It is weird that Walter was so proud of (and envies) Jesse, was closer to him than he was to Walter, Jr. Jesse for sure, never understood Walt’s attachment to him since he only knew Walt’s sharp tongued insults. So, maybe Jesse was Heisenburg’s son😉
@@judywright4241 right !! No matter how much Jesse was in danger and almost killed more than once Walt always managed to save him or get him out of the trouble . I guess you can say Jesse was the son Walt never had lol
@@zapify6999 me too, i don't know why but in the show walt kinda cares about jesse, he saves his life different times. Walt destroyed his family and killed mike for no good reason but he started with a crappy life, diagnosed with cancer, and without money. He did it for his family, at the beginning, he was an onest and good person, i think that walt did a lot of orribile things, but he sacrifices himself to let jesse have a new good life
I think Jack bringing out Jesse is actually in character, albeit convenient for the plot. Walt specifically says “you partnered with him” to flare his ego at the accusation of working with a “rat”. since he’s a sadist, he’s probably proud of how deeply he fucked up Jesse and wants to prove his contempt for him.
Pride is the sin that killed most of the main characters. Walt could have taken the first 3 million and be done; Gus could have delegated the killing of Hector, Hank could have admitted to the DEA he missed Walt right under his nose, Jack could have had them kill Walt outside like planned. Pride and ego killed all these men.
@@smangy5442 mike’s pride and more so selfishness killed him; he knew his guys would flip without legacy pay which would leave Walt and Jesse vulnerable; he already killed a few of his guys so what’s nine more. Walt did the right thing in killing mike; after the prison 2 min hit job Mike would simply be a loose end.
@@StoicContrarian I get your point but I think Walt would have died if he just took the 3 million and ran. The whole 3 million for 3 months of your time was cool but he was wanting to replace. But then again it was maybe because Walt saved Jessie.
Jack is a proud man. Being a thief, murderer and literal Nazi doesn't change that. So being accused of not being a man of his word would piss him off and would react as he had.
I feel like this episode having no conflict was kinda perfect for wrapping up Walts story. The whole series there was always a step he wasn’t willing to take, something he didn’t have the guts to do, a crack in the finish. And In Granite State, he almost gives up entirely, until he doesn’t. Walt finally realizes his potential, his luck he’s had since the beginning, and uses it all one last time to set things right (to a degree). Over the course of the show, Walt tried to be Elliot, then Tuco, then Gus, then Heisenberg. And these choices led to his downfall. But in the finale? He was finally Walter White.
Walter White in the finale is far more badass and far cooler than literally any other version of himself in the series. His ego is mostly under control, he is frighteningly calm as he makes his plays, and his smarts are killer. Plus his look is genuinely haunting. If he'd been like his Felina self during his meth empire phase, things might have gone better for him
Something he could’ve said to Skyler before leaving is “take care of Flynn”, sort of acknowledging and accepting that his son wants his life wiped clean of the memory of his father, and therefore definitely wouldn’t want to be addressed as Walt Jr. anymore.
Fun fact: The set they used for jacks compound has been demolished a few years after Felina aired but they tracked down the props they used for the lab. In a flashback scene in El Camino you can see Walt’s handprint on the machine in the background. The flashback takes place before Walter dies but Vince Gilligan didn’t want to have it removed. Also the composer’s of the show didn’t want to have baby blue playing while Walter dies but Vince overruled that too.
@@yospidey0078 according to wikipedia, it was the song "No More Excuses" by the bees. though at the end when they watched the final scene they agreed with giligan that baby blue was the correct song
“Say the word. Say you want this! Nothing happen until I hear you say it.” “Then do it yourself.” Aaron Paul is such a fantastic actor that we understand all of his thoughts and struggles throughout the show even though he only had two lines in the finale.
That was EPIC!!!!He was so good in that scene and then the nod!!!!That was the way Breaking Bad acknowledged the love and respect that Walt had for Jesse ..Even though Jesse never had to turn around and nod back!!!!Do we expect any less for Jimmy and Kim?????Saul finale is 2 days away
I wanted Walt to tell Tod that he had poisoned Lydia so Tod would feel what Jessie felt when he killed Andrea in front of him. Would've fitted the theme of telling enemies that you killed loved ones before killing them ( Gus with hector). Also agree he should've tried his meth and cooked a final batch
It wouldn’t have fit with the timeline tho. Todd wouldn’t have been alive to hear Lydia’s call and get the same viewer payoff when you see her sick and hear Walt tell her she has been poisoned
Jack was NOT out of character when he told his men to stop and brought Jesse in… Jack was ALWAYS very strict about his personal/family ‘moral code’. Lying or breaking a deal was far worse than murder.
The Ricin needed to be used because it was a Chekhov's gun, why focus on the Capsule of Ricin / Recin throughout all the seasons never to be used, I think the Use of Ricin as the Chekhov's gun in Breaking Bad was great and I would say is one of the greatest examples of it, every time Walt would take it out of the bedside plugs you never know if this was the episode he would be using it, it kept us guessing even with the last episode you still couldnt guess if he was going to use the ricin or not, even when they focused on Lyda sirring her drink with the sweetener it was only confirmed in the final part when Lydia calls which was perfect way to explain walt's use of the ricin completing the Chekhov's gun.
@Harry the Hat It isn’t a “scrambled” theory, it’s the _very commonly used_ literary concept that the creators cited as inspiration for focusing so heavily on the ricin in the show. The OP didn’t just pull that out of his ass, Chekhov’s gun is a concept used in _tons_ of movies, TV shows, and written works. Btw, if you _need_ commas and periods inserted in order to understand this comment, you might be at a 3rd grade reading level, because it was fairly well articulated without proper punctuation. You tried to make yourself sound smart and ended proving that you’re about as sharp as a golf ball.
@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 Tuco, Gus, Brock (seemingly poisoned by Gus, actually poisoned by LotV) and Lydia, (Twice, Walter debated using it the first time but decided against it.) and Lydia was the only actual victim from it.
I finished watching the entire show for the first time a couple months ago, and I’ve been living through all the analytical videos to cure how I’ll never experience Breaking Bad that way again
I know right. I've seen the show in entirety like 8 times. And it's easily my favorite show; that and The Sopranos. I have to rewatch the whole thing atleast once every year and a half. It's just soooooo damn good! I kno exactly how ur feeling bruh
@elevatedmeance6807 BCS is dope too. Not as great as BB, but still really damn good. I just binged that over Xmas break for the 3rd time. That whole universe is superb
i would’ve loved to see walt try his own meth. but at the same time, he always looks down on “junkies.” the other ending where walt proceeds to cook more meth seems kinda cool too, but that’ll take too long, and wouldnt have finished, which then would’ve suggested that walt still had something unfinished. interesting endings!
The last questions that lingers around the mind of a dying person is, "What haven't I done yet?" Curiosity always have a place especially in the mind of a genius. I think Walt trying out his own meth would be his final acceptance in death.
@@nerdienew911 well. this kinda goes against what he believes. he’s not a junkie, he’s the cook. him appreciating the thing that still loves him is the perfect ending. i can see vince (and his team) thinking this thru for perfection. amazing!
@@dorkykiddo9587 He believed he was powerful. He believed he is doing this for his family. He believed in the countless lives he has killed just to gain his goal. But in this episode, he doesn't believe in anything. In fact, he only believes in his own end.
Back in 08 before his character was fully apparent, I thought for sure Walt would end up having to do meth to stay up to protect his family, not pass out after suffering some injury and or to have the motivation to do something really crazy.
Maybe he finds some left from a cook Jesse did, and finally tries it in his final moments. Baby blue starts with him crushing it up, ends in the same way, but with extra emphasis on his pupils or something. That would be an extra level of satisfying for that final scene
Nah walt should have said skyler.. Walter Jr will get 10 million on his 18th birthday Then skyler should have said she never actually gave any money to Ted and instead invested the money into nfts and is now rich
I loved the ending. I respect your opinions and observations but I personally like how there were little to no setbacks for his final plans, because those are the plans that he was literally dedicating the rest of his life to, they had to be flawless. And I personally would have really disliked it if he smoked meth as he died. Just not something Walt would do.
Yeah I think in some ways the conflict was because he was always trying to get himself out of trouble. Once he removed that intention it’s easier for things to go right
I agree that smoking the meth would have been weird. Walt didn't have any interest in the effects of the product, only in the perfection of the creation.
Having no setbacks in the episode is also supposed to show how good Walt has gotten. The final point of his character arc is him becoming a true criminal mastermind. Using everything he’s learned in the previous seasons, which is why it’s satisfying.
@@mankytoes i mean, it wouldve been weird but not exactly too out of character. remember back in season 1 where walt decides to smoke some of jesses weed while thinking about what to do with krazy 8? so yeah we know he’ll do whatever he wants but yeah considering everything hes seen meth do im not surprised he has no interest in smoking it
I love the script for that episode: “We stay right here with Walt. He’s at peace. The cook is going well. He taught Jesse well. All is as it should be. Once more, CLOSE ON THE COOK VAT -- Walt’s hand rests against it like a cowboy’s hand rests on the neck of his horse. And now... the hand relaxes and slowly slips down out of frame. It leaves behind a small smear of BLOOD. BIRD’S EYE VIEW: we look straight down on Walt as he tumbles into frame, lying flat on his back on the floor. His eyes stare up at us, lifeless. And yet, his final expression is one of faint satisfaction. We slowly CRANE UP, UP and AWAY from him. Walt shrinks smaller and smaller in frame. POLICE OFFICERS approach him now -- four, six, eight of them. They move in cautiously, their guns aimed. They’re too late. He got away.”
