A 29-year old woman has chosen to end her life

Chula Vista · 10-07-2015, 04:34 PM

Great ending. Have watched it 3 times.

**Frownland** · 10-07-2015, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Great ending. Have watched it 3 times.

Do you really think that it's great in the context of the quality that the rest of the show set a standard for? It was solid and doesn't deserve the flak it gets, but I still get the idea that the general storyline for that was written hastily.

DwnWthVwls · 10-07-2015, 04:40 PM

What would have been a better ending in your opinion? I can agree it seemed rushed, but I feel like it captured the idea that when youre in that deep it never ends well. Should Jesse have died too?

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 10-07-2015, 04:46 PM

underwhelming? it was terrible lol

it was completely over the top and unrealistic in the way it tied up all the loose ends..

just to have a vaguely "feel good" ending? yet that goes against the entire message of the show... which is that "breaking bad" has serious consequences... undermined all that because hollywood demands a semi-happy ending.. bunch of bull**** really

the show's climax was the shootout where the cop died to me. after that it descended into a bit of nonsense

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 10-07-2015, 04:48 PM

the sopranos... that's how you end a show properly.

**Frownland** · 10-07-2015, 04:50 PM

I definitely agree on The Sopranos ending. They built White up as an anti-hero to the point where he becomes the villain, it would have been nice to frame him as an anti-hero in the end as they did throughout the show (even though a more discerning viewer could tell he's the villain).

Quote:

Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

What would have been a better ending in your opinion? I can agree it seemed rushed, but I feel like it captured the idea that when youre in that deep it never ends well. Should Jesse have died too?

I would have liked it if it ended with Walter walking into the sunset, disillusioned and in denial about what he's become. After the lens flare overcomes his silhouette, the camera pans down to see the weeds waving in the wind as the colour composition slowly transitions to black and white and stays on the weeds for ten minutes before the credits pop up.

I have no idea how they could make it better tbh, I'm not a screenwriter. I didn't think it was bad, I'd probably rate it a 6/10 as far as endings go, but given that a good deal of the show was more of a 9 or 10/10, it feels more like a 2/10 every time I watch it. I know that the writers can convey the concept that you mention through more interesting means.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 10-07-2015, 04:53 PM

his life and family should have been destroyed

that was the overarching message of the show

then they rescued them in the end via dues ex machina

bad play my friend

**Frownland** · 10-07-2015, 04:56 PM

His life being destroyed is the message of the show, yet him dying was alien space bats? Interesting.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 10-07-2015, 05:04 PM

nah him dying isnt what im talking about

he should have either died or ended up in jail

but all the **** he brought down on his family was magically waved away with the wand of poorly written "twists." like him somehow going into the diner and putting ricin in the exact sugar packet that he knew would be used by that broad. how the ****? either he poisoned the entire diner or that **** was dumb to me.

and his family is safe financially cause he got some guys to point laser pointers.... with the assumption that after he's dead said rich people aren't going to just beef up security or go to the police...

and they dont have to worry about the gang that might have considered them witnesses in needing of a murder cause of his gun-car contraption... the entire ending was one big suspension of disbelief... it devolved into cartoon levels of unrealistic tbh

**Frownland** · 10-07-2015, 05:08 PM

Now say two nice things about the Breaking Bad ending or else neither of you are going to get ice cream.

View Poll Results: How do you feel about the Death With Dignity act?
I think it's terrible/should not be allowed anywhere.	3	13.04%
I think it's a blessing to people with terminal illness/all states should have this act in place.	18	78.26%
I'm not sure.	2	8.70%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

10-07-2015, 04:34 PM	#61 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Great ending. Have watched it 3 times. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

10-07-2015, 04:56 PM	#68 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	His life being destroyed is the message of the show, yet him dying was alien space bats? Interesting. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-07-2015, 05:08 PM	#70 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Now say two nice things about the Breaking Bad ending or else neither of you are going to get ice cream. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-07-2015, 04:46 PM	#64 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	underwhelming? it was terrible lol it was completely over the top and unrealistic in the way it tied up all the loose ends.. just to have a vaguely "feel good" ending? yet that goes against the entire message of the show... which is that "breaking bad" has serious consequences... undermined all that because hollywood demands a semi-happy ending.. bunch of bull**** really the show's climax was the shootout where the cop died to me. after that it descended into a bit of nonsense

10-07-2015, 04:48 PM	#65 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	the sopranos... that's how you end a show properly.

10-07-2015, 04:53 PM	#67 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	his life and family should have been destroyed that was the overarching message of the show then they rescued them in the end via dues ex machina bad play my friend

10-07-2015, 05:04 PM	#69 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	nah him dying isnt what im talking about he should have either died or ended up in jail but all the ** he brought down on his family was magically waved away with the wand of poorly written "twists." like him somehow going into the diner and putting ricin in the exact sugar packet that he knew would be used by that broad. how the ? either he poisoned the entire diner or that ** was dumb to me. and his family is safe financially cause he got some guys to point laser pointers.... with the assumption that after he's dead said rich people aren't going to just beef up security or go to the police... and they dont have to worry about the gang that might have considered them witnesses in needing of a murder cause of his gun-car contraption... the entire ending was one big suspension of disbelief... it devolved into cartoon levels of unrealistic tbh