It could not have ended any other way. Most of the plot points of the finale were predicted right here in the comments, and that actually showed the show's strength. Walt would free Jesse and Jesse would choose not to kill Walt because they are both fundamentally decent people. Any other ending would betray the…

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The point of many of the entries is that the comedy lies in the non-firing. An inexplicable non-firing in a drama is usually a mark against it, as dramas usually depend a little more on the assumption of realism.

To be fair to Dexter, Mike Anderson did get shot in the head when he casually violated the Fourth Amendment by "helpfully" invading a citizen's trunk for a tire iron.

Ah, the "If one character acknowledges it we can play it off as being humorously absurd rather than lazy and stupid, which is what it actually is" evasion.

Such a shame about that show, the first season is so good. But some time around the Rocky Horror episode it became clear they were only interested in being the Pop-Culture Karaoke Hour, and that was that.

I rebuff your clever attempt at misdirection. Obviously Walt was in Purgatory the entire time.

ABC in the 90s: When catchphrase-grunts were well-received punchlines. And people got paid to write them!

He also knew it was nuts at the end, as he realized presenting the whole thing would be accompanied by his firing or resignation. Didn't he also specialize in meth investigation? It that case it would seem like Heisenberg was rightly a top priority.

Who the hell is this "Skylar" person people keep talking about?

Dude was on vacation for like 3 of the 8 years, he couldn't have been that stressed out.

@avclub-21a8615938a206d4311a58a53ad8890e:disqus It's because when you're from Pennsylvania, and you don't explain your location in reference to Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, people (rightfully) assume you're from bumblefuck. Hence, you get "45 minutes from Philly" even though 45 minutes from Philly puts you in cow town,…

@avclub-793e947eae91188030ba41cff6a5c55c:disqus I'd happly set the sour beer bandwagon on fire and roll it off a cliff. Sometimes, when no one knows about something, it's actually because it sucks.

Macallan 18 is the best scotch I've ever had, and apparently that goes the same for many other people because it's steadily running out. A bottle went up from $130 to around $190 in just a couple of years. I really hope I don't have to wait 18 years for another bottle.

@ffffefjjj:disqus It's arguably lauguable because we saw it as some sort of divine right rather than the plain old imperialism that had gone on in Europe for a thousand years. Of course, it was just plain old imperialism, no matter how you dress it up.

All this talk about a time when people didn't want to pay for cable is making me jittery about my personal expenses. I'm about as old as my parents were when they had kids, but I currently pay for cable, internet, Netflix, and three (three, goddammit) video game services. I probably should address my budgeting habits…

My first reaction to this photo was "Who's that leggy broad?"

Mitte was on Conan this week and he didn't seem palsied to me. He strode across the stage with vigor. Didn't stutter much, either, if at all. I realize there are degrees.

Also remember that under two years ago he was a high school teacher, and ABQ ain't that big. I bet a whole lot of youths know where he lived.

I think the biggest indicator is that everyone still has flip phones, even the people who don't work exclusively with burners.