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[Represent.]

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."



The episode of Breaking Bad, "Ozymandias" is considered one of the best episode in the history of television.

The word is known from Percy Shelley's poem, published in 1818, which uses the image of a statue of Ozymandias to describe the inevitable fall of all leaders and empires no matter how powerful they were in their time.

In the series we see Walter White collapsing in the sand, as is said to have happened with the famous statue. In 2013, Breaking Bad released a promotional short in which Bryan Cranston read the entire poem.
Today marks exactly 10 years since the episode aired.

A masterpiece in every sense of the word. Changed the game and set a new standard for television. A truly heartbreaking episode showcasing the fall and demise of a once King.

Spoiler

Also the only episode to ever hold and maintain a 10/10 on IMDB

 

[Pegasus Actual]

It was okay, show peaked at the end of season 3 or so.

 

[FunkMiller]

Yes indeed. Transcendently good.

 

[YCoCg]

It was okay, show peaked at the end of season 3 or so.

Surely you mean Season 4?

 

[Toytown Assassin]

I knew which ep you meant from the thread title. 1st thought was god I'm old (cos I am fucking old) 2nd thought was that's not pine barrens!

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Surely you mean Season 4?

I remember the half/full measures thing at the end of season 3 hitting the hardest, and season 5 with the nazis being a noticeable dip in quality overall. I haven't seen the show in its entirety since it went off the air so I could be a little off. Doubt my S5 feelings will change much.

I'll give it another year or two and give it all a rewatch. Gotta figure out if the rewatch should start with BCS or not though.

 

[Winter John]

Nope. It’s a great episode for sure but everybody knows Pine Barrens is the greatest episode in tv history

 

[Represent.]

Ozymandias is better than Pine Barrens

 

[DKehoe]

Not to be nitpicky but it aired on 15th September.

I’ve been working my way through Better Call Saul recently and Friday, which was the 15th, happened to watch a pretty notable episode of that

Spoiler: BCS spoiler

the episode where Howard dies.

Then after watching it I read online that it happened to be 10 years to the day that Ozymandias aired.

 

[Paltheos]

Maybe for that show. Most of Breaking Bad is pretty underwhelming so I can't say I've reflected on the best episode of... an above average show?
Very thoughtful cinematography and direction but the substance of the show itself rarely presented enough to keep me engaged.

 

[Mistake]

I really feel like the show fell off in the last season. Around the time of the poisoning mystery I think it could have ended on a more interesting note

 

[Wildebeest]

It hasn't been ten years since Twin Peaks the return, part 8.

 

[DKehoe]

It hasn't been ten years since Twin Peaks the return, part 8.

Got a light?

 

[bitbydeath]

As good as that episode is, nothing gut punches you harder than Buffy episode “The Body”, season 5, episode 6.

That is drama taken to the extreme.

 

[TTOOLL]

I was in college I guess but I remember downloading this episode and then watching it having lunch. I got sick throughout it. It's indeed a masterpiece.

 

[Raonak]

The first GOAT level TV show.

 

[Days like these...]

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."



The episode of Breaking Bad, "Ozymandias" is considered one of the best episode in the history of television.

The word is known from Percy Shelley's poem, published in 1818, which uses the image of a statue of Ozymandias to describe the inevitable fall of all leaders and empires no matter how powerful they were in their time.

In the series we see Walter White collapsing in the sand, as is said to have happened with the famous statue. In 2013, Breaking Bad released a promotional short in which Bryan Cranston read the entire poem.
Today marks exactly 10 years since the episode aired.

A masterpiece in every sense of the word. Changed the game and set a new standard for television. A truly heartbreaking episode showcasing the fall and demise of a once King.

Spoiler

Also the only episode to ever hold and maintain a 10/10 on IMDB

Your tag ensures I will NEVER watch this.

 

[Aesius]

Nope. It’s a great episode for sure but everybody knows Pine Barrens is the greatest episode in tv history

OP should have stopped at Roy Rogers.

 

[Represent.]

Your tag ensures I will NEVER watch this.

Your loss. Breaking Bad is the GOAT. This episode is drama perfected. Ask around

 

[EviLore]

Directed by Rian Johnson

 

[ManaByte]

Directed by Rian Johnson

 

[SirKicksalot]

Ending of Spartacus S01 is unmatched. Television peaked at the shield tap.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Today's reminder that multiple structures erected by Ramesses II (the Great), commonly referred to by his Greek name Ozymandias, still stand today. That poem was never accurate. His intact temples at Abu Simbel and Luxor can be visited by tourists, and the Ramesseum is a standing ruin that is still studied by archaeologists today.

