Matt zoller seitz on revisiting breaking bad season 4. Vince gilligan discusses the series finale of breaking bad. 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. The following story contains spoilers from the series finale of breaking bad. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series.
Yep, jesse really killed gale in the thirdseason finale something fans still wondered. The fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 17, 2011 and concluded on october 9, 2011. Review of breaking bad season four finale, face off. Breaking bad season 5, episode and cast information amc. The final half of season 5 delivered nearperfect episodes up until the. After a final stretch of emmy wins in august, the series, which starred bryan cranston, right, and aaron paul, is now under. The complete fourth season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on june 5, 2012. 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. When gus parks in the garage at the hospital, how is it that he just. A recap of breaking bads season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn.
The tale of walter white is coming to a close as amc has announced that breaking bad is ending with season five. Perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. Breaking bad won a total of 16 emmy awards, including four best actor emmys for star bryan cranston. 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. Breaking bad season 4 list of breaking bad episodes. I thought the first episode odf season one was slow and offputting. It seemed to suggest that season 4 would show a walter white feeling and. And as we watch this struggle take place within walt, the show itself increasingly. Better call saul season 4 finale peter gould interview. But theres one finale that stands out among the rest at least for myself as the best series finale to date. A grisly season finale gives new meaning to the words face off. If you watched the season finale of breaking bad on sunday night, it may have crossed your mind that it could have easily served as a series finale. The official site for amcs criticallyacclaimed series breaking bad.
Season 4 was imo the greatest season in television history. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. Breaking bad season 5 episode 8 midseason finale recap. 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. Its poetic justice of the deepest and most fruitful kind. It was whether the series stayed true to his character, to its themes, whether or not it was pleasant to see. 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 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. 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. Season 2 was a beautiful thing, maybe one of the best seasons in television history. Felina had the highest ratings of any episode of breaking bad.
But until the final shot of the next episode and season finale, face off, were in. But for me, breaking bad at its best has been a show that values sound construction and moral rigor equally. Its just amazing what theyre capable of doing these days. Breaking bad is widely considered one of the best tv shows of all time, but which episodes were the best. Heres a look at 10 ways he transformed from season 1 to the finale. Why breaking bad ended on season 5, according to vince. 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. Walter white goes through a ton of changes during breaking bad. This remark isnt the first time that vince gilligan has credited the scifi series with preparing him for his time on breaking bad. We revisited the series and ranked every episode, worst to best. The awardwinning series comes to a dramatic conclusion in the series finale. So many shows, notably the sopranos and lost, have gone dark without anything approaching finality.
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. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who swapped suburban life for his own meth empire. It consists of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. Season 5b or whatever you want to refer to it as was absolutely cruel, just as the series had always been.
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. 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. Its the last episode of breaking bad season four and true to form, its a. Why game of thrones should have used breaking bads. Felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad. Where would i rank that season in breaking bads history. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question. Gilligan, the creator and show runner of breaking bad, discusses the. It was barely hanging on in its first season in 2008, averaging just 1.
But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode. 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. 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. While the walking dead remains amcs ratings leaderthe march 31 season 3 finale averaged a staggering 12. 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. Adam and jamie take on one of the biggest tv myths around, walter whites booby trap from the breaking bad series finale. If you read the following recap of breaking bads midseason finale, youre going to find out what happened. So yes, you are paying more per episode than you would have for season 1 for instance. I stuck with it and realised there was a lot of dark humour in the format. It consisted of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. Even though we knew the show for its explosiveness, its ability to fool us and to build on characters, it. It also produced one of the more extreme deaths youll ever see. The first season as a whole was probably the funniest but pretty dull compared with later seasons.
Please note the last 16 episodes of the series are split between this the final season and what is sold as breaking bad season 5. A recap of breaking bad s season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. Face off is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad, and the. I love how breaking bad just gets better from episode to episode and season to season. Vince gilligan of breaking bad talks about ending the season, and. Vince is just really talented at knowing what the final effect he is looking for, and knew early on. Season four might be breaking bads most relentlessly plotdriven one. Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. Breaking bad may be history, but the show is still in the spotlight. Laste epic scene of tv series breaking bad baby blue badfinger spoiler alert. The ongoing standoff between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale.
Its just all so fantastic to me, and thats why i love this show. The season four finale of breaking bad produced a winner in the waltergus feud. Similarly, i do not want to find out in a shows season finale that the guy ive been. Its the last episode of breaking bad season four and true to form, its a great one. Despite competition from a range of critically acclaimed shows and the nfl, breaking bad went out with a bangwith 10. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who.
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