An Illustrated Theory of Violence vs. Hair on ‘Breaking Bad’

by Judy Berman. Posted on 11:03 am Tuesday Jul 31, 2012

What do Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, and Mike Ehrmantraut have in common — you know, besides the fact that they’re partners in a methamphetamine synthesis and distribution business? For various reasons (genes, cancer, the desire to look like a badass), they’re all bald. In fact, when you think about it, just about every tough guy on the show, from Hank Schrader to Tuco Salamanca, has been pretty short on hair. It’s a pattern John Semley noticed in a recent Salon piece that observes, “Breaking Bad is certainly the baldest show on television” and argues that in its universe, contrary to the way it’s often represented in pop culture, baldness is actually a sign of power.

Now, The Oatmeal has created a chart that compares how violent a character is to how much hair he or she has, with exactly the result you might expect: the closer the cut, the more likely to cut you. Of course, there is a bit of cheating here — Mike has much less hair than Gus, for instance, and Tuco’s dome is far fuzzier than Season 5 Walt’s.






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lmao @ that gif

Easily the dopest show ever. If you havnt seen this show yet, don't let this obscurely 'cute' chart break it down into such simple categories.

The philosophies and concepts in the show go way beyond hair length, and as we reach the end of the show next year people will surely be talking about what it all means for many years after.

That WHOOOOOOO! after he beat his[..] k!lled me.

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where is this from

Why is his last name White? And they call him Mr. White?

Because the drug is white.

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