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I'm not sure if using a laser pointer requires a doctoral degree.

It's a little unrealistic that they'd be able to get such a solid bead on them right away from any sort of distance, on the first try (I certainly don't think I could)....but that's maybe beyond the point.

If my kid's inheritance was riding on this scam, I probably wouldn't have hired those guys. But then I don't know who else he would have turned to.

 

[blame space]

Walter is known to be in ABQ, and the police have been instructed by Marie herself that Skyler will be one of his main targets. It makes little sense that all they do is put a couple dopes in an unmarked car outside her house. She should be under video surveillance, if not in a safehouse.

How were Badger and Skinny Pete even remotely the right guys for the job? Perhaps the most convenient, but I don't see how you can argue that bringing them back was much more than fan service.

skyler has shown the prosecution that she (literally) knows next to nothing about the whole operation. this is by design.

walt brings them in because he knows they're idiots who do stupid stuff for money. and yeah maybe it's fan service but it still fits. "fan service"

 

[Laurentius]

There's just way too much perfect predicting on Walt's part, and that's really the only problem with the writing. But I guess I can let it go...

So how many people were actually happy to see Walt die? I know some people hated him, but I cant imagine people were happy to see him go.

I both loved and hated Walt. Well, as much as one can "hate" a fictional character. I hated the things he did, but I loved what they did with him as a character.

I wasn't particularly sad to see him die -- mainly because I think he wasn't sad, at least at the last moments. The pain was ending, and his death seemed almost peaceful.

 

[Bunta]

yeah the ending doesn't take place in the real world, but neither does every other episode. they check him for his engine size, but don't check the trunk. huh.

it's supposed to be obvious. walt is jesus.

Joke? The guy was just bullshitting with him talking about the engine of the car.

 

[LightOfTruth]

The only thing I didnt like was how they handled Jesse and Walt. That was a more deserving relationship.

 

[GQman2121]

How he got the gun isn't important at all, so I don't know why that is coming up. He had millions of dollars, it's not that big of a stretch to think he could acquire a firearm. Though I'm not sure I'm clear on why he felt the need to off Lydia like that, or how he was able to enter and exit Skylar's place with it being under surveillance, or even how he found out where she was staying in the first place, but whatever.

It was a good finale.

 

[Cornballer]

- EW Interview: Vince Gilligan explains series finale

Gilligan spoke with EW about the fates for Walt and Jesse, the possible alternate endings, the classic Western movie that turned out to be a huge influence on the ending and the most structurally important scene of the finale.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

What was the significance of placing the watch on the phone box? I didn't watch Talking Bad.

Do you want the boring answer or the artsy fartsy answer?

 

[iammeiam]

No one knew that they had Jesse with them at that point.

Marie knew, and would have told pretty quickly.

 

[Whiskeymatt]

It was perfect. There was nothing else I could have asked for.

 

[TheSeks]

Though I'm not sure I'm clear on why he felt the need to off Lydia like that,

She was distributing the meth still and would've found a replacement for Todd/crew if she was still alive. She needed to go so the meth would die with him.

 

[blame space]

Joke? The guy was just bullshitting with him talking about the engine of the car.

"check him"

"bullshitting"?

 

[Bunta]

"check him"

"bullshitting"?

He looked inside his car around the seats, they didn't open the hood and look at the engine...

 

[blainethemono]

Some aspects of the finale do seem quite contrived. It makes little sense that Walter could slip past Skyler's security detail, or that for some reason he would hire two fuck-ups like Badger and Skinny Pete.

I think it makes perfect sense for him to hire them given he just got back into ABQ and probably doesn't really have the time or resources to find 2 legit hitmen or anything. He's forced to work with what's available to him

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

watched the inside episode for the finale. Its amazing how so much of TV is thrown together on the fly.

They added the M60 but didn't know who it'd be for?
Didn't know how it'd end until the finale was written outside knowing Walt dies? Could this really be true?

 

[BlueMagic]

How come the motherfuckers didn't check Walt's trunk?

 

[Laurentius]

The only thing I didnt like was how they handled Jesse and Walt. That was a more deserving relationship.

I felt like there wasn't anything left for them to say at the ending. Walt saving Jesse and then finally admitting that it was what HE wants (and not trying to "work" Jesse) was the final thing.

Neither of them were going to truly forgive the other. But they were able to leave each other in a sort of peace or truce. I think too many words would have ruined it.

 

[Reversed]

Can anybody loop this gif?

 

[Pandaman]

#teamwalt wins.

 

[blame space]

He looked inside his car, they didn't open the hood and look at the engine...

i know. and then they didn't check the trunk even though they were all back there and had his keys.

i guess i don't understand.

 

[Frost_Ace]

EDIT: derp

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

How he got the gun isn't important at all, so I don't know why that is coming up. He had millions of dollars, it's not that big of a stretch to think he could acquire a firearm. Though I'm not sure I'm clear on why he felt the need to off Lydia like that, or how he was able to enter and exit Skylar's place with it being under surveillance, or even how he found out where she was staying in the first place, but whatever.

It was a good finale.

The vacuum guy told him the address. He was keeping tabs on her I thought and giving him updates on his monthly trips.

I think.

 

[Buba Big Guns]

Perfect finale. I'll miss it, one of the best shows ever.

