Quote:My problem isn't about the events of them closing it, but how they closed it.  The episode felt rushed to fit into the 54-55 minute format, and the time constraint made some things seem more goofy than they would have if they had 2 hours or even 90 minutes to close it out. 

 

"Todd go get Jesse to prove that I'm not a liar to this guy that I'm going to kill"...ok uncle derp 

"Todd is that you?"  No it's me Walt btw I put ricin in your Stevia..."oh you did?  K bye." 

"Hey guys hop in the car...btw I need the laser pointers back for some reason, oh look it's badger and skinny pete"

 

I think it would have all been worked out better with more time, the shields finale felt urgent through its story telling, this felt rushed through it's time constraint.  

 

Umm... he was dying.  It's not like he had all the time in the world.

 

When he saw the Gray Matter interview, he knew what he had to do... and he went out and did it.

 

There was no time to loaf when he left the cabin.  Like the man said, you leave and you will be caught.

 

This was a masterstroke from Gilligan.

 

I loved how they worked in his leaving the watch.  What was a simple continuity problem turned into a nice little moment.

 

Marty Robbins reference... check.

 

Vince is a very detailed man.  He'd thought of everything, and wrote and directed the final episode the way it needed to be done.

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