Ultimately, gilligan chose to end breaking bad with walters death, occurring instory two years after he had. Its going to be emotionally exhausting for fans, he said in an interview before felina aired. Having nothing but his badass attitude and staring contest skills, walt. Each chapter focuses on how breaking bad was put together. A gritty, raw noir set against the dusty backdrop of the american southwest, the story has no true heroes to cheer on, and that may be a part of why its so. They say that all bad things must come to an end, and for breaking bad and walter white bryan cranston, they did. The shows final episode, felina, aired last night, and a whole lot went down, just as it had to. Theyve certainly never seen anything like it in the czech republic and. I think they had the entire show written from the start. One of the most critically acclaimed series ever produced, breaking bad sony pictures televisionamc, 200820 won legions of avid viewers who debated its every nuance as they followed the evolution of terminally ill highschool teacher walter white as he became the drug kingpin heisenberg.
Which great literary work explains breaking bad best. I have a phd in tv studies, i really like watching television, i have thoroughly enjoyed the increase in wellmade television over the last 15 years but i do not like breaking bad. The breaking bad finale was probably the best ending to the series we could have asked for. If you intentionally spoil the series for new viewers, it will result in a ban. In 2004, two years after the xfiles ended, gilligan and fellow xfiles writer thomas schnauz were unemployed. For me, breaking bad is a true phenomenon, not only as narrative, but in cinematographic style, the way it is all put together, its raw power, even the musical score. Its not just true for the darker elements of team walt the holders of the. Yet, while notable programs have come and gone in the interim, none have bested breaking bads grim yet uniquely beautiful ending. Breaking bad may be history, but the show is still in the spotlight. Spoilers covered no spoilers shown rbettercallsaul subreddit rules. Elsewhere or six feet under but the final 75 minutes of breaking bad offered a satisfactory wrapup to the show, one of the few in tv. Breaking bad is an amc neowestern crime drama series that debuted in january 2008 with a sevenepisode season shortened because of the writers strike and soon found itself renewed for a fullrun second season. I have a confession to makei dont like breaking bad. Breaking bad series finale what did you think of the.
Bryan cranston, aka the dad from malcolm in the middle, unleashes his inner badass against a scarfacewannabe as frustrated chemistry teacher turned crystal meth cook walter white on amcs. Youd have to be a ruin of a person to for your life to end this way, and for anyone to consider it a happy ending. Weve narrowed it down to the top 10, none of which have photos available. Breaking bad movie confirmed at netflix, title revealed. Breaking bad should have centered on jesse, not walt cbr. It does not glorify crystal meth, but rather exposes it for what it is, a terrifying manmade lethal cocktail. Anyway, one thing i like in an ending especially in a series is when the bad guy gets his comeuppance. After a final stretch of emmy wins in august, the series, which starred bryan cranston, right, and aaron paul, is now under. So, no, thats not a happy ending in any usual sense.
Almost none of the darkest predictions about the breaking bad finale came true. Breaking bad is an american neowestern crime drama television series created and produced by vince gilligan. If theres one thing that last sundays epic breaking bad finale, felina, demonstrated, it was thatfrom the beginning to the end, from the start to the finish, the plunge to the crashbreaking bad was a greek tragedy about a man named walter white, as he went from mr. Its been more than five years since vince gilligan and company wrapped up the story of walter white. We were equally dreading and anticipating the series finale sunday evening. Of course, to see breaking bad this way, youd have to imagine the whole series as belonging mainly to walt, jr. Instead, he dismantled his legacyhis real, terrible legacyensuring that the. It was an incredibly ballsy thing to say, considering tuco had an automatic weapon in his hands. I hate the idea of anybody getting away with anything see bastard above. The new amc show is about public defender jimmy mcgill, who adopts a sleazy new persona as saul goodman.
Breaking bad is an american neowestern crime drama television series created and produced. The finale of breaking bad on sunday night gave walter white a. Im quite certain that many, many people adored vince gilligans kickass ending to breaking bad. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. Ive never seen the show, but it obviously has a huge following, so why is it ending. The show has the same tight plots, rich characters and delicious twists as.
