dvdjunkie32

Really classy of Hopkins, and of course, I agree. I think the beauty of Cranston's performance is that he just brings such realism to the role as an every day man. It was his idea for Walt to wear the tighty whiteys which really helps sell the idea of a regular guy caught up in extraordinary circumstances.

Mike86

After the shit that was season eight of Dexter it really made me realize that the main reason I continued watching it was mostly out of habit. It had some moments but after season four it was pretty much all downhill. The only way for the series to really redeem itself at this point would be if the writers said that anything after season four didn't really happen and either did a real final season or a film to wrap up the show for good.

JasonF

This is a month old, but if it was posted here, I missed it:



The whole thing is funny, but if you only have a minute, skip ahead to 9:00.

Dragon Tattoo

Yep.

Jack Straw

"Breaking Bad" Funeral Receives Mixed Reviews Loyal fans hold mock funeral for "Breaking Bad's" Walter White in Albuquerque, N.M. (Was unable to embed or attend)

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/entertainment/entertainment-news/RIP-"Breaking-Bad"/228646981



And for good measure: http://walterwhitefuneral.weebly.com/index.html

Greenz

I thought the ending was garbage, I feel somewhat let down. I'll go so far as to say the majority of people if honest with themselves would agree with me, too. Only, they dare not admit it aloud.

Noonan

What didn't you like about it? I found the finale to be predictable but it wrapped up the story the best they could with what happened leading up to it.

smg669

Dear Mister Hopkins,

You were all right in "Silence of the Lambs" I guess. But what was the deal with "Bad Company"?

Sincerely,

Bryan Cranston

madcougar

Yes, three post guy, I dare not admit it aloud. You've discovered me.

Greenz

Pinkman didn't get what was coming to him, and Mr. White didn't receive the death he deserved.


Dear American people,

You can keep your healthcare plan, period.

Sincerelly,

King Obama.


Case in point

Brack

Afraid not Greenz. But thanks for your silly assumption.

slop101

Greenz

The crux: I'm wrong about this?

My Other Self

Yes.

He deserved to die.

He died.

"How" is irrelevant.

Greenz

And Pinkman?

slop101

He might go to jail, or not. Either way, he's pretty much traumatized for the rest of his life.

RoyalTea

Pinkman died in a car crash speeding away from the compound.

Michael Corvin

I wasn't going to bump just to share my thoughts but since someone else did...

Late to the party but I decided to marathon the series again before watching the final season. Got behind and didn't get to watch the final season until this past week. Man what a ride. Cranston was brilliant as always but Norris put on a fucking clinic in that garage scene. Holy shit that was some of the best acting I've seen in recent memory. Cranston nearly equalled it walking in as Walt and leaving as Heisenberg but we've come to expect it from him. Norris was just more surprising since playing the blowhard for 5 seasons is a thankless role. Hopefully the Emmy's don't forget him next year.

"Ozymandias" was just brilliant from beginning to end. Probably up there with "One Minute" for me as top 2 episodes. "Granite Slate" was a good palate cleanser. It wasn't as balls to the wall as "Ozy" or the finale but no less intense.

The finale definitely delivered, but I am bummed there wasn't more collateral damage. Sklarly essentially getting off scott free was bullshit. She needed a bullet to the head. She was complicit and just as guilty as Walt Jr. pointed out. I also wasn't really a fan of painting Walt in a positive light in his final hour. Having just marathoned it, EVERY decision Walt made from episode one had dire, dire consequences and were all about ego, pride and self preservation, almost to the point that doing this for his family is the macguffin of the series. He was doing this for himself first and foremost.

I am glad Jessie was spared in all the carnage. He's obviously not innocent, but unlike Walt, he had a conscience and a lot of the more darker moments Jessie had were the result of one of Walt's decisions. Walt letting Jessie walk was the most true action from Walt I believed in those final episodes. Despite their differences, Jessie was like a son. If Walt's true goal was providing for his family after his passing, good or bad, Jessie was the one who helped him realize that goal. On another level Jessie helped Walt really live for the first time in his life, so to have that flipped and have Walt give Jessie the gift of life was fitting.

Greenz

I agree with you somewhat, but there's no way I would have let Pinkman walk. His conscience followed him throughout the entire series and not once did it keep him from profiting off the pain and misery of almost every person around him.

My Other Self made an interesting comment about Mr. White deserving death so the how is irrelevant, and I couldn't argue with this because he's absolutely right. I mention that because when I think about the crap Pinkman has done, I just can't let him get away with.

I guess how he died isn't as important as his actual death, but imo a just death for Pinkman would have come at the hands of Skyler.

cleaver

Pinkman was held captive by a group of white supremacists because the guy he confessed to, who also hospitalized him, went lone wolf and got his partner killed while chasing after $80 million. I'm no lawyer but there's no way he'd get serious time, especially with the way WW had been portrayed as this cutthroat mastermind.

My Other Self

Even if you factor in Gale's murder, I would think he would've gotten some sort of break in sentencing or some (legit) lawyer would've jumped at the chance to represent him if there was a trial since he was the only living person that could testify to the "true Heisenberg". His willingness to confess to the DEA would've probably held some sort of ground and they would've used some psychological defense due to Walt's hold over him.

Even with all of that, I think Jesse suffered more than enough. I thought his punishment by being essentially a slave to the Nazis was too much. He did some bad stuff under Walt's power essentially but some people can really damage you mentally so the blame doesn't entirely rest on him for all of the carnage.

Bill Needle

So, if Walt doesn't catch a bullet (which ultimately killed him), what happens next? I know the police are on the way, so can we say for certain he planned all along on letting himself get arrested? And if so to what end? Any thoughts on what his plan was, since he couldn't assume he would be killed by his own device? I know ultimately the cancer was going to kill him, but not that night.

Bandoman

People don't always get what they deserve in real life, so the fact that Jesse didn't get what he deserved (in your opinion), while frustrating to you, is just a reflection of reality. And having a series finale that is frustrating in its injustice doesn't make it a bad finale, it just makes it thought provoking. Why didn't the writers kill Jesse off? Is it possible that living with the knowledge of all the death and suffering he caused be worse to Jesse than a quick death?

Mike86

I think Walt knew he had a pretty good chance of not making it out of the compound alive. If his plan didn't go the way he wanted it to the white supremacists would have killed him anyways or there was a good chance that he would be caught in the fire of the device. Maybe being arrested was in the back of his mind but I think he planned on dying there one way or another.

As far as Jesse goes I do think he suffered enough. He didn't lose his life or end up in prison (that we saw at least) but he lost a lot of other things along his journey with Walt. His life will never be the same at all and he's responsible for deaths of people he cared about. He had a conscious about his actions unlike Walt and will likely spend the rest of his life guilt ridden about thins he did which is almost more suffering than just dying if you ask me.

cleaver

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