Breaking Bad: Season Five

Breaking Bad: Season Five [part 1? I'm not clear on how they're labeling this], 2012. A ruthless meth cook builds his empire.

Created by Vince Gilligan. Directed by Michelle MacLaren (2 episodes), Michael Slovis (1), Adam Bernstein (1), Rian Johnson (1), George Mastras (1), Colin Bucksey (1) & Thomas Schnauz (1). Written by Gilligan (2 episodes), Peter Gould (1), Sam Catlin (1), Mastras (1), Gennifer Hutchison (1), Schnauz (1) & Moira Walley-Beckett (1). Starring Bryan Cranston.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 3/4 (Good)
Characters: 4/4 (Great)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 4/4 (Great)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, 4/4). It's not really as good as previous seasons (not that that's a particularly strong criticism). Skyler has turned into a helpless victim, and most of the other main characters are more or less waiting in the background for the story to get to a point where they're needed again. And now that Walt has real power and resources, a lot of what's happening is stuff that's been done already in movies. But still, I can't wait to see what happens next.
Objective Rating (Average): 3.3/4 (Very good)