One thing you missed was at the very end when Walt touches the metal cylinder with a bloody hand and looks at his distorted face in the reflection, showing he has been completely corrupted from who he once was. I'll never forget that, such a simple but powerful moment. I think Felina was a masterpiece and I wouldn't change a single second. Interesting video though, I enjoyed it.
I think having walts plans work out smoothly in the final episode was necessary. We wanted to see a conclusion to all these relationships, having a bunch of road blocks would eat up time from seeing these heartbreaking moments. Would you rather a 5 minute goodbye with skylar, or a 2 n a half minute scene of him struggling to get into skylars apartment followed by a 2 n a half minute goodbye? We want closure more than anything, that was the priority here.
Imo, it kinda seemed like they could have used another season, or another few episodes, to flesh out the finale more. My only issue with the final episode is this- it goes too smoothly and too quick for such a complex plan come up with by a man with a penchant for fucking up his own plans
Its been a while since I watched, but I believe Jesse was brought into the room because Jack wanted to prove the point he won't work with a rat. Jack and his guys were making a big deal about the tape Jesse made with Hank in an earlier episode, granted it is a bit of a silly point to prove to a guy you're going to kill, but
Classic villain trope. That's why they always monologue instead of killing the hero when they have the chance, they don't just want to win, they want a satisfying win. Personally I don't mind it in this instance. Pride was always Walt's biggest problem, so it's a little cool that he uses it against Jack at the end.
@TheHunkyMuskyCowboy I agree that the characters did act differently, but I believe the purpose of that was just for more character development shown in screen. They wanted to show how all the things they went through changed them as people down to their core.
No you're mistaken on Jack's motivation for revealing Jesse as a prisoner. It was an ego thing. Like "you're calling me a WHAT!? You're wrong and stupid!" It hurt the guys pride and disrespected him in front of his men
@@mankytoes I think Jack demonstrates enough ego and weird "honor" that he would want to send Walt to the grave with undeniable proof. Jack was hired to do a job; he didn't do it to the letter and it nags at him; he saw Walt as an equal, but who has now fallen. But he still owed Walt a fulfillment of that promise. As an analogy: if Walter was Napoleon, Jack was another monarch. It was best to demonstrate to himself and his people that he honored Monarchy. Napoleon was not executed like a common criminal, he was exiled and allowed to retain title of emperor to uphold an institution. It helped guarantee that monarchs would continue to treat each other in a similar way and legitimized the structures that maintained their power. Jack proved to Walt that he may not have completely honored the letters of his promise, but he did honor the spirit of his promise. Even though Walt no longer had political power in the criminal world, the infamous Heisenberg still represented an institution and a pragmatic tradition among other criminals. Jack ensuring Walter knew he honored the spirit of agreements would have helped him negotiate with other crime bosses.
@@mankytoes I think it’s perfectly in character fo Jack to get so upset about Walt suggesting he broke his word. You have to know that type of person to understand that type of person I guess, but I’ve known bikers and similar types that would respond EXACTLY the way Jack did.
I think the car keys being the only conflict the entire episode shows how much Walt has adapted and hardened into this lifestyle. Much more goes right than usual because he understands how this stuff works more and has really thought everything through.
@@HelloMedicAnkitCome on now 😂. The only times when he acts logically are when he is backed into a corner and is forced to make a rational decision. Most of the time though he acts out on his ego and justifies it through some bs. Walt is a genius but not wise. In Felina, he is finally, comfortable in his own skin. That's why it is satisfying to watch.
The phone call being listened to by the police is the best bit of acting I've ever seen on TV. The layers and intricacy of that performance are devastating
On Alternative Number 6 for Walt's death, where Walt goes with Jesse to die somewhere peaceful, I think Walt died exactly where he wanted to be. Throughout the show, the one place that's made Walt feel truly alive, that made him proud of his abilities and his knowledge, and made him feel important, was the lab. So when he goes to the lab and looks around and then dies, I think it's perfect because he's dying in the one place where he felt the most important and proud, where he was given credit for his "art" as Jesse says. I think personally he died in the perfect place in the show.
fun fact: one considered ending for Skylar was that she actually goes into hiding with Walt, only for him to walk in on her having committed suicide in their motel bathtub. It doesnt fit as well with her character which is why I guess they scrapped it, but it is interesting to see what ideas they were coming up with.
@@neloru1122 nah, feels realistic. I mean she literally went into the pool earlier on like the above comments said, probably hoping no one pulled her up. They probably were planning on doing that when they made that episode
What I understood from the end also is that Walt by dying in this laboratory allows Jesse to be removed from all suspicion so that he can have a fresh start.
Only thing I never really liked about the show was how Jack and his hillbilly crew were the ones that were the ones that took down Walt, Hank and Jesse. IMO Jack was the weakest of the "villains" .
Walt didn't do ALL of it for himself. He wasn't ALWAYS a criminal mastermind. At first he was about to die and just wanted to generate money to take care of his family after he died. Things just progressed. At a certain point he could've stopped, and he didn't. THAT he did for himself.
True, but I think having him say that would diminish the catharsis of the scene. Walt is forced to own up to reality, which he’s spent the whole show avoiding. He’s made a lot of selfish decisions throughout the show, while justifying to himself that they were the right choice to make. If he were to say, “well, I started out doing this for you, but I became selfish”, that would diminish the impact of him admitting his selfishness.
This is not true at all. He refused the money from friends because of pride and selfishness. This was done specifically to make people know it was him, to discount your exact theory, and to make sure people didnt take it as the message they should have about healthcare being insane He was selfish from the very start. He was selfish before he ever started making meth.
He didn't have to do any of it. They would've been just fine taking Elliot and Gretchen's help. But no, that would damage Walter's pride. Walt had to do it all himself, to protect his own pride. It was always for him.
he knew it wasn’t all for him too as emotions were part of it. but in that scene the deeper meaning is that he had to say those words too, to give skyler her own closure. if he still mentions is for the family, it would make her rage and not let her emotions rest because she’d argue again that if it was for family, you’d never put everyone in the situations that they’re in now. it’ll not be a satisfying close to skyler’s chapter, for walt and for the viewers.
15:51 I think the reason everything went right was a call back to the "All greenlights scene" Walt wanted to spend atleast 1 extra second (red light) with his family before his lung procedure/treatment, but gets consecutive green lights all the way to the hospital. In the final episode everything goes right because it's over. No hesitations, second guessing or alternative routes. This is it.
I view it similarly, but more that we're only just at the final episode seeing Walt at his peak potential as a criminal mastermind. This is how effective he was. He outsmarted the police on a crosscountry road trip, killed an entire gang while they had the upper hand, got money to his family, all of it with nearly minimal effort. The only episode where he truly had nothing holding him back, not his family or fear of losing their love, fear of the police, fear of Jesse turning on him, nothing at all. The moment those handicaps were gone he became ruthlessly efficient. If he didn't have cancer, this version of Walt would've killed the entire gang and still managed to evade police.
I haven't seen the show in a few years now, but I thought at the time that the fade out ending was the best option in line with tone of the series, instead of a final shoot out. Then, they made the best possible ending by having the Malcolm in the middle dream sequence ending, which supersedes the actual series ending
@@cheezie3360 it’s a joke ending where Hal (Bryan Cranston’s character from Malcom in the Middle) wakes up from a nightmare he had which was the plot of Breaking Bad
Love the idea of this type of analysis video! Very creative way of highlighting the creative choices made while also introducing alternatives that illustrate just how difficult it was to create such an excellent finale.
and also contain the Elements, Fe - Iron (Blood), Li - Lithium (Meth) and Na - Sodium (Tears) or FeLiNa, Which I think was pretty clever also, its like this Episode had Multiple Titles without having multiple titles
@@OblivifrekTV How does Lithium represent meth? It's got Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in it, no Lithium to be found. The other two make sense though.
@@OblivifrekTV ur dumb The marty robbins song "El Paso" plays in the beginning of the episode. The song is about an outlaw's love for a woman named Felina.
For me, how perfect his final plans execute are symbolic to who he is as a character. He’s been learning this whole time but Heisenberg has gradually taken over making him less thoughtful and more impulsive which makes the pains go wrong. When Hank died Heisenberg also died so his final plan to end it all goes perfect as it’s all Walt again
Heisenberg actually died when Jimmy told Walt it was over and saying he was gonna flee as well. Walt was still planning revenge as the cleaner was taking care of him and getting a new ID. So funny enough it was Jimmy who snapped Walt back to reality.
it's intentional spliting of personality to protect his mental thing. by every situation that he try to protect and flourish his family was gone wrong, because it actually did with ruthless and impulsive character, for himself. so in the final ep. Walt snap back to reality with his tired eyes. he just wipe out every mess he made, one by one. so i think, Walt in this finale was literally the walt of the S1E1. He endure the pain from inside and outside, but never burst out his ego. Might be little boring and sound.(for whom watched the entire season with murders and explodes. but it's worth it.)
