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Im quite certain that many, many people adored vince gilligans kickass ending to breaking bad. Felina had the highest ratings of any episode of breaking bad. Its going to be emotionally exhausting for fans, he said in an interview before felina aired. The complete critical companion sepinwall, alan, dalton, max, lindelof, damon on. The complete series bluray, which will be released on november 26. Best moments from the breaking bad finale business insider. The greatest thing about breaking bad is that there is a helluva lot of foreshadowing in pretty much every episode of the series.
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The whole series was interesting for me for not doing that kind of shortcuts. More breaking bad alternate endings revealed by vince. Breaking bad, the amc cable tv series about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to making meth, is showing its final eight episodes. Sep 30, 20 im quite certain that many, many people adored vince gilligans kickass ending to breaking bad. More breaking bad alternate endings revealed by vince gilligan. Walter white died, of course, but first he ran the table of revenge, settling score after score with mathematical precision.
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Ultimately, gilligan chose to end breaking bad with walters death, occurring instory two years after he had been first been diagnosed with cancer and given two years to live. Watch the second part of our breaking bad ending explained series and find. Last season ended with a cathartic payoff, as walt outsmarted, then murdered, his enemy, gus, the leader of an internationally connected drug cartel. Creating the final season of breaking bad, an exclusive twohour documentary that chronicles the filming of the final eight episodes. Studying breaking bad resources for viewers of breaking bad and the results of studying it in a college course. Breaking bad has shades of that concept, with each season finale bringing some sort of closure, but upon rewatching the show, its clear that these are not conclusions at all, simply another chapter in the long narrative of walter white that creator vince gilligan and his writing staff are presenting. Clinicians of every specialty and skill level will benefit from how to.
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For show creator vince gilligan, it was a fitting ending. Most have either neutral or negative feelings towards walt. The breaking bad series finale brings to a close one of the best tv dramas of all time. Breaking bad series finale what did you think of the ending. Bad memories bryan cranston and aaron paul talk about the show ending and some of their favorite moments. Amcs breaking bad is among the most beloved, critically acclaimed american television series of our time. The title, breaking bad, seems to point towards the latter, whereas the ending of the show rather points towards the former. If you thought the series finale of breaking bad tied the story of walter white up in a neat little bow, think again. Sep 30, 20 as somber as that sounds, i write all of this because it leads me to breaking bad and the series finale episode felina, which made me recall two weeks ago, when i asked the boyfriend, why cant. Dexter is pretty widely known as the worst tv series finale of all time, and michael c. Hank is bedridden while recovering from his gunfight with the twin assassins, and spends his free time studying evidence from the murder of gale boeticher, walts assistant cook. Breaking down the alternate theories about the end of breaking bad. And really, for a man who loved cooking meth so much, its the perfect way to end the breaking bad story.
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