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https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/vince-gilligan-interview-breaking-bad-10-years-on/

article contains massive spoilers for the entire show but a specific quote

But my point is, we felt a need to hit a lot of the stuff head on and make it as realistic as possible and, more importantly than that, always have it yield consequences. Understandable, believable and very often negative consequences. Because to do otherwise felt unearned and it felt reckless.
Better to make the world seem more realistic in the consequences of these bad choices Walter White makes throughout the run of the series.

It was always meant to be realistic. The problem was it felt more like an episode of gotham at times