The premise of “Breaking Bad” is Mr. Chips’ transformation into Scarface. We’ve known this from nearly the beginning. But there is another storyline happening alongside that one: our own transformation as viewers.
After Walt stole the methylamine a friend wrote to me: “Last night I realized that this is the point that I’ve finally become wholeheartedly in favor of Walter getting caught …. I just hate him so much finally.”
Starlee Kine on the latest episode of “Breaking Bad”