Breaking bad is my favorite show, and the last point got to me. After so many lugubrious turns, breaking bad came to an end on sunday on an almost uplifting note. Ludacris also appears, and the twist at the end is one for the books. Looking back on it now, the writers have essentially spent the last 6 years bringing out my innerheisenberg i wanted skeletons to unapologetically fall from the closet, and because walts. I am a big fan of this show so i was delighted to read a book all about breaking bad. Reallife breaking bad teacher pleads guilty to making. Best moments from the breaking bad finale business insider. Fans of amcs breaking bad continue to mourn the death of the antihero drama in their own unique ways, but thanks to this dvd extra from the breaking bad. Headlined by bryan cranston as walter white and aaron paul as jesse pinkman both of whom rightfully won emmys for their respective roles the show followed cancerstricken science teacher walter as he started raising. Put the word spoilers in the title if your post contains details about better call saul episodes. Jesses utopic ending in breaking bad was more than deserved and its one that could have been all the more powerful had the show centered on him from the start. Breaking bad final season breaking bad season 05 set. He assigned numerical values to potential projects based on the director, the writing and other.
That said, breaking bad was so meticulously crafted since day one, that even the tiniest of loose threads could have caused the entire thing to unravel. Do not put character death or series finale spoilers in your submission title. One thing he does not do, however, is put things right. The game of thrones finale wasnt the ending we deserved. Its a character drama in the great tradition of breaking bad, and it isnt what it appears to be on the surface. I dont want to say the name of the imdb thread because its got a major spoiler in its title if you havent seen this past sundays episode, but the thread is 19 pages long and its very elaborate. During a recent reddit ama, gilligan revealed he thinks jesse ultimately found happiness after the emotional ending to breaking bad. We all figured that breaking bad would end neatly, tying up all its loose ends and.
There is a huge thread on imdbs breaking bad message board about how the show is based on a series of books that were written before the show ever came on the air. Breaking bad has concluded its amazing run and for those that have been following the various exploits of walter white over the past five seasons is now left to ponder the inevitable outcome of one of the most obsessed over programs in this golden age of television. Weve been reliably informed by breaking bad that this, in meth purity terms, is a very impressive figure. But all that dramatically changed in true breaking bad fashion, sending us off on a powerfully and emotionally charged ending. For the finale, breaking bad let viewers feast on a particular. It wasnt, as he so often feared, all for nothing he found a way to get. The writers of breaking bad gave walter white his m60 before they knew who it would kill. It is a long, twisted journey into really dark corners and dark materials. Written by moira walleybeckett and directed by michelle maclaren, it aired on amc in the united states on september 2. Its hard to believe its been a little over three years since breaking bad, one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed tv shows in recent memory, came to its close. Vince gilligan says in the final breaking bad insider podcast that he and his team had no idea.
The show ran for five seasons in total, with its grand finale airing on september 29, 20 mildmannered walter white bryan cranston, a high school chemistry teacher in. The closurehappy breaking bad finale the new yorker. Breaking bad star bryan cranston was always hustling. Felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad. Walter for the first time told skyler the truth about his reason for. Stay pop culture savvy with nprs guide to tv, books, movies, music. Our roundtable discusses felina, the amc shows series finale. A recap of how the breaking bad series ended popsugar. Breaking bad started with walter white turning to meth to support his family and ended with his death inside a meth lab.
It is loaded with all kinds of facts about the show. This oneofakind bookthe ultimate official guide to the showcovers the evolution of. Popular bad ending books meet your next favorite book. With breaking bad ending in 20, cranston devised a formula for determining what to do next. The move marks the beginning of the end for the killer twins, as well as the first sign. But for walt to do the right thing so many times after that wasnt so much. For show creator vince gilligan, it was a fitting ending. It was set and filmed in albuquerque, new mexico, and tells the story of walter white bryan cranston, an underemployed and depressed high school chemistry teacher. I am still angry with the author of bastard out of carolina for that ending, and it has been years since i read that book. The first flashback features none other than ol heisenberg, himself. But perhaps the best thing about it was the series actually ended.
Walter white, of course, is the character made famous by actor bryan cranston in the hit tv show breaking bad, which ran on amc for five season. This breaking bad alternate ending must be seen to be. The show aired on amc from january 20, 2008 to september 29, 20, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. This is where we left all the breaking bad characters at the end of the series. Decembers box got here a little late, but the art supplies all still work. Chips to scarface, repressed high school chemistry teacher mr. The shows creator, writer, and director, vince gilligan, did not disappoint. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question.
Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season and the midseason finale of the american television drama series breaking bad, and the 54th overall episode of the series. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. The day fans across the nation anticipated came on the last sunday of september. Hes right that the show goes for comedy at odd times. Breaking bad lands its finale a little too cleanly.
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