Teacher turned meth dealer walter climbs higher in the drug game, which draws attention from competing cartels and imperils his dea brotherinlaw. A major breaking bad question has finally been explained. The doctors and jesse believed that brock came across the flower growing naturally and ate some poisonous berries. Face off is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of breaking bad and the fortysixth episode altogether. Jan 04, 2014 the tv breaking bad, season 4, episode.
Tonights episode of breaking bad, shotgun, was all about repositioning, as all characters either work to change their status. Breaking bad is proof that a show can take its time fleshing out all the various plot elements throughout an entire season, and conclude in a way that brings it. It also produced one of the more extreme deaths youll ever see. Its the last episode of breaking bad season four and true to form, its a great one. Face off ending of season 4 of breaking bad explained asked 6 months ago it has been a while since i watched breaking bad so theres a detail that i dont recall concerning the bomb that walt planted in the nursing home. He then enters the hospital and talks with jesse pinkman, asking if he can think of any other place to catch. Gus kills victor, who memorized the cook recipe, with a box cutter, and tells walt and jesse to get back to work box cutter. The ongoing standoff between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale.
It may not yet have hit the cult status that breaking bad achieved, but with its fourth season airing later this year, saul is playing catchup to its sister shows five seasons. Jesse learns that brock will be fine, and it wasnt ricin, but lily of the. Review of breaking bad season four finale, face off. After last sundays shocking episode found the onetime partners in crystal meth cookery putting their disagreements behind them in order to kill the wouldbe drug kingpin, gus is going to have to watch his back now more than ever. The fourth season ends with walt and jesse squaring off. As it happens, tonights episodeappropriately titled face off, by the. Face off is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad, and the 46th overall episode of the series.
A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad. So his knowledge of it comes from how walt explained it to him. When walter white was contemplating how he was going to topple drug kingpin gustavo fring, he noticed the potted lilies in his backyard. Face off ending of season 4 of breaking bad explained it has been a while since i watched breaking bad so theres a detail that i dont recall concerning the bomb that walt planted in the nursing home. June, after such an ampedup season, the breaking bad finale had to end on such an insane crescendo, i spent all day wondering whether it.
Its not realistic, but thats well inline with the shows tradition of heightening the reality for the big bravado moments. A grisly season finale gives new meaning to the words face off. Breaking bad, season 4, episode, season finale, face off. Aug 14, 2011 breaking bad, season 4, episode 5, shotgun. Question about season 4 finale face off sorry if this has been asked already, i did a search but couldnt find anything about it. The ongoing stand off between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale after last sundays shocking episode found the onetime partners in crystal meth cookery putting their disagreements behind them in order to kill the wouldbe drug kingpin, gus is going to have to watch his back now more than ever. Amc walt, left, with saul goodman bob odenkirk on the season 4 finale of breaking bad. Jesse is brought to the fbi for questioning on his knowledge of ricin. Breaking bad won a total of 16 emmy awards, including four best actor emmys for star bryan cranston. Watch breaking bad season 4, episode 11 crawl space. Skylers efforts to solve teds financial problems hit a wall. The fourth season finale of breaking bad did a lot of things right, coursecorrecting most of my worries and giving viewers not only. It consists of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. The final pieces that the puzzle that breaking bad has been assembling in season 5 were slotted into place, but the kind of brainmelting impact of the shows best episodes wasnt present in this hour.
Face off bryan cranston and the cast of breaking bad examine the perfect storm and unbelievable twist that take place in the season finale, face off. Heres our reaction to the season finale of season 4. With bryan cranston, anna gunn, aaron paul, dean norris. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, a high school teacher tries to secure his familys financial future by producing and distributing crystal meth. Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the lily of the valley, is a poisonous flowering plant found in new mexico. It seemed to suggest that season 4 would show a walter white feeling and owning his power. I dont know that walts guilt explained it further presumably jesses. They sure like their aerosmith and def leppard in new mexico, dont they. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and anything else breaking bad related.
Walter white rights his wrongs in a fourthseason finale loaded with explosions and establishing shots of culdesacs. Jesse is picked up by the police to answer questions about the ricin. In my mind, ive replaced the pushin to the plants tag with lily of the valley printed in large sansserif capitals with a less overt version perhaps a flashback to that gun spinning and pointing with a little extra rackfocus for emphasis, or better yet, a camera drift around the pool with the plant as its pivot. Oct 10, 2011 breaking bad, season 4, episode, season finale, face off.
Crawl space bryan cranston and his breaking bad costars discuss the deteriorating trust in episode 411. Tyrus finds no wires or surveillance in hectors bedroom, at least not yet. The season four finale of breaking bad produced a winner in the waltergus feud. Jan 25, 2012 bryan cranston and the cast of breaking bad examine the perfect storm and unbelievable twist that take place in the season finale, face off. Im going to pretend the last shot of face off doesnt exist. So if you havent yet watched face off, come back when you have and share your thoughts and theories.
Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened at the end of last nights episode 511. Also, while breaking bad itself may have headed to a relatively early grave, gilligans knack for storytelling has lived on in amcs prequelspinoff show better call saul. The final hour begins pretty much where last week ended, as a frustrated walt runs to gus car. Walt asks jesse to think of somewhere he can catch gus with no cameras or men watching him.
