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VIDEO ESSAY: Gliding Over All: The Cinematography of BREAKING BAD, Season 5.1

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"Breaking Bad," with its carefully thought-out look, dependably relies on its cinematography to deliver crucial narrative/thematic information, just as it relies on its characters to deliver significant exposition in a straightforward manner.