[edn88]

I started watching the show just as Season 5A was winding down, so binge watched all of the episodes on Netflix, watched season 5A on Itunes, then watched 5B realtime.

Sadly, a lot of the symbolism and color themes were lost on me and for me is was real compelling television - much of the detail that was included seemed to make it more real - to me it felt like real people acting how they really would had they been put in some of those situations, and that made it more fascinating for me.

As for the finale, other than wanting to know what would happen to Jesse and who would be the ricin recipient, I was just along for the ride, curious to see where the journey would go. Like all fiction, a suspension of disbelief was required to enjoy the finale but for me it was about the truth of the actions of the characters, rather than about whether an automated remote control machine gun would work like that. From the Breaking Bad reality, it did work, and there was as much closure as you could expect.

I like that there were lots of little bits left unresolved - kind of like life...

Breaking Bad was the best show on AMC and I miss it already.