Shall we anticpate the AMC series "Breaking Bad"? I think I may.

So is Brock going to recover and say "hey, Walt gave me some berries"?

Surely any of us can guess what will happen next.

I liked the Morricone-isms in the score before Gus's death.

I totally noticed that, too, once you pointed it out. :)

But yeah, it was a deft touch.

I do think him leaving the room and straightening his tie before dying was putting too fine a point on it, though.

Funny, but... really now.

HOWEVER: The makeup and/or CG thqt went into that shot was fan-frickin-tastic. The way you can see the muscles at the back of the eyesocket twitch as he looks around for the last time.

HOWEVER: The song they picked to close this season is nowhere near as good as the song they picked to close the first episode of this season. That song -- "Truth" by Alexander Ebert -- has been in my head ever since. This one slightly annoyed me, and I don't care much to know who it's by.

The first song is so obviously Morricone-inspired... well, here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtPK0gRdFgI

I'd have loved if they'd closed the season with the same song.

Wait... that's Amy Winehouse, isn't it. Ok, well. Shit.

Parallels: the shot of Jesse and Walt shaking hands, but the shot split in two by a pillar in the parking garage, and the shot of Gus and Don Don Eladio shaking hands right before Gus poisoned him, split in two by a tree.

Hector, the man with virtually no control over anything, is given the power to kill Gus. Lost for words.

So what we're left with is a Walt who is (ostensibly) going back to a normal life, but who is now so ruthless that he'll endanger a baby.

Any chance Walt and Jesse were being watched on the roof of that building?

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aoltv.com/media/2011/10/breaking-bad-hector.jpg.jpg

I felt a little cheated by the writers that the season-ending reveal was predicated on actions that were not shown to the audience.

they showed the gun rouletting onto the plant, they showed Walt changing his mind, they showed Huell boosting Jesse's cigs.

i want a gif of this btw

old lady "hi, hello" re: walt is the fucking funniest thing

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I liked the bomb magnet getting stuck on the elevator door

that old lady is coming back, you know it -- she saw walt! what, is he gonna kill her too?

The bomb-in-hospital scene was hilarious for the bit of slapstick with the elevator door and the fact that even Jesse was like "you brought a BOMB into a HOSPITAL?!?"

yeah that part was good (the jesse part)
he was really good this episode, made lots of jesse faces

The only thing I'll guess about next season is that Jesse will learn that Walt poisoned Brock -- not much of a stretch. I like the idea of a mostly clean slate.

glad Jesse finally snapped out of the growly Batman voice he's been using the past few episodes

We could make a list of all the shit Walt's done that Jesse doesn't know about:
- Let his girlfriend die
- Poisoned the kid of his new girlfriend

Of interest (includes an interview with Esposito and Gilligan about it all, plus an appropriately gross GIF on the second page if your workplace is squeamish):

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/09/breaking-bad-season-finale-gus-fring-and-walter-white-s-final-battle.html

Breaking Bad fans, for sure, will miss Gustavo Fring, but Esposito’s colleagues on set might miss him a tad more. Many of Gus’s scenes were filmed at his fast-food fried-chicken chain, Pollos Hermanos, where Esposito often took over the kitchen to make his mean fried chicken.

“I love the fact that we shoot at a Twisters and I can really get behind the grill and really fry some really good fried chicken,” Esposito said. “And it’s fun because it makes it really authentic and realistic. And when people come by the counter—the crew and whatnot—I see them grabbing a little piece of skin. That means I’ve not only done a good job of acting, I’ve done a good job as one of the world’s best chefs. Ha ha!”

Next on television, Esposito will have a guest role on ABC’s new Once Upon a Time, which premieres on Oct. 23. But don’t count Gus completely out of Breaking Bad just yet. It’s possible he could return in flashbacks during the series’ final run next year, Gilligan said. Gus’s past in Chile—and the reason Don Eladio (Steven Bauer) did not kill him with Max—is still unrevealed.

Damn it Ned, I was hoping for an animated image. That's a jpeg :D

(gif is an image format that is generally shittier for photos so jpeg is used, but gif images are widely used as an animated format still)

My technically-deficient apologies.

And when people come by the counter—the crew and whatnot—I see them grabbing a little piece of skin. That means I’ve not only done a good job of acting, I’ve done a good job as one of the world’s best chefs. Ha ha!”

this could be done up in a really gruesome way
"Haha!"

HOLY SHIT U GUYS

walt won

"Walt, did you have anything to do with this?"

zombie gus was great f what any yall say

man i had to go off twitter last night cause i started seeing all this OMGGGGG FUUUUCKs

kudos to whoever it was called walt poisoning brock w/teh plant

zombie gus was great f what any yall say

yeah it's just a real shame he didn't have a catchphrase he could have delivered to the camera just before he dropped, something like "here I go again!" or "thaaaaat's my life!"

feel like every time someones all that was a lil too ott or wow this show has really jumped the shark hasnt it im like have you been watching this show

And the first of four parts:

http://www.avclub.com/articles/vince-gilligan-walks-us-through-season-four-of-bre,63013/

this wasn't that great to me. somehow they managed to make the mega season finale Gus death episode feel anti-climactic.

the actual bomb scene was pretty excellent though.

The actual explosion shot from the hallway was fantastic, the door blowing out across the hall. Whatever effects person they have doing detonations/demolitions has to have that at the top of their highlight reel.

i really liked the image of the spreading of fire across the floor -- the whole laundry scene was really well done, with the warning bells and all, and the matching yellow rags for fingerprints

it's not "too ott" or "jumping the shark" dude it's that just because something is ott a lot doesn't mean every ott move works. like, I like notes in music. that doesn't mean every note ever played is good

what do you know, walt was the one who knocks after all
btw, i'd kind of prefer it if the series was over now!

I liked the touch where Walt dropped the gun. My first thought was that he should wipe it down, but then it became evident he was going to TORCH ALL THE THINGS

walt was in full gangster mode there capping those two guys like nbd 'we have work to do' - no way he can walk away from that high

Haha yeah after "I WON" there's no way in the world Walt is going to be satisfied with working in a fucking car wash for the rest of his life.

On the other hand, there is DEFINITELY no way that Hank is going to let this one go now. With a witness next door who saw Walt hanging around outside as well. He's not going to get that car wash life even if he wants it.

I was kinda dreading opening this thread for fear of it being full of soulcrushing haters but really this episode was awesome. Like they actually outlurided themselves yet again.

Also my gf is out tonight and this means I get to watch the episode all over again knowing full well that Zombie Gus is coming and anticipating the reaction.

I also loved Walt getting a proper dressing down from Saul's secretary.

delurking just to say that this episode was a start-to-finish MASTERPIECE, i could not be happier with every single beat (especially after last week) and

F
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also, the next person to speculate on how walt will "end up" gets a http://youtu.be/LDbR-yW8Pf0

when zombie gus was revealed i literally HOWLED WITH JOY

Hector having his interpreter repeatedly diss Hank

every little moment was golden - the bag getting stuck in the elevator door... walt leaving the office through the broken glass awkwardly instead of opening it...