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cbdo2007

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69. That's exactly why it shouldn't have worked....

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 04:18 PM

Sep 2013

He's been in control the whole time of a situation that has been proven by everyone else before him that you can't control - all along the line the other drug kingpins were in control of their situation and were just as narcissistic as Walt, until someone comes along and blows them up or put a bullet in their head.

No matter how narcissistic you are, in the real world you really have very little power, as Walt proved time and time again to the other drug dealers on the show. I get the symbolism, but would have appreciated it being a more realistic outcome....he survives the gunshot wound but Lydia or Marie or Flynn or somebody puts a bullet in his brain for all the harm he's caused them.

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Wow...Breaking Bad ending...Spoiler. [View all] trumad Sep 2013 OP

Awesome dorkzilla Sep 2013 #1

Yes, there was one loose end. cui bono Sep 2013 #32

Oh crap, you're right! LOL!! dorkzilla Sep 2013 #38

Yeah, and Brock is an orphan. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #76

I LOVED it... hlthe2b Sep 2013 #2

I liked the ending of Dexter. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #28

I liked the ending of The Sopranos Taverner Sep 2013 #52

I think the proportion of those who assume as you that Tony was "whacked" was about 50/50 hlthe2b Sep 2013 #53

Not really an assumption, as the cut to black was foreshadowed earlier in the season. mattclearing Sep 2013 #54

I thought we got whacked JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #59

Now THAT is an interesting view! I never thought of that one. calimary Sep 2013 #61

Tony got shot. zappaman Sep 2013 #66

That was a great read. Thanks! Efilroft Sul Sep 2013 #73

Six Feet Under was amazing whopis01 Sep 2013 #74

"Breaking Bad," "Six Feet Under," "Friday Night Lights" Paladin Sep 2013 #75

Those are the best programs ever. kairos12 Sep 2013 #77

You have good taste in TV shows. Paladin Oct 2013 #79

Absolutely agree with you. scarletlib Sep 2013 #3

Makes last week's Dexter finale look twice as bad as it already did. nt Codeine Sep 2013 #4

Oh Walt how you've changed us!!!! trublu992 Sep 2013 #5

I'm glad Jesse got to live at the end. nt valerief Sep 2013 #6

choked creepy Todd out as well. trumad Sep 2013 #7

Yeah, perfect for Lydia, except it gives stevia a bad rap and I love stevia! valerief Sep 2013 #8

I know! shanti Sep 2013 #27

That was epic! n/t pitbullgirl1965 Sep 2013 #15

Yeah, he's got so much to live for....now he can go back to doing drugs again. cbdo2007 Sep 2013 #43

I guess you missed the woodworking scene. And you forgot about Brock. nt valerief Sep 2013 #60

Yep, brock's been around the whole time....and the woodworking thing as well.... cbdo2007 Sep 2013 #68

Baby Blue... kentuck Sep 2013 #9

Badfinger trumad Sep 2013 #12

Very well done. kentuck Sep 2013 #18

are you kidding? this is no spoiler. this SUCKS ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2013 #10

well...the thread coughs up plenty. trumad Sep 2013 #14

Perfect ending !!! Tx4obama Sep 2013 #11

"Walt, was this you? What happened?" alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #13

What was up with the 'wood working' Tx4obama Sep 2013 #16

It was a cool flashback alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #19

Thanks. I also found an answer on Twitter. I've added it to Comment #16 Tx4obama Sep 2013 #20

I was so glad that Jesse got to kill Todd. tammywammy Sep 2013 #17

me too samsingh Sep 2013 #21

Todd definitely got what he deserved. Initech Sep 2013 #50

It was satisfying Generic Brad Sep 2013 #22

the choral group I am in sang dsc Sep 2013 #23

Just great!!!! xoom Sep 2013 #24

2 more weeks Politicalboi Sep 2013 #25

Now what am I going to do for great television? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #26

Walking Dead! nt ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #29

Just got back from the Finale event at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery! cui bono Sep 2013 #30

Wow! That must have been great fun. trumad Sep 2013 #39

Yeah it was fun. A loooong wait to get in. cui bono Sep 2013 #56

here ya go zappaman Sep 2013 #67

agree.... cbdo2007 Sep 2013 #46

Yeah, although reading others' thoughts it makes sense that he died by his own hand/hubris. n/t cui bono Sep 2013 #57

Perfect ending to a perfect TV series. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #31

HUELL IS STILL IN THE MOTEL ROOM! Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #33

LOL trumad Sep 2013 #34

Wow!!! Forgot about him. Beaverhausen Sep 2013 #62

It was my Sopranos ending. joshcryer Sep 2013 #35

where's the spoiler in the OP? scheming daemons Sep 2013 #36

OP probably wanted a spoiler thread. joshcryer Sep 2013 #37

Anytime you post an Op like this--- trumad Sep 2013 #40

I thought it was a great finale. SPOILERS! Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #41

I wish.... cbdo2007 Sep 2013 #44

Symbolic of his own hubris. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #48

That's exactly why it shouldn't have worked.... cbdo2007 Sep 2013 #69

That would have been justice--and thus, unrealistic. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #71

That's what I loved about this finale. Initech Sep 2013 #51

I saw it with about 1,000 other people and the crowd went wild with cheering when Jesse killed Todd. cui bono Sep 2013 #55

It's over. :( Solly Mack Sep 2013 #42

I'd never watched it. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #45

It was a great ending.. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #47

I won a bet---who gets the ricin and how? I guessed Lydia and the stevia. msanthrope Sep 2013 #49

The only thing that disappointed me deutsey Sep 2013 #58

So the show is over, no more? snooper2 Sep 2013 #63

Outstanding ending to a great show. I'll miss it. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #64

The show didn't drag on so many do. texanwitch Sep 2013 #65

I'm bummed out it is over, but it was an excellent finish. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #70

A teevee/entertainment thread in GD?? madinmaryland Sep 2013 #72

Has anyone thought about what Holly will be when she grows up? Kablooie Oct 2013 #78