I think Jack brining Jesse in was in character Having Jesse being called his partner would’ve been so insulting to him, due to his disgust towards him (going to the police and stuff). Having Jesse called his partner was an insult. I do get the criticism though.
I think my *favourite* alternate ending for Breaking Bad is the one they actually filmed, where we fade to black and then Bryan Cranston wakes up as Hal, his character from Malcolm in the Middle, who wakes up his wife to tell her about the horrible dream he just had. I love it so much that I've actually accepted it as my own headcanon official ending to Breaking Bad and I will hear NO opposing arguments. 😂
that ending undermines the entire point of the show and also it's highly unrealistic as walt couldn't have just known who was where and what was going on in the final episode if he was actually hal having a dream, plus all the events in the show could not have happened in one dream
The one thing I would have liked to see is a purity tester machine like they had in Mexico in Jesse’s lab. In this case, rather than reading 96%, tying Jesse with Gale, it reads 98%, showing that Jesse has learned and improved. Gale describes the jump from 96% to 99% as a chasm, so having Jesse accomplish just shy of what Walt could do would be fitting. It wouldn’t need interaction, just a flash of a proud smile from Walt.
The way I saw Felina was an "alternate ending" of sorts. My dad recorded it on his DVR and we watched it together. The episode recorded out of order, so the machinegun scene came out of nowhere , and the credits rolled much sooner than we'd expected
The one thing I think was missing from Felina was if Walt's family got his money. Tactics need to suit circumstances like a key needs to fit a lock. I think El Camino could have answered a lot of the questions Felina left unanswered.
Vince Gilligan stated in an interview that they did end up getting the money, but obviously it didn't fill the hole that Walt left in their lives. He also said that Walter JR will have a hard time forgetting his father but that Holly is by far the most likely to live a happy life as her knowledge about walt will only be from stories told to her by Walt JR and Skylar.
When i first watched the show, i really wished there was a scene where Walt desperately gets the money to Skyler, but Skyler just burns it all in front of him, showing him how everything he did was pointless. But watching it again and seeing the themes of the story, i think the ending we got is the best : not an ending that says " breaking bad isn't worth it and you will lose everything", but one that says " no matter how awful his actions were, he lived and died on his own terms".
Hearing all these alternatives makes me glad it went the way it did. I do sometimes wish they could have all started over somewhere warm like brazil or something
Wowww I really love this format! It further confirms my love for the episode, especially the part about Walt Vs. Skyler alternatives as it could havw go wrong in evwry other way. Would be interesting seeing you breakdown more finale (i.e. Mad Men, The Sopranos).
yes this is the one time everything goes perfectly as planned, which is unusual. BUT Walt has had literally months to sit up in his cabin and plan this out in his head, so I can buy that maybe he would pull it off without a.hitch. especially when you consider that previously in the show when things go wrong, it tended to be because he had to come up with plans on the spot, circumstances changing at the last minute, etc. this time he's had so much time to plan, and he knows if he goes back it's not like Hank is still around to be on his heels (as it seems Hank was the only one who could ever really figure out what Heisenberg was upto and what he might do next)
I've never found Jack's decision to prove his word as out of character. In almost every episode he's in, there's some attention brought to his "moral code" he says he respects the fact that Walt doesn't want Jesse to feel fear or pain before he's killed and says that the greed is unattractive when the other Nazis try to keep him from giving the eighth barrel to Walt. So it makes sense to me that he'd be upset by the idea of someone thinking he'd team up with someone like Jesse, someone who is basically his polar opposite; being a "crybaby rat" and so on
I re-watched season 5 I think there should have been a extra episode in the later episodes, where it’s just seeing all of our characters going through hell because of Walt’s actions. Styler, Jessie, walt Jr, Marie all of there lives are torn because of Walter
I was sad that Walt died. But I realized this was the only way he could be free, from his mental and physical shackles. Being hunted by half of the US Government and dying of lung cancer, there was no other way for him to go out. RIP Walter White 1958-2011
him being born in 1949 wouldn't make sense considering that the show takes place over the course of 2 years. So it must have taken place around 2008, and walter was 50 when the show started. So he would have been born in 1958.
i think jesse offering walt half the money and then walt denying it would be amazing, since jesse would finally see that walts plan is to not see another day
Jesse shooting Walt (whilst unsatisfying) wouldve been such a shocking and inpactful ending, ridding himself of the curse that has ruined his life for the past 2 years whilst also giving Walt what he wanted
For the Elliot ending - at the end of the prior episode (so like ten minutes ago if you’re binge watching), Walt heard Gretchen on tv saying Walter White was dead, there was only Heisenberg. I believe Walt invaded his old colleague’s house SO CALMLY, to show them he’s out there, that the great Walter White, speaking in a manner they’d remember, is actually alive, literally responding to their interview. And then he intimates and ensures his failsafe with lazer pointers. Walt is so petty, it’s awesome
This show was amazing. I’ve never watched anything that had me excited, pissed off, sad, all in just one show, edge of my seat ready for more. I slept on this show for forever, and when I actually started to binge. It was already done, and by the time I got done watching all of it, the beautiful makers blessed my eyes with El Camino, this show with its movie, to this day is a masterpiece.
19:07 idk why but the placement of the video clips of walter smoking joints and getting high that immediately cuts to his dead corpse is fucking hilarious 💀
one change i would make towards the end of the series is have walt actually keep holly when he took her after hank got killed, and take her with him to his new life up in the snowy mountains. sort of as a way to fulfill his desire to be with at least some of his family. but then as hes up there he realizes that sooner or later the cancer is going to catch up to him, and when it does hes going to leave holly completely alone and helpless to die in that empty shack. thats when he decides to finally let go of his obsession and accept the fact that hes never going to be on good terms with his family ever again, and returns her to skyler in his final scene with her
Jack taking offensive to Walter fits him pretty well. We saw him taking offense to rats multiple times. And even trying to kill Jesse after watching the tape. So Walt saying he is partnering with a rat is definitely something I could see tick him off. And just out of spite prove how wrong Walter is in his last moments
I think him smoking his baby blue smiling and saying: "It's perfect." would've been cheesy but pretty cool because he aknowledges Jesses work and his recipe one last time but the ending was pretty much perfect. I really loved it and if I could I wouldn't change anything about it.
I would have loved to see the ending of him smoking his own meth, because it wouldn't be _his_ meth, it'd be Jesse's that he made when he was enslaved. It'd be the creation that Jesse learned from him and perfected, not what he started. It would hold all the same feelings of "so this is why my meth is so popular," but also give that tinge of "Walter doesn't differentiate between his own meth and Jesse's at this point."
So a couple of fun facts: Vince had no idea what he was going to do with the machine gun in Walt's trunk. We see S5 open with it. When he got to the writing the finale, someone reminded him and felt he had to include it. The Gretchen and Elliot scene was because of a 16 y/o fan named Kevin Cordasco. He had terminal cancer and Vince Gilligan met him. He offered to tell him how he planned for the show to end, but Kevin said he would see it himself (sadly, he did pass away before the S5 premiere) but he did ask Vince what happened with Gretchen and Elliot, which gave Vince the idea.
Good video. You did a lot of work and formatted it well. My only disappointment was was hoping to see a scenario where Walt somehow lived and got away scot-free. I really wish that door was left open and thought it would be interesting to explore how this could be pulled off. For what it’s worth I would’ve kept everything else the same.
I'm liking your theories...I honestly thought you were gonna throw in at the end, as a joke, that they could've cut to black right before the trunk starts spewing bullets lol. The fact you point out that many things could have and should have gone wrong with rescuing Jesse is what one would think. On the other hand I think it dovetails perfectly, for a final closing, with the point Jesse was trying to drive home to Hank earlier on that Walter is "luckier than you" which was no exaggeration throughout the series. All in all I think they did a great job with closing out the show. We'll likely be watching long into the future. Pretty fortunate to be a part of this genre of T.V.!!!
The thing about his plans working out is that he had a lot of time to think about it. Maybe not every step but he certainly thought out the Gretchen and Elliot part. The baiting Jack with the method and killing Lydia was an interesting combo move, but Its believable enough in the hindsight of where lydias phone call is later in the episode. I think getting to Skyler is probably the least plausible of those. But I think they really tried to outline it with the call with Marie.
I don’t think it’s out of character for Jack, he clearly throughout the show talks about his hatred for snitches and when is accused of partnering with one, it seems very in character for him to take offense Edit: also the cops wouldn’t shoot him for making the meth they would just take the shit out of his hands and arrest him lol
It literally wouldn't matter WHAT he was doing at that point, he'd get shot immediately. Cops are out there shooting unarmed black children and you think if they walked into a drug den with 15 gunned down bodies, blood, and bullet holes everywhere they'd just politely ask Walt to stop what he's doing and come on over? lmao
L take. Walt is a white dude, and the cops would yell at him to put the shit down and get on the ground, and if he didn't they would tase him. Also if you watched the show they got there and the first thing they went to was Walt's dead body so they wouldn't have seen the 15 dead bodies only 2 bodies and the car...
