Kickstarted by the "biggest revelation" of the series—Hank discovering Walt's identity while sitting on a toilet—this half is described as "riveting" and "explosive". It contains "Ozymandias," frequently cited by IMDb and Wikipedia as the greatest single episode of television ever broadcast. Key Strengths Breaking Bad: Season 5 Review

Season 5 of Breaking Bad is widely considered a "masterpiece" and a "perfect send-off" for what many critics call one of the greatest television dramas ever made. It holds a near-perfect 99/100 score on Metacritic and follows Walter White’s complete descent from a desperate underdog into a narcissistic, "anti-anti-hero" drug kingpin.

The season was split into two eight-episode parts, each serving a distinct purpose in the "rise and fall" of Walter White: