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Torgo The White
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Sure, you say that now, but wait until you see how Breaking Bad ends:

The Maria Laguerta bench. After all, it's probably the most competent cop in Dexter's Miami, for what that's worth.

South Park can be quite funny at times. However, whenever they tackle an issue of substance it's basically a guarantee they'll have nothing interesting or informative to say.

That's it; Walt's off the White family Christmas card list.

In all seriousness, I would love it if Breaking Bad managed to sneak another great bottle episode into the final 5.

Mad Men fight aside, I don't know if Orange Is the New Black's Larry is really AV Club commenter material. After all, he started a new Mad Men episode In the middle of the episode.

Snoop and Greggs aren't as prominent characters as Skyler. Additionally, I'd argue that Breaking Bad touches on gender issues to a greater degree than the Wire, and takes more of a feminist bent when it does. For instance, Walt's attempted justifications for his behavior are often grounded in patriarchal reasoning.

While I agree that Breaking Bad is rather male-centric, it seems pretty ridiculous for this article to use The Wire as a an example of a show with a larger role for women.

Imagine if Breaking Bad were written by Dexter's writers: