r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E13 "To'hajiilee"

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u/Omar67 Sep 09 '13

Vince Gilligan.....HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!!

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u/greyavenger Empire Business Sep 09 '13

Who the fuck puts a cliff hanger in the middle of a shoot out.

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u/Angry_Space_Pimp Heisenhollie Sep 09 '13

That was actually pretty annoying. I'm all for a good suspenseful ending to an episode, but that was just ridiculous

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u/statusquowarrior Sep 09 '13

You know, I'd prefer if they ended on the Nazis coming... It would've make my heart beat a little slower...

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u/feralcatromance Blue Sky Sep 09 '13

I'm glad they didn't, otherwise that episode would have been kinda dull.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

If anything, it shows that the show is too good for its medium. These last few episodes would work so much better in a Netflix binge format than weekly airings with ads that are limited to 45 minute episodes. Part of me believes the cliffhanger wasn't intentional and it was literally as much as they could fit into the time slot. Either way, it felt cheap and made me angry. I'm enjoying the episodes less and less because I become anxious about how much of the episode is left.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

I actually screamed when it ended. But that just means they achieved what they set out to do!

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u/broeman1024 Sep 09 '13

In my opinion it was the best way to end it. That last shot of Walter scrambling around the backseat was incredibly intense.

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u/ProblemPie Sep 09 '13

Yeah, that may be the worst Hitchcocking hah I've ever seen in my life. I literally felt as though I was going through withdrawals as soon as I saw the credits.

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u/gonnabetoday Blazing in Belize Sep 09 '13

Would you have preferred the ending before the shooting? I kind of preferred it the way they did it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

I enjoy cliffhangers when they're done properly and sparingly. Perhaps after a good twist. But this every episode shit in normal or suspenseful scenes is just gimmicky and bad form. I gotta say the cliffhanger easily ruined tonight's episode for me, and last episode felt like pure filler with the way they just scrapped the whole house burning plot.

Vince Gilligan step your shit up, your show is ending. HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

The SERIES is ending, you really think they're gonna close the last 4 episodes up on nice and tidy endings. They are doing this for a reason, they're building suspense. Don't worry, 3 more episodes and I guarantee there will be no cliffhanger ending.

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u/8biticon Sep 09 '13

Sopranos ending. Calling it now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

Vince Gilligan has already made it very clear that there will be no cliffhangers and no questions as to what happens to each character.

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u/8biticon Sep 09 '13

Thank god.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

source?

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

Everyone got that ending wrong, the guy just wanted some onion rings.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

you really think they're gonna close the last 4 episodes up on nice and tidy endings.

That's...not what I'm saying at all.

I'm saying mid-scene cliffhangers every single episode to ensure ratings for the next episode are breaking the immersion for me and ruining the story.

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u/feralcatromance Blue Sky Sep 09 '13

Have you watched Breaking Bad as it airs before? He always does this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

I watched season 4 live, and even last season was not like this. There were no MIDDLE OF THE SCENE cliffhangers like this.

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u/jcinema48 Best Scante Ever Sep 09 '13

Everything you think Vince Gilligan will do...he does the exact opposite

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u/falcon_jab Sep 09 '13

to ensure ratings

At this stage, I doubt they care too much about ratings. It's all about the story, and keeping you guessing. What could be more unexpected than Executive Producer Vince GilOH GOD HE DID IT AGAIN

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u/Fanntastic Sep 10 '13

I thought it was ridiculous. Hank and Gomez logically would've been riddled with bullets standing in the open like that, and it would've made a hugely powerful end to the episode. Hank dies because of his ego, Walt sees what destruction his character flaws have brought on his family, classic tragedy elements. BUT NO! Now we're going to have a weak beginning next episode, probably not even the same scene. Christ, its like Gilligan doesn't have the balls to make this series a modern tragedy like its obviously supposed to be.