@@mlgfin Walter isn't a random white dude walking down the street. He's the state's most wanted criminal (and they've been put on high alert about his reappearance for a week now, so they knew he was in the area), standing inside of a Neo nazi compound, actively cooking meth??? I don't think the cops politely ask and then taze the world most wanted criminals. All cops wanna big the big hero boy that takes down the bad guy. Not sure what kind of point you were trying to make with your last comment. You're right, they would have only seen TWO dead bodies, not fifteen, so that's okay then. ??????
@@jeannedewees4599 You must have something wrong with your brain, I didn’t say he was “some random white dude” you brought up black ppl being shot by cops, while Walt is white, making it irrelevant. There’s 2 missing DEA agents last known being alive having Walt in custody, they’d %100 want him alive 💀. So not really sure what your point replying to my comment at all was and u don’t seem to be intelligent or good at arguing, so if u say some stupid shit again imma j not reply.
Going in I thought all the alternative timelines for this would be terrible. But I absolutely loved the idea of him using his product as he’s going out.
The meaning of the title “Felina” is a reference to “Blood, Meth, and Tears.” Fe is the element iron which is found in blood. Li is the element of lithium which is found in methamphetamine. Na is sodium which is found in tears.
Suppose Skylar had been skimming Walt’s money and had a second storage location filled with cash. She is a worrier after all. Would she really have put the entire amount in one place? This would have made the last act irrelevant as Walt finding a way to give his family money would have been completely unnecessary.
Honestly seeing Walt some some of his own crystal would've been a fun and satisfying conclusion to his character, him finally knowing why people went so crazy over it then he dies shortly after
With Walt’s plan working perfectly is amazing because it shows how Walt has changed over the course of the show from being unable to plan a robbery properly to being able to massacre everybody who wronged him in the same day and at this point he’s already at the brink as his family hates him he doesn’t have his money and somebody is using his identity so everything he worked hard for was taken which is shown in how effective his plan was as he was methodical about his execution of his plan
Yes!!!!! When I first watched the very last scene of the show when Walt dies in his lab I really thought he was going to do a hit. I think that would have made the ending so much more interesting
One idea I had for an alternate ending sort of involves a few changes throughout the show, but what if it was this: Jesse throughout the show would be changed to be able to learn how to make Walt’s meth, but not ever nearly as good as his. Walt would then believe that Jesse May never be as good a cook as him. This would need to change the part of the show where Jesse goes to Mexico to make meth for the cartel and it ends up very pure, but assuming that gets changed into something else, then the finale could change a bit. So, assuming Walt never believed Jesse could cook as good as him... in his last moments in the lab, he would see a batch Jesse has made earlier, and it’s shown to be just as good as Walt’s. I think that would have been a heartwarming conclusions in many ways. It would show that Jesse managed to, in a way, “pass” Walt’s “Chemistry class”. It would also show that Walt was capable of teaching someone like Jesse something so complicated after all. Not that he had any doubts in teaching, but it shows he was able to teach someone what I would assume to be a University-level “chemistry lesson”, something he should have been qualified for. I think that would have been an interesting conclusion, and it would show the blue meth Walt and Jesse made one last time to both him and the audience.
So, I just finished a rewatch of the entire series, and something you pointed out about Walt accusing Jack of partnering up with Jesse. I don't think Jack wanted Walt's respect, I think the gesture of bringing Jesse into the room was a staunch shot being taken at Walt's ego. "Not only do I have your money, your formula, and life's work. Instead of listening to you, I decided to make a better move: enslave the man you wanted me to kill. Because I'm better than you, and made all the right moves." Basically, a big F you.
I disagree with one main point. Marie telling Skylar that Walt thinks he’s some criminal mastermind is precisely the perspective I’d expect from her here. It does not feel out of place. We the audience know better, she doesn’t.
I agree. It fits perfectly. Walt may try to convince his family he’s sorry for what he did, but Skylar knows that he’s only sorry, because his decision to deal drugs bit him in the butt.
@@speedracer2008 The thing is, I don’t feel like Walter would have any reason to say he was sorry after just admitting he did most if not all of this for himself. He knows that this will be his final day, and he’s not trying to sweet-talk Skyler because he’s not trying to leave a good impression, nor justify anything he’s done.
I like your idea of Heisenberg having a puff on the blue stuff B4 kicking the bucket I have heard the blue stuff maybe the origin for the zombie in Walking Dead AMC doesn't deny it
“The writers did successfully tie up all loose ends.”
Meanwhile Huell sitting in the safe house:
They were holding him back from hunting Heisenberg huell was too dangerous
That gets addressed in "Better Fuel Huell" in 2024
@@thugalicious281 Huell sequel in 2023 john wick esc movie
If I remember right, BCS tied that loose end up in the sixth season. I think he took a plea deal or something
clearly you've never seen HUELL'S RULES!
The ending when Walt taps on the gauges he’s proud Jesse did everything right and correct
Jesus Christ your right
That's actually pretty awesome of an interpretation.
It is weird that Walter was so proud of (and envies) Jesse, was closer to him than he was to Walter, Jr. Jesse for sure, never understood Walt’s attachment to him since he only knew Walt’s sharp tongued insults. So, maybe Jesse was Heisenburg’s son😉
@@judywright4241 right !! No matter how much Jesse was in danger and almost killed more than once Walt always managed to save him or get him out of the trouble . I guess you can say Jesse was the son Walt never had lol
Jesse finally passed Mr. White’s his Chemistry class. Breaking Bad was just a 2 year summer school session.
One of the few shows that closed out with a satisfying ending
@esp ele of the one that seen shows you have
...is few
@@zapify6999 me too, i don't know why but in the show walt kinda cares about jesse, he saves his life different times. Walt destroyed his family and killed mike for no good reason but he started with a crappy life, diagnosed with cancer, and without money. He did it for his family, at the beginning, he was an onest and good person, i think that walt did a lot of orribile things, but he sacrifices himself to let jesse have a new good life
@esp ele lol idk either
Yea yea, fuckin remind me of GoT yet again, thanks
Praying Walking Dead can do the same rn
I think Jack bringing out Jesse is actually in character, albeit convenient for the plot. Walt specifically says “you partnered with him” to flare his ego at the accusation of working with a “rat”. since he’s a sadist, he’s probably proud of how deeply he fucked up Jesse and wants to prove his contempt for him.
Pride is the sin that killed most of the main characters. Walt could have taken the first 3 million and be done; Gus could have delegated the killing of Hector, Hank could have admitted to the DEA he missed Walt right under his nose, Jack could have had them kill Walt outside like planned. Pride and ego killed all these men.
@@smangy5442 mike’s pride and more so selfishness killed him; he knew his guys would flip without legacy pay which would leave Walt and Jesse vulnerable; he already killed a few of his guys so what’s nine more. Walt did the right thing in killing mike; after the prison 2 min hit job Mike would simply be a loose end.
exactlyyyy my thoughts, jack has a big ego
@@StoicContrarian I get your point but I think Walt would have died if he just took the 3 million and ran. The whole 3 million for 3 months of your time was cool but he was wanting to replace. But then again it was maybe because Walt saved Jessie.
Jack is a proud man. Being a thief, murderer and literal Nazi doesn't change that. So being accused of not being a man of his word would piss him off and would react as he had.
I feel like this episode having no conflict was kinda perfect for wrapping up Walts story. The whole series there was always a step he wasn’t willing to take, something he didn’t have the guts to do, a crack in the finish. And In Granite State, he almost gives up entirely, until he doesn’t. Walt finally realizes his potential, his luck he’s had since the beginning, and uses it all one last time to set things right (to a degree). Over the course of the show, Walt tried to be Elliot, then Tuco, then Gus, then Heisenberg. And these choices led to his downfall. But in the finale? He was finally Walter White.
Walter White in the finale is far more badass and far cooler than literally any other version of himself in the series. His ego is mostly under control, he is frighteningly calm as he makes his plays, and his smarts are killer. Plus his look is genuinely haunting. If he'd been like his Felina self during his meth empire phase, things might have gone better for him
@@samalmighty1313 Exactly. Very well put!
@@samalmighty1313 fr he acts purely based on a goal instead of emotions
@@samalmighty1313 he basically becomes gus.
Did you forget he killed a bunch of people in the finale? A bit out of character for Walter White.
Something he could’ve said to Skyler before leaving is “take care of Flynn”, sort of acknowledging and accepting that his son wants his life wiped clean of the memory of his father, and therefore definitely wouldn’t want to be addressed as Walt Jr. anymore.
Um his name is Walter jr
@@Blernster did u even watch the show?
Nah, that's a little too obvious of a statement for him to make imo.
Dam that woulda been crazy sad
Damn that actually would have been the perfect little touch
Fun fact: The set they used for jacks compound has been demolished a few years after Felina aired but they tracked down the props they used for the lab. In a flashback scene in El Camino you can see Walt’s handprint on the machine in the background. The flashback takes place before Walter dies but Vince Gilligan didn’t want to have it removed. Also the composer’s of the show didn’t want to have baby blue playing while Walter dies but Vince overruled that too.
