All good things must come to an end and Breaking Bad is definitely a good thing. It appears the creator of the AMC drama series has an idea of when the series will end, and it may not be that far off. More on that, a two-minute trailer for Season 4, and some photos from the season premiere ahead!
The New York Times ran an interesting article on Breaking Bad today, which includes some thoughts from series creator/showrunner Vince Gilligan. Toward the end of the article, the writer says that Gilligan would be “just fine” with the series’ ending being in sight, stating, “He can imagine a fifth season of “Breaking Bad,” but that’s it.” The article doesn’t specify whether or not Gilligan definitely plans to wrap the show up by the end of Season 5, or whether or not AMC is on board with this plan, but given the nature of the show, it makes sense. The article does quote Gilligan on his thoughts about Walter White and how he’ll feel when the show ends:
“Now he’s not quite at the point where I’d cross the street if I saw him coming,” he said, with a smile. “But I wouldn’t want to be stuck in an elevator with him too long.” Plotting Walt’s transgressions has proved wearying enough. “It’s hard to write a character that dark and morally ambiguous,” he said. “I’m going to miss the show when it’s over, but on some level, it’ll be a relief to not have Walt in my head anymore.”
As much as I love Breaking Bad, I think a Season 5 ending would work nicely to complete the story. I don’t think that having a specific ending for a series in mind guarantees that the show will have a good ending. Battlestar Galactica, for example, could have had a better ending. It could have had a better last season, in fact. But when you consider what might have become of the show if the series had been kept on the air, season after season simply because there were so many of us who were devoted to watching it, a decent ending is better than one that comes after too many bad seasons. 24 should have ended about three seasons before it did. So, if Season 5 really does turn out to be the last, I hope it’s a good one. If Walter White continues to transform from timid science teacher to angry, sometimes-scary hardcore drug dealer, I can only imagine what he’ll be like a season from now.
We’re getting ahead of ourselves though. Season 4 kicks off later this month. Below is the new trailer, which runs about two minutes long. Before you get too excited, the first minute or so is mostly recap from the first three seasons, but the video does a nice of walking us through the series’ run, in case you’re a bit rusty on the series.
Breaking Bad returns for Season 4 on July 17th on AMC.
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