WHAT I GET OUT OF "BREAKING BAD" (the more rarefied connoisseurs can further enlighten me)

Keep in mind I haven't written anything remotely resembling a poem in at least eight years. And before that, maybe ten. Anyhow, here goes:

When the going gets tough,
           Let the meek get rough.
           Let the rough get mean.
           Why yes, even criminally mean
If that's what it takes.

Of course we all knew they were bound to fail.
           But can you blame 'em for trying?