'Breaking Bad' Final Episodes Recap - To'Hajiilee

One of the things that's always made Breaking Bad rise from a great show to the 'best' show is it's ability to leave the viewer in a state of tension and suspense.  This has been a factor since the show first began and has never let up in more than five years later.

That sentiment is none the more true after this week's utterly fantastic episode.

I was actually unable to watch the last ten minutes without changing the channel because I just knew Todd's family crew was going to come and wreak havoc, and sure enough they did, even as the show abruptly ended.

As much as a bad guy Walt is in doing what he's done over the course of this series, I actually felt myself somewhat pulling for him, in feeling bad of how Jessie and Hank have been trying to bring him down.  Even in the Walt's hectic chase to get to the site where he buried his money, you almost understood why he's done all he's done as he was yelling at Jessie on the phone.  Jessie really has never seemed to get it:  Walt has done everything - good or bad - to protect him too.  It's a shame Jessie - in all honestly - is a real fuck up in life and can't seem to get that.  Maybe a former student WITHOUT a drug problem would have gotten it.

What we're left with now is the proverbial "Shit has hit the fan."

There's no way out from here for Walt (as it was almost eerie finally seeing him get handcuffs slapped on), as we can begin to put the pieces together to what's been alluded to the past two season premieres.  The men Walt is fighting against very likely could be Todd's Uncle's crew.  They want him to cook, and I bet you Walt wants no part in it.

I'm also willing to be that the result of this shootout is going to end with either Gomez and/or Hank both getting gunned down.  Hank's phone call to Marie in the last ten minutes seemed to allude to some kind of 'final' goodbye.

I guess we'll have to see next week, though after this episode, I'm not too sure much more can be done to top it...unless they go after....Walt's family?

Notes:

• That stunt by Hank and Jessie with the meat to make it look like brains...clever.

• Did Todd hit on Lydia?  Go for it, though I doubt she's making it past next week's episode.

• Walt made a damn good point, the money's not for him (he'll never live long enough to spend it), it's for his children.  Funny no one else see's that.

• "Got my photo, bitch?  Ah, nice orange flame."

Grade: A