Breaking bad isnt afraid to move at light speed from action to. What is the meaning behind felina, the title of the. The pilot episode was first aired on january 20, 2008, and the series finale was broadcast on september 29, 20. Spoilers if you havent seen the finale episode of breaking bad. Staying in character bryan cranston jokes about all the terrible things he did when not working to stay in walter whites headspace. Sep 03, 20 felina is also the feminine version of the word feline in spanish. But i cant shake the sense that felina as a finale, and breaking bad as a whole, would have been more satisfying if it had been less satisfying.
Who knows, but this weeks episode about jesse transforming. Breaking bad episode discussion s05e16 felina official episode discussion. To break bad is to reject social norms for ones own gain or amusement. On a surface level, the title felina may seem to have been plucked out of thin air, but the word actually holds three separate layers of relevance to breaking bad s final episode. Talking bad chris hardwick congratulates anna gunn and the entire cast on breaking bads for their emmy wins. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the series. Reviews for breaking bad finale episode 516, felina. Ozymandias was a great episode because its perfect for the last 2 episodes but do you really want an ozymandiaslike finale. We knew walt would have to do something, and we knew about the ricin and the m60.
Over the course of its broadcast, breaking bad aired 62 episodes over five seasons. Felina is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the sixtysecond episode of the series altogether. Writerdirector and creator vince gilligan, who occasionally appears to forget how far walt has. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, a high school teacher tries to secure his familys financial future by producing and distributing crystal meth.
This episode follows walts final struggle, both with lung cancer, and the act of getting revenge on the neonazi group that double crossed him and killed his brotherin law. It means to raise hell, he says, as in i was out the other night at the barand i really broke bad. Images 73 felina is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the sixtysecond episode of the series altogether. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29. On a surface level, the title felina may seem to have been plucked out of thin air, but the word actually holds three separate layers of relevance to breaking bads final episode. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. All 8 songs featured in breaking bad season 5 episode 16. Everything that has happened is a consequence of this decision.
All of this started because walter white wanted to take control over his life, and to go out on his own terms. Oct 01, 20 after so many lugubrious turns, breaking bad came to an end on sunday on an almost uplifting note. Felina is jampacked with almost everything a bad fan could want. A high school chemistry teacher dying of cancer teams with a former student to secure his familys future by. The word harkens back to the series pilot episode, during which walt tells his soontobe partner in crime jesse pinkman aaron paul that he is breaking bad because he is awake. Felina is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the sixty second episode of the series altogether. Breaking bad felina tv episode 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A breaking bad movie is officially on netflix, its never too late to catch up on the original series. What the hell does that have to do with breaking bad. It is the sixteenth episode of season five and the 62nd overall episode of the. 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. Sep 29, 20 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies.
One of televisions greatest dramas ever goes out on the terms imposed by its creator. Breaking bad isnt afraid to move at light speed from action to consequence. Walter white makes one last attempt to secure his familys future, while also visiting some old enemies, during his final return to albuquerque. Sep 29, 20 a recap of felina, the final episode of the amc drama. Breaking bad was a frequently grim spectacle, which made its. Stop reading if you have not watched the finale of breaking bad, titled felina. But perhaps the best thing about it was the series actually ended. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode. 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. Felina is the series finale of the american drama television series breaking bad. Breaking bad bids a wobbly farewell in finale season. Walter white makes one last attempt to secure his familys future, while. For all of the work put into breaking bad, this series was a major accomplishment. Season 5, episode 16 felina the cast of breaking bad discuss the emmys.
Felina has a feeling of dickensian reckoning, with closure galore, but minus any real sense of hope. My personal favorite was breaking down the word into its. And thus, breaking bad finished its run with a bang, a few tears, and an act 3 full of ricin. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and anything else breaking bad related. Sep 30, 20 and thus, breaking bad finished its run with a bang, a few tears, and an act 3 full of ricin. A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc. Sep 30, 20 the series finale of breaking bad was explosive and everything we hoped for. That quotation also functions as a switch that sets in motion, irretrievably, the gears that will bring us to these final moments.
