Breaking Bad

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Liked the ending, didn't love it. It all wrapped up nicely but couldn't help but feel like it lacked a certain edge that we've all come to love throughout the series.

Finale 7/10
Season 5 part 2 9/10

Show from start to finish 9/10

What did you expect? Rather than rush all the loose ends it slowly tied them up over the last four episodes and this was just the inevitable conclusion. Of course the suspense is gone, the show is over.

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I liked it enough. They kept it pretty focused and didn't over do it.

I wasn't 100% sold on the direction of the last season, or some of the ways they forced the plot forward; but the finale seemed very clean and was satisfying.

On one hand, I would have liked an epilogue scene or two, but given the time frame and the amount ground to cover, they really couldn't do too much. My bigger fear was that they would tackle too many things and they didn't. It's good to leave some things up to the imagination.

Interesting. What would you have liked in an epilogue?

[TurnedTheCorner]

Was there a scene at the end of the credits? I think I missed it when I fast forwarded after Gilligan's name was on screen.

[corporatejay]

Just a "Thank You" from AMC with the heisenberg hat.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

What did you expect? Rather than rush all the loose ends it slowly tied them up over the last four episodes and this was just the inevitable conclusion. Of course the suspense is gone, the show is over.

How many "holy crap" moments did this show have over its five season run? It had tons. I didn't think there really was one tonight. It was good, not great, in my opinion of course.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by jydk

I agree with you that the felina lacked a certain Breaking Bad edge, but from start to finish 9/10?!?!? I mean.....how high of standards do you have? You must be one hell of a kvetch. Either that, or there are a lot of other shows I need to watch.

9/10.....is that not pretty damn good? Jesus.

[WilderPegasus]

One thing I noticed when watching the replay and had thought about earlier is how the Walt in the finale is more like Mike than Heisenberg or the chemistry teacher/car washer he was. He's got a weariness to him and he's consigned to his fate in a way that he never was before. When Walt tells Elliott, "if we're going to go that way, you're going to need a bigger knife" you can just picture that line coming out of Mike's mouth.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

How many "holy crap" moments did this show have over its five season run? It had tons. I didn't think they're really was one tonight. It was good, not great, in my opinion of course.

I wanted the series to end on a great note. Ozymandias, 2 episiodes ago, was Breaking Bad hitting on all cylinders. My jaw dropped in the first scene, and didn't close again. The last two episodes weren't bad, but they didn't come close to hitting that level.

They really should have done the last 3 in a different order - have Walt deal with the neo-nazis, then build to a showdown with Walt, Skyler, Hank, and Jesse.

[Acey]

I didn't mind it Ozymandias can be everybody's submission episode and they'll sweep the Emmy's. But I thought this was the perfect way to end it.

[Igottago]

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought the end stayed true to what breaking bad was, they didn't overreach. Walter White's story ends in a very Walter white way. It was great.

[Acey]

A funny review of the Breaking Bad pilot from back in 2008.

“Breaking Bad” is an uneven show... Creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan has crafted a show that veers into black comedy over the course of the first three episodes, one that is bloody, unpleasant and tedious. AMC anticipates another hit. Somebody’s gotten high on some bad dope. Just say no to “Breaking Bad.”

http://bostonherald.com/entertainmen...aler_amc_black

[JeanLucPicard]

Putting is briefly, that was a very very satisfying ending.

[trackercowe]

A truly amazing, satisfying finalie. I can't really think of anything that tops it since it's so hard to go out on a high note. I even liked to more than the last episode of The Wire, even though I loved how the Marlo storyline played out at the end.

I for one don't need any mind blowing, or out of left field junk in series finalie's, as they usually add nothing more to the show other than to shock the viewer.

Loved pretty much every minute of it, and can't think of one negative aspect of the episode. The show went out on a higher note than when it began, which you rarely see in long running series.

Kudos to Gilligan, Cranston, Paul, and everyone else who worked on the episode. What a great ride it was.

