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Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul

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I'm actually fine today. When Seinfeld ended....despite that god awful finale....it was like losing something. Nothing significant of course, it's just a TV show. But now I had to find something else to do with my dad on Thursday nights.

I don't know if it's because I didn't get into it right away and had to binge watch the first few seasons, or if it's because everything was just so perfect....but I come away feeling complete. Maybe this Sunday night will be different, but for now I feel like I've gained something from watching it instead of losing something from it being gone.
 
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NFBuck said:
...and with just a subtle nod, we were given pretty much total closure. Just the little nuances like that are what I'll miss the most. I can't imagine anything ever approaching this series again. But, who knows...
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I am very hopeful on the potential for more shows approaching this caliber. Gilligan was told by networks this concept had no chance of success. HBO - the same company that brought us The Sopranos and blew up many of the traditional barriers to intelligent TV - turned down Mad Men. I think the message is getting out. There are many great writers out there and it is all about giving them a chance.

Netflix is running with it. House of Cards is extremely intelligent. Orange is the New Black is fascinating in a way I haven't quite figured out.

When I first discovered Breaking Bad just two years ago I watched slowly - savoring each episode like a fine wine. It was precious in its rarity and I didn't want to drink it all at one setting. That is changing.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
I love that his death ended up being self-inflicted.
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Agreed. But not in a suicidal fashion. I love the fact that he was collateral damage in his own plan. The ending sequence was awesome. For the first time since the show started, Walt finally looked at peace. Cranston is one hell of an actor.....

I read this morning that Gilligan has signed on to do a cop drama on CBS. I'll be looking out for that one. If he's allowed to be the primary creative mind behind it, it could be epic. If it gets hijacked by the Hollywood "minds" it could be a stinker.
 
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I got the ending I wanted. I wanted Walt to find a way to get the money to his kids. I wanted him to be able to say good bye to Skyler and Holly. I wanted him to free Jesse. I wanted him to kill all of the Nazis and Lydia. I wanted Jesse to have him moment of vengeance against Todd. And I wanted Walt to die.

There was also another transformation. Uncle Jack begs Walter for his life and promises him the one thing that Uncle Jacks thinks is most important to Walter: His money. He discounted that Walt would be capable of being interested in something more than money and power. Walt had transformed again. Not back to the boring high school chemistry teacher. But to a man who really did want to protect his family - somehow Walt had admittedly (to Skyler) gotten away from that during his time as kingpin. He found a way back. It was quite compelling.

I appreciated the closure. I recognize that there are more artful ways to end the show other than being clean. But it ran the real risk of being very unsatisfying to a loyal fanbase. And sometimes it's ok to just give the fans what they want. This was one of those times.
 
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Even when everybody "knew" the ricin was for Lydia.....they still got that 'Oh Shit!' moment when she started playing with the sugar packet and dumped it into the tea.

Just great writing/directing in practically every single scene.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
Even when everybody "knew" the ricin was for Lydia.....they still got that 'Oh [Mark May]!' moment when she started playing with the sugar packet and dumped it into the tea.

Just great writing/directing in practically every single scene.
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Yeah, watching the Sugar Substitute go into her tea after walt had just told her she was a creature of habbit was awesome. Overall from a lot of people the ending got mixed reviews, me, I fucking loved it. It wrapped everything up and even gave us the three shades of Walter White in 18 minute segments, the Grey Matter guys where he was very Heisenberg, Skyler where you got to see Walt for the final time and then the end, someone I had not seen, a dead Heisenberg, a defeated Walt all combined to form one last person who was hellbent on tearing down the empire he had built, the one that caused all these problems.

Don't know what I am going to do Monday mornings now >.<
 
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