Thank God...it wouldn't be the same without Baby Blue....what a hair brained idea
What did the composer want to play in the end then? I assume he would come up with his own score
@@yospidey0078 or maybe just silence, as most of the serious scenes of the show
Baby blue was a perfect song choice. Walter "Got what he deserved" and it leaves a satisfying ending rather than a sad one
@@yospidey0078 according to wikipedia, it was the song "No More Excuses" by the bees. though at the end when they watched the final scene they agreed with giligan that baby blue was the correct song
“Say the word. Say you want this! Nothing happen until I hear you say it.”
“Then do it yourself.”
Aaron Paul is such a fantastic actor that we understand all of his thoughts and struggles throughout the show even though he only had two lines in the finale.
That's wild. I could've swore he had more lines
@@david-hj5jw He does.
AAAAHHHHHH. RAaaaamhahh!
*Crashes through gate*
@@SisypheanSeas13 he has such a way with words 🥺🥺
@@SisypheanSeas13 he is speaking the language of the morbius
That was EPIC!!!!He was so good in that scene and then the nod!!!!That was the way Breaking Bad acknowledged the love and respect that Walt had for Jesse ..Even though Jesse never had to turn around and nod back!!!!Do we expect any less for Jimmy and Kim?????Saul finale is 2 days away
I wanted Walt to tell Tod that he had poisoned Lydia so Tod would feel what Jessie felt when he killed Andrea in front of him. Would've fitted the theme of telling enemies that you killed loved ones before killing them ( Gus with hector). Also agree he should've tried his meth and cooked a final batch
Just like Gus told Walt he’s kill his wife, son, and infant daughter. Although we know that didn’t happen.
It wouldn’t have fit with the timeline tho. Todd wouldn’t have been alive to hear Lydia’s call and get the same viewer payoff when you see her sick and hear Walt tell her she has been poisoned
Thats not how meth works you cant cook a batch while the cops are arriving
I don't think Todd would really care. he is a total psychopath.
@@caralho5237 well you could, you just probably wouldn't finish
Jack was NOT out of character when he told his men to stop and brought Jesse in… Jack was ALWAYS very strict about his personal/family ‘moral code’. Lying or breaking a deal was far worse than murder.
The Ricin needed to be used because it was a Chekhov's gun, why focus on the Capsule of Ricin / Recin throughout all the seasons never to be used, I think the Use of Ricin as the Chekhov's gun in Breaking Bad was great and I would say is one of the greatest examples of it, every time Walt would take it out of the bedside plugs you never know if this was the episode he would be using it, it kept us guessing even with the last episode you still couldnt guess if he was going to use the ricin or not, even when they focused on Lyda sirring her drink with the sweetener it was only confirmed in the final part when Lydia calls which was perfect way to explain walt's use of the ricin completing the Chekhov's gun.
@Harry the Hat It isn’t a “scrambled” theory, it’s the _very commonly used_ literary concept that the creators cited as inspiration for focusing so heavily on the ricin in the show. The OP didn’t just pull that out of his ass, Chekhov’s gun is a concept used in _tons_ of movies, TV shows, and written works.
Btw, if you _need_ commas and periods inserted in order to understand this comment, you might be at a 3rd grade reading level, because it was fairly well articulated without proper punctuation.
You tried to make yourself sound smart and ended proving that you’re about as sharp as a golf ball.
@Harry the Hat what theory walt kills her thats just something that happens in the end wtf
@@lucamagnani5243 I think he's mad that she died 💀
Kinda crazy that, despite ricin being brought up all the time on the show, Lydia was the only person to ever actually be killed by it.
@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 Tuco, Gus, Brock (seemingly poisoned by Gus, actually poisoned by LotV) and Lydia, (Twice, Walter debated using it the first time but decided against it.) and Lydia was the only actual victim from it.
I finished watching the entire show for the first time a couple months ago, and I’ve been living through all the analytical videos to cure how I’ll never experience Breaking Bad that way again
I've finished watching it today for the first time and it really is the best thing I've experienced so far. I'm glad it happened, great show
why not better call saul?
@@elevatedmeance6807 time to watch over analysis of better call saul 😭
I know right. I've seen the show in entirety like 8 times. And it's easily my favorite show; that and The Sopranos. I have to rewatch the whole thing atleast once every year and a half. It's just soooooo damn good! I kno exactly how ur feeling bruh
@elevatedmeance6807 BCS is dope too. Not as great as BB, but still really damn good. I just binged that over Xmas break for the 3rd time. That whole universe is superb
As Walter goes to the door, he stops. He looks back over at his former wife, and says, "I miss veggie bacon."
No one misses veggie bacon.
i would’ve loved to see walt try his own meth. but at the same time, he always looks down on “junkies.” the other ending where walt proceeds to cook more meth seems kinda cool too, but that’ll take too long, and wouldnt have finished, which then would’ve suggested that walt still had something unfinished. interesting endings!
The last questions that lingers around the mind of a dying person is, "What haven't I done yet?" Curiosity always have a place especially in the mind of a genius. I think Walt trying out his own meth would be his final acceptance in death.
@@nerdienew911 well. this kinda goes against what he believes. he’s not a junkie, he’s the cook. him appreciating the thing that still loves him is the perfect ending. i can see vince (and his team) thinking this thru for perfection. amazing!
@@dorkykiddo9587 He believed he was powerful. He believed he is doing this for his family. He believed in the countless lives he has killed just to gain his goal. But in this episode, he doesn't believe in anything. In fact, he only believes in his own end.
Back in 08 before his character was fully apparent, I thought for sure Walt would end up having to do meth to stay up to protect his family, not pass out after suffering some injury and or to have the motivation to do something really crazy.
Maybe he finds some left from a cook Jesse did, and finally tries it in his final moments. Baby blue starts with him crushing it up, ends in the same way, but with extra emphasis on his pupils or something. That would be an extra level of satisfying for that final scene
I think when leaving skyler he could have said, “This is Breaking Bad!”
"I'm sorry skylar... I Broke Bad"
Nah walt should have said skyler.. Walter Jr will get 10 million on his 18th birthday
Then skyler should have said she never actually gave any money to Ted and instead invested the money into nfts and is now rich
@@Walrus5 slippin jimmy humor
“My whole life, I lived under fear and humiliation, so I broke bad taking everything I held dear to me for granted.”
Vince would be proud
I loved the ending. I respect your opinions and observations but I personally like how there were little to no setbacks for his final plans, because those are the plans that he was literally dedicating the rest of his life to, they had to be flawless. And I personally would have really disliked it if he smoked meth as he died. Just not something Walt would do.
Yeah I think in some ways the conflict was because he was always trying to get himself out of trouble. Once he removed that intention it’s easier for things to go right
I agree that smoking the meth would have been weird. Walt didn't have any interest in the effects of the product, only in the perfection of the creation.
Having no setbacks in the episode is also supposed to show how good Walt has gotten. The final point of his character arc is him becoming a true criminal mastermind. Using everything he’s learned in the previous seasons, which is why it’s satisfying.
@@shonh3487 And all of it fell apart when he didn't enjoy his veggie-bacon...
@@mankytoes i mean, it wouldve been weird but not exactly too out of character. remember back in season 1 where walt decides to smoke some of jesses weed while thinking about what to do with krazy 8? so yeah we know he’ll do whatever he wants but yeah considering everything hes seen meth do im not surprised he has no interest in smoking it
I love the script for that episode:
“We stay right here with Walt. He’s at peace. The cook is going well. He taught Jesse well. All is as it should be.
Once more, CLOSE ON THE COOK VAT -- Walt’s hand rests against it like a cowboy’s hand rests on the neck of his horse.
And now... the hand relaxes and slowly slips down out of frame. It leaves behind a small smear of BLOOD.
BIRD’S EYE VIEW: we look straight down on Walt as he tumbles into frame, lying flat on his back on the floor. His eyes stare up at us, lifeless. And yet, his final expression is one of faint satisfaction.
We slowly CRANE UP, UP and AWAY from him. Walt shrinks smaller and smaller in frame. POLICE OFFICERS approach him now -- four, six, eight of them. They move in cautiously, their guns aimed.
They’re too late. He got away.”
HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT 🗣️🗣️🗣️
One thing you missed was at the very end when Walt touches the metal cylinder with a bloody hand and looks at his distorted face in the reflection, showing he has been completely corrupted from who he once was. I'll never forget that, such a simple but powerful moment. I think Felina was a masterpiece and I wouldn't change a single second.
Interesting video though, I enjoyed it.
I think having walts plans work out smoothly in the final episode was necessary. We wanted to see a conclusion to all these relationships, having a bunch of road blocks would eat up time from seeing these heartbreaking moments.
Would you rather a 5 minute goodbye with skylar, or a 2 n a half minute scene of him struggling to get into skylars apartment followed by a 2 n a half minute goodbye? We want closure more than anything, that was the priority here.
Imo, it kinda seemed like they could have used another season, or another few episodes, to flesh out the finale more. My only issue with the final episode is this- it goes too smoothly and too quick for such a complex plan come up with by a man with a penchant for fucking up his own plans
Its been a while since I watched, but I believe Jesse was brought into the room because Jack wanted to prove the point he won't work with a rat.
