Ventilaator said:
Where the F will the next season go? This could have been the final episode of the entire show. Antagonist dead, protagonists happy. Will Walt randomly try to be the next Gus or something? You would think that escaping that narrowly would make him go "Ooooooooh that was scary. Never again. I'mma go wash some cars"
Also, the random spots of goofiness (Gus walking away from an explosion, the Brothers) in this show make me wonder if the last shot of the last episode ever is going to be near death-by-cancer Walt waking up from a coma and saying that he had the craziest dream.
Walt has had many occasions to leave the dangerous line of work he is in. He doesn't want to leave. He loves being in control. He loves that people love his 'formula', his pride and narcissism is overwhelming. He is not going to need convincing to stay in the line of work.
You think the monster Walt is going to put that monster back in its cage and try to live the quiet life of being walked all over and succeeding at nothing? He's too prideful to ever do that again. It's why instead of letting Hank think someone else cooked his formula, he guided him back on the right path. Repeat: Instead of letting a DEA agent think he caught the right guy, he put himself back in danger. That is how much Walt thinks of his job. He cannot even consider the idea of letting someone else take credit.
So, yes Walt is probably going to keep on cooking Meth. It's Mr. Chips to Scarface, as Vince Gilligan is fond of saying, which means at some point Scarface has to stop having a boss. He has to be the boss. This next season will be exploring that angle as far as I can see to even be remotely consistent with the driving narrative this show has had.
Also everyone knows Scarface dies at the end.
