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I feel as though the writers eased up on the intensity for Breaking Bad's finale. In the past, the show had an almost brutal diligence to delivering moral consequences for the actions of every character. Vince Gilligan talked about how he originally planned to have Skyler commit suicide in the penultimate episode of the series. He was eventually convinced that this would be too "dark" of a conclusion, even for Breaking Bad. However, I disagree.

Walt and Skyler both got off relatively easily for the decisions they made throughout the series. Vince's original ending would have provided a direct consequence to both Walt and Skyler and would have cast a harrowing pall over Walt's conclusion. Walt Jr. and Holly could have ended up with Marie (who always hinted that she wanted children), while both Walt and Skyler would have faced the moral consequences that the show had been meticulous on delivering in the past.