[breaking bad] finale | "lydia oh lydia, say have you met lydia..."
PERFECT FINALE WAS ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY PERFECT.
And so draws to a close the single most satisfying piece of entertainment I have ever, ever experienced. THAT IS HOW YOU DO A SERIES FINALE. THAT IS HOWWWWWW. I watched the whole thing with the widest grin on my face (which, let me tell you, felt verrrrry creepy at certain points!) and then, when it finished, I realised I was bawling and I don't even really know why. From the perfection? I THINK SO! I THINK SO! I've watched it twice now. True story.
First things first: MUSIC DEPARTMENT? "Tomorrow maybe a bullet will find me... but tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart." OMFG. YOU, SIRS? YOU WIN.
Next bits:
[-] Gretchen and Elliot and their ridiculously innane, pretentious conversation and their appearance and their house and really EVERY FREAKING THING ABOUT THEM.
[-] "Gretchen, do you mind? We don't want to lose any under the furniture."
[-] "Cheer up, beautiful people. This is where you get to make things right." OH, THE FORESHADOWING.
[-] SKINNY PETE AND BADGERRRRRR!!!! HI BOYS! "The two best hit-men west of the Mississippi!!! #LOLOLFOREVER.
[-] Jesse's hallucination and the call back to his story from therapy and OMFG. YESSSSSSSS.
[-] Todd. Oh, Todd. "I like your... your shirt." - " It's kinda, I don't know exactly what that is but, it's kinda cornflower..." Perfect touches are so freaking perfect. OMG. Todd/Lydia 5EVA. RIP. [eta: this is not me shipping, btw. This is me marvelling at the absurdity. And at Todd in general. That is all...!!]
[-] "And I need more Stevia." OH NO YOU DON'T, LYDIA. OH NO YOU DON'T. You and your smug, "Todd, please..."
[-] WALT IS ALREADY THERE MARIE!!! AND AS MUCH AS, YES, SKYLER AND WALT. JNR ARE IMPORTANT TO WALT. YOU'RE NOT THE THIRD PERSON ON THAT LIST. YOU'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE. AND THAT THIRD PERSON IS ~EXACTLY WHERE WALT WILL GO NEXT (not first, because he's already where he's going first). HHHUUUUUNNNNNNFFFFFFFFFFFF.
[-] LET US ALL PAUSE:
"I did it for me."
"I liked it.
"I was good at it."
"And I was really..."
"I was alive."
AMEN
[-] "They're not coming back. Not after tonight." OH, LET ME COUNT THE WAYS THAT HAS MEANING. #fourth wall
[-] Skyler is chain-smoking. Which is kinda blackly hilarious given it was Walt's lung cancer diagnosis that started all this... especially when you consider Walt himself never smoked. THIS SHOW. YES. *fist pump*
[-] Walt builds a robot. Walt Builds A Robot. WALT BUILDS A ROBOT. "What are we building?" "You said it yourself..." "... a robot?" GOOSEBUMPS.
[-] Jack: "Take a look at him. Have a gander. This is my partner. Right partner? Right buddy? Hard working, good partner, 50/50 partner." Yet another call-back. This time to Jesse's "You said we were partners... 50/50..." speech from seasons earlier. The continuity on this show makes my HEART HURT.
[-] Jesse kills Todd with the very chains that have bound him. I think we all saw that coming, yes? DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS PERFECT!
[-] AGAIN, LET US ALL PAUSE:
"Do it. You want this."
"Say the words. Say you want this. Nothing happens 'til I hear you say it."
"I want this."
"Then do it yourself."
I AM DONE. I AM OFFICIALLY DONE.
[-] TODD'S RINGTONE. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. *brb choking*
[-] Hysterical Jesse is my favourite kind of Jesse. SORRY NOT SORRY.
[-] Walt in his lab. WALT IN HIS LAB. It's not his lab, but we all know it's his lab. I'm guessing Lydia called the police.
[-] "I guess I got what I deserved. Kept you waiting there too long my love... All that time without a word, didn't know you'd think that I'd forget, or I'd regret the special love I had for you..." THIS IS TOTALLY ABOUT WALT AND JESSE RIGHT? I DON'T EVEN WANT YOU TO DISAGREE WITH ME. I WILL BELIEVE NOTHING ELSE. Like, in a purely platonic way, this is absolutely Walt's final message to Jesse, right???? I mean, HE DIED SAVING HIM. Basically. No, not basically. ACTUALLY. HE DIED SAVING JESSE. THERE WAS A TIME HE THOUGHT HE WANTED JESSE DEAD BUT, WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE, HE USED HIS OWN BODY TO MAKE SURE JESSE MADE IT OUT ALIVE. Oh, MARIE. It's okay, you weren't to know.
THIS WAS THE PERFECT ENDING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT I WANTED!!!!!!!!
Finally though:
[-] IS HUELL STILL SITTING IN THE HOTEL ROOM??? I KINDA HOPE THAT HE IS!!!
