Crystal Meth In Breaking Bad

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I used the television show Breaking Bad for my analysis for SDVL due to being a show revolving around making crystal meth. The episode I chose to analyze is season 4 episode 1 “boxer cutter”. The rating of Breaking Bad is TV-14 which, I found surprising since this exposes the extensive use of drugs such as crystal meth with mediocre violence that occurs. The language is usually moderate, mainly used by one the main characters Jesse since he is a hotheaded young adult. Sex isn’t really shown during this show since the premise of this show is focused on two main characters trying to sell their well known blue crystal meth. When Breaking Bad was still airing they would be shown on AMC around night time. AMC has more shows for an older audience …show more content…

Since this is the fourth season they moved from selling their own crystal meth and trying to move their way up in the world. They would eventually meet Gus, the head distributor of crystal meth in the country and with Walter’s and Jesse’s with their high purity meth would be noticed by Gus. Gus would eventually make contact with Walter and Jesse trying to make business. Gus having his own million dollar lab that can produce meth at 10x faster rate and while earning more money Walter and Jesse agreed on the terms on working for him. The conflict occurs in this episode as the flashbacks show Jesse Pinkman killing Gale. Gale was Gus old chemist who made meth from him and Walter believed that once Gale was out of the picture that Jesse and Walter will remain permanent to the situation they are in. This will later raise the tension between Gus and Walter and Jesse with the lack of trust and fear from …show more content…

They had dialogue of Walter and Jesse talking about the chemicals in the meth and what can happen if an error occurs if too much material is added. These characters go in detail in finding the correct material to make these drugs which why I found this show to be great by how they focus on the small details. I thought the violence wasn’t as realistic or on par as the drugs. There was a couple scenes of blood occurring and it looked real as in the actual, but the blood was the only thing that threw me off. Drugs had the effect of conflict in this show whether they’re making money or not the effects of making crystal meth had many people revolved around Walter and Jesse to die from knowing too much or having no purpose to them. Violence is usually shown to kill characters off or to intimate them with

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