L i N d $ @ y

Did you all prefer that ending though or would've preferred Walt dying of cancer?

Alexa

For sure that one because his fate was in his hands. Cancer taking him would have felt too easy somehow? Like it sort of excused his actions because he knew he was dying. IDK. I liked how it happened a lot. I thought it was a pretty perfect final episode.

I agree that I loved every episode and everything about the show was so well thought out and explained. So many shows have loose ends, plot holes, cheesy SL's or just things that dont make sense. I dont feel like breaking bad really did. They just knew their show and covered their tracks well. I wish other shows would take note.

stlavin95

The ending we got, him dying of cancer wouldn't have felt enough for me and that would have been too easy.

L i N d $ @ y

At first I thought I wanted him to die of cancer because it was back, I think was that in S5? But then him dying that way, and also in a way protecting Jesse, was perfect as well because either way (even if he does die of cancer), there's nothing for him anymore. His family hates him, Jesse hates him, he's got nothing. He might as well die. It's the bittersweet ending I wanted for Walt.

Lethally Floral

I thought he died of cancer. How did he die?

stlavin95

He got shot when he was taking down the Neo-Nazis.

L i N d $ @ y

ETA: There you go.

He was accidentally shot by that remote-activated machine gun in the car which was ironically his contraption.

stlavin95

Hahah

desmondluverbrotha

I'm not sure it was an accident, I think he knew his life was over but he wanted to take revenge on Todd and company by taking them out with him and in the process he saved Jesse, the ending was perfect I think other shows have a hard time pulling that together and even if they think it was perfect then they don't really understand their audience

stlavin95

Yeah, I was always thought that he deliberately planned for it to happen that way.

L i N d $ @ y

Oh so he deliberately wanted to kill himself since he knew there was nothing for him? Oh god. That just made me really depressed.

Alexa

well and he knew he was dying anyways right? plus it was all catching up to him. i think he knew it was impossible to get away with it, especially after hank's death, i think he realized how far gone it was at that point.

stlavin95

Yep, he probably wanted to die on his own terms too.

desmondluverbrotha

I just think he knew he probably would not make it out of there and he was willing to die to get revenge. He really did not have anywhere else to go and he was dying and knew it. I am glad he got to save Jesse though and yes it seems he got to go out on his own terms, very much sticking to his character.

L i N d $ @ y

Yeah I think Hank's death was the turning point too. He didn't want that and once the rest of the family found out, there was no going back. I think even if he & Jesse worked it out, he's lost his family and that's quite ironic because we started out hoping that Walt will be able to triumph after all of this is over but realistically, how else will the family react knowing he's a drug lord?