<p>Badger & Skinny Pete, the new drug kings of Albuquerque?</p>
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<p>Lydia was a minor character IMO. Equivalent to Walt Jr, possibly even less important than Marie, Tio, etc… We knew almost nothing about her personal life, her entire role was defined by her interactions with Walt and Todd. Her character lacked the depth for me to have an opinion about her.</p>
<p>Lydia was key to the continued supply of methylamime and was instrumental in showing just how deep Walt was into the production. She was far from a minor character.</p>
<p>In addition to the many other sins listed in post #398, she ID’d Mike’s 10 guys in prison so that Walt could have them killed. She was so well played by Laura Fraser! I think she brought great depth to the role. I especially loved her scenes with Mike, in particular the one where she begs him not to kill her in a way that will leave her daughter to think she just deserted her. And poor Mike let her go (later saying something like “this is what I get for being sexist” :D).</p>
<p>All the BB villains were marvelous (none more so than Gus, of course). And I think that Jesse Plemons was exceptional as Todd - it seems that could have been a very difficult role to play, and he certainly made the most of it.</p>
<p>Rewatched yesterday. I really do like this ending. Jesse seems less maniacal driving away the second time around. First watch I thought he was going to drive into a tree or something. I also now knew he wasn’t going to drive over Walt on his way out.</p>
<p>Thought the close up of the New Hampshire license plate as Walt fled in the stolen car was great…Live Free or Die.</p>
<p>Breaking sad. That’s how I felt all day yesterday, though I kept saying to myself, “It’s only a TV show.” For me, the whole series was like reading an epic novel that is just deeply sad all around–truly tragic. But what a great ending. I rewatched a couple of scenes last night. Walt and Skyler’s parting was just perfect. And the nearly wordless interaction between Walt and Jesse–especially when they first saw each other–was brilliant. I wish we had seen more of Marie. Otherwise I loved the episode–from “El Paso” right on through “Baby Blue.”</p>
<p>Interesting that Skyler, whose husband’s lung cancer diagnosis sparked the ruination of her family, now spends her days chain smoking (with a toddler in the house, pretty horrible).</p>
<p>I too thought Jesse was going to run over Walt for a second. How great that the writers were going to kill Jesse off early in the series, but he is alive and well to the last scene, going off into the night with an epic primal scream.</p>
<p>Ha, ha, after all Skyler’s been through, it’s a good thing cigs are all she’s smokin’.</p>
<p>By the end, my strongest feeling was pity for Marie. Skyler has her children, Jesse has his youth and the ability to restart his life, but Marie, through absolutely no fault of her own, is alone, no husband, no kids, nothing left but an empty house and a relationship (of sorts) with her sister that will never be the same. I only hope she manages to keep a connection to Flynn and Holly. (And yes, I know they don’t actually exist and everything I just wrote is silly-but I can’t help myself!)</p>
<p>Don’t feel bad for Marie, she really just changed her name to Annie and married a guy that looks a lot like Michael J. Fox! [The</a> Michael J. Fox Show - TV.com](<a href=“http://www.tv.com/shows/the-michael-j-fox-show/]The”>http://www.tv.com/shows/the-michael-j-fox-show/)</p>
<p>I hope Marie takes a trip to Belize, she was annoying as hell. You could tell that even Skyler was tired of her in the Finale.</p>
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What about Huell? Hes still stuck inside the safe house waiting for Hank and Gomez. I presume he has lost a few pounds by now.</p>
<p>I didn’t feel Skyler was merely tolerating Marie. As they say, blood is thicker than water, and their bond as sisters remains, as I always thought it might. Despite what they’ve been through, they exercise forgiveness and continue with their relationship. I found that very true to life.</p>
<p>I could easily see Marie rise above this and move forward with her life. She could marry again, it could be to a man with children that she helps raise or adopt. (Not sure why she & Hank were childless, but if she didn’t deal with infertility, having her own kids could still be on the talbe). She could get a loan from Flynn and go back to school to become a lawyer or DEA agent or whatever. </p>
<p>Well, I’ve always been a fan of the two main female characters on the show. It’s that woman from Grey Matter that I didn’t care for!</p>
<p>I liked Marie. She cared more for Walt’s and Skylar’s children than they did. Her instincts told her they were in danger and she wanted them out of that environment. Walt and Skylar kept them in harm’s way. I felt sorry for her when Skylar went back home with Holly. She demonstrated that she was more maternal than Skylar. Skylar was a calculating as Walt and endangered her family just as he did.</p>
<p>I probably shouldn’t be jumping in here because I have only watched the first and last seasons (will go back and watch the rest). But I thought Marie was way more forgiving than I would have been–although maybe its her attachment to the kids that allows her to forgive Skylar. I thought Skylar was just downright evil, too. I really hope that she does not get off completely. Marie can care for the kids while she is in prison.</p>
<p>Curious–can someone explain Flynn/Walter Jr.'s name. Is “Junior” a nickname?</p>
<p>Flynn chose his own name when he got tired of being Walter Jr.</p>
<p>The name Walter White Junior uses is a marker for how he feels about Walt. In the beginning of the series he is called Junior by his family, an indication of his identification with and closeness to his dad. As he hits adolescence and starts itching for more freedom he asks to be called Flynn, the name he’s started using with his friends. At one point, when Skyler and Walt split up he starts calling himself Junior again within the family, showing that he’s siding with Walt in the separation. By the end he’s once again Flynn, and if given the option, would probably have given up the name White as well!</p>
<p>The finale, as told on Facebook:</p>
<p>[If</a> Breaking Bad Took Place Entirely On Facebook Series Finale | Happy Place](<a href=“http://happyplace.someecards.com/26585/if-breaking-bad-took-place-entirely-on-facebook-series-finale]If”>http://happyplace.someecards.com/26585/if-breaking-bad-took-place-entirely-on-facebook-series-finale)</p>
<p>Could someone explain the significance of Walter leaving his watch on top of the phone booth in Santa Fe?</p>
<p>Vince Gilligan addressed that on “Talking Bad.” </p>
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