Jack and his guys were making a big deal about the tape Jesse made with Hank in an earlier episode, granted it is a bit of a silly point to prove to a guy you're going to kill, but
Classic villain trope. That's why they always monologue instead of killing the hero when they have the chance, they don't just want to win, they want a satisfying win. Personally I don't mind it in this instance. Pride was always Walt's biggest problem, so it's a little cool that he uses it against Jack at the end.
Plus, Jack and his men go out in the same 6 minutes that they took all those prisoners lives, going out, the way they came into Walt’s life.
@@XxOnyxStudiosxX and when walt does kill him, he does not monololgue nor asks about the money, by the end I believe he has become very self aware
@@judywright4241 It was 2 minutes but yeah same point
He's a white supremacist, it only makes sense for him to be overly self righteous.
I think a perfect ending would’ve been Walt looking at Jesse and saying: “Jesse, we are breaking bad”
Just a bit cheesy.
@@pranavps851 i was joking
Maybe the real ending was the bad we broke on the way
we've broke bad would would work better because breaking bad is southern slang for becoming a criminal.
@@pranavps851 tad bit cheesy
I think the ending is perfect the way it is.
One of the only shows ever that was completely solid from start to finish. Weakest season was season 2 and even that was still a banger
@TheHunkyMuskyCowboy Couldn't agree more about season 1!
My list of seasons from worst to best is 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
@@RemixedVoice I agree to that list 4 was AMAZING
@TheHunkyMuskyCowboy Honestly, I think those reasons are why I loved season 1 the most
@TheHunkyMuskyCowboy I agree that the characters did act differently, but I believe the purpose of that was just for more character development shown in screen. They wanted to show how all the things they went through changed them as people down to their core.
@@RemixedVoice 1,2,3,1st half of 5, 4, 2nd half of 5
No you're mistaken on Jack's motivation for revealing Jesse as a prisoner.
It was an ego thing.
Like "you're calling me a WHAT!? You're wrong and stupid!"
It hurt the guys pride and disrespected him in front of his men
But the men know it isn't true. Jack could have just laughed and said "Partner? Try slave" and then blew Walt's head off.
@@mankytoes I think Jack demonstrates enough ego and weird "honor" that he would want to send Walt to the grave with undeniable proof. Jack was hired to do a job; he didn't do it to the letter and it nags at him; he saw Walt as an equal, but who has now fallen. But he still owed Walt a fulfillment of that promise.
As an analogy: if Walter was Napoleon, Jack was another monarch. It was best to demonstrate to himself and his people that he honored Monarchy. Napoleon was not executed like a common criminal, he was exiled and allowed to retain title of emperor to uphold an institution. It helped guarantee that monarchs would continue to treat each other in a similar way and legitimized the structures that maintained their power.
Jack proved to Walt that he may not have completely honored the letters of his promise, but he did honor the spirit of his promise. Even though Walt no longer had political power in the criminal world, the infamous Heisenberg still represented an institution and a pragmatic tradition among other criminals. Jack ensuring Walter knew he honored the spirit of agreements would have helped him negotiate with other crime bosses.
@@mankytoes I think it’s perfectly in character fo Jack to get so upset about Walt suggesting he broke his word. You have to know that type of person to understand that type of person I guess, but I’ve known bikers and similar types that would respond EXACTLY the way Jack did.
@@mankytoes Walt: "I don't believe you."
Jack: "u w0t m8"
And then he goes and gets Jesse anyway.
Also Jack didn’t really have enough of a character from what I recall.
I think the car keys being the only conflict the entire episode shows how much Walt has adapted and hardened into this lifestyle. Much more goes right than usual because he understands how this stuff works more and has really thought everything through.
Can I just say: This show ended almost a decade ago and there’s still fresh takes and discussion around it. Love Breaking Bad, love your analysis!
it kinda makes sense that everything goes perfectly for walt. it’s one of the few times he chooses to do the right thing,
He always did what was logical and what should have been done in the given moment for the best
@@HelloMedicAnkit logical for his objectives, not necessarily morally sound
@@HelloMedicAnkitexplain killing Mike then
@@HelloMedicAnkitCome on now 😂. The only times when he acts logically are when he is backed into a corner and is forced to make a rational decision. Most of the time though he acts out on his ego and justifies it through some bs.
Walt is a genius but not wise. In Felina, he is finally, comfortable in his own skin. That's why it is satisfying to watch.
The phone call being listened to by the police is the best bit of acting I've ever seen on TV. The layers and intricacy of that performance are devastating
On Alternative Number 6 for Walt's death, where Walt goes with Jesse to die somewhere peaceful, I think Walt died exactly where he wanted to be. Throughout the show, the one place that's made Walt feel truly alive, that made him proud of his abilities and his knowledge, and made him feel important, was the lab. So when he goes to the lab and looks around and then dies, I think it's perfect because he's dying in the one place where he felt the most important and proud, where he was given credit for his "art" as Jesse says. I think personally he died in the perfect place in the show.
fun fact: one considered ending for Skylar was that she actually goes into hiding with Walt, only for him to walk in on her having committed suicide in their motel bathtub. It doesnt fit as well with her character which is why I guess they scrapped it, but it is interesting to see what ideas they were coming up with.
Her in the pool could've been foreshadowing to the bathtub
Ohhhhhhh that’s smart
Thats dark.
That feels dark only for the sake of dark.
@@neloru1122 nah, feels realistic. I mean she literally went into the pool earlier on like the above comments said, probably hoping no one pulled her up. They probably were planning on doing that when they made that episode
What I understood from the end also is that Walt by dying in this laboratory allows Jesse to be removed from all suspicion so that he can have a fresh start.
Jesse was still being searched for in el camino but lead the police off his trail by getting badger to leave his car at the Mexico border
Except police knew Walt had been hiding in New Hampshire just days before
Only thing I never really liked about the show was how Jack and his hillbilly crew were the ones that were the ones that took down Walt, Hank and Jesse. IMO Jack was the weakest of the "villains" .
They were all that was left and everyone was very weak after gus died so...although I get you, I think it makes sense
Walt was the main villain of season 5 in my opinion.
Walt didn't do ALL of it for himself. He wasn't ALWAYS a criminal mastermind. At first he was about to die and just wanted to generate money to take care of his family after he died. Things just progressed. At a certain point he could've stopped, and he didn't. THAT he did for himself.
True, but I think having him say that would diminish the catharsis of the scene. Walt is forced to own up to reality, which he’s spent the whole show avoiding. He’s made a lot of selfish decisions throughout the show, while justifying to himself that they were the right choice to make. If he were to say, “well, I started out doing this for you, but I became selfish”, that would diminish the impact of him admitting his selfishness.
This is not true at all. He refused the money from friends because of pride and selfishness. This was done specifically to make people know it was him, to discount your exact theory, and to make sure people didnt take it as the message they should have about healthcare being insane
He was selfish from the very start. He was selfish before he ever started making meth.
💯
He didn't have to do any of it. They would've been just fine taking Elliot and Gretchen's help. But no, that would damage Walter's pride. Walt had to do it all himself, to protect his own pride. It was always for him.
he knew it wasn’t all for him too as emotions were part of it. but in that scene the deeper meaning is that he had to say those words too, to give skyler her own closure. if he still mentions is for the family, it would make her rage and not let her emotions rest because she’d argue again that if it was for family, you’d never put everyone in the situations that they’re in now. it’ll not be a satisfying close to skyler’s chapter, for walt and for the viewers.
15:51 I think the reason everything went right was a call back to the "All greenlights scene"
Walt wanted to spend atleast 1 extra second (red light) with his family before his lung procedure/treatment, but gets consecutive green lights all the way to the hospital.
In the final episode everything goes right because it's over. No hesitations, second guessing or alternative routes. This is it.
Wow that’s smart
I view it similarly, but more that we're only just at the final episode seeing Walt at his peak potential as a criminal mastermind. This is how effective he was. He outsmarted the police on a crosscountry road trip, killed an entire gang while they had the upper hand, got money to his family, all of it with nearly minimal effort. The only episode where he truly had nothing holding him back, not his family or fear of losing their love, fear of the police, fear of Jesse turning on him, nothing at all.
The moment those handicaps were gone he became ruthlessly efficient. If he didn't have cancer, this version of Walt would've killed the entire gang and still managed to evade police.
Tf bro
I haven't seen the show in a few years now, but I thought at the time that the fade out ending was the best option in line with tone of the series, instead of a final shoot out. Then, they made the best possible ending by having the Malcolm in the middle dream sequence ending, which supersedes the actual series ending
Malcolm in the middle dream sequence ending?
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@@cheezie3360 it’s a joke ending where Hal (Bryan Cranston’s character from Malcom in the Middle) wakes up from a nightmare he had which was the plot of Breaking Bad
Love the idea of this type of analysis video! Very creative way of highlighting the creative choices made while also introducing alternatives that illustrate just how difficult it was to create such an excellent finale.
