Breaking Bad
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- sarahfailin0
If he had ended it with some sign that it really WAS a dream, like by showing Walt dead and frozen in that car, probably 95% of the fanbase would have thrown a fucking fit.
I wish that even if it had to tie up every loose end, that Walt wouldn't have come out so much on top. I mean, he was practically *redeemed* for all of his malfeasance by the end of the episode.
*Blackmails easily his former partners at Grey Matter to pass on his money to his kids (though you'd think it'd be pretty obvious when Jr. gets a $10 million trust fund)
*Almost-loving gaze from the wife after he confesses he did it all for him
*Recognition from Jesse and an appropriate punishment, like penance
*Dying with a smile in the presence of his beloved labIt's like a fantasy. Holds up in the moment, but not really under scrutiny. A major theme of the show was to show us how ego-maniacal motivations hurt those around us, but all of the lingering badness was omitted or brushed over. (Brock orphaned, Marie widowed, Jr & Skyler's wretched lives)
There's also one giant part which really was never touched upon, the part that really makes Walt much more evil than even his direct, interpersonal wrongdoings. He made thousands and thousands of pounds of one of the most heinous and addictive drugs the world has ever known. What should redeem him from that?