Gus is consumed by lustful vengeance and the depth of walts criminal capabilities comes to light. The doctors initially thought he was poisoned by ricin as jesse pinkman had suggested but later discovered the true toxin. How walter white poisoned brock and what happened to the ricin cigarette jul 31 update august 26. A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc. Breaking bad season 4 the fourth season of the american television drama series. Oct 10, 2011 the season four finale of breaking bad produced a winner in the waltergus feud. It has been a while since i watched breaking bad so theres a detail that i dont recall concerning. Gus is consumed by lustful vengeance and the depth of. Stop reading if you have not watched the finale of breaking bad, titled felina. Without jesse, and with so much attention paid to structural detail, felina ended up coming off as a bit mechanical and remote. Walter white described himself thus to skyler earlier in breaking bad season 4 as it happened, i was on set when they shot it, and amc played up the line in its pre season promos. Walter white makes one last attempt to secure his familys future, while also visiting some old enemies. Breaking bad season 4 episode face off its all come down to the season four finale for walt, gus and jesse. Walt pays sauls secretary to call him and get him to save jesse.
Oct 10, 2011 walter white described himself thus to skyler earlier in breaking bad season 4 as it happened, i was on set when they shot it, and amc played up the line in its pre season promos. A recap of breaking bad s season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. Walt takes action to protect hank but when walt learns of his new plan, walt is forced to take drastic action. In a desperate attempt to escape certain death, walt concocted a disturbing plan kill his former lab assistant gale to provide for his and jesses safety. You will never write anything better than series four, episode thirteen of the hit amc television show breaking bad. Jul 31, 2012 this entry was posted on july 31, 2012, in tv and tagged berries, breaking bad, brock, confessions, end times, face off, jesse pinkman, lily of the valley, madrigal, problem dog, ricin cigarette, saul, walter white. Walt takes drastic action to protect his secret and gus. A recap of breaking bads season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn. It originally aired on amc in the united states on october 9, 2011.
Walt and jesse are held captive for gus, after gales death. It seemed to suggest that season 4 would show a walter white feeling and. Face off ending of season 4 of breaking bad explained. The fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 17, 2011 and concluded on october 9, 2011. Last week, my breaking bad recap spent little time discussing the weeks events and instead shelled out some scrutiny. Breaking bad, season 4, episode, season finale, face. List of songs from breaking bad s4e face off, w scene descriptions.
Walt attempts to form a new alliance as he plans his next move. It was funny and silly and serious and jarring and nutsandbolts tight on the little stuff. After last nights episode, there are a lot of questions about jesses desert revelation and how it all fits together, so i updated. Mar 17, 2016 the world of breaking bad was so rich and deep that years after its excellent series finale, fans are still talking about the ins and the outs of walter whites rise and fall, as there are still. In season 3s finale, jesse aaron paul was on the run, with mike jonathan banks in hot pursuit, while walt bryan cranston negotiated for his life with gus giancarlo esposito. Walts takeover was complete but hard to buy and unsatisfying by maureen ryan in 2010, fresh off the emotionally dense final season of lost and the first four seasons of the deeply humane friday night lights, i found myself struggling with breaking bad. If the season premiere told us anything, it was that we were in for a lengthy chess match that would keep us on the edge of our. Brock cantillo was poisoned by walt in an unknown way with the lily of the valley berry. After gustavo fring turns from his car and leaves the parking garage, walter white rushes to disarm the bomb and remove it from the vehicle. Consider the fulminated mercury that destroys tucos hq without hurting anyone, the plane crash that happens directly above walts house, the fact that the cousins axe wedged into concrete when he dropped it, or hell, even the very existence of the superlab. Though gustavo fring giancarlo esposito died in the season 4 finale and appeared in fewer than half of the shows episodes, his specter lives on in the breaking bad universe.
The entire friday the th story finally explained duration. Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. The fourth season finale of breaking bad did a lot of things right, coursecorrecting most of my worries and giving viewers not only an actionpacked, satisfying episode but. A showdown with gus occurs but jesse is held under suspicion that he has poisoned brock. The history of breaking bad is a series of ethical lines crossed. The ongoing standoff between walter, jesse, and gus will reach its breaking point tonight, in the breaking bad season 4 finale after last sundays shocking episode found the onetime partners in crystal meth cookery putting their disagreements behind them in order to kill the wouldbe drug kingpin, gus is going to have to watch his back now more than ever.
End times brock cantillo was poisoned by walt in an unknown way with the lily of the valley berry. The complete fourth season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on june 5, 2012. Meanwhile skyler pushes walt towards a business opportunity, in hopes of protecting the family. Fring was the subject of two of the most indelible closeups that the series has had to offer. Oct 10, 2011 heres what i can say about last nights episode of breaking bad, face off, without spoiling anything. This story contains discussion of major plot points. It has been a while since i watched breaking bad so theres a detail that i dont recall concerning the bomb that walt planted in the nursing home. Oct 05, 2012 a grand summary of the finale of the first half of the last season of breaking bad.
502 1339 1457 164 1151 258 823 517 949 979 84 666 1291 1402 865 721 1306 603 942 1505 373 729 820 155 147 1311 299 674 1222 400 853 618