 

[22:22:22]

The first GOAT level TV show.

 

[ManaByte]

I thought this was about the deleted Community episode. The best one of the series. That you can’t watch anymore.

 

[22:22:22]

Hold on.



And btw

 

[22:22:22]

I thought this was about the deleted Community episode. The best one of the series. That you can’t watch anymore.

Why would you think that of all shows?

 

[20cent]

It was on feb 28th, 15 years ago, in 2008

Lost - The Constant

 

[ManaByte]

Hold on.



And btw

She got her start in the second season of TNG.

 

[ManaByte]

Why would you think that of all shows?

I generally think sitcoms peaked with Seinfeld. Except for the AD&D episode of Community. That was brilliant.

 

[Represent.]

look at all these episodes worse than Ozymandias being posted.

 

[22:22:22]

look at all these episodes worse than Ozymandias being posted.

look at you. Brush your teeth. Or drop the hyperbole

 

[22:22:22]

I generally think sitcoms peaked with Seinfeld. Except for the AD&D episode of Community. That was brilliant.

Seinfeld/Frasier. Regarding sitcoms.

 

[22:22:22]

Have you watched Twin Peaks?

Represent.

 

[22:22:22]

She got her start in the second season of TNG.

Yeah. Insanely gorgeous.

 

[MaestroMike]

Lol I’m rewatching the series for like the 4th time right now when I entered the thread I was like better have something to do with breaking bad haha

 

[22:22:22]

Today's reminder that multiple structures erected by Ramesses II (the Great), commonly referred to by his Greek name Ozymandias, still stand today. That poem was never accurate. His intact temples at Abu Simbel and Luxor can be visited by tourists, and the Ramesseum is a standing ruin that is still studied by archaeologists today.

Great post and let's perhaps extrapolate that to remind us of many structures and texts that are still studied by, ahem, experts to this day.


Sorry let us all have Represent. have her moment.

BB is a great show.

 

[Represent.]

look at you. Brush your teeth. Or drop the hyperbole

Thread title is not hyperbole. Its an opinion.

Lol I’m rewatching the series for like the 4th time right now when I entered the thread I was like better have something to do with breaking bad haha

Y'already know. Im rewatching it again now too and just finished "4 days out" another fucking great episode. top 5 for me

 

[PSYGN]

This was the best episode

 

[Pimpollo818]

From start to finish yeah, but my personal favorite episode is Crawl Space. The way Season 4 just keeps boiling and boiling until it blows up. FUIYOH!

 

[Sybrix]

Fuck 10 years............... GTA V and Breaking Bad at the same time!! How lucky we were.

The whole build up to the end of season 5 was some of the best television i've ever seen and probably will ever see.

The ending of Breaking Bad was so god-damn perfect.

 

[Toots]

Ozymandias is better than Pine Barrens

Platane S01ep01 is better.
Lana, the protagonist's girlfriend, is about to leave him for someone else so he makes a sweater with her name on a steel plaque on it to show his love. They go to an office party where they meet the coworker Lana's is filrting with, and the protag is sad and gets drunk and ridicules her with his actions, and then he just takes his car and leave without her.
He hits a tree on the way home and falls into a coma. When he wakes up, a few month later, his girl has left him for the coworker and somehow the steel plaque on his sweater hit his forehead during the crash with such strengh that it imprinted his ex name, Lana, backwards on it.
The dude ends up the first episode of his series with ANAL "tattooed" on the forehead, you can't beat that.

 

[Thaedolus]

This was the best episode

Directed by Rian Johnson

And anyone who says BB peaked before Ozymandias is on crack

 

[LordOfChaos]

I'll allow it

BB was up there, it and attack on titan were competing for the best episodes on TV for a while, still 9 entries in the top 50

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[Giallo Corsa]

 

[AJUMP23]

While Breaking Bad is a good show, it is no Band of Brothers. Every episode is the best episode.

 

[jufonuk]

Wow Vince went to all that effort about some old poem. Never read.

In all seriousness that’s cool and this is why I love movies and tv series just the homages etc. Really great.

 

[MilkyJoe]

I don't think so .

 

[Puscifer]

I loved it personally but I think Vince wrote a better episode with Waterworks in Better Call Saul, the personal tragedy of it all was amazing combined with Kim's crying scene devastated me personally, her range of emotions on her face remind of when I finally stopped trying to make sense of it and accept that my grandmother died and burst into tears. That shit hit me harder than I thought so that's my personal GOAT

 

[drganon]

Great episode, but I'm partial to "Felina" as well. Wrapped up everything brilliantly.