In the award-winning third season of Breaking Bad , the stakes for Walter White (Bryan Cranston) reach a boiling point. While his cancer is in remission, his personal life collapses as Skyler (Anna Gunn) discovers his secret life and files for divorce. Meanwhile, Walt finds himself deeper in the meth trade than ever, negotiating with the ruthless Gus Fring and dodging a deadly Mexican cartel out for blood.

I threw the disc into the fireplace. The flames turned turquoise. And for the next 119 hours, every time I closed my eyes, I saw the same thing: a desert, a pair of pants floating in a pool, and a number counting down from 119 to 1.

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