Your Honor: Can It Measure Up to Breaking Bad's Success?

Bryan Cranston’s career is truly one for the books!

A Look At Your Honor

Known for amazing, groundbreaking roles like Walter White in the epic series, Breaking Bad, Cranston took on a new show Your Honor as a judge. His newest, memorable, series.

It features a compelling story about a man, a father, in trouble with his son! That means everyone’s looking back on his greatest show, Breaking Bad. However, for anyone thinking that this Showtime series could take its place, it's pretty apparent that it wasn’t able to become quite the cultural phenom.

Also Read: Every Person Walter White Killed on Breaking Bad: A Shocking Count

Your Honor’s First Two Episodes

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The show started back in 2020, it was made clear early on, as viewers saw Your Honor. The plot got viewers really hooked on what happened.

What made Your Honor different from its popular counterpart was that the Showtime series only had two seasons with 20 episodes, whereas Breaking Bad had 5 seasons to build up that fanbase!

The show was able to keep a steady fanbase but the most exciting moment for fans were those first two episodes! They truly were gripping! There were so many twists and turns and left fans with this amazing hook.

Those who might be wondering about which two episodes stood out.

Your Honor (season 1) the episode “Part One.” has an 8.3 out of 10 ranking on IMDB.
The next, “Part Two.” is just as memorable!

You might think this show got a second season! And if you haven't checked out either one of these, get ready!

These episodes have powerful scenes and the story really kicks in fast, right out of the gate.

Also Read: Your Honor Season 3: Is There More Crime Coming to New Orleans?

Breaking Bad And Its Legacy

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What might be an interesting observation! When you compare the Breaking Bad, it ran for five seasons with a growing fanbase. What that led to was some very notable events and successes.

Netflix had those five "Breaking Bad" episodes in their streaming library.
Viewership exploded with audiences that wanted more after those first 3 seasons

Not only did this continue to grow! You even got a special episode movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which added even more, special, content for the fanbase.

As it was in high demand, they couldn’t help but go even further with "Better Call Saul," and even that is loved for its interesting storylines! With an amazing run and a really memorable story.

Also Read: Better Call Saul vs. Breaking Bad: Which Show Reigns Supreme?

Why Your Honor Was Cancelled:

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While Breaking Bad was an amazing hit for a couple of years! It looks like Your Honor did not have that time to become something extraordinary. "Your Honor," might not have been given enough time to expand its storytelling, to build up this unique audience that Breaking Bad cultivated over such a short period of time!

Also Read: Your Honor Season 2: A Recap of the Shocking Premiere

Your Honor Has Potential

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Those who didn't get to watch it can now find it on Netflix!

It is not easy to find those series that really push the boundaries, but "Your Honor" definitely holds its own. Your Honor does show just what is in a great show. And even though, some feel like Breaking Bad set an unrealistic, very impressive standard. In the real world this doesn’t really mean the series wasn’t amazing in its own right!

For those that watch and appreciate all those shows from "Showtime", there are even more opportunities to dive in!

As for this special show it just goes to show that some series, like this, take some time! To reach their goals!