Breaking bad has always had a soft spot for onthenose musical choices, from the crystal blue persuasion methcooking montage to the day in the life of the prostitute wendy set to the. Walter white makes one last attempt to secure his familys future, while also visiting some old enemies, during his final return to albuquerque. Production on felina and the breaking bad series concluded on april 2, 20. A personal favorite theory is that when breaking bad ends, walter white will enter witness protection, changes his name to hal, marry a nice woman named lois and kick off the events that lead to the show known as malcolm in the middle.
Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it all led to an ending that people still talk about today. Walter white has been facing certain death since the first episode of breaking bad, and it never encouraged him to do the right thing. Felina, the title of the final episode of breaking bad. Felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad. Spoiler in season 2 episode 9 when walt punches the paper. Oct 01, 20 perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. Oct 01, 20 well, i can only envisage two types of reactions to felina, the breaking bad finale. Breaking bad is a dense show, and its creator vince gilligan weaved hidden treats and easter eggs that fit into the shows bigger picture in a fun way. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. The second season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on march 8, 2009 and concluded on may 31, 2009. Walter, knowing that cancer will soon kill him, takes.
The final shots of the amc hit featured the 70s song from the british rock band. On february 17, 2009, five mini episodes, which were more comedyoriented than most full episodes, were made available online before the premiere of the shows second season. Breaking bad series finale ratings smash all records. The worst episode of breaking bad is still better than the best episode of most. No real spoilers below, but if you glanced at the name of the episode on your dvr, you might have noticed that they called it felina. Pilot a television pilot is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a network, as was the case with breaking bad and amc. Breaking bad breaking bad episode title meanings genius. How the two songs from the breaking bad finale explain. After this he takes out his watch and places it on the pay phone. The observer effect in breaking bad happens in season 3 with the eye that he keeps seeing everywhere, and. In the time span in which i start watching an episode of breaking bad and finish it, the world becomes a darker place. Aug 22, 2014 amcs breaking bad went out on a high note last year, with record ratings and love from critics and fans alike the show is up for 16 emmys, and could win a second consecutive outstanding drama.
But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode. Renowned for its excellent use of foreshadowing and the hidden references littered throughout every detail of the show, breaking bad has earned a reputation for offering one of most richly rewarding television experiences in recent memory. The complete second season limited edition bluray 5. What is the meaning behind felina, the title of the. The final pieces that the puzzle that breaking bad has been assembling in season 5 were slotted into place, but the kind of brainmelting impact of the shows best episodes wasnt present in this hour. About breaking bad episode title meanings your goto guide for the cryptic titles of vince gilligans masterful breaking bad. They are visiting a shrine of santa muerte saint death. What is the meaning behind felina, the title of the final episode of breaking bad. Vince gilligan explains the breaking bad finale television.
The title of breaking bad s final episode might just have a deeper layer of meaning. Meanwhile, jesse blames himself for janes death and goes into rehab. Traditionally, a worshiper would crawl on his knees on his way to visit the shrine. Jul 31, 20 so gear up for the premiere, and take a look at the eight things you probably didnt know about breaking bad s upcoming part two of the fifth and final season. Felina is a word that means catlike, but our guess is that this is an anagram for finale. A breaking bad movie continues the story of jesse pinkman heres exactly what the films ending means. Jun 05, 20 felina is a word that means catlike, but our guess is that this is an anagram for finale. On whether walts death means that he ultimately paid for his sins. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question. Breaking bad presents its most heartbreaking episode of the series so far, by showing the dark depths of the meth world walt and jesse are helping create. Gus frings death is foreshadowed in the eighth episode of season four titled, hermanos.
A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc. We also know that the title of the breaking bad finale is felina. The only way to know is to tune in to the finale, which airs on sunday at 98c on amc. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and anything else breaking bad related. Breaking bad is full of smart references and hidden meanings, and the episode title of the final episode is one of the best examples of this. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This is where you can find the meanings of the title names of every episode of breaking bad. After so many lugubrious turns, breaking bad came to an end on sunday on an. This is the first part of a weeklong series of breaking bad related stories, all leading up to the series finale airing this sunday. Felina is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the sixtysecond episode of the series altogether.
It consisted of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. What is the significance of the pink teddy bear in. Breaking bads season finale abq gives ridiculous new. Abq is the thirteenth episode of the second season of breaking bad and the twentieth episode altogether. This could also be the working title of the final breaking bad episode. I think not like in the season of breaking bad with the plane crash where the episode titles foreshadow this edit.
It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the. What you may have missed heres a question thats been hovering in the breaking bad fandom for years, but now worth revisiting as the series finale is almost upon us. He wants to take them to mexico to cook in a super lab. Additional minisodes were to be produced before the premiere of the fourth season, but these did not come to fruition. Well, the pretty straightforward version is that felina is an anagram for finale. The episode was a turning point for walter white bryan cranston and it directly mirrored ozymandias, the 1818 poem written by percy bysshe shelley.
