Look, if you haven't watched "Breaking Bad" yet, I can't even talk to you. I'm partially kidding, but I need you to start watching this show right now and I mean it. It's been almost two years since the final episode and people are still in awe. Granted, I was a little late to the game, as I started watching in Sept. 2014, but I am still torn up about this show like almost everyone else who loved it from the beginning. Something about it takes away a piece of you after it ends. I still feel like I will never find a show as fantastic or as gripping. "Breaking Bad" is widely renowned as the greatest TV show of all time (some would also argue "Mad Men" takes this spot, as well) and here are some of the reasons why.

Detail-Oriented

It can be argued that Vince Gilligan's impeccable attention to detail is what makes the show so good. Nothing is half-assed here; a noticeable and early-on example of this is when Walter promises to set his hostage, Krazy 8, free. He then realizes a piece from a plate he broke earlier is missing, leading him to reevaluate his decision.

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Character Development

Watching Walter White quite literally transform from a sweet high school chemistry teacher to a ruthlessly evil drug lord is absolutely mind-blowing. You cannot look away, no matter how badly you want to. We've all watched Walter destroy everything he originally wanted to protect. At the same time, though, the development of Jesse Pinkman is absolutely striking and earns a special place in every viewer's heart.

"Ozymandias" Episode

The perennial episode of the final season is undoubtedly the most heartbreaking and soul-crushing episode of probably anything ever. It's considered to be the best episode of the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, watching an entire family unravel right before your eyes is chilling. Also, watching Walt maliciously admit to Jesse he watched his girlfriend die is so absolutely twisted and cruel that you think back to the beginning and cannot believe how much of a monster Walt has become.

Hyper-Violent Themes

Normally, watching a man get brutally murdered is overkill; however, one can almost argue that in "Breaking Bad" it was necessary to show. Perhaps because it paints an honest picture of the drug cartels, but also because we needed to see the juxtaposition of Walter White the Drug Lord and Walter White the family man and teacher. Seeing a child get shot because he witnessed a drug deal and then seeing Walter hold his baby daughter Holly is genuinely horrifying. It's haunting and disturbing and reminds us how little remorse he has.

Ultimately, the show is a true exploration of how far we can go before we become monsters and how power corrupts. Walter White is a character who sacrificed everything in the name of his family, and ended up destroying himself and everything around him. Perhaps that's why it's so disturbing to watch; it's very easy to think that maybe even we could be pushed to do such horrible things, as well.