Gilligan, the creator and show runner of breaking bad, discusses the. It was a masterpiece, first 9 episodes were a brilliant slow burn with jesses depression and downward spiral and walt and gus uneasy relationship, the last 4 episodes had 3 of my favorite episodes of the show, all 4 were 1010 episodes. Breaking bad wrapped its fifth and final season with more than a few bangs sunday night, sending the. Why breaking bad ended on season 5, according to vince. Felina had the highest ratings of any episode of breaking bad. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who swapped suburban life for his own meth empire. A grisly season finale gives new meaning to the words face off. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. Heres a look at 10 ways he transformed from season 1 to the finale.
The complete fourth season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on june 5, 2012. Review of breaking bad season four finale, face off. It has been one amazing season for the hit amc series breaking bad and now the beloved show has come to an end with the final episode. It was whether the series stayed true to his character, to its themes, whether or not it was pleasant to see. Felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad. In the final season, being bad is no longer an act as walts downward spiral leads him to the top of a drug empire, risking everything and everyone. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. Perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. Even though we knew the show for its explosiveness, its ability to fool us and to build on characters, it. The first half of the fifth season is absolutely outstanding in every way there is nothing to say about the acting because bryan cranston and aaron paul lead the series like its the last thing they are going to.
But for me, breaking bad at its best has been a show that values sound construction and moral rigor equally. Breaking bad is a series i will never forget, gripped me from episode one, it is action packed, violent and documents a nice guys fall into the criminal world slowly but surely whilst he struggles with illness, family life, financial trouble, lessening respect from family and peers. Where would i rank that season in breaking bads history. We revisited the series and ranked every episode, worst to best. The series finale of breaking bad brought walter whites story to a conclusive end sunday night, but how the last eight episodes would actually unfold was not always a foregone conclusion. This remark isnt the first time that vince gilligan has credited the scifi series with preparing him for his time on breaking bad. 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.
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. But until the final shot of the next episode and season finale, face off, were in. Adam and jamie take on one of the biggest tv myths around, walter whites booby trap from the breaking bad series finale. Season four might be breaking bads most relentlessly plotdriven one. Breaking bad season 5, episode and cast information amc. It was barely hanging on in its first season in 2008, averaging just 1. Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. Better call saul season 4 finale peter gould interview. The awardwinning series comes to a dramatic conclusion in the series finale. And as we watch this struggle take place within walt, the show itself increasingly.
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 bad. The tale of walter white is coming to a close as amc has announced that breaking bad is ending with season five. I thought the first episode odf season one was slow and offputting. It consisted of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. The following story contains spoilers from the series finale of breaking bad. I stuck with it and realised there was a lot of dark humour in the format. Season 5b or whatever you want to refer to it as was absolutely cruel, just as the series had always been.
The first season as a whole was probably the funniest but pretty dull compared with later seasons. The fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 17, 2011 and concluded on october 9, 2011. Vince gilligan of breaking bad talks about ending the season, and. Laste epic scene of tv series breaking bad baby blue badfinger spoiler alert. It may be regarded as one of the best shows its time, but creator vince gilligan reveals why he ended breaking bad after just five seasons. Its just all so fantastic to me, and thats why i love this show. Why game of thrones should have used breaking bads. A recap of breaking bad s season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. It seemed to suggest that season 4 would show a walter white feeling and. Vince gilligan discusses the series finale of breaking bad. Walter white goes through a ton of changes during breaking bad.
The season four finale of breaking bad produced a winner in the waltergus feud. Matt zoller seitz on revisiting breaking bad season 4. After a final stretch of emmy wins in august, the series, which starred bryan cranston, right, and aaron paul, is now under. Right after the end of a season is probably the worst time to make this call, but offhand i would put season 4 just a shade under season 3more as a matter of what was right about season 3 than of anything wrong about season 4. Breaking bad is widely considered one of the best tv shows of all time, but which episodes were the best.
Face off is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad, and the. Cranston and jesse pinkman aaron paul, in the season 4 finale of breaking bad. The ongoing standoff between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale. If you read the following recap of breaking bads midseason finale, youre going to find out what happened.
Similarly, i do not want to find out in a shows season finale that the guy ive been. Yep, jesse really killed gale in the thirdseason finale something fans still wondered. Breaking bad season 4 list of breaking bad episodes. So yes, you are paying more per episode than you would have for season 1 for instance.
Its the last episode of breaking bad season four and true to form, its a. When gus parks in the garage at the hospital, how is it that he just. The final half of season 5 delivered nearperfect episodes up until the. All good things or in this case, bad things, as the promos for part 2 of season 5 said must come to an end.
It consists of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. Season 4 was imo the greatest season in television history. Its poetic justice of the deepest and most fruitful kind. Season 2 was a beautiful thing, maybe one of the best seasons in television history. While the walking dead remains amcs ratings leaderthe march 31 season 3 finale averaged a staggering 12. Breaking bad season 5 episode 8 midseason finale recap. 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.
Amcs breaking bad pulled off the seemingly impossible with its season 4 finale on sunday night, by finding a way for walt to extricate himself and loved ones from the death sentence they had. But as i wrote when this final run of episodes began, the definition of a good breaking bad finale was not whether it punished walter white. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who. But theres one finale that stands out among the rest at least for myself as the best series finale to date.
Breaking bad won a total of 16 emmy awards, including four best actor emmys for star bryan cranston. The official site for amcs criticallyacclaimed series breaking bad. Vince is just really talented at knowing what the final effect he is looking for, and knew early on. A recap of breaking bads season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn. Its the last episode of breaking bad season four and true to form, its a great one. Its just amazing what theyre capable of doing these days. Amcs breaking bad has taken fans on one helluva journey over the past four seasons, and the series most recent season has been one of the best yet. It also produced one of the more extreme deaths youll ever see. While the entire series of breaking bad is one of the greatest television achievements ever, the shows fourth season stands as its best. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question. Breaking bad may be history, but the show is still in the spotlight. I love how breaking bad just gets better from episode to episode and season to season.
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