Breaking Bad loses record 13-year IMDb perfect score for this bizarre reason

After 13 years as the only perfectly-scored IMDb show out of millions of TV episodes, Breaking Bad’s Ozymandias has ironically come tumbling down from its tower.

Ever since season five, episode 14 of the beloved TV series from Vince Gilligan landed in 2013 it has enjoyed its unique place at the top of IMDB rated TV. Until now.

In a turn of events better suited to 2014 Tumblr (did someone create a time machine), the acclaimed episode where Walt Whitman’s empire crumbles has dealt a fatal blow from the Game of Thrones fandom.

After a coordinated review-bombing attack from the fantasy fans, the rating has dropped from a perfect 10 to a shoulder-shrugging 9.5, making it the 767th highest rated episode on the platform instead (at time of writing).

Oh, how the mighty fall. (Although season four, episode 13, Face Off, remains number six with a 9.9 rating so small wins!).

I know what you’re thinking. For any casual fan wondering what on earth has happened, we’ve got you covered so buckle in.

Why are Game of Thrones fans review-bombing Breaking Bad?

Last week, the widely acclaimed Game of Thrones prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, released its highly-anticipated penultimate episode five, In the Name of the Mother.

With fans seated for the intense Trial of the Seven and Ser Dunk the Tall’s (Peter Claffey) heart-wrenching backstory, the episode delivered everything it promised and more.

This led to a brief shining moment where it is understood the episode shared that coveted top spot with Breaking Bad before it was promptly knocked down to a 9.9 rating, and then 9.8.

Now, (after a lengthy scroll through the top 1000), it’s landed at spot 805, also with a 9.5 rating – although at a considerably lower end of that spectrum.

It appears from what can be gathered via Reddit threads and the episode reviews themselves that a review-bombing battle to rival the Battle of the Bastards took place between the two fandoms that cause both to self-destruct.

As they say: ‘When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.’

One star reviews for In The Name of the Mother include user sureshk-9720 declaring ‘in the name of Ozymandias’ and another from vgamerrdc saying ‘leave Breaking Bad alone’, yet another declaring ‘revenge for breaking bad’.

You need only do a rudimentary scroll to see the entire one-star section littered with similar sentiments.

Over in Ozymandias land, it’s much the same carnage.

‘Cause y’all keep review bombing the best shows out there you deserve this,’ user JasperB-501 wrote in a review titled ‘The Lannisters send their regards’.

User f_otis333 explained they had dropped their rating down to one ’cause of [Breaking Bad] fans’, adding ‘I’m sad that I had to become petty like you, but honestly, that’s on you guys.’

Even the official HBO Max Nordic Instagram account has joined in on the bonkers feud, sharing a clip of the epic (and aforementioned) Battle of the Bastards with Game of Thrones fans and Breaking Bad fans on either side.

‘The fans called the banners quickly,’ the account wrote in the caption.

Meanwhile, some fans are trying to inject some sanity back into the conversation.

Over on Reddit, while discussing how out of control this clashing of swords had become, user BillyShears2015 wrote: ‘All normal people watching this from the sidelines think it’s extremely petty and ridiculous.’

Taco145 called it ‘pathetic review bombing drama’ and Paranatural scathintly wrote ‘what sad little lives’.

Regardless of which side you come down on (if any!), there’s no doubt A Knight of the Seven Kingdom’s has made an impression on fans far and wide.

The finale, which landed on Monday in the UK, has cemented as the ‘best series of year’ for many with the episode, titled The Morrow, scoring 8.7 on IMDb.

Although if you foray into the one-star reviews you may see some familiar faces…

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is available to stream on Sky and Now. Breaking Bad can be stream on Netflix.

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