What our writers love this week

TV

"Breaking Bad"

As season two of this amazing AMC drama comes to a close, it's clear why Bryan Cranston won the best actor Emmy last year. His portrayal of cancer sufferer/meth cooker/family man Walter White is raw, tense and soulful. Kudos to the writing staff and supporting cast, too (Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn and Dean Norris), who've all had a chance to shine this season. Emmy nominations all around, please. 10 tonight, AMC.

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

DVDs

"A Village Affair"

Fans of the addictive domestic novels of England's Joanna Trollope are rewarded with a pitch-perfect treatment of one in the 1995 TV film now on DVD, "A Village Affair." This romantic triangle is set in a sylvan country village and involves Sophie Ward's lovely, insecure Alice; her rich, aimless, beguiling new friend Clodagh (Kerry Fox); and Alice's husband, Martin (Nathaniel Parker) — whose ego shatters when Clodagh falls for Alice instead of him. Beautifully shot and acted, it's a winner.

Misha Berson, Seattle Times arts writer

Music

The Felice Brothers

On Thursday, this folk-rock foursome brings a gust of modern Americana to the Tractor — songs about Cooperstown, Penn Station and chickens on the run. Get a whiff at www.myspace.com/thefelicebrothers. For writer Jonathan Zwickel's interview with James Felice, see Your Monday in tomorrow's B section.

Lynn Jacobson, Seattle Times Arts & Life editor