Breaking Bad
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I think they could have gone down a few different paths. The "tragedy" angle...but that was already done in earlier season finales. Or brutal realism with Walt just dying in the cabin.
But I think in a way it would have been nice to see every character get their comeuppance, but not in such a feel good way. Basically this approach would have required emphasizing the evil nature of some of the other characters a bit more...then by the second to last episode, they have totally defeated Walt...but he comes back and delivers justice, unleashing "Heisenberg" on all the show's characters. The key thing would have to write this so that even though it was a totally dark, nihilistic ending, you were rooting for Walt's character.
This sort of did happen, but it was kind of undercut by the fact that Walt had this sudden conversion and discovered his moral conscience again. But this seemed strangely inconsistent with the thematic arc of the show. It seemed in the end to be a tribute to Walt's character rather than a larger message about the nature of evil.