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Chapter 5. Dark Matter

Breaking Bad and the Suburban Crime Drama

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1. “Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy” 15
Chapter 2. Miami Vices 45
Chapter 3. “The Most Alive Dead Man in the World” 75
Chapter 4. Dancing toward Revenge 101
Chapter 5. Dark Matter 125
Chapter 6. Bad Hombres 147
Chapter 7. From Public Enemy to Global Media Commodity 173
Epilogue. “It’s Time for a White Man to Leave the Building” 199
Acknowledgments 205
Notes 209
Select Filmography 232
Bibliography 234
Index 242

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1. “Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy” 15
Chapter 2. Miami Vices 45
Chapter 3. “The Most Alive Dead Man in the World” 75
Chapter 4. Dancing toward Revenge 101
Chapter 5. Dark Matter 125
Chapter 6. Bad Hombres 147
Chapter 7. From Public Enemy to Global Media Commodity 173
Epilogue. “It’s Time for a White Man to Leave the Building” 199
Acknowledgments 205
Notes 209
Select Filmography 232
Bibliography 234
Index 242

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