Tweet by tweet, the world recorded its feelings about the final episode of american crime drama. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who swapped suburban life for his own meth empire. Spoilers ahead for the series finale of breaking bad. With bryan cranston, aaron paul, anna gunn, betsy brandt. Felina has a feeling of dickensian reckoning, with closure galore, but minus any real sense of hope. But perhaps the best thing about it was the series actually ended. Saul goodman is back in better call saul season 5 trailer. In a stunning 75minute extended finale, vince gilligan brought breaking bad to a supremely fitting close, tying up all the loose ends in his modern classic. The complete second season was released on region 1 dvd and. Renowned for its excellent use of foreshadowing and the hidden references littered throughout every detail of the show, breaking bad has earned a reputation for offering one of most richly rewarding television experiences in recent memory. It was set and filmed in albuquerque, new mexico, and tells the story of walter white bryan cranston, an underemployed and depressed high school chemistry teacher who is. It consisted of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. May 21, 2019 the best tv series finales in history include those of er, the wire, breaking bad, and more.
State, and felina, can function as a kind of ending for the show. Youve now had a few minutes to gather your breath, wipe away the tears and start to process that brutal and poignant series finale of breaking. Sep 29, 20 in a stunning 75minute extended finale, vince gilligan brought breaking bad to a supremely fitting close, tying up all the loose ends in his modern classic amc series and killing off his now. Breaking bad season 5, episode and cast information amc. Sep 30, 20 breaking bad creator vince gilligan signaled in interviews leading up to sunday nights series finale that those who craved some redemption for walter white were the ones most likely to leave happy.
Amcs hit drama series breaking bad came to an end sunday night in an episode titled felina. Oct 01, 20 laste epic scene of tv series breaking bad baby blue badfinger spoiler alert. Even within this stylized series, there was a feeling of unrealityand a strikingly different tone from the episode that preceded this one. Watch breaking bad online full episodes all seasons. Breaking bad premiered its first episode on amc in january 2008. The show aired on amc from january 20, 2008 to september 29, 20, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. A recap of breaking bads season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. Sep 30, 20 breaking bad premiered its first episode on amc in january 2008. A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his familys future.
While, in its entirety, it may have its low points and occasionally ponderous dialogue and action, this has to be one of the high points of tv history. The best tv series finales in history include those of er, the wire, breaking bad, and more. The breaking bad series finale was as good as it gets and we couldnt have asked for a better way to end the show. The complete second season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on march 16, 2010. Breaking bad, the amc cable tv series about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to making meth, is showing its final eight episodes. And thus, breaking bad finished its run with a bang, a few tears, and an act 3 full of. Breaking bad lands its finale a little too cleanly. Workers from the ntsb load the items collected from walter whites pool including the singed, oneeyed, pink teddy bear into the back of a van. Breaking bad last scene finale baby blue badfinger. That is, if im not mistaken, the first line in the final eightepisode stretch of breaking bad, uttered at the end of the prologue in blood money. All good things or in this case, bad things, as the promos for part 2 of season 5 said must come to an end. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. Dont read this unless you have seen felina, the series finale of amcs breaking bad.
Its depiction of the moral choices he and jesse made was occasionally amused but usually dispassionate and rational. Sep 30, 20 all good things or in this case, bad things, as the promos for part 2 of season 5 said must come to an end. Jul 03, 2019 breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. The movie has to be careful not to undo jesses storyline to the point where viewers wish the show. Abq is the thirteenth episode of the second season of breaking bad and the twentieth episode altogether. Mar 14, 2018 it may be regarded as one of the best shows its time, but creator vince gilligan reveals why he ended breaking bad after just five seasons. Oct 01, 20 perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended.
Perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. Breaking bad film will be a sequel to the series finale ign. Film has reported that the breaking bad film will follow aaron pauls jesse pinkman and will be a sequel set after the series finale that aired in 20. Sep 30, 20 youve now had a few minutes to gather your breath, wipe away the tears and start to process that brutal and poignant series finale of breaking bad. After so many lugubrious turns, breaking bad came to an end on sunday on an. Breaking bad is often mentioned in the same breath as the sopranos, on account of its scope and ambition.
