Marlow For example, in Breaking Bad Hank's discovery of Heisenberg's identity was a cliffhanger, but the issue was not resolved in the next episode - it just kept escalating until the end. The conflict between Walt/Jesse and Gus was not a single episode, but it was continuous until the end of the season. Boring shows have a revolving door of villains and problems who are introduced and dealt with in a single episode.