scannest wrote:An excellent, dissenting opinion on the series finale:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/c ... iewed.html"...but halfway through, at around the time that Walt was gazing at Walt, Jr., I became fixated on the idea that what we were watching must be a dying fantasy on the part of Walter White, not something that was actually happening—at least not in the “real world” of the previous seasons.
And, if that were indeed the case, I’d be writing a rave."
Contrarian BS. I will re-print the best comment here.
"Sorry, but these arguments are just silly. I'll break down the silliest ones:
"The unifying element of this episode is that Walter himself is never noticed"
Walt's look has changed drastically. He's turned into a shriveled husk with a beard and hair. He's not going out in public like Dexter's girlfriend. Plus, he WAS spotted by his neighbor, remember? That's how the police knew he was in town.
"The Schwartzes, who are two Bill Gates–level celebrities, have no effective security measures in their house; they push no panic button in the many minutes before Walt indicates that there are assassins outside."
Bill Gates-level is pushing it. They're rich entrepeneurs. Why would they have armed security at their place? And Walt was clearly standing between them and the alarm system. Is it really hard to buy that a privileged couple would be scared compliant by a former friend who has turned into the most wanted man in America?
"Badger and Skinny Pete agree to participate in this plan, rather than, say, turn Walt in to the police and get a huge reward."
Cause that's what two tweakers who have a history with their meth-making friends would do?
"No one spots Walt when he enters Skyler’s home, either—or when he leaves. No one notices when Walt goes to see his son for the last time, even though you’d imagine that area would be flooded with surveillance."
Did you miss the part where Marie says that someone has been calling in fake reports of Walter White all over town in a deliberate move to spread the police force thin?
"Even though Lydia has told the Nazis that Walt is back, and the Nazis are planning to kill him, they let him in. They don’t shoot him immediately."
Why would they shoot him outside the compound? They didn't think he posed a threat to them. They thought he was desperate (and above all else, Todd has a huge respect for him). They're not going to just waste him without hearing what he has to say. And Uncle Jack's bruised ego commanding them to fetch Jessie was completely in character.
The article just feels nitpicky beyond belief. And you seem like someone who doesn't like filling in what happened between "A" and "C." We didn't need to see Walt tracking down Badger and Skinny Pete anymore than we needed to see him fuel up at every rest stop on his way back to New Mexico. And Lydia's freagin' daughter? Seriously? If that's what you wanted to see, then maybe the finale episode should have spent its time with all the grieving family members of the plane accident victims. As for me, I'm happy the finale used it's time well and focused on the characters who mattered rather than going off on ridiculous tangents. "