What can I say here that hasn't already been said? This show is universally loved, by myself as well. There isn't a bad performance, a bad scene, hell I'd argue there isn't a bad episode in the entire run. Perfect is a strong word, but Breaking Bad might be just that. There was an interesting theory that the final episode was a dream of Walt's, and that he simply died alone, not accomplishing anything he wanted to - part of me likes that as much as I like the idea of the ending going down exactly as it happened. Did it tie things up too cleanly? Maybe. It went down pretty much as I'd expected and thought - so I didn't have a lot of surprises in the final hour, but I had a lot of fun watching it. What I loved about the last run of episodes was that it really felt like Vince Gilligan was giving us a sample of every possible outcome. We got to see what it looked like when Jesse turned the tables on Walt, what it looked like when Hank won, Walt running away with his tail between his legs, Walt dying alone, and then Walt making amends and doing what he set out to do: take care of his family. I'd argue that if you didn't like the ending of the actual finale - then at least you were given something in that group that helped it.
I'm really looking forward to picking up that big-ass boxset and delving into the materials and behind the scenes. Shit yes. It's a beautiful show that never stayed past it's welcome and went out absolutely on top. It's inspiring. Good on ya, Gilligan and company. Thank you for giving us an amazing story to obsess over for several seasons. You'll be missed.
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