The fifth season of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” continued with high tensions like a loaded gun with a finger on the trigger.

For those not invested in this Emmy-winning series, “Breaking Bad” is a show about how far one man would go to protect his family and his interests. A happy-go-lucky chemistry teacher, Walter White, is diagnosed with lung cancer. He goes into producing meth to secure his family financially in case he doesn’t make it through. Once he gets his hands on the power and the money he falls into darkness, pulling those he loves down with him.

This final season of “Breaking Bad” has been the most stressful and dramatic season of them all. With only four episodes left, the pressure is skyrocketing as viewers never know who will make it out of an episode alive.

“Every episode this season gets better and better,” said senior communication major David Reczynski. “I am always on the edge of my seat the whole episode.”

In episode 12, “Rabid Dog,” viewers get a deeper look into all of the main characters’ slow descent into chaos and madness. White’s own transition from chemistry teacher to drug kingpin has pushed everyone else into breaking bad.

Characters have become more psychological and manipulative than ever as they have developed their own dark motives. Silence has truly become the creators’ most powerful tool in the series. They have been capable of building near-perfect fear and suspense by a lack of dialogue more than anything.

The latest episode also showed how lighting can play into building a dark atmosphere for the show. It doesn’t even need to be heavily shadowed or pitch black for some viewers to feel the pressure in their heart.

“The most stressful scene was when Jesse [Pinkman] and Walter were in the plaza,” said Reczynski. “The brightness of the scene made it very ominous because it looked safe, but deep down you knew there was danger.”

My favorite actor this episode was Aaron Paul, who plays Jesse Pinkman, a former friend and meth-selling partner of White. Paul brought so much passion in Sunday’s episode as a betrayed friend. His talent for showing raw anger, sadness and a complete lack of control made him unpredictable and sympathetic at the same time.

“Breaking Bad” is a show that keeps getting better.