They killed a woman on her front doorstep, without wearing anything to prevent potential witnesses from identifying them. I think it's fair to say they weren't exactly careful
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Yeah, you needed to be clever to outwit Gus. Whereas the nazis were more about muscle and numbers, rather than intelligence of operations.
Yeah but that's not normally related to cars.
I guess that's a fair point. A damned if you do/damned if you don't scenario if ever there was one. They chose a safe, tidy and satisfying ending and you can't begrudge them that. Now I've pondered on it for a bit it makes the most sense.
The guy who plays Elliot was a bit shit though. I won't cede on that.
So no one else was completely lost about how Walt's phone call to get Gretchen and Elliot's address worked? I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere.
Let's be honest if he was quite happy to die then a big feck off bomb in the boot makes more sense than a motorized sentry gun. But it's not as cool and doesn't allow Jesse to strangle Todd or for him to have the last say with Jack and Lydia.
He was pretending to be a photographer for a magazine wasn't he?
Yeah, he rang up someone named Susan and said "Hi, it's Dan again" and she spilled her guts. None of those words make sense to me.
He pretended to be a reporter to attach a photo of them to a fake story he "wrote" about them
Caught in two minds as to whether fulminated Mercury would've gone down nicely or whether it would've been too samey. The gun thing didn't cut it for me as a plan; they could've been scattered all over the facility in different rooms, there could've been guys outside the gate, the car could've been checked...didn't seem very Walter White-ish in terms of its planning.
Sure, but why did it work?
Who is Susan? Does Susan know David? Does Walt know Susan knows David? Why is Walt saying he phoned Susan before as David? I think I'm having a breakdown.
I'm not saying it's not allowed, I'm saying I found it stupid. There have been many other stupid moments in the show.
Let's just assume that Walt rang Susan (who is Gretchen and Elliots secretary/P.A./general dogsbody) earlier posing as David and this was his follow up call.
It'd probably work better if he called initially to propose an article and then rang back later for the address rather than just ask for it outright.
Does that work for you Scrumpet?
It'd probably work better if he called initially to propose an article and then rang back later for the address rather than just ask for it outright.
Does that work for you Scrumpet?
I've been in work so this may have already been posted but my mate sent me a link to this
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I just don't know any more.
Arguably positive: It was brilliant.
Arguably not so positive: It's ended, and I kinda dont feel there was enough of a climax slightly. Also, I miss Jesse.
Arguably not so positive: It's ended, and I kinda dont feel there was enough of a climax slightly. Also, I miss Jesse.
Maybe Walt is familiar with Grey Matter/the Schwartzs and knows Susan is their long time secretary.
Definitely not as cool. It would also have been nice if some redshirts had come running at the "clubhouse" at the end, just for Jesse and Walt to pick off.
That scene where he's at Gretchen's house and gets the two lazers pointed on them was quality, I was even happier it turned out to be Badger and Skinny Pete with lazer pointers.
The actor who plays Jack kind of ruined it in terms of he basically said he'll die in an interview recently by saying he doesn't know how it ends and they had the choice of just seeing the scenes they were in or the whole thing. He chose just his scenes. But we all knew Walt was going to get them.
Couple questions, what happens to all the money now? And, if Walt never got shot and Jesse doesn't shoot him (which I can't tell if he knew he wouldn't or Jesse just took pity on him with him already being shot), would Walt have killed himself or let himself be arrested?
The actor who plays Jack kind of ruined it in terms of he basically said he'll die in an interview recently by saying he doesn't know how it ends and they had the choice of just seeing the scenes they were in or the whole thing. He chose just his scenes. But we all knew Walt was going to get them.
Couple questions, what happens to all the money now? And, if Walt never got shot and Jesse doesn't shoot him (which I can't tell if he knew he wouldn't or Jesse just took pity on him with him already being shot), would Walt have killed himself or let himself be arrested?
Yeah he was in all fairness. I always thought throughout the series that Elliot and Gretchen should have perhaps been involved considering how much their business influenced Walt and his actions, but the guy playing Elliot wasn't good at all. Still didn't stop it from being a very good scene though.
For me it's about his way of letting Jesse have one back. Walt threw him to the floor, and I think Jesse knew what was going on. There seemed to be a look as if to say "Follow my lead". Then when it was all done, Walt could've killed Jesse, but instead, knowing he'd die regardless, gave Jesse the chance to do it. Jesse wouldn't have felt worse for it, as he was dying anyway, but at least he could've given him the final bullet.
