Am I the only one who still finds Breaking Bad to be just a little better?

The remission scene was very emotional in a happy way. I've witnessed a family member in real life receive very good news while battling cancer, and it's something that makes everyone in the room get teary-eyed.

BCS' emotional moments tend to be more subtle, nuanced, and internal. They're usually demonstrated in a facial expression or the way a sentence is delivered rather than the emotions being slapped across the television screen. Some exceptions to that would be Chuck tearing his house apart/committing suicide or Mike having to kill Werner.

It really just comes down to the subject matter of each show. BB's main character is battling cancer while trying to avoid being killed/sent to prison/destroying his family's life, so naturally that type of show would have alot of emotional opportunities, whereas with BCS you have a show who's main character is healthy, not under the threat of death or being sentenced to life in prison, and who doesn't have a family whose life he could ruin.

That started changing big time in season 5 though, so I'm guessing season 6 has the potential to be very emotional.

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