Thomas Butt is a senior writer at Collider who focuses on classic movies.
The Big Picture After years of relative obscurity, no one would've expected the conclusion of Breaking Bad to amass much fanfare. By the time Season 5 of the critically acclaimed AMC drama hit the airwaves, a mass audience caught up with the show thanks to its popularity on Netflix's streaming service — an early indicator of where the industry was shifting toward.
"Felina," written and directed by Gilligan, follows Walt tying up loose ends by threatening the two philanthropists to donate Walt's remaining cash to Walter Jr. on his 18th birthday. On his return to Albuquerque, he talks to Skyler and gazes at his son from afar one final time. Like a dying Western cowboy, he strolls up to Jack's hideout and meth lab for a bloody showdown with the gang of Nazis while rescuing Jesse Pinkman from captivity.
"Felina" Ties Up All the Loose Ends in 'Breaking Bad' Close Throughout its run, Breaking Bad's storytelling was tight as a drum. Each episode was incredibly gripping, and no stone was left unturned at the end of each season. The precise plotting made the show one of the most entertaining and satisfying to appear on the small screen. In "Felina," everything seems just a little too clean and tightly resolved.
'Breaking Bad' Concludes Walter White's Saga With Too Much Resolution Because everything panned out favorably for Walt, fans speculated that "Felina" may have been just a dream. The New Yorker's Emily Nussbaum alleged in her review that the overwhelming sense of closure evokes the fantasy of a dream-like world. These theories suggest that Walt died in his car in the episode's opening moments, and everything we see afterward exists in his mind.
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