‘Breaking Bad’ Review: Is This What Meth Is Like?

Series returns Aug. 11. Here's our spoiler-free review

I'm not going to spoil anything about the return of "Breaking Bad," except this: It's as good as it's ever been. As good as any TV show has ever been.

My revealing anything about the plot would be a missed opportunity for you and an act of foolish egotism by me. Because nothing I could put into sentences would deliver the crackling euphoria the show creates with each jittery montage, wincing fight, scream-at-the-screen flashforward. "Breaking Bad" tells its story better than anyone else could.

So just watch the show yourself, Aug. 11, two Sundays from now. I don't envy your wait, but I envy you getting to see the return episode for the first time.

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