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Post by y4j1981 on Sept 30, 2013 6:43:37 GMT -5
Vulture.com took to Twitter for some opinions about the Breaking Bad series finale, good and bad examples: BadGood
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AdamAFL was sooooo wrong
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Sept 30, 2013 7:03:24 GMT -5
Wow, last night's ending was a fitting end to a great show, one of the all-time great shows.
It hasn't quite surpassed The Shield and The Wire as my favourite TV series but it's probably passed Game of Thrones for 3rd place (although GoT is in a difficult position because I know what's going to happen in the main having read the books). Absolutely fantastic series. As for favourite seasons:
- 5: Part 2 - 4 - 5: Part 1 - 3 - 2 - 1
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Sept 30, 2013 7:25:06 GMT -5
I got some of the details right in my earlier prediction. Walt realizes Jesse's alive because Blue Sky is still being distributed. He doesn't go back to specifically save him but he's not opposed to it. I don't think I saw it anywhere Walt would use Elliot and Gretchen to give the money to his kids finally. I think I want Todd's ringtone. How'd it go? Lydia, Lydia, she so fine. I loved after the gun ran out of bullets, Todd looks out and sees his car with the gun, says "Mr. White?", confused why he'd do that. Poor naive Todd. I always felt he was like a child that didn't realise the repercussions of it's actions.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Sept 30, 2013 7:43:28 GMT -5
My one (minor) complaint:
On the phone, Marie tells Skyler that everybody knows Walt is back in Albuquerque, including the police who are all over places that Walt might try to go.
So, if that's the case, how did he get into Skyler's without anybody noticing?
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Post by y4j1981 on Sept 30, 2013 7:48:06 GMT -5
My one (minor) complaint: On the phone, Marie tells Skyler that everybody knows Walt is back in Albuquerque, including the police who are all over places that Walt might try to go. So, if that's the case, how did he get into Skyler's without anybody noticing? they show the police sitting outside her place. he snuck in without them seeing, and out the same way, they just dont show how.
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Sept 30, 2013 8:33:30 GMT -5
My one (minor) complaint: On the phone, Marie tells Skyler that everybody knows Walt is back in Albuquerque, including the police who are all over places that Walt might try to go. So, if that's the case, how did he get into Skyler's without anybody noticing? they show the police sitting outside her place. he snuck in without them seeing, and out the same way, they just dont show how. And also, he's Batman.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Sept 30, 2013 8:44:34 GMT -5
Maybe it's like GTA V and Walt just hides in bushes until his wanted level goes away
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 30, 2013 9:31:41 GMT -5
Something that confused me. How did Walt get his remaining $9.72 million that he gave to Gretchen and Elliot from the barrel into the stolen car? I thought it was left it at the cabin in Granite State. I feel that I am missing or forgot something here.
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Post by Perd on Sept 30, 2013 9:44:08 GMT -5
Now that it's had some time to sink in, I feel like I can really pinpoint why this ending was so satisfying. Walt was played absolutely perfect in this episode. He was like a ghost. Like when he was at Gretchen and Elliot's house, or when the camera panned out to show him in the kitchen the entire time Skyler was on the phone with Marie, or how Todd and Lydia walked by him like he was never there. He was almost completely emotionless and just kind of there, only wanting to tie up lose ends. I love it. One of the things that struck me, about the episode, was how isolated Walt felt. And you summed it up perfectly. It's like you wouldn't notice him, unless you were looking directly at him.
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Post by Rican on Sept 30, 2013 10:20:27 GMT -5
What references to previous episodes did you notice in the finale?
Off the top of my head, I noticed:
-Jesse crying and staring down Walt with the gun was very reminiscent of when he killed Gale. -Jesse's daydream about working in the woodshop reminded me of his monologue in rehab when he talked about his shop class from high school, and his teacher that pushed him to be better. -The focus on Walt's car keys reminded me of the focus on the box cutter in the season 4 premier. -Badger and Skinny Pete doing Badger and Skinny Pete things. -Walt sitting in the dark waiting for Gretchen and Elliot like Lydia's would-be hitman did to Mike in season 5. -Jesse choking Todd like Walt did Krazy 8. -The shootout at the end kind of reminded me of the shootout between Hank and Tuco.
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Post by Lancers on Sept 30, 2013 10:43:19 GMT -5
Something that confused me. How did Walt get his remaining $9.72 million that he gave to Gretchen and Elliot from the barrel into the stolen car? I thought it was left it at the cabin in Granite State. I feel that I am missing or forgot something here. Most likely scenario is that he went back to the cabin. Remember, they traced the phone call to the bar, not the cabin which was several miles away.