I always thought it was pretty clever that "Felina" is an anagram of "Finale".
and also contain the Elements, Fe - Iron (Blood), Li - Lithium (Meth) and Na - Sodium (Tears) or FeLiNa, Which I think was pretty clever also, its like this Episode had Multiple Titles without having multiple titles
@@OblivifrekTV How does Lithium represent meth? It's got Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in it, no Lithium to be found. The other two make sense though.
@@moth5799 bc is LIT yo!
@@OblivifrekTV ur dumb
The marty robbins song "El Paso" plays in the beginning of the episode. The song is about an outlaw's love for a woman named Felina.
@@moth5799 its made via lithium reduction smh
For me, how perfect his final plans execute are symbolic to who he is as a character. He’s been learning this whole time but Heisenberg has gradually taken over making him less thoughtful and more impulsive which makes the pains go wrong.
When Hank died Heisenberg also died so his final plan to end it all goes perfect as it’s all Walt again
Heisenberg actually died when Jimmy told Walt it was over and saying he was gonna flee as well. Walt was still planning revenge as the cleaner was taking care of him and getting a new ID. So funny enough it was Jimmy who snapped Walt back to reality.
I cant believe people still think Walter has split personality disorder
it's intentional spliting of personality to protect his mental thing. by every situation that he try to protect and flourish his family was gone wrong, because it actually did with ruthless and impulsive character, for himself. so in the final ep. Walt snap back to reality with his tired eyes. he just wipe out every mess he made, one by one.
so i think, Walt in this finale was literally the walt of the S1E1.
He endure the pain from inside and outside, but never burst out his ego.
Might be little boring and sound.(for whom watched the entire season with murders and explodes. but it's worth it.)
I think Jack brining Jesse in was in character
Having Jesse being called his partner would’ve been so insulting to him, due to his disgust towards him (going to the police and stuff). Having Jesse called his partner was an insult. I do get the criticism though.
I think my *favourite* alternate ending for Breaking Bad is the one they actually filmed, where we fade to black and then Bryan Cranston wakes up as Hal, his character from Malcolm in the Middle, who wakes up his wife to tell her about the horrible dream he just had.
I love it so much that I've actually accepted it as my own headcanon official ending to Breaking Bad and I will hear NO opposing arguments. 😂
that ending undermines the entire point of the show and also it's highly unrealistic as walt couldn't have just known who was where and what was going on in the final episode if he was actually hal having a dream, plus all the events in the show could not have happened in one dream
@@azami7666 Yeah, but it was super funny though.
@@azami7666 I’m sure you’re fun at parties
@@almightyturtle8085 I am actually
@@azami7666 Doubt it
The one thing I would have liked to see is a purity tester machine like they had in Mexico in Jesse’s lab. In this case, rather than reading 96%, tying Jesse with Gale, it reads 98%, showing that Jesse has learned and improved. Gale describes the jump from 96% to 99% as a chasm, so having Jesse accomplish just shy of what Walt could do would be fitting. It wouldn’t need interaction, just a flash of a proud smile from Walt.
The way I saw Felina was an "alternate ending" of sorts. My dad recorded it on his DVR and we watched it together. The episode recorded out of order, so the machinegun scene came out of nowhere , and the credits rolled much sooner than we'd expected
Lmao classic TiVo
I’ve been binging your Breaking Bad videos. This is just what I need.
The one thing I think was missing from Felina was if Walt's family got his money. Tactics need to suit circumstances like a key needs to fit a lock. I think El Camino could have answered a lot of the questions Felina left unanswered.
Vince Gilligan stated in an interview that they did end up getting the money, but obviously it didn't fill the hole that Walt left in their lives. He also said that Walter JR will have a hard time forgetting his father but that Holly is by far the most likely to live a happy life as her knowledge about walt will only be from stories told to her by Walt JR and Skylar.
What is there in the episode to say they wouldn't have? Actually showing them getting the money isn't needed. Less is more
Literally just finished the show yesterday. Man, what a ride it has been...
Walt smoking meth is a good ass suggestion that would've been crazy!!!
When i first watched the show, i really wished there was a scene where Walt desperately gets the money to Skyler, but Skyler just burns it all in front of him, showing him how everything he did was pointless.
But watching it again and seeing the themes of the story, i think the ending we got is the best : not an ending that says " breaking bad isn't worth it and you will lose everything", but one that says " no matter how awful his actions were, he lived and died on his own terms".
Hearing all these alternatives makes me glad it went the way it did. I do sometimes wish they could have all started over somewhere warm like brazil or something
Wowww I really love this format! It further confirms my love for the episode, especially the part about Walt Vs. Skyler alternatives as it could havw go wrong in evwry other way. Would be interesting seeing you breakdown more finale (i.e. Mad Men, The Sopranos).
It’s very difficult to end a series in such a satisfying way. BB nailed it.
Have always been a firm believer that the series could only ever end with Walter dying
At least they didn’t pussyfoot around it like the sopranos.
yes this is the one time everything goes perfectly as planned, which is unusual. BUT Walt has had literally months to sit up in his cabin and plan this out in his head, so I can buy that maybe he would pull it off without a.hitch. especially when you consider that previously in the show when things go wrong, it tended to be because he had to come up with plans on the spot, circumstances changing at the last minute, etc. this time he's had so much time to plan, and he knows if he goes back it's not like Hank is still around to be on his heels (as it seems Hank was the only one who could ever really figure out what Heisenberg was upto and what he might do next)
They did it perfectly :) From start to finish. Vince Gilligan is a god.
Was fun to explore though!
I've never found Jack's decision to prove his word as out of character. In almost every episode he's in, there's some attention brought to his "moral code" he says he respects the fact that Walt doesn't want Jesse to feel fear or pain before he's killed and says that the greed is unattractive when the other Nazis try to keep him from giving the eighth barrel to Walt. So it makes sense to me that he'd be upset by the idea of someone thinking he'd team up with someone like Jesse, someone who is basically his polar opposite; being a "crybaby rat" and so on
I just finished breaking bad yesterday, im still in shock from how it ended, almost bittersweet knowing that ill never get to see more
Watch el camino and better call saul
El camino is a bit boring (but still worth watching)
And better call saul only gets better with every season
Same I'm shook but I watched El Camino and now watch better call Saul
“Jesse we better call Saul”
End credits role
“Saul Goodman will return”
I re-watched season 5 I think there should have been a extra episode in the later episodes, where it’s just seeing all of our characters going through hell because of Walt’s actions.
Styler, Jessie, walt Jr, Marie all of there lives are torn because of Walter
I was sad that Walt died. But I realized this was the only way he could be free, from his mental and physical shackles. Being hunted by half of the US Government and dying of lung cancer, there was no other way for him to go out.
RIP Walter White 1958-2011
him being born in 1949 wouldn't make sense considering that the show takes place over the course of 2 years. So it must have taken place around 2008, and walter was 50 when the show started. So he would have been born in 1958.
@@supercooledits123 oof, I knew I was guessing his birthdate but I didn't know I was that off. I'll edit it.
@@supercooledits123 So I guess he dies in 2010?
@@MariusBoss11458 probably
rest in piss Walter white
I was extremely saddened by Walt's death, despite it all, but this video has definitely made me appreciate this ending a Hell of a lot more
i think jesse offering walt half the money and then walt denying it would be amazing, since jesse would finally see that walts plan is to not see another day
Except Jesse would never offer Walt money, nor would he want the money he’s come to despise.
Jesse knows Walt doesn’t plan on living in the real ending. Remember Walt gives Jesse a gun so he can shoot him
@@bruhmingo “Blood money.”
Jesse shooting Walt (whilst unsatisfying) wouldve been such a shocking and inpactful ending, ridding himself of the curse that has ruined his life for the past 2 years whilst also giving Walt what he wanted
For the Elliot ending - at the end of the prior episode (so like ten minutes ago if you’re binge watching), Walt heard Gretchen on tv saying Walter White was dead, there was only Heisenberg. I believe Walt invaded his old colleague’s house SO CALMLY, to show them he’s out there, that the great Walter White, speaking in a manner they’d remember, is actually alive, literally responding to their interview. And then he intimates and ensures his failsafe with lazer pointers. Walt is so petty, it’s awesome
We all know the Canon ending is Hal waking up in bed next to Lois and explain to her about the dream he had about him being a druglord.
This show was amazing.
I’ve never watched anything that had me excited, pissed off, sad, all in just one show, edge of my seat ready for more. I slept on this show for forever, and when I actually started to binge. It was already done, and by the time I got done watching all of it, the beautiful makers blessed my eyes with El Camino, this show with its movie, to this day is a masterpiece.
19:07 idk why but the placement of the video clips of walter smoking joints and getting high that immediately cuts to his dead corpse is fucking hilarious 💀
This guy will analize every song that could play at the end.
one change i would make towards the end of the series is have walt actually keep holly when he took her after hank got killed, and take her with him to his new life up in the snowy mountains. sort of as a way to fulfill his desire to be with at least some of his family. but then as hes up there he realizes that sooner or later the cancer is going to catch up to him, and when it does hes going to leave holly completely alone and helpless to die in that empty shack. thats when he decides to finally let go of his obsession and accept the fact that hes never going to be on good terms with his family ever again, and returns her to skyler in his final scene with her
“Jesse, what you need to understand is that you are the breaking… and I am the bad.”
