Here’s a look back at the best and worst of TV in the past week (June 4-11), and a peek at what’s coming up next week.

Highlights

1. “Breaking Bad” (AMC). The best drama on TV just keeps raising the bar higher. From the hilariously mesmerizing opening musical montage of Wendy the hooker (at one point I was almost sure the song’s lyrics were “everyone knows it’s Wendy”) to Mike the Cleaner’s “no half-measures” monologue to the jaw-dropping, bolt-out-of-your-couch shocker of an ending, it was perfect in pretty much every way. God, I love this show.

2. “Friday Night Lights” (NBC). Oh, poor Matt Saracen. If it wasn’t for bad luck, he’d have none at all. This was a tearjerker, but I loved how the show avoided the usual cliches regarding a family member’s death and let Matt grieve the way a conflicted, let-down, frustrated 18-year-old really would. Nice of Lyla to show up for the funeral too. And hey, did anyone else notice the reference to Smash Williams as Coach Taylor was watching a college football game on TV? Nice to know The Smash is still out there.

3. “Glee” (Fox). I lost interest about halfway through the season — the cheese factor was too much — but came back for the finale, and it was pretty great. Pretty much every other show I watched this week was so dark, it was nice to get some, well, niceness. The songs were entertaining enough, especially Vocal Adrenaline’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” that deftly served to tell about four stories at once. Sue’s Grinch-like transformation (her heart grew three sizes that day) shouldn’t have worked, but it did, and guest stars Olivia Newton-John and Josh Groban were hilarious.

Honorable mention: It was finally Mardi Gras time on “Treme” (HBO), but it was oddly anticlimactic. Even though Crey was bummed and Albert was stuck in jail, there was plenty of fun to be had watching Janette work and play and seeing Annie hooking up — almost — with Davis. She needs to dump that loser Sonny. Over on FX, “Justified” ended its season in a hail of bullets that was fun for 50 minutes, but the last 10 or so seemed pulled out of another show — it just got a little too shoot-’em-up crazy. Finally, “Party Down” (Starz) had a hilarious episode at the company picnic, with Casey beating her uber-competitive rival (who ended up puking on the softball field) and a welcome reappearance (though perhaps for the last time) of Kristen Bell and her cadre of crack caterers.

Lowlights

1. “The Bachelorette” (ABC). Actually, maybe this should be on the “Highlights” list. It’s so awful it’s brilliant, chock full of awkwardness and unintentional comedy. Jonathan may be the single most cringe-inducing, awkward person ever to appear on a dating show. It’s awesome. It’s interesting to see how all the guys hate Rated-R for no good reason (even though there is a really good reason, since he has two girlfriends back home). And the goofy dancing and over-enthusiasm for the Barenaked Ladies? Hilarious. BTW, after walking the tightrope to dinner, how did Ali and Roberto get back to the helicopter?

2. “Top Chef Masters” (Bravo). Once again, misleading editing ruins the finale. Boo.

3. “The Hard Times of RJ Berger” (MTV). The potential for a good show is there, a cross between “Wonder Years” and “Superbad.” But the premiere tried too hard to be as raunchy as possible, and came out feeling forced. It’s possible to be filthy, funny and smart — look at Judd Apatow’s filmography — but so far, it’s only got one out of three. (Maybe one and a half, there were a few funny moments.)

Looking forward to . . .

1. “Breaking Bad” (10 p.m. Sunday, AMC). The season finale that promises to turn everything upside down. On one hand, I’m super excited because I know it’ll be mind-blowingly good; on the other, I’m super bummed that this’ll be the  last episode for nearly a year.

2. “Top Chef” (9 p.m. Wednesday, Bravo). The seventh season kicks off from Washington D.C. Bad editing in the finales aside, it’s one of the best reality shows on TV, and this new cast looks as talented as last season’s. Plus, Eric Ripert replaces Toby Young as a judge, which is all kinds of awesome.

3. “True Blood” (9 p.m. Sunday, HBO). The third season premieres with more blood and sex in the bayou. It’s not exactly in the same league as “The Wire,” but it’s entertaining enough for what it is. I’m still catching up on Season 2, so I’ll have to save this week’s episode for later.

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