This video essay breaks down how the Breaking Bad writing team create tension, using stakes, problem solving and consequences. Breaking Bad has some of the tightest writing ever to be produced on television, so if you want to learn how it works and why it's so engrossing then watching this video to the end. PATREON: FAIR USE NOTICE: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made "fair use" for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:53 Season One 4:44 Season Three 8:53 Season Four Music used: "Drums of the Deep" Kevin MacLeod ( ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License & The Truth by Anno Domini Beats Nevada City by Huma-huma & Morning Routine by Ghostrifter Official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library & Green Tea by Smith The Mister Smith The Mister Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library #breakingbad #vincegilligan #walterwhite