*HEISENBERG BABY BLUE METH BUZZWORD INTENSIFIES*
Jack taking offensive to Walter fits him pretty well.
We saw him taking offense to rats multiple times. And even trying to kill Jesse after watching the tape. So Walt saying he is partnering with a rat is definitely something I could see tick him off. And just out of spite prove how wrong Walter is in his last moments
I think him smoking his baby blue smiling and saying: "It's perfect." would've been cheesy but pretty cool because he aknowledges Jesses work and his recipe one last time but the ending was pretty much perfect. I really loved it and if I could I wouldn't change anything about it.
I would have loved to see the ending of him smoking his own meth, because it wouldn't be _his_ meth, it'd be Jesse's that he made when he was enslaved. It'd be the creation that Jesse learned from him and perfected, not what he started. It would hold all the same feelings of "so this is why my meth is so popular," but also give that tinge of "Walter doesn't differentiate between his own meth and Jesse's at this point."
So a couple of fun facts:
Vince had no idea what he was going to do with the machine gun in Walt's trunk. We see S5 open with it. When he got to the writing the finale, someone reminded him and felt he had to include it.
The Gretchen and Elliot scene was because of a 16 y/o fan named Kevin Cordasco. He had terminal cancer and Vince Gilligan met him. He offered to tell him how he planned for the show to end, but Kevin said he would see it himself (sadly, he did pass away before the S5 premiere) but he did ask Vince what happened with Gretchen and Elliot, which gave Vince the idea.
So glad that people are still making content about this show.
Good video. You did a lot of work and formatted it well. My only disappointment was was hoping to see a scenario where Walt somehow lived and got away scot-free. I really wish that door was left open and thought it would be interesting to explore how this could be pulled off.
For what it’s worth I would’ve kept everything else the same.
I'm liking your theories...I honestly thought you were gonna throw in at the end, as a joke, that they could've cut to black right before the trunk starts spewing bullets lol. The fact you point out that many things could have and should have gone wrong with rescuing Jesse is what one would think. On the other hand I think it dovetails perfectly, for a final closing, with the point Jesse was trying to drive home to Hank earlier on that Walter is "luckier than you" which was no exaggeration throughout the series. All in all I think they did a great job with closing out the show. We'll likely be watching long into the future. Pretty fortunate to be a part of this genre of T.V.!!!
The thing about his plans working out is that he had a lot of time to think about it. Maybe not every step but he certainly thought out the Gretchen and Elliot part. The baiting Jack with the method and killing Lydia was an interesting combo move, but Its believable enough in the hindsight of where lydias phone call is later in the episode. I think getting to Skyler is probably the least plausible of those. But I think they really tried to outline it with the call with Marie.
I don’t think it’s out of character for Jack, he clearly throughout the show talks about his hatred for snitches and when is accused of partnering with one, it seems very in character for him to take offense
Edit: also the cops wouldn’t shoot him for making the meth they would just take the shit out of his hands and arrest him lol
It literally wouldn't matter WHAT he was doing at that point, he'd get shot immediately. Cops are out there shooting unarmed black children and you think if they walked into a drug den with 15 gunned down bodies, blood, and bullet holes everywhere they'd just politely ask Walt to stop what he's doing and come on over? lmao
L take. Walt is a white dude, and the cops would yell at him to put the shit down and get on the ground, and if he didn't they would tase him. Also if you watched the show they got there and the first thing they went to was Walt's dead body so they wouldn't have seen the 15 dead bodies only 2 bodies and the car...
@@mlgfin Walter isn't a random white dude walking down the street. He's the state's most wanted criminal (and they've been put on high alert about his reappearance for a week now, so they knew he was in the area), standing inside of a Neo nazi compound, actively cooking meth??? I don't think the cops politely ask and then taze the world most wanted criminals. All cops wanna big the big hero boy that takes down the bad guy.
Not sure what kind of point you were trying to make with your last comment. You're right, they would have only seen TWO dead bodies, not fifteen, so that's okay then. ??????
@@jeannedewees4599 You must have something wrong with your brain, I didn’t say he was “some random white dude” you brought up black ppl being shot by cops, while Walt is white, making it irrelevant. There’s 2 missing DEA agents last known being alive having Walt in custody, they’d %100 want him alive 💀. So not really sure what your point replying to my comment at all was and u don’t seem to be intelligent or good at arguing, so if u say some stupid shit again imma j not reply.
Your analysis is really well thought out. Currently binging all of your videos
That was an enjoyable watch. this channel is gonna blow up
I love that "Most replayed" is the end of the sponsored segment
Going in I thought all the alternative timelines for this would be terrible. But I absolutely loved the idea of him using his product as he’s going out.
The meaning of the title “Felina” is a reference to “Blood, Meth, and Tears.” Fe is the element iron which is found in blood. Li is the element of lithium which is found in methamphetamine. Na is sodium which is found in tears.
Suppose Skylar had been skimming Walt’s money and had a second storage location filled with cash. She is a worrier after all. Would she really have put the entire amount in one place? This would have made the last act irrelevant as Walt finding a way to give his family money would have been completely unnecessary.
Honestly seeing Walt some some of his own crystal would've been a fun and satisfying conclusion to his character, him finally knowing why people went so crazy over it then he dies shortly after
With Walt’s plan working perfectly is amazing because it shows how Walt has changed over the course of the show from being unable to plan a robbery properly to being able to massacre everybody who wronged him in the same day and at this point he’s already at the brink as his family hates him he doesn’t have his money and somebody is using his identity so everything he worked hard for was taken which is shown in how effective his plan was as he was methodical about his execution of his plan
I think the ending wouldve been better if Walt said "I'm done breaking bad now, time to be the one who gets his door knocked on".
Walt hitting his own product would of been interesting.
@exa Splat!
Yes!!!!! When I first watched the very last scene of the show when Walt dies in his lab I really thought he was going to do a hit. I think that would have made the ending so much more interesting
They couldn't have done the Series Finale any better than what they did.
One idea I had for an alternate ending sort of involves a few changes throughout the show, but what if it was this:
Jesse throughout the show would be changed to be able to learn how to make Walt’s meth, but not ever nearly as good as his. Walt would then believe that Jesse May never be as good a cook as him. This would need to change the part of the show where Jesse goes to Mexico to make meth for the cartel and it ends up very pure, but assuming that gets changed into something else, then the finale could change a bit.
So, assuming Walt never believed Jesse could cook as good as him... in his last moments in the lab, he would see a batch Jesse has made earlier, and it’s shown to be just as good as Walt’s. I think that would have been a heartwarming conclusions in many ways. It would show that Jesse managed to, in a way, “pass” Walt’s “Chemistry class”. It would also show that Walt was capable of teaching someone like Jesse something so complicated after all. Not that he had any doubts in teaching, but it shows he was able to teach someone what I would assume to be a University-level “chemistry lesson”, something he should have been qualified for.
I think that would have been an interesting conclusion, and it would show the blue meth Walt and Jesse made one last time to both him and the audience.
So I guess in your Alternate version The Shows starts as a Teacher and it ends as a Teacher.
That's kind of implied when Walt tapped the gauges. Jesse made the perfect batch of meth.
The line “Jesse, we did it. We broke bad.” hit way too hard. Brabo Vinke!
Walt should have said “Take care of Flynn.” Indicating that he does not want him to follow down his path.
After watching this video i can safely say we are happy and satisfied with what we got.
So, I just finished a rewatch of the entire series, and something you pointed out about Walt accusing Jack of partnering up with Jesse.
I don't think Jack wanted Walt's respect, I think the gesture of bringing Jesse into the room was a staunch shot being taken at Walt's ego.
"Not only do I have your money, your formula, and life's work. Instead of listening to you, I decided to make a better move: enslave the man you wanted me to kill. Because I'm better than you, and made all the right moves."
Basically, a big F you.
I disagree with one main point.
Marie telling Skylar that Walt thinks he’s some criminal mastermind is precisely the perspective I’d expect from her here. It does not feel out of place. We the audience know better, she doesn’t.
I think for the Skylar section the "I'm sorry"
"No your not" is the best option
I agree. It fits perfectly. Walt may try to convince his family he’s sorry for what he did, but Skylar knows that he’s only sorry, because his decision to deal drugs bit him in the butt.
@@speedracer2008 The thing is, I don’t feel like Walter would have any reason to say he was sorry after just admitting he did most if not all of this for himself. He knows that this will be his final day, and he’s not trying to sweet-talk Skyler because he’s not trying to leave a good impression, nor justify anything he’s done.
@@mrepicdood9953 True. Still, I think it captured Walter White very well.
For the last chapter alternative 2 i don't think he had anytime to actually cook a batch, considering him dying in a period of around 30 seconds.
I always viewed Jack bringing in Jessie was to humiliate him not to show respect to Walt.
I like your idea of Heisenberg having a puff on the blue stuff B4 kicking the bucket
I have heard the blue stuff maybe the origin for the zombie in Walking Dead AMC doesn't deny it
Movie/series studios should seriously hire some of these youtubers
Plus Huell is obviously still in the DEA safe house so there’s no way Walt could’ve hired him to intimidate Gretchen and Elliott