I'm sad that it's over. I'm sad that Walt's dead, and I'm said that we'll never find out what was next for Jesse. Does he look after Brock? Does he go back to doing drugs with Badger and Skinny Pete? Does he get back into the business? Does his life just tail off? That was the only thing I really wanted answering.
Yes! I was too busy with the scene that I didn't think of that, but in the back of my mind it struck a chord as if to say "That wasn't quite right".
It's the DEA's now, I guess. Perhaps the one thing that could have ruined Walt's masterful plan was Jesse's decision not to shoot him - but it obviously didn't. Maybe he would have blown up the lab along with himself?
Just watched the final two episodes. Loved them to bits, great ending (not the best, but entirely satisfying) to an excellent show. Some superb scenes in the finale, when he sees Elliott and Gretchen with the lasers, the scene with Skyler (loved how the camera panes in on to him), the showdown. Just sad it's over now. 
Wow. Just fecking wow.
Incredible, I'm gutted it's over but that was amazing.
Incredible, I'm gutted it's over but that was amazing.
Same here.Just watched the final two episodes. Loved them to bits, great ending (not the best, but entirely satisfying) to an excellent show. Some superb scenes in the finale, when he sees Elliott and Gretchen with the lasers, the scene with Skyler (loved how the camera panes in on to him), the showdown. Just sad it's over now.
I thought it was a good ending too, nice and neat, but hardly breaking new ground or controversial or shocking really.
Can't believe it's no more
Andrea getting her head blown off was pretty shocking actually.
Liked the episode. Not looking at his car wasn't that bad. After all he was a criminal, but no-one would have expected that he is a big fighter. A lot of things we predicted happened, but I would have wanted Jesse to kill Walt, or Walt to explode the laboratory and die in process.
Anyway, I can't complain. Except that there isn't anymore Breaking Bad to wait for every Monday. One of the best (if not the best) TV show of all time. People will talk for this show decades from now. And Bryan Cranston is a God.
Anyway, I can't complain. Except that there isn't anymore Breaking Bad to wait for every Monday. One of the best (if not the best) TV show of all time. People will talk for this show decades from now. And Bryan Cranston is a God.
Call me a sissy, but I wanted Andrea to live. It makes Jesse's survival much less fulfilling without her.
Yeah it was brutal to have her killed, especially the way it happened.
"Kill me, I'm not cooking"
Bang
"yes you fecking are"
It really showed how ruthless and sociopathic Todd was. I still quite like him as a character. I knew Jesse was gonna strangle his ass with the chain as soon as he went to the window.
Glad Jesse made it, even if he is a rat bastard. He's had some serious shit happen to him.
For me, an excellent ending apart from me wanting Walt to ride off into the sunset, I shed a tear or two when he died
A decent ending. Pretty satisfying. The stuff with Skylar and Jesse was very good, that's the heart of the show. The Nazis and Lydia stuff fell a bit flat for me because they're superficial characters. I was never as keen on Todd as everyone else either.
I think all the characters more or less ended up where they should have. Walt getting Gretchen and Elliot to pass the money onto his family was great writing.
Fantastic show. Behind only The Sopranos for me in the obligatory 'best ever' rankings.
I think all the characters more or less ended up where they should have. Walt getting Gretchen and Elliot to pass the money onto his family was great writing.
Fantastic show. Behind only The Sopranos for me in the obligatory 'best ever' rankings.
Sad to see this amazing show end, but it ended at just the right time and I have a feeling that one day, I'll just decide to watch them all again. Shed a bit of a tear at the end!
That was fast!
Im earmarking this time next year for another run thoughSad to see this amazing show end, but it ended at just the right time and I have a feeling that one day, I'll just decide to watch them all again. Shed a bit of a tear at the end!
Good job the nazis dont hang out upstairs.
I was talking about the sort of stuff KingEric7's just said about it in this thread. The acting's great and there's so much depth to the characters, no arguments there. Meadow's storyline was more involving than any of the female storyline's in Breaking Bad which says it all really given how often the teenage kids are an afterthought 9 times out of 10. I just think this stuff about how deeply immersed they were in their roles and how you could see a hundred emotions in one glance from Tony Soprano is all the rest is a bit mental, but maybe it's just KE7 doing his usual thing and speaking in hyperbole from start to finish.
Anyway, I have to say I loved the Skyler ending. She looked like she'd had the heart ripped right out of her, and they did a great job with the makeup. She looked like all the life had been drained right out of her. The setting obviously helped too.
What's your problem, Brwned?
I think I remember saying that was exaggerated and poorly posted last time round, but I don't see the problem with anything that was written in this thread.