The Brilliance Of Breaking Bad Episode Titles You Haven't Paid Enough Attention to
What are the titles of the best Breaking Bad episodes trying to tell us?
If you watched the acclaimed TV show Breaking Bad, chances are you've noticed the intriguing episode titles. But how many of us have really given them the attention they deserve?
Let's take a look at some of these gems that just prove the brilliance of this show once again.
Seven Thirty-Seven, Down, Over, ABQ (Season 2, Episodes 1, 4, 10, 13)
Season 2 of Breaking Bad features a string of eerie, black-and-white snippets from the future. These ominous sequences build up to a catastrophic event with Walter White's fingerprints all over it.
There's a quartet of episodes in this season that tease us with the impending disaster — Seven Thirty-Seven, Down, Over, and ABQ.
Now, if you didn't notice this before, brace yourself — these titles combined hint at the shocking season finale: a plane crash over Albuquerque. The whole season subtly unveils the harsh consequences of Walt's actions.
Phoenix (Season 2, Episode 12)
Phoenix is a symbol of rebirth and re-emergence. The title gives a nod to the city of Jane Margolis's birth, but also points to the fact that Walt & Jesse's drug operations are rising from the ashes after they join forces with Gus.
And let's not forget the bittersweet duality of Holly's birth and Jane's death in the same episode. Plus, Phoenix is also the Mars lander that found water — a fact discussed by Walt and Jane's father at the bar.
Ozymandias (Season 5, Episode 14)
If you're into poetry, you'll know it's the title of a famous piece by Percy Bysshe Shelley from 1818. This isn't a random choice, but a glaring sign that this episode is a game-changer. It was Breaking Bad’s interesting way of incorporating poetry into its storyline.
Remember how Hank stumbled upon Walt's secret by reading a note in Walt's copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass? In this episode, Hanks dies. Plus, they had Bryan Cranston 's voice-over of the Ozymandias poem as part of their promotion strategy.
Felina (Season 5, Episode 16)
And finally, we come to the series finale, and it is another brilliant title — Felina. Feleena is the tune that plays as the episode opens, telling the story of a man who meets his end due to his overpowering love.
Fe Li Na also stands for iron, lithium, and sodium — representing blood, meth, and tears. Plus, it's a fun anagram for "finale."