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Originally Posted by Reaper16
I enjoyed it, of course. I do think it was overly redemptive. Walt becoming self-aware that his actions throughout the series were ego-driven was too...neat. I think the show ultimately says what it has to say about entitlement and privilege less strongly because of it.
Probably one of my least favorite episodes of the entire series. Pacing felt rushed to me even at 75 minutes. But they went for the "try to please everybody" style ending, and they actually pulled it off.
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If you are going to have a character complete an arc, the series finale seems a good spot to do so, especially given his reticence to cop to any other reason besides "family" as late as the end of "Ozymandias". Also, this wasn't a Dickensian change of heart, he had months of loneliness, despair, and isolated fragments of news to ruminate over as he considered the breadth of his actions, his losses, further declining health, and the ruins of his empire.
The killing of the AB involved a complex device but a straightforward execution, so the majority of the episode was the tying of loose ends. The goodbyes needn't be multiple scenes long.
Personally, I think all finales create a feeling of rushing because the viewer knows the exact moment the clock runs out.