[Erick Estrada]

I thought the finale was satisfying. Wrapped things up as much as you can in a single episode. I feel people are overly critical due to expectations that are simply impossibly too high as we all knew Walt would die and it was just a matter of if Jessie would join him or not. Not sure how much edge you could put into a final episode when it has been apparent all season what the outcome would be.

[Flash Walken]

Spoiler!

I started to get pissed when they teased that Walt would get away. Glad that in the end, he got his. Enjoyed the scene where jesse gave him ultimate feck you when Walt asks to die. Very, very, happy that they didn't have Jesse kill Walt. Jesse is free and clear. Even in death, in the lab, he helps Jesse escape.

Glad Lydia and those nazi FECKS got it in the end too. I dislike when purveyors of death and misery escape their justice, and this certainly episode delivered smiles on that front.

[trackercowe]

I wonder how difficult it would be to fill a small packet of that sugar substitute with ricin without someone noticing. I didn't see the switch even though like EE said you knew it was coming once he sat down. Although if you're looking for "mind blowing" moments Walt showing up at random during the episode was pretty shocking (especially the Skyler scene as others noted).

It's a shame Jesse is flat broke after all of this, but he never seemed happy about having all that money anyway. I would hope he leaves his past behind and takes care of Brock now that he's got no one after him.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

A truly amazing, satisfying finalie. I can't really think of anything that tops it since it's so hard to go out on a high note. I even liked to more than the last episode of The Wire, even though I loved how the Marlo storyline played out at the end.

I for one don't need any mind blowing, or out of left field junk in series finalie's, as they usually add nothing more to the show other than to shock the viewer.

Loved pretty much every minute of it, and can't think of one negative aspect of the episode. The show went out on a higher note than when it began, which you rarely see in long running series.

Kudos to Gilligan, Cranston, Paul, and everyone else who worked on the episode. What a great ride it was.

To me, Six Feet Under had the best finale ever and I don't think I'll ever change my mind on that. Say what you want about the show, but I've never seen a more fitting ending and I so did not see what that ending coming. It was spectacular.

Originally Posted by trackercowe

I for one don't need any mind blowing, or out of left field junk in series finalie's, as they usually add nothing more to the show other than to shock the viewer.

And what's wrong with shocking the viewer in a finale? I mean, everything in Breaking Bad's finale was wrapped up wonderfully, but all of it was relatively predictable. The only thing I didn't see coming was how he handled the Gretchen/Elliot thing, which was fantastic.

[WilderPegasus]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

I started to get pissed when they teased that Walt would get away. Glad that in the end, he got his. Enjoyed the scene where jesse gave him ultimate feck you when Walt asks to die. Very, very, happy that they didn't have Jesse kill Walt. Jesse is free and clear. Even in death, in the lab, he helps Jesse escape.

Glad Lydia and those nazi FECKS got it in the end too. I dislike when purveyors of death and misery escape their justice, and this certainly episode delivered smiles on that front.

I don't think they ever teased Walt would get away. He made it clear throughout the episode that this was it for him. When he told Skyler he had no money left to give him it was clear that he wasn't planning to escape. How could he with no money left? He had already given up in the bar in New Hampshire only to figure out how to tie up his loose ends when he saw Gretchen and Elliott on tv. The only question was whether he would die or get caught.

[JeanLucPicard]

I wonder if Jesse will become a lumberjack....Or, a carpenter too; nice smooth wooden boxes bitches.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

I wonder how difficult it would be to fill a small packet of that sugar substitute with ricin without someone noticing. I didn't see the switch even though like EE said you knew it was coming once he sat down.

He knew Lydia would be meeting Todd in that diner at that time, and sitting at that table because he had met with her every week at the same time in the same place during the time he was cooking for her after Gus died.

He also knew she always orders the same tea and adds Stevia to it. All he needed to do was buy some packets of Stevia when he was buying the garage door opener and other supplies, plus an X-acto knife and a glue stick. Then, he just needed to show up a little early and make sure the Stevia packet was at the table where he knew she'd sit down.