gus Fring, Two of gus' guards
Best moment : The death of Gus Fring - DirectorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalter White returns to Albuquerque one last time to secure his family's future and settle old scores.Season 5, episode 16
Deaths : Jack Welker, Todd Alquist, The rest of the nazi gang, Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, Walter White
Best moment : The turret - DirectorScott WinantStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulHank asks Walt to drive him to the laundry where the meth lab is hidden. Ted still won't pay the IRS so Skyler asks Saul for help, and Saul sends in his A-Team. Gus and Jesse return from Mexico, and Walt fears he is in trouble with Gus.Season 4, episode 11
Deaths : None
Best moment : Walter cracks up - DirectorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulJesse has disappeared and Walt is in big trouble with Gus. So Gus rehires Gale to learn from Walt's cooking so that they can dispose of Walt once and for all.Season 3, episode 13
Deaths : 4 cartel assassins, Gale Boetticher
Best moment : The death of Gale - DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulJesse ends up in the hospital after getting beaten up by Hank. Now he is threatening to press charges against the DEA. To stop him, Walt decides to bring Jesse on as his partner, once again.Season 3, episode7
Deaths : Unnamed man, Marco Salamanca
Best moment : The assassins vs Hank - DirectorMichael SlovisStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt makes his next move against Hank, putting Hank in a tough position. Hank confronts Jesse and attempts to turn him against Walt, and Jesse decides it's time to move on. Meanwhile, Todd has taken over the business.Season 5, episode 11
Deaths : None
Best moment : The fake confession tape - DirectorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulDiagnosed with terminal lung cancer, chemistry teacher Walter White teams up with former student Jesse Pinkman to cook and sell crystal meth.Season 1, episode 1
Deaths : Emilio Konyama
Best moment : Walter black mails Jesse into partnering up with him - DirectorGeorge MastrasStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalter White's domestic life continues to deteriorate; at the same time, his growing business venture aims to steal a train car chock full of methylamine.Season 5, episode 5
Deaths : Drew Sharp
Best moment : The train robbery - DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulJesse and Hank come up with an idea to take Walt down. Walt hires Todd's uncle to kill Jesse.Season 5, episode 13
Deaths : None
Best moment : Hank and Steve vs the nazis - DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt expands his business overseas, and the money is pouring in.Season 5, episode 8
Deaths : The prisoners
Best moment : The prison killings - DirectorBryan CranstonStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt is out of the meth business and trying to move on with his life. Jesse tries to get rid of his money. Hank now knows that Walt is the famous Heisenberg.Season 5, episode 9
Deaths : None
Best moment : Hank confronts Walter - DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulJesse, Gus, and Mike fly down to Mexico, and Jesse cooks the blue meth for the cartel. Walt misses his son's 16th birthday after his fight with Jesse.Season 4, episode 10
Deaths : Don eladio and the rest of the cartel
Best moment : Gus poisons the cartel - DirectorCharles HaidStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt's disappearance is met with investigation by both his wife and Hank, as Tuco Salamanca intends to leave town with his kidnapped cooks.Season 2, episode 2
Deaths : Tuco Salamanca
Best moment : Hank vs Tuco - DirectorBronwen HughesStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWith the side effects and cost of his treatment mounting, Walt demands that Jesse finds a wholesaler to buy their drugs - which lands him in trouble.Season 1, episode 6
Deaths : None
Best moment : Exploding meth - DirectorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulThe DEA is putting Hank and his family in protective custody; however, Walt refuses and awaits his fate in his house. Meanwhile, Brock has fallen terribly ill and Jesse suspects Walt may be behind it.Season 4 : episode 12
Deaths: None
Best moment : Jesse nearly shooting Walter - DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulAgainst Walt's advice, Jesse lashes out. Fearing for Jesse's safety, Walt takes drastic action to intervene. Meanwhile a tragic event leads to a shocking confrontation.Season 3, episode 12
Deaths : Tomas Cantillo, Two drug dealers
Best moment : Walter saves Jesse - DirectorPeter GouldStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt struggles as he adapts to aspects of his new identity. Jesse plans an escape against Jack and his crew.Season 5, episode 15
Deaths : Andrea Cantillo
Best moment : Jesse's failed escape - DirectorPeter MedakStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulAfter Skinny Pete gets ripped off, Walt makes Jesse go get the money. Meanwhile, Walt's cover story on how Elliott and Gretchen are paying for his medical treatment is on the verge of collapsing.Season 2, episode 6
Deaths : Store clerk, Spooge
Best moment : Death by ATM - DirectorJohan RenckStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWhen Hank produces evidence that Gus is Albuquerque's crystal meth kingpin, Walt worries that he and Jesse will be killed to protect their boss.Season 4, episode 8
Deaths : Max Arciniega
Best moment : Gus' flashback - DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Jesse are held captive by Gus, after Gale's death. Meanwhile, Skyler tries to find out what happened to Walt.Season 4, episode 1
Deaths : Victor
Best moment : Gus cuts victors throat - DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulThe guys put a business plan into action; Walt confesses to Marie.Season 5, episode 3
Deaths : None
Best moment : The first cook in the new lab - DirectorColin BuckseyStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Skyler have a baby girl. Now that Jesse is hooked on heroin, Walt refuses to give him his money until he gets clean. Meanwhile, as an excuse for his money, Walt decides to donate the money to himself through his son's new website.Season 2, episode 12
Deaths : Jane Margolis
Best moment : Walter watches Jane die - DirectorThomas SchnauzStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulMike and Jesse are out. Now Walt has to handle things on his own. Hank finally finds a rat in Mike's gang.Season 5, episode 7
Deaths : Mike ermantraut
Best moment : " say my name ... " - DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Jesse seek out an unlikely partner for a new business venture. The DEA follows up new leads in its investigation.Season 5, episode 2
Deaths : Peter Schuler, Chow, Chris Mana
Best moment : Mike joins the buisness