It wasn't the shock fest some of us expected. With all the pre-hype discussions many had already predicted that the ricin was for lydia's stevia and seeing it play out wasnt a disappointment at all, just not all the shocking.

More than anything, I was so so happy when Walt threw jesse to the ground after seeing what he'd done to jesse. to see Jesse explode through that fence was so cathartic and satisfying. His earlier-in-the-season scream to Hank of "he can't keep getting away with this" came full circle when he acknowledged Mr. White saving him but also told him once and for all "if you wanna die, do it yourself"

It's funny that critics and fans reactions seem to be calling this a happy ending. while it may be far more positive than any of us would have predicted, this was far from happy. we see the tortured and tormented lives of jesse, marie, skyler, and flynn. whether or not the money ever comes to flynn, he's lost his hero. skyler's lost any semblance of respect or love in her hometown. marie has lost her rock. jesse has nowhere and everywhere to go. he has no money, no life, no family (i mean, he does and doesn't). and walter white is dead, with no one next to him but his beloved chemistry vessels.

he may not have gone out quite as gilligan may led us to believe in a scarface blaze of glory. he did the best he could to "make it right" but nothing is right...its just a little less wrong.

Goodbye, Breaking Bad.