Its been six years since the breaking bad finale aired and fans finally learned the fates of walter white bryan. As i said in an earlier piece about breaking bads end, rejudging a series based solely on the series finale is a foolish practice that is becoming frustratingly common. Felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad. Breaking bad has concluded its amazing run and for those that have been following the various exploits of walter white over the past five seasons is now left to ponder the inevitable outcome of one of the most obsessed over programs in this golden age of television. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the. The new flick picks up right after what happened in the breaking bad finale, which means that hes on the run from police and the dea who know that hes been cooking meth and killing people. Once you start watching breaking bad, there is no way on earth that you wont want to reach the final episode, at the end of the fifth series.
The last hour of the series took all the story threads that were still dangling and wrapped them up, not quite in an elegant bow more like a blood. Breaking bad series finale what did you think of the. Mar 17, 2016 the world of breaking bad was so rich and deep that years after its excellent series finale, fans are still talking about the ins and the outs of walter whites rise and fall, as there are still. It may be regarded as one of the best shows its time, but creator vince gilligan reveals why he ended breaking bad after just five seasons. But as i wrote when this final run of episodes began, the definition of a good breaking bad finale was not whether it punished walter white. Sep 30, 20 breaking bad is often mentioned in the same breath as the sopranos, on account of its scope and ambition. The closurehappy breaking bad finale the new yorker. Even more surprising given the huge level of expectation placed upon it. Sep 30, 20 but as i wrote when this final run of episodes began, the definition of a good breaking bad finale was not whether it punished walter white. A major breaking bad question has finally been explained.
Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who. Our roundtable discusses felina, the amc shows series finale. Breaking bads bryan cranston and aaron paul on returning. Survivalist les stroud breaks down survival scenes from movies gq duration. Felina sees a dying walter white return to albuquerque after his period of exile to make amends for his actions. The final shots of the amc hit featured the 70s song from the british rock band. The second season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on march 8, 2009 and concluded on may 31, 2009. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. Its at this point that you want to stop reading if you havent seen the final episode because were about to get into. The new flick picks up right after what happened in the breaking bad finale, which means. Elsewhere or six feet under but the final 75 minutes of breaking bad offered a satisfactory wrapup to the show, one of the few in tv. We return to the flashforward from previous episodes seven thirtyseven down over.
Breaking bad won a total of 16 emmy awards, including four best actor emmys for star bryan cranston. So many shows, notably the sopranos and lost, have gone dark without anything approaching finality. Even more surprising given the huge level of expectation placed upon it, breaking bad s series finale was roundly praised by fans and critics, avoiding the pitfalls so many popular shows have fallen into with their final episodes. Vote in the poll below and check back tomorrow to see where breaking bad falls in our finale hall of fame and shame gallery. But the spectre of the mob dramas pickyourown ending has been a ghost at the banquet of. This post contains spoilers and violent content from breaking bad. Oct 01, 20 well, i can only envisage two types of reactions to felina, the breaking bad finale. Let us know your thoughts on the ending in the comments section below. The breaking bad finale was widely lauded by fans for how it tied up the characters storylines. Breaking bad came to its conclusion tonight with felina. The world of breaking bad was so rich and deep that years after its excellent series finale, fans are still talking about the ins and the outs of walter whites rise and fall, as there are still. Episode 15 granite state 9 sources previous events set in motion proceed to a dramatic conclusion.
Survivalist les stroud breaks down survival scenes from movies gq. Episode 14 ozymandias 17 sources everyone deals with the consequences of radically changed events. Stop reading if you have not watched the finale of breaking bad, titled felina. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. The title of breaking bads final episode might just have a deeper layer of meaning. Two days out from breaking bad s series finale, i wonder where that cleareyed perspective went. The ending of breaking bad finally explained youtube. The fate of walter white has finally been revealed. From a structural standpoint, its hard to be too hard on the breaking bad finale as a discrete unit.
Vote in the poll below and check back tomorrow to see where breaking bad falls in. But the spectre of the mob dramas pickyourown ending has been a. It was whether the series stayed true to his character, to its themes, whether or not it was pleasant to see. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, a high school teacher tries to secure his familys financial future by producing and distributing crystal meth.
Sep 30, 20 as i said in an earlier piece about breaking bad s end, rejudging a series based solely on the series finale is a foolish practice that is becoming frustratingly common. Take walts initially mystifying payphone conversation from last nights breaking bad series finale, in which he impersonates a new york times reporter in order to track down gretchen and elliott. The cast and crew of breaking bad bid a fond farewell to the landmark show and its fans. Episode 16 felina 11 sources the series wraps up in the final episode. Laste epic scene of tv series breaking bad baby blue badfinger spoiler alert.
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