“That’s not the usual brilliant writing we’ve come to expect on this show.”
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I agree. The entire episode seemed to me to be a “filler” to get to next week and the end of the run.
It also would be tough to compete with last week’s episode,which was incredible.
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I agree. I thought last week’s episode would have been THE perfect series finale:
Walt getting in that mini-van with his barrell of millions. Off to a new identity. Riding off into the sunset in that beautiful New Mexico desert. Cue closing theme music. Fade to black.
Indeed. Last week could have been the series finale. Now they have to top that one.
I find this happens as well with book series. There will be one book, usually the second to last, where they need to move the players into the place they want them to be. So, it is a bit of a trudge, but, one you have to go through to get to the big finish.
Although the brutal killing of Andrea really shocked both me and my husband. Horrifying.
Agreed. I was very disappointed, but maybe because the past several episodes have been so excellent.
Jesse's "punishment" was just gratuitous violence, IMO. And the coincidental viewing of the Schwartz interview really ruined the whole thing. The beauty of this show is that none of it seems conveniently contrived, but so much of this episode was just that.
Maybe it's best though, because I am much less invested now. The lowering of expectations is sometimes a great thing.