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.
She wasn't sitting at the table she normally did though. Normally she sat by the window and this time she was in the middle of the room. Or maybe she just sat by the window when she'd meet someone for the first time - Mike, Walt, Todd.
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.
I don't want to Google ricin poisoning again (thanks NSA), but I thought there was a way to counteract it. Maybe not, but I didn't think it was a good idea to tell Lydia anyway what she had. She could potentially get herself to a hospital and then have the Czechs take care of Walter's family for revenge.
I am not sure if it's that hard to switch out the packet. Walt had been observing them for a few weeks, I thought and it wouldn't be that hard to take a packet home, fill it up, and put it in with the rest of the packets surreptitiously before they arrived at their usual table.
Would Jesse really get off scott free though? I have to assume that the DEA will still search the whole compound/camp and would still collect evidence despite of having Walter White at the scene.
Yeah, not every episode needs to be a mind-blowing shocker. This wrapped up everything beautifully. Brining in Badger and Skinny Pete, Gretchen and what-his-name, the confession that he did what he did for his own ego, the stare down with Jesse, both of his kids oblivious of his last interactions with them.
Man, I didn't know what I wanted coming into the episode, but I was thoroughly happy with what they gave me. That was fantastic.
She wasn't sitting at the table she normally did though. Normally she sat by the window and this time she was in the middle of the room. Or maybe she just sat by the window when she'd meet someone for the first time - Mike, Walt, Todd.
Take another look. She was at her normal spot beside the window.
Also, when she sits down you can see Walt already sitting at another table. He put the packet in before she got there.
cant believe people are nitpicking. one of the greatest, if not the best, tv show ever just gave us a very satisfying ending that didnt go all "sopranos"on us.
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cant believe people are nitpicking. one of the greatest, if not the best, tv show ever just gave us a very satisfying ending that didnt go all "sopranos"on us.
Not nit picking, just didn't have the same "that was amazing" view that some do. I liked the finale, I really did. I guess my ridiculously high expectations weren't completely met. Was expecting just a little bit more and just a little more of a wow factor. Everything was wrapped up nicely and we got great closure and that can't be debated.
You want a contrarian view of the show, start reading thru Jason Whitlock's (ESPN) twitter feed from the last couple of weeks. Oh man, that guy is just a troll.
To the people that are complaining about Jack and the Nazi gang being a disappointing final enemies, don't forget The Sopranos sort of did the same thing. Everyone believed Tony would be taking on Johnny Jack and his New Jersey cohorts, but instead he died of cancer and we're treated to Sack's former soldier taking over late in the series and "facing off" against Tony and his crew in the end. Phil Leotardo didn't appear until the fifth season, and wasn't really a prominent character until he stepped up after Johnny's death. So really it's very similar in terms of Tony and Walt both facing off against "smaller" foes than some may have expected.
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Good finale, but way too predictable in how they tied everything up. If they wanted to make it less predictable, they shouldnt have shown that scene where walter was testing out the car battery motor in the desert.
I also found it kinda dumb that the Neo Nazis did a pat down and shirt lift but didnt even bother to check the trunk of his car.
Would've loved if it ended with Walter brought in a sack of crystalized fulminated mercury, just like he did with Tuco, only this time, he threw down the whole bag of it
Good finale, but way too predictable in how they tied everything up. If they wanted to make it less predictable, they shouldnt have shown that scene where walter was testing out the car battery motor in the desert.
I also found it kinda dumb that the Neo Nazis did a pat down and shirt lift but didnt even bother to check the trunk of his car.
Would've loved if it ended with Walter brought in a sack of crystalized fulminated mercury, just like he did with Tuco, only this time, he threw down the whole bag of it
I don't think predictable is a concern in the last twenty minutes of the show, we all knew what was coming, they knew we all knew, it just needed to be satisfying. I predicted he would come back to save Jesse, but it appeared that that was a last second change of mind when he saw him as a prisoner. Same with Lydia and the ricin, she got herself killed.
Satisfying overall, and all you can ask for after a run of that much success is that they stick the landing, and they totally did.
To the people that are complaining about Jack and the Nazi gang being a disappointing final enemies, don't forget The Sopranos sort of did the same thing. Everyone believed Tony would be taking on Johnny Jack and his New Jersey cohorts, but instead he died of cancer and we're treated to Sack's former soldier taking over late in the series and "facing off" against Tony and his crew in the end. Phil Leotardo didn't appear until the fifth season, and wasn't really a prominent character until he stepped up after Johnny's death. So really it's very similar in terms of Tony and Walt both facing off against "smaller" foes than some may have expected.
Tony's biggest battle in that final season was never the New York crew. It was always with himself first, then his at home family, then his mob family. The show started that way and it ended that way.
Great finale!! I did have 2 problems with it; amc's promo for the finale, "all that's bad must end" was totally a spoiler, and we knew what was coming. The other issue i had, because i'd been looking forward to this epidode since last sunday, this episode felt like it ran 15 minutes. When jesse drove off, i thought to myself "what are they gonna do for the rest of the episode? There's still 30 mins left!"
There's really no other way it could've ended, and the people that actually are complainingust have got too into the show and started smoking the blue.
Great finale, really satisfying, especially seeing Jesse end Todd. Felt so good for him.
My favourite scene however was between Walt and Skyler. Watching them say goodbye was touching, but more-so when he finally admitted it was for him and not to help his family. I had been saying what his motivation was for a looong time, to which my wife disagreed and told me that it was just because he was evil. Well we all know he wasn't a saint, but the motivation really boiled down to the fact it was the first time he felt alive since he was much much younger.
Oh, and I called the standoff between Walt and Jesse with everyone dead around them. However, I thought it would fade to black right then instead of wrapping it up.
I also hope all the posters complaining about wrapping things up so concisely know that sarcasm doesn't translate in the written form.
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Great finale, I really wish Jesse got what was coming to him though.
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cant believe people are nitpicking. one of the greatest, if not the best, tv show ever just gave us a very satisfying ending that didnt go all "sopranos"on us.
I hated the Sopranos ending at first until I saw this.
Spoiler!
http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.com/the-sopranos-definitive-explanation-of-the-end/
I'm now convinced that the series ended from Tony's point of view when he died.
It wasn't an ending where you were like: "OMFG. Did that just happen?"
Nope. Sirs, it was not.
But it was an ending where as a fan, you thought:
"Yes."
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. My god, that was perfect."
And my friends, that ending is a thousand times better than a show trying to pull some cheap thrill or trick that is unfaithful to the entire story arc in its final minutes.
Solid. A+++
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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.
Really? You're talking about what they SHOULD'VE done?! For shame.
Both Ozymandias and the final wrap up episodes were incredibly satisfying in two totally different ways.
Ozymandias showed the fans their worst fears. Granite State and Felina gave them what they most desired (for the characters).
For shame.