#Best unknown detail left hanging! BEST!
And so draws to a close the single most satisfying piece of entertainment I have ever, ever experienced. THAT IS HOW YOU DO A SERIES FINALE. THAT IS HOWWWWWW. I watched the whole thing with the widest grin on my face (which, let me tell you, felt verrrrry creepy at certain points!) and then, when it finished, I realised I was bawling and I don't even really know why. From the perfection? I THINK SO! I THINK SO! I've watched it twice now. True story.
First things first: MUSIC DEPARTMENT? "Tomorrow maybe a bullet will find me... but tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart." OMFG. YOU, SIRS? YOU WIN.
Next bits:
[-] Gretchen and Elliot and their ridiculously innane, pretentious conversation and their appearance and their house and really EVERY FREAKING THING ABOUT THEM.
[-] "Gretchen, do you mind? We don't want to lose any under the furniture."
[-] "Cheer up, beautiful people. This is where you get to make things right." OH, THE FORESHADOWING.
[-] SKINNY PETE AND BADGERRRRRR!!!! HI BOYS! "The two best hit-men west of the Mississippi!!! #LOLOLFOREVER.
[-] Jesse's hallucination and the call back to his story from therapy and OMFG. YESSSSSSSS.
[-] Todd. Oh, Todd. "I like your... your shirt." - " It's kinda, I don't know exactly what that is but, it's kinda cornflower..." Perfect touches are so freaking perfect. OMG. Todd/Lydia 5EVA. RIP. [eta: this is not me shipping, btw. This is me marvelling at the absurdity. And at Todd in general. That is all...!!]
[-] "And I need more Stevia." OH NO YOU DON'T, LYDIA. OH NO YOU DON'T. You and your smug, "Todd, please..."
[-] WALT IS ALREADY THERE MARIE!!! AND AS MUCH AS, YES, SKYLER AND WALT. JNR ARE IMPORTANT TO WALT. YOU'RE NOT THE THIRD PERSON ON THAT LIST. YOU'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE. AND THAT THIRD PERSON IS ~EXACTLY WHERE WALT WILL GO NEXT (not first, because he's already where he's going first). HHHUUUUUNNNNNNFFFFFFFFFFFF.
[-] LET US ALL PAUSE:
"I did it for me."
"I liked it.
"I was good at it."
"And I was really..."
"I was alive."
AMEN
[-] "They're not coming back. Not after tonight." OH, LET ME COUNT THE WAYS THAT HAS MEANING. #fourth wall
[-] Skyler is chain-smoking. Which is kinda blackly hilarious given it was Walt's lung cancer diagnosis that started all this... especially when you consider Walt himself never smoked. THIS SHOW. YES. *fist pump*
[-] Walt builds a robot. Walt Builds A Robot. WALT BUILDS A ROBOT. "What are we building?" "You said it yourself..." "... a robot?" GOOSEBUMPS.
[-] Jack: "Take a look at him. Have a gander. This is my partner. Right partner? Right buddy? Hard working, good partner, 50/50 partner." Yet another call-back. This time to Jesse's "You said we were partners... 50/50..." speech from seasons earlier. The continuity on this show makes my HEART HURT.
[-] Jesse kills Todd with the very chains that have bound him. I think we all saw that coming, yes? DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS PERFECT!
[-] AGAIN, LET US ALL PAUSE:
"Do it. You want this."
"Say the words. Say you want this. Nothing happens 'til I hear you say it."
"I want this."
"Then do it yourself."
I AM DONE. I AM OFFICIALLY DONE.
[-] TODD'S RINGTONE. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. *brb choking*
[-] Hysterical Jesse is my favourite kind of Jesse. SORRY NOT SORRY.
[-] Walt in his lab. WALT IN HIS LAB. It's not his lab, but we all know it's his lab. I'm guessing Lydia called the police.
[-] "I guess I got what I deserved. Kept you waiting there too long my love... All that time without a word, didn't know you'd think that I'd forget, or I'd regret the special love I had for you..." THIS IS TOTALLY ABOUT WALT AND JESSE RIGHT? I DON'T EVEN WANT YOU TO DISAGREE WITH ME. I WILL BELIEVE NOTHING ELSE. Like, in a purely platonic way, this is absolutely Walt's final message to Jesse, right???? I mean, HE DIED SAVING HIM. Basically. No, not basically. ACTUALLY. HE DIED SAVING JESSE. THERE WAS A TIME HE THOUGHT HE WANTED JESSE DEAD BUT, WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE, HE USED HIS OWN BODY TO MAKE SURE JESSE MADE IT OUT ALIVE. Oh, MARIE. It's okay, you weren't to know.
THIS WAS THE PERFECT ENDING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT I WANTED!!!!!!!!
Finally though:
[-] IS HUELL STILL SITTING IN THE HOTEL ROOM??? I KINDA HOPE THAT HE IS!!!
#Best unknown detail left hanging! BEST!