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 30, 2013 10:48:07 GMT -5
What references to previous episodes did you notice in the finale? Off the top of my head, I noticed: -Jesse crying and staring down Walt with the gun was very reminiscent of when he killed Gale. -Jesse's daydream about working in the woodshop reminded me of his monologue in rehab when he talked about his shop class from high school, and his teacher that pushed him to be better. -The focus on Walt's car keys reminded me of the focus on the box cutter in the season 4 premier. -Badger and Skinny Pete doing Badger and Skinny Pete things. -Walt sitting in the dark waiting for Gretchen and Elliot like Lydia's would-be hitman did to Mike in season 5. -Jesse choking Todd like Walt did Krazy 8. -The shootout at the end kind of reminded me of the shootout between Hank and Tuco. Not the one's I noticed but from Breaking Bad wikia I really really love the one's in bold (the same clothes and the reflection). I am sure there is even more though, I need to watch the pilot again. Is it true that in the barrel box set there is an alternative ending? I wonder what that will be, well I know what will be on my Christmas or Bday list depending on when it is released over here. And it just sounds like barrel set is only going to be in Blu Ray not DVD right? It's a shame they won't have both DVD and Blu Ray versions, if they are just sticking with Blu Ray. Something that confused me. How did Walt get his remaining $9.72 million that he gave to Gretchen and Elliot from the barrel into the stolen car? I thought it was left it at the cabin in Granite State. I feel that I am missing or forgot something here. Most likely scenario is that he went back to the cabin. Remember, they traced the phone call to the bar, not the cabin which was several miles away. Thank you! That makes a lot of sense.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Sept 30, 2013 10:51:10 GMT -5
Something that confused me. How did Walt get his remaining $9.72 million that he gave to Gretchen and Elliot from the barrel into the stolen car? I thought it was left it at the cabin in Granite State. I feel that I am missing or forgot something here. Most likely scenario is that he went back to the cabin. Remember, they traced the phone call to the bar, not the cabin which was several miles away. That's really the only explanation. Walt looked like he was ready to give himself up and we thought the Schwartz enraged Walt where he wanted to take revenge. It actually seems to have given him sudden inspiration as his ticket to leave Walt, Jr. the money. He would have had to have gone straight back to the cabin to get the money after leaving the bar.
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Post by BR329 on Sept 30, 2013 11:28:03 GMT -5
Vulture.com took to Twitter for some opinions about the Breaking Bad series finale, good and bad examples: BadGood And of course Jason Whitlock didn't like it.....
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 30, 2013 11:58:34 GMT -5
Another trivia fact - Season four's 'Crawl Space' was always going to go down as one of the show's finest hours, but its final shot will have an added layer of significance now: Walt melting down in the crawl space is a near-perfect mirror of Walt dying in the lab. and another
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Post by Juice on Sept 30, 2013 12:13:44 GMT -5
I am surprised there isn't 100 pages yet. I was having trouble accessing the boards last night after it ended and I assumed people were blowing this place up with activity. I saw this pic and wanted to share it, maybe its been posted already, but 83 pages is a lot to sort through.
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 30, 2013 12:26:04 GMT -5
I am surprised there isn't 100 pages yet. I was having trouble accessing the boards last night after it ended and I assumed people were blowing this place up with activity. I saw this pic and wanted to share it, maybe its been posted already, but 83 pages is a lot to sort through. My theory is not everyone has seen it yet, so I expect a few more pages to come still. Also
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Sept 30, 2013 13:16:56 GMT -5
Overall a great Final episode, patched things up great, those who deserved to die croaked it. I'm actually genuinely sad that it's over now, My one regret is that I never got into it sooner. Great show overall
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Post by I've got some bad news... on Sept 30, 2013 13:17:25 GMT -5
Is Boardwalk Empire any good? I definitely recommend checking out Boardwalk Empire. My only problem with the show is I feel sometimes they try to run too many sub-plots with character and it feels a little jumbled at times. Also, I must add there are people who feel Aaron Paul was robbed for not winning an Emmy. However, I think Bobby Cannavale truly deserved to win this year for his work on Boardwalk Empire.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Sept 30, 2013 13:27:20 GMT -5
I enjoyed Bobby Cannavale's performance more than I enjoyed Gyp. Boardwalk Empire is good but be warned, it deliberately starts slow and builds momentum to the finale.
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