It's a little unrealistic that they'd be able to get such a solid bead on them right away from any sort of distance, on the first try (I certainly don't think I could)....but that's maybe beyond the point.

Not as hard as you think.

 

[Dartastic]

It was perfect. There was nothing else I could have asked for.

Pretty much. It was fucking perfect.

 

[charsace]

The only person I don't like on the show is the son.

 

[Wozzly]

I liked it. I knew going in what would happen from the episodes leading up to it. I mean I knew there wouldn't be a shocker at the end or anything. It was a fitting end to an amazing series.

 

[inm8num2]

 

[VisceralBowl]

LOL

 

[Pandaman]

Some aspects of the finale do seem quite contrived. It makes little sense that Walter could slip past Skyler's security detail, or that for some reason he would hire two fuck-ups like Badger and Skinny Pete.

he needed two people to hold laser pointers. even Badger couldn't fuck that up, plus Walt knows he can trust them.

 

[Guess Who]

apologizing for walt has been the whole series. he wasn't going to suffer, ever. he was going to enjoy his death from the day he found out he had cancer. it's an escape. everything is.

I don't know that the series, or this finale, is so much "apologizing for Walt". This episode is Walt finally coming to realize the reality of everything he did, that he was a shitty person who tore apart his family and sold his partner into slavery. It's in no way trying to say he was in any way justified in what he did. It's about Walt coming to terms with his own complete failures as a father, as a husband, as a friend, and using his last breaths to try and become a better person, patch up the ruins Heisenberg left behind in whatever ways he can, and not leave everyone who has ever cared about him completely lost up shit creek without a paddle before he dies.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Was wondering if Team Walt would poke their head up one last time.

You realize he died penniless and alone, in a Nazi meth lab, with his family completely cut off and hating him.

 

[Cornballer]

- EW Interview: Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul discuss ending of 'Breaking Bad' finale

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

"Hey guys, check his trunk for any remote-controlled firearms..."

They thought he'd be dead in a few minutes, not sure why they'd worry.

 

[mattiewheels]

Is Jesse going to have to call the vacuum cleaner guy? I'm just trying to figure out if there's a way he won't get brought up to the police.

 

[ezekial45]

What song did Todd have on his phone this time? It obviously had Lydia's name in it .

 

[iammeiam]

<3 Todd. I have no idea how that sentence was going to end, but I so totally love that he's so fundamentally lacking in normal emotion that he's not even angry at Mr. White for killing, like, all of his friends and family.

 

[lazybones18]

#TeamJesse survived. I'm most pleased. Too bad about Walt dying though

Spoiler

I'm glad he's dead

Great finale, favorite show of all time.

 

[Zebra]

How come the motherfuckers didn't check Walt's trunk?

What would the point of that be though, considering their plans? They planned to kill him almost immediately, what would they care what's in his trunk if they don't give him any opportunity to ever open it. I doubt they were expecting what was in there to be in there.

 

[Maninthemirror]

#teamwalt wins.

 

[Amagon]

Great ending to a great series.

:bow

 

[TimeEffect]

The only thing I didnt like was how they handled Jesse and Walt. That was a more deserving relationship.

Neither did I. But it had to happen the way it did. At least they nodded and understood each other... Still, Jesse's fate is going to nag at me.

He's got no money, and nowhere to really go, and is on the run.

Since everything is being wrapped up so nicely, I'm surprised Walt didn't use Saul/Saul's guy to set Jesse up, but since Walt only found out then and there about Jesse's state, we got the questionable sendoff.

It really is sad to look back and see how Jesse/Walt ended. BB may be all about Walt, but I still loved Jesse/Walt's relationship as it really dominated most seasons.

 

[Bunta]

Can anybody loop this gif?

 

[Vice]

There's just way too much perfect predicting on Walt's part, and that's really the only problem with the writing. I guess I can let it go...

That's happened since the start of the series though.

 

[Flynn]

This is bullshit.

 

[Persona7]

What song did Todd have on his phone this time? It obviously had Lydia's name in it .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHXZA_5XMJ4

 

[rekameohs]

To people wondering about Lydia at the cafe...

Walt and Lydia's first meeting (Gliding Over All):

Walt and Lydia during the "Crystal Blue Persuasion" montage (Gliding Over All):

Todd and Lydia meeting (Granite State)

Todd, Lydia, and Walt meeting (Felina)

Looks like the same table to me, though Todd was at the "meeting table" and Lydia wasn't in their meeting.

 

[smokeymicpot]

What was the significance of placing the watch on the phone box? I didn't watch Talking Bad.

Real answer to fix a continuity error.

 

[BlueMagic]

What would the point of that be though, considering their plans? They planned to kill him almost immediately, what would they care what's in his trunk if they don't give him any opportunity to ever open it. I doubt they were expecting what was in there to be in there.

Yeah, I guess. Timebombs, though.

 

[TheSeks]

What was the significance of placing the watch on the phone box? I didn't watch Talking Bad.

Real reason: Continuity Error.
Vince's (fake) pseudo-meaning-reason: "Jesse was a bad guy now and since he gave him that watch..."

 

[border]

Not as hard as you think.

The bead appears in the middle of her chest immediately, with no adjustment whatsoever. If you were 30-50 yards away I think you'd have a hard time doing that with just a laser pointer. But hey, it's been a long time since I fussed around with a laser pointer and it's not something that particularly concerns me.