Breaking Bad

Critics who champion TV's high-quality renaissance elevate the status of niche shows at the expense of those appreciated by "mass," lower-class audiences.

• By Noah Berlatsky

Why does infidelity figure so prominently in TV's latest golden age?

• By Kevin Lincoln

A whole lot, actually.

• By Ryan O'Hanlon

The real-life chemist behind television's preeminent crystal cook

• By Vince Beiser

Two lessons for Walter White: European meth users are locavores, and there's not that many of them anyway.

• By Marc Herman