It’s time to debunk the biggest lie about Breaking Bad season 1. Vince Gilligan’s crime saga, about a mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher becoming a meth cook after being diagnosed with lung cancer, is one of the greatest TV shows ever made , so people tend to recommend it to all their friends. But those recommendations usually come with a caveat.

Breaking Bad fans will tell their friends that Bryan Cranston gives the performance of a generation , the writers perfectly blend action, drama, and pitch-black humor, and the story of this man’s downfall is a modern-day Greek tragedy. But they’ll also warn their friends that the show gets off to a slow start in season 1, so they need to stick with it.

And honestly, it’s time to bench that caveat. There are certain shows that

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