By Robbie Jones
I am a wreck. Literally. My editor had to come pick me up from the asylum after this episode aired. Still, let’s just get on with it, and celebrate what was, in my eyes, the greatest TV show of all time.
So turns out I was wrong; the episode starts with Walter stealing a Volvo, and visiting Gretchen and Elliot. However, he doesn’t intend to hurt them. He gives them every last penny he has and tells them to give it to Walter Jr. when he turns eighteen. The pair reluctantly agree as red dots appear on their bodies and Walter informs they’re being aimed at by the two best hit men this side of the Mississippi.
I am a wreck. Literally. My editor had to come pick me up from the asylum after this episode aired. Still, let’s just get on with it, and celebrate what was, in my eyes, the greatest TV show of all time.
So turns out I was wrong; the episode starts with Walter stealing a Volvo, and visiting Gretchen and Elliot. However, he doesn’t intend to hurt them. He gives them every last penny he has and tells them to give it to Walter Jr. when he turns eighteen. The pair reluctantly agree as red dots appear on their bodies and Walter informs they’re being aimed at by the two best hit men this side of the Mississippi.
Leaving, Walt pulls to the side of the road, as the two men get into his car. We then find out it was just Badger and Skinny Pete pointing red lasers through the window. When asked about the blue Meth still being on the market, the pair find out that Heisenberg is no longer cooking, leading Walt to realise it’s Jesse. Speaking of which, we’re then treated to a nice little scene of Jesse, looking clean, building a wooden box in a little house. However, this is merely a fantasy as we return to see him banged up, hair grown out, scruffy beard and still chained up.
Lydia and Todd meet, and she orders her usual tea. They start talking business, where Walt then comes and intercepts them. He tells them he’s out of money, and knows they’re running low on Methlymene. He offers to teach them a new way to cook without it. Todd turns him down, but Lydia fakes interest, and passes on the information to Jack, but plans to have him killed.
Lydia and Todd meet, and she orders her usual tea. They start talking business, where Walt then comes and intercepts them. He tells them he’s out of money, and knows they’re running low on Methlymene. He offers to teach them a new way to cook without it. Todd turns him down, but Lydia fakes interest, and passes on the information to Jack, but plans to have him killed.
Skyler, at their new home, gets a call from Marie. She tells her that Walter is in town, and the D.E.A are watching her and looking for him. Skyler thanks her, and puts the phone down, and we then see Walt standing in front of her. He came for one last goodbye, and finally admits that all of this wasn’t just for his family; it was for him. He enjoyed it. He tells her to call the police and gives her the co-ordinates where they’ll find the bodies of Hank and Steve Gomez. After seeing Holly on last time, Walt leaves, but not before watching Walt Jr. come home from school.
After spending time in the desert building some sort of contraption, he visits Jack, who turns down his offer of a new recipe. Ordering him killed, Walter insults Jack for partnering with Jesse. Infuriated, he calls Jesse in. Walter watches as his former partner waddles in, trapped in chains, a prisoner of the Neo-Nazis. Walt tackles him to the ground, and presses a button on his garage door remote, to activate a machine gun that comes out of his car and shoots through the building, wounding Walt and Jack and killing everyone else except Todd and Jesse. As the shooting ends, Jesse strangles Todd with his handcuffs and breaks his neck - YES! - Walter shoots Jack, despite his offer to show him where the money is, and hands the gun to Jesse.
He prepares to shoot, but then notices the bullet wound on his lower body and makes Walt admit that he wants this. Telling him to do it himself, he leaves. Todd gets a phone call from Lydia, which Walter answers. Lydia, now seriously ill, learns from Walt that he put Risin in her tea, and she will die shortly. Jesse, preparing to get into Jack’s car, gives one last look of gratitude to Walt, before driving off to freedom.
He prepares to shoot, but then notices the bullet wound on his lower body and makes Walt admit that he wants this. Telling him to do it himself, he leaves. Todd gets a phone call from Lydia, which Walter answers. Lydia, now seriously ill, learns from Walt that he put Risin in her tea, and she will die shortly. Jesse, preparing to get into Jack’s car, gives one last look of gratitude to Walt, before driving off to freedom.
Walt walks through Jack’s Meth lab, and strokes a gas mask and a kettle. Succumbing to his wound, he falls to the ground. The camera pans out slowly, as police enter the room and Badfinger’s ‘Baby Blue’ plays as Walter White lies motionless on the ground.
And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The end. Before I review the episode, let’s just have a little retrospective of the show. I may not have been there from the start, only beginning the show earlier this year, but I’ve been entertained from day one. From that exhilarating first episode, to the Tuco saga, to Jane’s death, Gale’s death, Gustavo Fring’s reign and Hank’s hunt for Heisenberg, the show has only gone from strength to strength, never being weak. If I had to choose a favourite episode, it would probably the episode Ozymandias, which aired a few weeks ago and I genuinely think is the best episode of TV ever.
And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The end. Before I review the episode, let’s just have a little retrospective of the show. I may not have been there from the start, only beginning the show earlier this year, but I’ve been entertained from day one. From that exhilarating first episode, to the Tuco saga, to Jane’s death, Gale’s death, Gustavo Fring’s reign and Hank’s hunt for Heisenberg, the show has only gone from strength to strength, never being weak. If I had to choose a favourite episode, it would probably the episode Ozymandias, which aired a few weeks ago and I genuinely think is the best episode of TV ever.
So this episode was....Perfect. All loose ends were tied up (Apart from Huell, who I imagine is still in that safe house waiting for Hank and Gomez to come back) and everything was satisfying. It was great seeing Badger and Skinny Pete again one last time, though quite sad that Hank never made it to the end. And as you’ll know from last week, I was rooting for Jesse to kill Todd, and you would not believe the smile on my face when it happened. I screamed out “YEAH BITCH” and probably woke up my Nan but who cares, I couldn’t control my excitement. As you know, Jesse is my favourite TV character of all time and despite saying I wanted him dead due to all the bad stuff that’s happened, it really made me happy to see him live. Which brings me to my only real complaint about the episode: No one except Walter gets any real focus. Skyler and Marie have one scene (The same scene, may I add) whereas Jesse gets 2, and Walt Jr. the poor sod, he doesn’t even get a single line! I’m most upset about Jesse cause I really wanted to see a lot of him in this episode, and despite the ending being perfect, I kind of want to know what he did after the show. Being the last episode, I felt everyone deserved a better look in than they got.
Breaking Bad is not a television show; it’s an experience. One to be enjoyed, and one to be loved. Every moment of this show has been a masterpiece and I cry at the thought of not being able to watch it anymore. But they wrapped it up perfectly, and that’s the most I can ask for.
Goodbye Walter. Goodbye Jesse. Thanks for the memories.
Breaking Bad is not a television show; it’s an experience. One to be enjoyed, and one to be loved. Every moment of this show has been a masterpiece and I cry at the thought of not being able to watch it anymore. But they wrapped it up perfectly, and that’s the most I can ask for.
Goodbye Walter. Goodbye Jesse. Thanks for the memories.
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