The series finale of 'Breaking Bad': blah blah 'perfect ending' blah blah 'wrapped things up perfectly' blah blah blah 'a perfect end to a perfect saga' blah blah blah. My opinion on the finale is admittedly not too different from what everyone else is saying already: it's perfect!
This article's not about the finale, but rather about a discovery I made about a particular shot in the ending scene after a few rewatches.
So if you haven't sussed it out already, I am going to give away GINORMOUS plot details, so if you are a) still climbing through the first five seasons on Netflix or b) too preoccupied with your own unholy drug empire to watch the finale, do NOT scroll down! I'll give you some time to leave the room...
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So in the last scene, Walt is critically injured and decides to spend his last moments in one of the meth labs that made his last two years truly special. [Cue highly appropriate song 'Baby Blue'] He admires his gas mask from the very first episode, and then turns to one of the large metal tanks. He puts his hand on it, and then lets go, a result of his final collapse. The cops come and find him, and you know the rest. But back to his hand on the metal tank. Right as he collapses, Walter White leaves behind a bloody handprint, shaped like the perfect mark of his legacy...
The letter W.
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