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He drives to Jack’s compound. He surrenders. The machine gun activates, killing Jack’s entire gang. He saves Jesse, who refuses to kill him. Walt takes a bullet from the machine gun. He walks through the meth lab one last time, admiring the equipment, before collapsing as police arrive.
When Breaking Bad premiered on AMC in January 2008, few could have predicted that a dark dramedy about a cash-strapped high school chemistry teacher would evolve into what many critics and fans now call the greatest television drama of all time. Over five seasons (often counted as five, with the final season split into two parts: 5A and 5B), creator Vince Gilligan meticulously charted the tragic, terrifying, and mesmerizing fall of Walter White. breaking bad season 1-5
Bryan Cranston’s performance, Aaron Paul’s tragic humanity, and Vince Gilligan’s unflinching direction created a story that asks a simple, terrifying question: He drives to Jack’s compound