Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. Well, i can only envisage two types of reactions to felina, the breaking bad finale. Why breaking bad ended on season 5, according to vince gilligan mar. In the end, breaking bad was a brutal showabout love. In the second season of breaking bad, saul mentions lalos name when walt and jesse kidnap him, saying, it wasnt me, it was ignacio, he was the one. This is the concluding second half of the last season of one of the very best television experiences of 20. Breaking bad bids a wobbly farewell in finale season 5.
If you read the following recap of breaking bads midseason finale, youre going to find out. The last bunch of breaking bad episodes have had to compress a lot of time and storytelling, and thus, for me, not everything in the finale landed with the impact id hoped for. Please note the last 16 episodes of the series are split between this season 5 and what is now sold as breaking bad the final season. Talking bad chris hardwick congratulates anna gunn and the entire cast on breaking bads for their emmy wins. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it all led to an ending that people still talk about today. Bryan cranston on the end of the series and whether hes satisfied with the finale by laura prudom breaking bad season 5 marks the end of amcs critically acclaimed drama, and as we draw closer to the debut of the final eight episodes, star bryan cranston took to reddit to host an ama and answer fans burning. All good things or in this case, bad things, as the promos for part 2 of season 5 said must come to an end. Tonights breaking bad episode takes its name from a beautiful walt whitman poem. The ongoing standoff between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale after last sundays shocking episode found the onetime partners in crystal meth cookery putting their disagreements behind them in order to kill the wouldbe drug kingpin, gus is going to have to watch his back now more than ever. With bryan cranston, anna gunn, aaron paul, dean norris. The fourth season of breaking bad is set to kick off on july 17th but creator vince gilligan and members of the cast seem to already be looking to the end.
Walter white makes one last attempt to secure his familys future, while also visiting some old enemies, during his final return to albuquerque. The final shots of the amc hit featured the 70s song from the british rock band. Season 5, episode 16 felina the cast of breaking bad discuss the emmys. In the final season of breaking bad, walters drug dealing identity was discovered by his dea brotherinlaw hank dean norris, which eventually led to hanks death at the hands of todd jesse. Saul goodman is back in better call saul season 5 trailer. Now that gus is dead, walt, jesse, and mike work to cover their tracks.
Breaking bad is the most brutal show ive ever watched from start to finish. Part of the problem with how granite state and felina fit in to the endgame may arise from the structure of season 5 as a whole. Season 5 is the best in the series where everything that happens before hand leads up to the ultimate climax we have been waiting for. It consists of 16 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length except for the final two which run at 53 minutes respectively. The fifth and final season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 15, 2012, and concluded on september 29, 20 on amc in. Rhea seehorn as kim wexler, bob odenkirk as jimmy mcgill in the season 5 finale of better call saul amc spoiler alert. Amc broadcast the first part of the fifth season on sundays at 10.
Breaking bad season 5 episode 16 felina finale reaction. Why breaking bad ended on season 5, according to vince. Spoilers ahead for the series finale of breaking bad. Breaking bad is back for another tension filled episode titled buried and we are here to recap every last piece of the puzzle so tread lightly by curt heinrichs staff writer let me. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question. A dastardly ploy for sure, but the series is good enough that i bought it anyway.
The fifth and final season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 15, 2012, and concluded on september 29, 20 on amc in the united states and canada. Breaking bad season 5 episode 8 midseason finale recap. The season four finale of breaking bad produced a winner in the waltergus feud. This interview contains details about tonights better call saul season 5. Holly played by macdonald in season 5 was still just a baby when breaking bad came to an end, but thanks to her dads choice of profession, she. Find the complete list of songs from breaking bad season 5, with scene descriptions, sorted by episode. The breaking bad season 5 series finale just finished.
The final pieces that the puzzle that breaking bad has been assembling in season 5 were slotted into place, but the kind of brainmelting impact of the shows best episodes wasnt present in this hour. Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. The ending of breaking bad finally explained youtube. The fifth and final season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 15, 2012. Breaking bad season 5, episode and cast information amc. The cast and crew of breaking bad bid a fond farewell to the landmark show and its fans. Youve now had a few minutes to gather your breath, wipe away the tears and start to process that brutal and poignant series finale of breaking. Brutal and bloody the finale is both ingenious and well executed. The first part of the season was broadcast from july 15 to september 2, 2012, and aired on sundays at 10. Breaking bad bids a wobbly farewell in finale season 5, episode 16 felina. After so many lugubrious turns, breaking bad came to an end on. The new netflix movie picks up directly after events in breaking bad season five, which saw jesse pinkman aaron paul drive to freedom after escaping his white supremacist captors.
It also produced one of the more extreme deaths youll ever see. Walt and jesse seek out an unlikely partner for a new business venture. Breaking bad has always taken pleasure in subverting our expectations episodes late in the season feel. Season fours explosive finale concluded with walt bryan cranston defeating gus giancarlo esposito in their seasonlong battle of wits, taking down the icecold kingpin once and for all. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. Without jesse, and with so much attention paid to structural detail, felina ended up coming off as a bit mechanical and remote. He got his five minutes with lydia so he could poison her. And thus, breaking bad finished its run with a bang, a few tears, and an act 3 full of. This season delivers the most memorable moments, performances, writing, action, and everything else in between. The 16episode season is split into two parts, each containing eight episodes. With jesse aaron paul back on his side, now walt is faced with the prospect of moving on in a world without. Harrowing breaking bad season 5, episode 14 ozymandias and it all builds to key scene, one which firmly establishes walt as a master manipulator. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall.
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