So a few more thoughts on the finale:
The flashback scene to Hank inviting Walt along for the ride-along contrasted with the present of a hardened and defeated Heisenberg standing in his graffiti'd living room was simply outstanding. The series was so complete in that moment.
I also loved the Jesse dream scene where he was crafting a wooden box. It was nice to see him in that light as a temporary escape from the nightmare that his life became towards the end of this series. And everything about him in the last scene, from having the wherewithal to deliver Todd a violent and deserved murder and yet pass on the chance to kill Walt (the only thing that could have made him telling Walt to "do it yourself" better was if he added "bitch") despite everything he's been through (and how about Walt softly saying "I want this", the ultimate gesture for Pinkman) to his euphoria after busting out of the Nazi compound... just give Aaron Paul the Emmy now.
And Walt's line to Skyler, "I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really... I was alive." How refreshing was it to hear that?
Finally (although I could go on), the touch by Weiner letting us see Walt's collapse in the reflection of a cook tank. Perfectly done. The death of Walt at the end of this series was too hard to face directly. Let us see it in a blurry reflection.
The finale is at a 9.9 out of 10 on IMDB right now. What an achievement.
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