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Breaking Bad - The (Beautiful) Finale - Season 5 Part 2 - Sunday on AMC - OT3
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What have I (and /r/BreakingBad) done?
I just watched the finale again, and I think I liked it even better the second time. I still thought it was great last night, but I was waiting for something to blow my mind and was slightly underwhelmed that it was mostly what I had predicted and nothing (except Walt actually confronting Gretchen and Elliot) actually shocked me. Of course it ended up following through on the remaining plot threads in the most logical and satisfying manner, really, so I can't fault it much for that.
Watching it again and knowing what was coming, I was much more appreciative of just how fucking well it was executed. The whole episode felt essentially like an epilogue, reflecting on our journey over the years and providing closure for those left in an extremely satisfying and beautiful way.
Jesse's situation by the end of this show reminded me a lot of Theon/Reek. I got really close to crying when he finally escaped everything. So glad he didn't die.
Watching it again and knowing what was coming, I was much more appreciative of just how fucking well it was executed. The whole episode felt essentially like an epilogue, reflecting on our journey over the years and providing closure for those left in an extremely satisfying and beautiful way.
Jesse's situation by the end of this show reminded me a lot of Theon/Reek. I got really close to crying when he finally escaped everything. So glad he didn't die.
blame space
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i'm never going to hear that guy say "previously on AMC's Breaking Bad" again.
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Deleted member 8095
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I'm glad Jesse got out but, man, he's not going to last long. He's so broken 
triplestation
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yfw last time experiencing this after a new episode
Cornballer
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Ditto. Breaking Bad is just on another level... outstanding finale.
That last shot stuck with me. Listening to Baby Blue today and can't help but feel sad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beM28FLdAzk
AranhaHunter
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He could become a lumberjack. That would be a great ending like another show that just had its finale.../sarcasm.
People are doing you a favor, show sucks after season 4. I say that as an ex Dexter fan.
TUROK
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An dark ending for the sake of a dark ending is beyond lame.
The Hermit
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I actually can't believe that Gilligan pulled off a finale that could make both #teamwalt and #notteamwalt satisfied. Just read the review from http://wegotthiscovered.com/, and it has some amazing points.
I did it for me.
Never expected to hear those words through the entire show. I love that scene so much.
and that last scene of Jesse was so relieving... poor kid.
I did it for me.
Never expected to hear those words through the entire show. I love that scene so much.
and that last scene of Jesse was so relieving... poor kid.
LOL, wait, is he forcing him to make more Breaking Bad?
Honestly one of the most unexpected yet perfect moments of the entire show. Loved that part
Ignatz Mouse
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Thank you so much (for the OTs and of course, for this).
yup, he told him that vince should use his imagination and that it could have been walt's twin brother, or he faked his death or it was a dream and he was still in the doctor's office staring at the mustard on his coat. He then finished by telling Vince to keep typing "bitch"
CharminUltra
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This show is so amazingly quotable. Every single episode this season has had at least three or four memorable lines <3
cuevas. PhD.
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I thought he killed her because they were making his meth and profiting from his brand. And of course she can't get away with that.
Yeah, I know. Read the rest of my post.
"I'm talking with Ted"
First and last time she isn't ultra composed and done up.
This is sarcasm, right? My sarcasm detector is showing weird readings.
The domino effect of absolutely everything going wrong during Walt and Jesse's four day cookout, ending in Jesse dumping out the last of their water on a generator as Walt runs out with a fire extinguisher.
"Oh, YOU, thinking? Well at least now we have identified the source of the problem!"
DeaconKnowledge
Member
It's a reference to a much earlier post, which likely wasn't actually sarcastic.
The Walt + Jesse scene in the RV trying to avoid Hank. The bitch Jesse adds at the end of the private domicile line is amazing.
Yes. Yes x a hundred thousand.
Just about everything Saul said in the first few episodes he was in.
My favorite line though is from Mike:
This is paraphrasing, not the actual line: It's when Walt is meeting with Gus.
Walt: "If I'm going to drive any farther, I'm gonna need some guarantees."
Mike: "All right. I guarantee I can still kill you from here."
Vire
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Soulscribe
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Baby Blue (the final song on the show) is number 16 on the iTunes charts. Quite a feat actually.
I keep replaying it and dying inside.
I keep replaying it and dying inside.
I called a Robot call back when Walt built the Sentry Machine gun. Magnificent Bastard went and finally built a robot.
An added reason Badger and Skinny Pete give him on top of protecting Skylar and the kids.
Vire
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Go back to the shitty Homeland thread.
EmCeeGramr
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yeah, i really want to see mock local news footage of kids in a parking lot at the high school talking about mr. white, or some report about local attorney saul goodman disappearing
"The high quality of the show tricked people into thinking it was good". I for one would like to see more tricks like that. Or illusions.
Heisenberg comin'
blame space
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Vire
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The post-Heisenberg Walt these last 2 episodes has been fascinating.
Walt is Heisenberg when he's scheming to save his own skin or making a power move. In the finale, we're seeing a world-weary, broken Walt who still has his genius, but has given up both desire for power and any notions of self preservation.
But this isn't the same pre-Heisenberg Walt either. His insecurities are totally gone, he's no longer suffers from crippling insecurities about his success in life or manhood. His interactions with Skylar and Jesse are amazingly cathartic and exhibit the most genuine honesty and sincerity we've ever seen from him. You see true heartbreak when he glimpses Walt Jr, but also a real, un-cynical acceptance of that sadness, too.
I wish we could have seen more than 1.5 episodes of this Walt. In his last transformation, he is so at peace with himself, it's amazing.
Walt is Heisenberg when he's scheming to save his own skin or making a power move. In the finale, we're seeing a world-weary, broken Walt who still has his genius, but has given up both desire for power and any notions of self preservation.
But this isn't the same pre-Heisenberg Walt either. His insecurities are totally gone, he's no longer suffers from crippling insecurities about his success in life or manhood. His interactions with Skylar and Jesse are amazingly cathartic and exhibit the most genuine honesty and sincerity we've ever seen from him. You see true heartbreak when he glimpses Walt Jr, but also a real, un-cynical acceptance of that sadness, too.
I wish we could have seen more than 1.5 episodes of this Walt. In his last transformation, he is so at peace with himself, it's amazing.
lol