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How Breaking Bad teased its plane crash

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Showrunners love a cryptic tease, but Vince Gilligan practically weaponized the television cold open. By showing a scorched plush toy floating in a pool in isolated chunks week after week, he trained the audience to become forensic investigators, manipulating the agonizingly slow pace that would define modern prestige TV storytelling.

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