Originally Posted By Dabob2 <It's been interesting to see how universally praised this final season has been of BB compared to the final season of Dexter (a show I watched for two seasons then left).> You should Netflix seasons 4 and 5. Well worth watching, especially 4 (with John Lithgow). 3 was okay, but missable. Same for 6. On 7 it jumped the shark - very sad, as seasons 1, 2, 4 and 5 were right up there in terms of quality. Maybe not BB-quality, but just a notch or two below, and way better than most.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 This morning on my way to work someone in a Pontiac Aztek pulled up next me. My mind did start racing a bit.
Originally Posted By goodgirl Here are some awesome ideas for Sunday. I can't make up my mind between making the Blue Cupcakes or the Bear Cake. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.lovefromtheoven.com/2013/09/22/breaking-bad-cupcakes/">http://www.lovefromtheoven.com...upcakes/</a> Seriously looking at the Walter-Ritas though.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I really, really, really want Jesse to live.<< He's just been through so much though. He'll be damaged forever, it seems. Or at least it feels that way.
Originally Posted By MissCandice I've never watched the show but I do enjoy reading this topic. I can't wait to read how you guys feel after the episode tomorrow.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Satisfying. And SPOILER ALERT... Jesse lives! I do think Walt Jr./Flynn (and certainly Skylar) will be smart enough to figure out that the money that eventually comes from the Schwartzes really came from Walt... and I could see them either taking it, or not. I think I'd respect Flynn more if he didn't and took the attitude that he'd rather earn it himself honestly - it's still drug money (and blood money) even if Flynn wasn't involved at all himself. But that's really the only loose end I can think of. The best thing about the Schwartz scene is the way they figured out how to give Badger and Skinny Pete one last hurrah! And did I call the Marty Robbins song, or did I call the Marty Robbins song?
Originally Posted By ecdc You so called it! Also spoilers!!! My only regret is they didn't develop the Jesse storyline a little bit more. I mean...his life was hell because of Walt for an entire year. It was a brief look at him. But I understand why. It was Walt's show. So...is Walt alive when the cops find him?
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 No he was dead by the time they arrived. And the musical choices were brilliant. Badfinger is going to get a little bump from the use of Baby Blue. On other hand the makers of Stevia have to be like oh come on!!!
Originally Posted By ecdc >>No he was dead by the time they arrived.<< That was my sense too, but I wasn't sure if I'd missed something or if it was deliberately ambiguous.
Originally Posted By leobloom Well, I didn't hate it, but I thought it could've been better. Minor complaints: 1. The conclusion of Jesse's storyline felt rushed. I wanted something more to transpire between him and Walt -- and maybe there wasn't anything left to say -- but it seemed too easy. So Walt no longer blames him for Hank's death? Maybe he thinks he's paid for it by being a Nazi prisoner, but I felt like the show had SO much invested in Jesse up to these final 8 episodes that his storyline kinda fizzled out. 2. For a show that has touted a nearly "Old Testament" version of morality (you do bad, you pay the price), this just seemed way too "New Testament." Walt seems so confident of his death when he's talking to Skyler, but then he dies by a stray bullet? Jesse shooting him or his own suicide would've struck me as a much more emotional conclusion. His death in the lab, while appropriate, lacked gravitas. It wasn't the death of a gunfighter. For a show that clearly imagined itself in the western genre, it felt underwhelming. 3. The finale was just too predictable, too vanilla. The consensus opinion since the beginning of the season was the gun is to be used on the Nazis, the ricin on Lydia. I was disappointed it played out as predicted. One of BB's greatest strengths was its ability to surprise the heck out of you. This was as by-the-numbers as BB ever was. So it wasn't a bad finale, per se. But I'm not sure it was true to the show's spirit, either. In hindsight, "Ozymandias" really does appear to be the episode we'll probably remember as the "end" of the story.
Originally Posted By leobloom I read this comment on another site and couldn't agree more: >> After watching this, Ozymandias would have been the better series finale for the show. It was like a checklist of fan wish fulfillment. I'm sure many were cheering after Walt's phone call with Lydia. The Shield, The Sopranos, and The Wire all pulled off much richer series finales and didn't go for the happy ending. Walt got to admire what he created one last time, and went out like a hero even though Gilligan had said he was no hero and was irredeemable. << Walt's death wasn't nearly sullen enough for the way that the series had constructed its morality.
Originally Posted By ecdc Only in television is death not a serious enough ending I think the timeline is key. In two years, Walt went from mild-mannered, henpecked husband to drug kingpin. I'd say his death is a huge consequence for him. Especially for someone who was fighting against cancer just to stay alive to control his newfound love.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 In a way you could say that he beat the cancer. Here's a trope/cliche that BB did last night. The old keys in the sun visor moment. Has anyone ever done this?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Jesse shooting him or his own suicide would've struck me as a much more emotional conclusion.> He wanted Jesse to shoot him - the fact that Jesse said "do it yourself" was perfect. And I think Walt would have, had he not realized he'd already been shot.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Oh, and I think Jesse's going to Alaska and becoming a woodworker. Lots of wood in Alaska!
