The reason I mentioned before about how "Ozymandias" feels like the true Breaking Bad finale, is because Walt finally tells Jesse in the desert what exactly happened to Jane, Jesse's ex-girlfriend. Oh, Todd, to be young and in love! The things he'll do for love. Not only does Todd save Jesse's life at the desert because keeping him alive means the Nazi's can extract valuable information out of him, but he does so again back at the Nazi compound, as Jesse is now, albeit it's against his will, helping the Nazi's cook the pure blue stuff Lydia so desperately wants and needs. ![]() For the first time in his life, Jesse is glad to have Todd there. But to rat out Jesse to have him killed? There's a special circle in hell reserved for Walter White. He just lost almost all of his money, he witnessed his brother-in-law get executed, and he most likely blames Jesse for some, if not all, of this. I understand that Walt is extremely distraught. ![]() Walt sees that Jesse has fled underneath the car he drove to the desert with, and rats outs Jesse's location to the Nazi's so they can murder him. This is a man who poisoned a little boy just as power play to get Jesse back on his side. This is a man who killed ten people in prison in two minutes just to preserve his own self-interest. Gesh! The greed of some people!) and Walt does the worst thing he's probably ever done. The Nazi's are about to leave (and because Uncle Jack is in such a generous mood, he leaves Walt with one barrel to himself. Hank's arc has officially come to a close thanks to the Nazi's and "Ozymandias", and it was an excellent run while it lasted. For the past two years, Breaking Bad has had two nominees in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category (Aaron Paul + someone else), and I can't imagine a scenario where Dean Norris doesn't finally get recognized for his great work on the show. In fact, Walt is in such shock that he just lies there for the rest of the day while the Nazi's steal his barrels of money.ĭean Norris has always been a great actor on Breaking Bad, and like the rest of the cast, this will be his finest achievement. He's spent the entire run of Breaking Bad defending his actions for the benefit of his family, that he's so in shock to see Hank go out like this. The effect is devastating and the episode takes its time to let what just happen sink in. Not only does Walt not have any leverage, but as Hank says right before he gets executed by a bullet to the head, "You're the smartest guy I ever met and you're too stupid to see he made up his mind 10 minutes ago." Even though we don't actually see Uncle Jack's shot, we certainly hear it. Walt has always been under the belief that he can negotiate his way out of any situation, especially a situation where he has 80 million dollars in cash to offer up. Walt tries to bargain with Uncle Jack to save Hank's life as Walt is prone to do. It's a sequence so good and so compelling, that the credits you normally see appear at the bottom of the screen don't appear until after this scene is done. What happens next is about 15 minutes of pure gold, and some of the best television you'll ever witness- well until you watch "Ozymandias" a little bit longer. Gomez has unfortunately been shot to death, and Hank has been severely wounded. First we hear the noise of the shoot out, and then the cars are scrubbed onto the screen. The name starts to grow on Walt as the conversation goes along, and as we obviously know from this point in the series that that is the name Walt and Skylar decide to go with.Īfter the conversation is over, Breaking Bad wipes away Jesse, Walt, and their RV from the screen so we just see the plain and open desert. ![]() Skylar tells Walt how much she likes the name "Holly" as a name for their unborn baby girl. She picks up the land line phone, which happens to be placed right next to the knife block, and speaks to Walt. Walt calls Skylar from a cell phone and we cut into Skylar in the kitchen of their house. We see one of Walt's first lies as he calls Skylar to tell her he'll be home late for dinner. "Ozymandias" starts off with a flashback sequence of Jesse and Walter's first cook together out in the desert. "What the hell is wrong with you! We're a family! *softer" We're a family." -Walter White. "Ozymandias" was by far and away the best episode Breaking Bad aired in 2013 during it's final eight episodes, and I'd like to give it its own post as dedication to the awesomeness that this episode was. My own personal problems with "Felina" aside, I like to think "Ozymandias" as the true series finale, with the other two episodes acting like an epilogue. "Felina" was regarded at the time (and obviously still is) one of the best series finales of all time. Breaking Bad (AMC), Episode 14 of Season 5īrief Description: There were two episodes that aired after "Ozymandias"which were "Granite State" and "Felina".
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