2542ad2298 It was whether the series stayed true to his character, to its themes, whether or not it was pleasant to see. Then theres Granite State, which sees Walt (and Jesse) totally impotent, detached and alone, and staring down the slow onset of decay, leading to death. He killed Toddhe killed Todd!! Oh god, thank goodness he did. No one could deny that. (Well, almost all. We knew Walt would have to do something, and we knew about the ricin and the M60. Its been fascinating to watch in real-time as this series deepened, grew darker and more audiacious. Walter White I guess I got what I deserved. Maybe one of the finer parts of this series is how Walt is the only character that changed so directly in personality traits from start to finish. He ticks items off his list and that is basically that.
With expectations has high as Tuco Salamanca, Gilligan had his work cut out for him, but in seventy-five minutes he managed to wrap up each remaining thread. In factand this upends the moral closure you often expect from TV storieshe is not really sorry about it, even if he regrets some of the consequences. Throughout this journey of writing about the show, I've been truly honored by the attention and feedback of everyone who chose to read my work. Walts trunk turret gun effectively wipes out New Mexicos Nazi population in only a few rounds. It makes no more sense to me to argue that finales that answer all the questions are better than to argue that cubism is better than impressionism, or nonfiction is better than poetry. In the Talking Bad interview after the finale, Vince Gilligan alludes to Walt at the end as being like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, in the meth lab, reunited with his Precious. * Finally, to everyone reading this post, thanks. Walt never lost the desire to teach, and as he inspected Jesses lab, I think he finally appreciated Jesses mastering of the craft. I wouldnt call it a great episode, in the way that Ozymandias instantly was. In fact, its Jesse who is the one joyfully pounding on the wheel, as he drives at 100mph away from a world he never wants to be a part of again.
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