With bryan cranston, anna gunn, aaron paul, dean norris. Breaking bad season 5 episode 16 felina video dailymotion. This story contains discussion of major plot points. Felina has a feeling of dickensian reckoning, with closure galore, but. Sep 30, 20 b reaking bads series finale, felina, fulfills the implications of last weeks granite state, which restored walt bryan cranston to us as a proletariat avenger, and the truly shocking element of this episode is its sentimentality. Dont read this unless you have seen felina, the series finale of amcs breaking bad. The series finale of breaking bad was explosive and everything we hoped for. Aug 22, 2014 breaking bad season 5 episode 16 felina s5e16 hdtv. Written and directed by series creator vince gilligan, it aired on amc in the united states and canada on september 29, 20. Walt drives to new mexico and visits gretchen and elliot. 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. Malcolm in the middle, little miss sunshine heads the cast of breaking bad, portraying walter white, a high.
Sep 30, 20 the word harkens back to the series pilot episode, during which walt tells his soontobe partner in crime jesse pinkman aaron paul that he is breaking bad because he is awake. Well, i can only envisage two types of reactions to felina, the breaking bad finale. Perhaps in felina, well see where his true loyalties lie. Felina, the last episode ever of the magnificent series breaking bad, was a kind of machine gun of narrative, knocking. When i realized this, the logical next step was to think, how can i do a show in which the fundamental drive is toward change. What is the meaning behind felina, the title of the final. The only hint hes given so far is woodworking, which he mentioned on an episode of talking bad, amcs postbb wrap show. B reaking bad s series finale, felina, fulfills the implications of last weeks granite state, which restored walt bryan cranston to us as a proletariat avenger, and the truly shocking element of this episode is its sentimentality. Breaking bad has come to an end and the series finale cemented it as my favorite tv show of all time. Breaking bads longawaited series finale, felina season 5, episode 16 finally brought the saga of walter white, jesse pinkman.
Walter, knowing that cancer will soon kill him, takes. He gives them his money and tells them to pass it on to walter jr. Breaking bad is the saga of one man completely losing his moral compass, and being overtaken by power. Moments after leaving the bar in new hampshire, walt manages to steal a car and evades the police. Part of the problem with how granite state and felina fit in to the endgame may arise from the structure of season 5 as a whole. Why is the final episode of breaking bad called felina. Breaking bad won a total of 16 emmy awards, including four best actor emmys for star bryan cranston. Breaking bad ends the heisenberg saga in series finale. Writerdirector and creator vince gilligan, who occasionally appears to forget how far walt has drifted over the years into the realms of the self. Then he visits skyler and hands over the coordinates to hanks burial site. And i can think of no better summary, no more appropriate monument, for this staggering work of televised drama that has played out in front of us, an hour at a time and cratered with agonizing pauses, than this phrase.
All throughout breaking bad, walter white has pretended to be heisenberg and a mildmannered family man all at once. Oct 01, 20 well, i can only envisage two types of reactions to felina, the breaking bad finale. He barges in on todd and lydias meeting and asks them to let him teach them a new method for making meth. Find out where breaking bad is streaming, if breaking bad is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Heres our reaction to the series finale of breaking bad. The last hour of the series took all the story threads that were still dangling and wrapped them up, not quite in an elegant bow more like a blood. A breaking bad movie, a feature film continuation of breaking bad, written and directed by series. Gus kills victor, who memorized the cook recipe, with a box cutter, and tells walt and jesse to get back to work box cutter. Some theories breakdown felina to its chemical elements felina felina iron, lithium, sodium blood, meth, tears or that perhaps felina alludes to schrodingers cat. Walter white reaches the end of his journey in the series finale of breaking bad. The top 10 breaking bad episodes, ranked indiewire.
Breaking bad is an american neowestern crime drama television series created and produced. Breaking bad has been one of the few shows on television to have amazing story arcs and characters, not just in each episode, but in the series as a whole. Bryan cranston and aaron paul reading felina script. Episode felina felina is episode 16 of season 5 of breaking bad check out this episode on imdb or on wikipedia. Gilligan gave all his characters a fitting sendoff in this episode. Talking bad chris hardwick congratulates anna gunn and the entire cast on breaking bad s for their emmy wins. Breaking bad season 5 episode 16 felina reaction youtube. With its final episode, breaking bad cemented itself as essential viewing for fans. Breaking bad season 5 episode 16 felina s5e16 hdtv. 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.
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