Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened at the end of last nights episode 511. The breaking bad season 5 series finale just finished. The fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july. Meanwhile, skyler tries to find out what happened to walt.
The writers of breaking bad referred to the incident as walt becoming the evil juice box man, imagining him injecting the poison into brocks juice box. Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion. Im going to pretend the last shot of face off doesnt exist. Gilligan provided more details regarding the poisonous ploy at san diego comiccon in 20. At the end of the search for the ricin cigarette, a sobbing jesse. If the finale was your first episode, you might justifiably wonder what all the fuss was about. The season ends with a shot of a potted lily of the valley plant in walts backyard. Season 4 of breaking bad was absolutely the height of. In season 3s finale, jesse aaron paul was on the run, with mike jonathan banks in hot pursuit, while walt bryan cranston negotiated for his life with gus giancarlo esposito.
The fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 17, 2011 and concluded on october 9, 2011. Hed ingested some sweet berries from the lily of the valley plant, which a seasonending shot reveals is growing in the backyard at 308 negra arroyo lane. Series could have ended after season 4 would have been a fitting ending showing walt came out from gus etc, but still has evil imbedded with the lily of the valley ending. The season 4 finale was written to be a satisfying ending if they werent renewed for season 5. Breaking bad just ended its fourth season in memorable fashion. Almost none of the darkest predictions about the breaking bad finale came true. Meanwhile skyler pushes walt towards a business opportunity, in hopes of protecting the family. In the bible, the lily of the valley is a symbol of the second coming, and the beginning of a better world. Why does walter use lily of the valley instead of ricin. Theyre saying it was a flower called lily of the valley. Breaking bad is full of inventive point of view shots. The good people almost everyone else came out unscathed. In episode 412 end times, walt is despondent and doesnt know what to do. This revelation doesnt come until after gus is dead, and jesse sort of shrugs.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. There was still more story to tell, so they kept going. A recap of the confusing action at the end of episode 511. Just as he had lifted the pack containing the ricin cigarette in season 4. The season ends with a shot of walters backyard, which contains a potted lily of the valley plant, towards which walters gun was pointed in the previous episode, implying that he indeed poisoned brock and expected jesse to react as he did, turning against gus instead. On tonights episode of breaking bad, bug, walt and the other characters are figuratively stepping gingerly in a field of landmines. What jesse knows and what we still dont know about the. In my mind, ive replaced the pushin to the plants tag with lily of the valley printed in large sansserif capitals with a less overt version perhaps a flashback to that gun spinning and pointing with a little extra rackfocus for emphasis, or better yet, a camera drift around the pool with the plant as its pivot. Now that the end is nigh, we thought wed revisit our initial set, plus a stack of bonus tracks that well be adding to throughout the day as fans. Amcs breaking bad pulled off the seemingly impossible with its season 4 finale on sunday night, by finding a way for walt to extricate himself and loved ones from the death sentence they had. It consists of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length.
It seemed to suggest that season 4 would show a walter white feeling and owning his power. Breaking bad is one of the best shows of the 21st century. Last week, after watching a screener of breaking bads gutpunch of a season ending, i got on the phone with vince gilligan, who is about a nice a man as the creator of an unflinchingly dark crime thriller can be. After jesse got a taste of freedom in the breaking bad series finale, many. A recap of breaking bads season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. Felina all you breaking bad newbies, im sorry for you. How did walter white poison brock in breaking bad season 4. Review of breaking bad season four finale, face off. Note i havent completed season 5 yet, so dont know if it is addressed later. The following post and interview contain spoilers about the season finale of breaking bad. Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the lily of the valley, is a poisonous flowering plant found in new mexico when walter white was contemplating how he was going to topple drug kingpin gustavo fring, he noticed the potted lilies in his backyard. The bad people lydia, todd and the nazis were punished.
In a desperate attempt to escape certain death, walt concocted a disturbing plan kill his former lab assistant gale to provide for his and jesses safety. Walter white described himself thus to skyler earlier in breaking bad season 4 as it happened, i was on set when they shot it, and amc played up the line in its preseason promos. Tvline regarding breaking bads finale and the lily of the valley twist. Walt attempts to form a new alliance as he plans his next move. The ringers definitive breaking bad episodes ranking. With the plan to kill gus with a car bomb failed, walt hurriedly removes the bomb from guss car. Through gretchen and elliot walter kills lidiya by poisoning her beloved sweetener with ricin during their chat in the cafe.
He has saul deliver the lily of the valley berries to brock in some way. Breaking bad s fourth season continues to evolve and subvert expectations, and its never been more riveting to watch. This wouldnt have been too weird because earlier in season 4, before. Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened. Off camera, walt had somehow planted the juice box in brocks lunch at school, making sure only he came in contact with the drink. So he used lily of the valley and removed the ricin just to put suspicion on gus. The complete fourth season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on june 5, 2012. Breaking bad 4 season finale spoiler lily of the valley youtube. In one of the series most famous scenes, walt finallybrieflydrops the lie and shows skyler who he really is. All 2 songs featured in breaking bad season 5 episode 6. Breaking bad 4 season finale spoiler lily of the valley.
In season 4, brock was intentionally poisoned and nearly died. In the seasonfour finale, faceoff, we learn that brock was not suffering from ricin toxicity but rather from lily of the valley poisoning. At the very end of the episode, the camera zooms in on a lily of the valley in walts back yard, beside his pool. Just days ago, he as walter white dared to go especially dark in the breaking bad season finale, and soon he can be. Bryan cranston discusses breaking bad season 4 finale, batman.
The ongoing standoff between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale after last sundays shocking episode found the onetime partners in crystal meth cookery putting their disagreements behind them in order to kill the wouldbe drug kingpin, gus is going to have to watch his back now more than ever. Walt did cause brocks illness as a way to turn jesse against gus. But the poison wasnt caused by ricin as later confirmed, it was from a lily of the valley plant, revealed to be in walts backyard in the final shot of breaking bads season 4 finale. End times although initially in danger of dying, doctors say that he would survive, and tests showed that it was not ricin. When walter white was contemplating how he was going to topple drug kingpin gustavo fring, he noticed the potted lilies in his backyard. Vince gilligan on the breaking bad insider podcast. A recap of breaking bad s season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul.
Face off is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the american. Breaking bad season 4 list of breaking bad episodes. Vince gilligan and his crack creative ensemble missed no opportunity for conflict and character development as they cooked up an epic conclusion worthy of. End times brock cantillo was poisoned by walt in an unknown way with the lily of the valley berry. Walt and jesse are held captive for gus, after gales death. It consisted of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. In breaking bad walter wanted jesse to believe that gus was behind the. His aim is not to kill brock but to use jesses emotion towards brock in his favor. In case you arent up to speed, heres what happened in last weeks episode, titled granite state via.
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