How the two songs from the breaking bad finale explain. If youre in any way confused about exactly how breaking bad. By season five, hes poisoned a child, covered up the actual murder of. Over the course of five seasons, breaking bad told the tale of a man whose cancer diagnosis drove him to cook and sell meth. Breaking bad, the amc cable tv series about a high school chemistry teacher who. Breaking bads season finale abq gives ridiculous new. A breaking bad movie, as well as breaking bad even if we dont consider latter spoilable at this point. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the. The closurehappy breaking bad finale the new yorker. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. We finally understand the ending of breaking bad looper. But perhaps the best thing about it was the series actually ended. So many shows, notably the sopranos and lost, have gone dark without anything approaching finality.
The new flick picks up right after what happened in the breaking bad finale, which means that hes on the run from police and the dea who know that hes been cooking meth and killing people. Even within this stylized series, there was a feeling. For the last six years, fans have been speculating about what happened to jesse pinkman aaron paul after the violent events of breaking bads series finale, fermina. Spoilers for the season finale of breaking bad coming up. The last hour of the series took all the story threads that were still dangling and wrapped them up, not quite in an elegant bow more like a blood. It also produced one of the more extreme deaths youll ever see. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who. In a way, the very beginning of breaking bad season 1 is a perfect encapsulation of what the entire series was. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five.
Youve now had a few minutes to gather your breath, wipe away the tears and start to process that brutal and poignant series finale of breaking bad. A recap of breaking bads season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode. The season four finale of breaking bad produced a winner in the waltergus feud. The story of breaking bad has been the story of walter white crossing thresholds. Its depiction of the moral choices he and jesse made was occasionally amused but usually dispassionate and rational. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode, well then, lets cook. The series finale of breaking bad is september 29, and as danger has already written, thats going to be one murderous night of television for your dvrs. Review of breaking bad season 3 finale, full measure. Breaking bad series finale thrs tim goodman was quite taken with the ending, the washington posts hank stuever laments that several storylines were left unended and usa todays robert bianco. The second season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final. At the end of breaking bad, did walter white win or lose.
Vince gilligans breaking bad, in so many ways the ideal tv. Breaking bad explained everything and then reexplained it. Youve now had a few minutes to gather your breath, wipe away the tears and start to process that brutal and poignant series finale of breaking. The ongoing standoff between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale after last sundays shocking episode found the onetime partners in crystal meth cookery putting their disagreements behind them in order to kill the wouldbe drug kingpin, gus is going to have to watch his back now more than ever. There were hundreds of ways the show could have ended, according to show. Its been a journey with him down a descending corridor leading further into his damnation, as he approaches one door after another and crossesmaybe with trepidation, maybe with doubt, maybe with wracking guilt afterward, but he crosses. Perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. While it had a great run through the middle of the series, i would counsel new viewers against starting lost because the ending is so disappointing. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who swapped suburban life for his own meth empire. The first scene of breaking bad season 1 set the shows tone. Felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad. Breaking bad came to an end on sunday on an almost uplifting note.
Breaking bad ends the heisenberg saga in series finale. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan. Sure, all shows evolve, but breaking bad used to view walt differently, i think. The final episode, entitled stay, aired on thursday, may 14 at 109c on abc.
The only way to know is to tune in to the finale, which airs on sunday at 98c on amc. Dont read this unless you have seen felina, the series finale of amcs breaking bad. Better call saul has had some wild years but season 5 has to be among the most actionpacked. All good things or in this case, bad things, as the promos for part 2 of season 5 said must come to an end. This post contains spoilers and violent content from breaking bad. Stop reading if you have not watched the finale of breaking bad, titled felina. Two days out from breaking bads series finale, i wonder where that cleareyed perspective went. A recap of how the breaking bad series ended popsugar. How do people feel about the ending of the series finale. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. The world of breaking bad was so rich and deep that years after its excellent series finale, fans are still talking about the ins and the outs of walter whites rise and fall, as there are still.
The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question. Five years, five seasons and 62 episodes later, one of the greatest television dramas of all time came to an end last night as. Seeing one frail man subvert expectations and get out of impossible situations through cunning and know. A breaking bad movie is finally, blessedly here, but lets take a second to to revisit how the original breaking bad ended. Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. Bad movie, which picks up right after the events of the series finale, felina. A major breaking bad question has finally been explained.
After 6 seasons, how to get away with murder reached its conclusion with a dramatic series finale. That opening scene truly set the tone for the rest of breaking bad and heres how. A recap of breaking bad s season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. As i said in an earlier piece about breaking bad s end, rejudging a series based solely on the series finale is a foolish practice that is becoming frustratingly common.
As i said in an earlier piece about breaking bads end, rejudging a series based solely on the series finale is a foolish practice that is becoming frustratingly common. From a structural standpoint, its hard to be too hard on the breaking bad finale as a discrete unit. Right after breaking bad ended, vince gilligan and most of the cast notably minus bryan cranston and bob odenkirk showed up to discuss the finale on talking bad. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it all led to an ending that people still talk about today. The acclaimed amc drama ended back in 20 with a tense. The breaking bad series finale recap will get you stoked. I wasnt blown away by it, and there were things about it that didnt feel right, but it certainly didnt take anything away from the series as a whole. When the breaking bad series finale aired in 20, creator vince gilligan gave viewers the hope that jesse pinkman had a relatively happy ending. Breaking bad has always had a soft spot for onthenose musical choices, from the crystal blue persuasion methcooking montage to the day in the life of the prostitute wendy set to the. The dust is still settling on breaking bad as viewers come to terms with its series finale but what could have been. For the finale, breaking bad let viewers feast on a particular ingredient shows appeal. The following contains spoilers for better call saul season 5 episode 10.
What is the meaning behind felina, the title of the. The gunsablazin finale capped by jesse strangling todd, telling walter to go eff himself in not so many. A personal favorite theory is that when breaking bad ends, walter white will enter witness protection, changes his name to hal, marry a nice woman named lois and kick off the events that lead to the show known as malcolm in the middle. It may be regarded as one of the best shows its time, but creator vince gilligan reveals why he ended breaking bad after just five seasons. Relive 10 of the most revealing breaking bad murders. Jumps in logic were extremely rare and when they were employedjesses aha ricin moment from earlier this season, in which he deduced. And thus, breaking bad finished its run with a bang, a few tears, and an act 3 full of.