Most episodes of "Breaking Bad" arguably existed to either move the story forward in some way or develop its rich stable of intriguing characters. However, in Season 3, the show threw a curveball at fans with "Fly," an episode that exclusively focused on Walter White and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) obsessively searching their meth lab for a loose fly. The episode was essentially nothing more than a bottle episode, a method networks have used as a cost-cutting measure when a show is nearing the end of its budget, and it didn't really advance the plot of the show in any meaningful way.
"Fly" is also the lowest-rated episode of "Breaking Bad" on IMDb, garnering a still-not-that-bad 7.9 overall rating. While some critics have defended it, with even Business Insider's Nathaniel Lee proclaiming it the best episode of the series, it's still an episode that would be out of place in the modern era of streaming networks where bottle episodes aren't nearly as common, especially with serialized shows. In addition to being the most divisive episode of "Breaking Bad," "Fly" is easily the series' most outdated entry.
