![]() Gilligan co-created "Better Call Saul" with Peter Gould before he wrote and directed "El Camino." Even after he said goodbye to Walter White, he couldn't stay away from his baby for long. Theres a lot more to it than that, the writing, the acting. Walt is finally forced to face the consequences of his actions, his arc as a drug kingpin is complete, etc. He returned as a regular for "Better Call Saul," where we learned how he became the man he is in "Breaking Bad." He also cameoed in "El Camino," the 2019 epilogue film which reveals the post-series fate of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). Its when all of the dramatic tension thats been building for seasons finally comes to an explosive end. This wasn't the end for Mike onscreen, though. "Say My Name" writer-director Thomas Schnauz described it to Forbes as Walt's first murder done "out of passion." Still, this is probably Walt's worst murder because of how pointless it was. And he is ultimately a more likable character - his stoic professionalism is more endearing than Walt's know-it-all arrogance - but that counts only for so much. He's doing it to provide for his dead son's family. ![]() It is a long, twisted journey into really dark corners and dark materials.Mike isn't much better than Walt - he's got just as much blood on his hands and didn't even have the specter of a terminal illness when he chose a life of crime. It’s a character drama in the great tradition of Breaking Bad, and it isn’t what it appears to be on the surface. They can look forward to dark and strange. What can fans look forward to in your upcoming show, Flesh and Bone? My Wonder Twin Rian - he is my partner in crime and just as responsible for “Ozymandias” in my mind. ![]() It was interesting to have those two moments. Hank dies, and Jesse dies to a certain degree. Reviews Breaking Bad A Ozymandias Episode 14 Last week’s episode was a Leone movie, I saw someone remark on Twitteroutsized drama, heightened style, breathless suspense, posturing galore. To come to it in “Ozymandias” and have him say it out of vile hatred - he basically murders him in that scene. Surprisingly the non-stop action, although unusual for the typical Breaking Bad episode, was gratifying and what Ive come to expect from the genius mind of. He would have said it out of profound guilt and shame and self-recrimination. It was kind of great that I got to dance to the edge of him saying it in “Fly,” and he would have said it for entirely different reasons back then. You worked with director Rian Johnson on this as well as “Fly,” where you flirted with Walt admitting his role in Jane’s death. Unfortunately, not every background detail in 'Breaking Bad' appears to have meaning, especially not the painting of a 'mystery woman' in Walter Whites ( Bryan Cranston) home which fans on. It is just destroying him to say these things, and he has to. And then we are privileged to see how saying these things is breaking his heart. It’s not a top 5 episode by breaking bad standards, like ozymandias, granite state, end of season 2, some great episodes rank higher, but it bucks the viewers expectations in an amazing way, runs a great metaphor, and walts speech about I should have died then is a massive scene and a great monologue 16 Davidovskis 1 yr. It was because some of what he was saying is true, and then he crosses a line that he has never crossed before with the insult. The audience doesn’t realize what he is doing until a ways into the conversation. He’s communicating with Skyler to let her know that he’s trying to protect her and within that conversation she has to come to that understanding. He says these heinous things and it’s hard to know what’s true and what isn’t. I think the hardest thing to write, if I had to pick, would be the phone call with Walt and Skyler ( Anna Gunn). Also the moment we’d been waiting for, when Walt ( Bryan Cranston) finally says, “I watched Jane die” and the remorseless way he says it, and the utter devastation for Jesse ( Aaron Paul). Walt’s willingness to give up all the money - the raison d’etre for everything he’d done in the past year. Hank’s ( Dean Norris) death and Walt’s reaction. Was there a part that was particularly painful to write? Very much so - just to tie him up like a dog and have his spirit just broken, there really was nothing left to live for. Pretty much everything that every character had been dreading happened. What was it like when the episode finally aired and viewers were going crazy? These plot points added up in my episode. This is an all-around best-of from everyone involved, moving from unforgettable moment to unforgettable moment. Not just a standout scene, or a few peaks of excruciating tension. We know in advance the order of the rotation of the writers and then we break the story. ''Ozymandias' is one of the most emotionally destructive yet dramatically satisfying hours of television I've ever seen. Vince Gilligan and most fans agree this was the best Breaking Bad episode ever.
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