Professional critics, too, are deeply enamored with the drama | Season 1 was the low point with a 79%, which is still pretty great |
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That likely makes it the single best-reviewed episode of television on the entire website | Whether it's Jesse and Hank, Flynn and Skyler, or Walter and every single drug lord he conquers, the show's foundation depends entirely on the choice of cast |
The only TV shows that rank higher are Planet Earth and Cosmos, both documentaries.
20The gravity of  doesn't lie in its spectacular cinemascapes, nor how precisely the narrative is tailored to fit its themes, but in the relationship network linking its core characters | Related: 10 Most Surprising Scenes in , Ranked It's easy to claim that cannot be replicated, and while those arguments have some merit, there are several actors who could play the same roles with just as much depth and relatability |
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And it seems those millions of folks liked what they saw |
That said, today would be wholly different from a decade ago, and would have an entirely different cast along with it.