In the final season of breaking bad, walters drug dealing identity was discovered by his dea brotherinlaw hank dean norris, which eventually led to hanks death at the hands of todd jesse plemons and jack michael bowen, two methmaking white supremacists who also captured jesse and. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode. Better call saul actor tony dalton, who plays charming villain lalo salamanca, breaks down his role in the breaking bad spinoffs season 5 finale. In the end, breaking bad was a brutal showabout love. So this particular season of the show only includes eight episodes, the last eight of which are included in the next and final season.
In the final episodes, emmyr winners bryan cranston and aaron paul bring the saga of breaking bad to a bloody conclusion in their roles as meth kingpin walter white and his guiltridden partner jesse pinkman. In series 5 episode 14 aka ozymandias we see skyler cut the heel of walters right hand with a big knife from the kitchen. The chicken mans giancarlo esposito plan to assassinate lalo salamanca tony dalton massively failed as better call sauls season 5 finale, something unforgivable, which aired monday night. The fifth and final season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 15, 2012, and concluded on september 29, 20 on amc in the united states and canada. Breaking bad season 5, episode and cast information amc. Now that gus is dead, walt, jesse, and mike work to cover their tracks. Why breaking bad ended on season 5, according to vince. And thus, breaking bad finished its run with a bang, a few tears, and an act 3 full of ricin.
How better call saul season 5 finale sets up season 6. Bryan cranston malcolm in the middle stars in this drama focused on a midlife crisis gone bad for a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer a. Find the complete list of songs from breaking bad season 5, with scene descriptions, sorted by episode. As with other shows such as the walking dead, season 5 of breaking bad is actually one half of an entire season comprised of 16 episodes in total. Better call sauls charming villain on the finale moment. The final shots of the amc hit featured the 70s song from the british rock band. The 16episode season is split into two parts, each containing eight episodes.
Better call saul has ended season five with another intense and unpredictable episode that sets up a very intriguing final season. Stop reading if you have not watched the finale of breaking bad, titled felina. Part of the problem with how granite state and felina fit in to the endgame may arise from the structure of season 5 as a whole. Perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question. Mar 14, 2018 why breaking bad ended after 5 seasons. Almost none of the darkest predictions about the breaking bad finale came true. We all know kim isnt in breaking bad, but are the choices she makes in the season 5 finale the thing that costs her the career she loves. If you read the following recap of breaking bad s mid season finale, youre going to find out what happened. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20.
Felina may be the most anticipated episode in breaking bad history, but it is not necessarily the first series finale the show has produced. Apr 21, 2020 as better call saul season 5 ends, shows creators tell us what to expect next in the finale of this breaking bad prequel. The cast and crew of breaking bad bid a fond farewell to the landmark show and its fans. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. Elsewhere or six feet under but the final 75 minutes of breaking bad offered a satisfactory wrapup to the show, one of the few in tv. During something unforgivable, lalo salamanca tony dalton has nacho drive him south of the mexican border to his hacienda located in a remote. Spoilers ahead for the series finale of breaking bad. Michael mando as nacho varga in better call saul season 5 finale amc with saul goodmanjimmy mcgill having already suffered and survived the worst a megamile walk with mike ehrmantraut across. Felina breaking bad felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad.
Its a serious injury which he binds with duct tape. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who swapped suburban life for his own meth empire. Breaking bad season 5 episode 8 midseason finale recap. Better call saul gets sixth and final season, breaking. Better call saul season 5 starring bob odenkirk, rhea seehorn, jonathon. So whether its jesses shovelcam scene from season 4 in the original series, or lalos claustrophobia. In the opening moments of episode 16 aka felina we see walt in an abandoned. Something unforgivable kicks off straight after kim rhea. Better call saul has aired its season 5 finale and it sets up the final season of the breaking bad spinoff in several intriguing ways. Walter white reaches the end of his journey in the series finale of breaking bad. Breaking bad bids a wobbly farewell in finale season 5, episode 16 felina continue to indiewire skip ad you will be redirected back to your article in seconds. The final pieces that the puzzle that breaking bad has been assembling in season 5 were slotted into place, but the kind of brainmelting impact of the shows best episodes wasnt present in this hour.
As better call saul season 5 ends, shows creators tell us what to expect next in the finale of this breaking bad prequel. It may be regarded as one of the best shows its time, but creator vince gilligan reveals why he ended breaking bad after just five seasons. The last bunch of breaking bad episodes have had to compress a lot of time and storytelling, and thus, for me, not everything in the finale landed with the impact id hoped for. All good things or in this case, bad things, as the promos for part 2 of season 5 said must come to an end. This story contains discussion of major plot points. Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. And the season finale was the best episode of the series and it really makes you think twice about the characters like if they were as bad as you were believed to think. Breaking bad has been utterly electrifying television, weird, funny, emotionally rich and endlessly surprising. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today.
The better call saul season 5 finale exit survey the. Holly played by macdonald in season 5 was still just a baby when breaking bad came to an end, but thanks to her dads choice of profession, she. Why breaking bad ended on season 5, according to vince gilligan mar. We were all thrown a curveball, and now its hard to tell how the final season of saul will a shake out and b set viewers up for season 1, episode 1 of breaking bad. Better call saul cocreator peter gould on explosive. As better call saul season 5 ends, shows creators tell us. Breaking bad, as a franchise, has already established itself as a visually striking show. This episode follows walts final struggle, both with lung cancer, and the act of getting revenge on the neonazi group that double. The first part of the season was broadcast from july 15 to september 2, 2012, and aired on sundays at 10. Felina is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the sixtysecond episode of the series altogether.