While, in its entirety, it may have its low points and occasionally ponderous dialogue and action, this has to be one of the high points of tv history. The series finale of breaking bad is september 29, and as danger has already written, thats going to be one murderous night of television for your dvrs. Breaking bad episode title meanings breaking bad wiki. Amcs groundbreaking series breaking bad may have ended in late 20, but that does not mean people have stopped digging through every little frame and seeking out patterns and themes.
Oct 18, 2018 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. A breaking bad movie, a feature film continuation of breaking bad, written and directed by series. And was this a fitting final resting place for walter hartwell. Sep 30, 20 the final episode of breaking bad will be discussed infinite ways get ready to be so weary of it by tuesday. Without jesse, and with so much attention paid to structural detail, felina ended up coming off as a bit mechanical and remote. I am the danger, tread lightly, and say my name are only a few of the chilling lines bryan cranston and his costars have delivered during the hits five seasons. The second season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on.
With bryan cranston, anna gunn, aaron paul, dean norris. Well, i can only envisage two types of reactions to felina, the breaking bad finale. The coordinates that walt hid on a lotto ticket n 34, 59. Find the complete list of songs from breaking bad season 2, with scene descriptions, sorted by episode. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final. On february 17, 2009, five miniepisodes, which were more comedyoriented than most full episodes, were made available online before the premiere of the shows second season. Theory about the symbolism of the plane crash in the season 2 finale. We return to the flashforward from previous episodes seven thirtyseven down over.
But for me, breaking bad at its best has been a show that values sound construction and moral rigor equally. It held a deeper meaning for the fourteenth episode of the shows fifth and final season. For those of you unfamiliar with my recapping style, its less of a. The breaking bad season 5 series finale just finished. Older use of break bad, meaning to go bad, requires little knowledge of regional slang, and it makes enough. Ozymandias is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the american television drama series breaking bad, and the 60th and thirdtolast episode of the series. For the grand series finale sunday night, breaking bad hit 10. Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened at the end of last nights episode 511. This blogpost is about the final episode of breaking bad series five, episode 16. In the breaking bad finale, felina walt goes to this gas station where he uses a pay phone to obtain the address of mr. Sep 24, 20 this is the second part in a weeklong series of breaking bad related stories, all leading up to the series finale airing this sunday. Youve now had a few minutes to gather your breath, wipe away the tears and start to process that brutal and poignant series finale of breaking bad. Breaking bad granite state ending final scene hd youtube. This is a fantastic question which has been covered by a few websites before notably uproxx.
As we promised in the ones who knock kickstarter, i did weekly recaps here for each episode of breaking bad. Damages season finale draws few, wwe raw, ncis lead. Once you start watching breaking bad, there is no way on earth that you wont want to reach the final episode, at the end of the fifth series. In mexico, she is a popular folk saintdeity who is the patron saint of among other things drug dealers and smugglers, and is often invoked to protect against violent death. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. Breaking bad episode title meanings breaking bad wiki fandom. Jul 04, 20 the tv breaking bad, season 2, episode 2. The last bunch of breaking bad episodes have had to compress a lot of time and storytelling, and thus, for me, not everything in the finale landed with the impact id hoped for. Breaking bad, the amc cable tv series about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to making meth, is showing its final eight episodes. My esteemed colleagues at the orange couch loved the cliffhanger that capped off this weeks episode of breaking bad, but i found it. Tuco takes walt and jesse out to his place in the country where his disabled uncle tio lives.
The complete second season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on march 16, 2010. The pilot episode was first aired on january 20, 2008, and the series finale was broadcast on september 29, 20. He tells them that his operation was hit by the dea and he suspects gonzo may have tipped them off. Sep 23, 20 from season 5 episode 15 granite state wooooow this scene was epic soo much goosebumps. Ozymandias was more than just the title of a breaking bad episode.
The ending of breaking bad finally explained youtube. Abq 737 refers to one of the planes that will crash in the season 2 finale. In case you arent up to speed, heres what happened in last weeks episode, titled granite state via. Workers from the ntsb load the items collected from walter whites pool including the singed, oneeyed, pink teddy bear into the back of a van. Sep 30, 20 youve now had a few minutes to gather your breath, wipe away the tears and start to process that brutal and poignant series finale of breaking bad. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29. All emotions aside, this episode was really really good.
An interview with david costabile better known to bb fans as gale boetticher perhaps more than any television show in recent memory, breaking bad ha. The simple answer for this one is given by uproxx itself and im copypasting since i cant put it any better than that. All 7 songs featured in breaking bad season 2 episode 10. As i said in an earlier piece about breaking bad s end, rejudging a series based solely on the series finale is a foolish practice that is becoming frustratingly common. As he stands on an elevator after speaking with hank and other dea agents, a ding sound, much like that of hector salamancas notorious bell, can be heard repeatedly. Spoilers ahead for the series finale of breaking bad.
Why did breaking bad name its final episode after marty. Over the course of its broadcast, breaking bad aired 62 episodes over five seasons. Perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. Even more surprising given the huge level of expectation placed upon it. How the two songs from the breaking bad finale explain everything. Written by moira walleybeckett and directed by rian johnson, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 15, 20. So many shows, notably the sopranos and lost, have gone dark without anything approaching finality.