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Breaking Bad - S05E16 - "Felina" (series finale!)

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#1 ·
Watching completely live, so I needed something to do during commercials, so here's the thread.
 
#80 ·
Anyone else have a great big hole inside them where Breaking Bad used to be? Six years of these characters. The writing, the acting, every part of this show was just incredible.

The last time I felt this way, and the only other time I've *ever* felt this way, was the finale of LOST. The end of a series that made its way deep into the heart of me.
[aside--please don't digress into LOST and how it finished and whether you liked it or not and yada yada. My ONLY reason to mention it is the emotional impact it had, not a review/comparison of finales or series. Please don't go there]

It will be a long time before another Breaking Bad happens. :(

Thank You to everyone involved in this series.
 
#81 ·
I just want to point out that I suggested last week that Walt was going to get Gretchen and Elliot to pay money to his family. I just didn't figure out that it would be his own money.

Really enjoyed the finale. I like how everything feels all tied up.
 
#83 ·
Anyone else have a great big hole inside them where Breaking Bad used to be? Six years of these characters. The writing, the acting, every part of this show was just incredible.
The last time I felt this way, and the only other time I've *ever* felt this way, was the finale of LOST. The end of a series that made its way deep into the heart of me.
That's how I felt when Six Feet Under ended. I was really connected to those characters,and felt a big loss when it all ended. But I got a reprise a few years later when my new G/f had never seen it, and we watched the entire series together.

It is really sad to think our ride with Walter White is totally over.
 
#88 ·
How about how we called a lot of it?

The Ricin in Lydia's Stevia.

Walt visiting Gretchen and Elliot, although Vince surprised the crap out us as to why.

Walt using the canon on the Nazis.

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"Lydia the tattooed lady..." I really doubt that Todd will know that one.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8[/media]
yeah but it was still awesome
 
#89 ·
So how did Walt know that was Lydia's table? Has she had that routine for years? I probably missed it in earlier seasons.

Towards the end, I was hoping/thinking Walt would go out by ODing on his Baby Blue.

Glad Grey matter was wrapped up in three minutes. I still wonder if Flynn will know the money was from his dad. G&E might convince him it's not. They probably put Walt's millions in hiding and never touch it. Hell, perhaps they burn it. I know they're scared and they'll gt the money to Flynn best they can, but just like anyone else they can't just drive millions to he bank and deposit it.
 
#91 ·
Great ending. After all the other big show finale failures, I din't expect much. I'm glad Vince Gilligan knocked it out of the park.

Amazed there is no hate here. Well, I guess we will see after the West Coast feed.
I hated on it a little bit. :p I actually found it a little flat, which is why I called it an epilogue. There was little building of tension or excitement throughout the episode and the further along it got, the more obvious things became that they would end the way everyone had been predicting and we'd really known since the starts of this 8 episode run.

It was a good episode - a mid-pack Breaking Bad episode. But finales are darn hard. So I think in general, they did a good job with the finale season - built up to an incredible episode in Ozymandias and then let us down with two nice wrap-up episodes.

But I really wanted to see Walt get his comeuppance and he didn't. I don't know, maybe he did when he lost his family and his money, but he still got to end things on his terms.
 
#94 ·
Her name is Felina. Rosa's Cantina.
To be specific, it's Feleena.

Three songs tell the story:

El Paso 1959
Feleena 1966 (story from her POV)
El Paso City 1976 (Man recalling past life)
 
#95 ·
But I really wanted to see Walt get his comeuppance and he didn't. I don't know, maybe he did when he lost his family and his money, but he still got to end things on his terms.
It kind of had the same feel to me as the ending of The Shield.
 
#96 ·
.... Definitely a satisfying ending but far from perfect, as a story ending it was OK but the episode had plenty of flaws. I started watching it with a nervous, tense stomach but as it went on it became pretty clear how it was going to end and the tension reduced.

I was slightly annoyed by the "TV" stuff, the multiple camera angles during the opening scene in the car just got annoying. The whole "will he reach his keys" thing was distracting and unnecessary. Even the wooden beam thing, it was great when they revealed Walt but annoying when they kept it between Walt and Skyler - symbolism anyone? The parking the car thing also. A lot of this stuff stretched believability for me.
Somebody open a window ... I totally predicted that this would be the first one to stink up this thread with a big steaming turd review. What impossible standard can impress this guy? :confused:

This was the best writing and directing and acting and everything that anyone could hope for, and Gilligan's team delivered.
 
#99 ·
A few things:

1) I'm so glad that high-velocity large caliber rifle ammunition, the type of thing that's usually stopped by car doors and drywall in TV shows, blasted right through a building for a change. It was refreshing.

2) I think telling Lydia she was poisoned was a really bad idea. Rather than dying from "complications of the flu", she now knows Walt killed her, and has a little bit time remaining to spend her considerable fortune on hiring people to kill his wife and kids out of revenge.

3) Someone asked why Walt had to kill Lydia if he did not know Lydia sent goons to his house. I'm not sure if this was answered in the thread, but regardless of whether or not Walt knew about the goons, he knew that Skyler had seen Lydia and therefore would be a target after his death. Lydia doesn't like to leave witnesses. She had to go.

4) As I expected, he did not harm the Grey Matter folks. I was wrong though about the lack of credit given to Walt in the Grey Matter interview being what pushed him over the edge. Instead, it was seeing them give away the money that gave him the idea to use them as a conduit to funnel money to Flynne. We get to see the pragmatic side of Walt. Nice writing there.

5) I bet the grey matter folks burn Walt's money and give Flynne their own money regardless of Walt's wishes. Walt's "hit men" would have no way to know that they used their own money, that couple seemed to really detest the drug money, and they had plenty of wealth of their own to give away. This would be rather ironic, as it would mean everything Walt did was for nothing. It was his pride that prevented him from asking them for money in the first place.

Overall, I was happy with the finale. Compared to the letdowns that were the Dexter and Burn Notice finales, this was an absolute masterpiece.
 
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