We all know who the ricin is for: that smartass kid who drags his chair across the classroom in the first episode.

Well said. First mention I've seen of that.

I had a Todd-like detachment to Andrea being shot, keeping in mind she's a fictional character. I came close to tearing up last week when Jesse was shown chained up like a slave, but anything beyond that just seems excessive to the point of not registering. I was actually hoping the men with flashlights were DEA…

The Gray Matter scene set the stage for the perfect ending, I think.

I loved all the allusions to the first season, especially using and expanding the opening theme song in the last scene.

So, Albuquerque is essentially purgatory? 

Breaking Bad can certainly be dark, but there's a humanity and creativity to it that gives it its identity. Sorry for all the dicks.

*to Sophacles scholars. Nip that one in the bud.

But the show is perhaps not exclusive for Sophocles scholars. Maybe they should teach less.

Where did you figure 99 per cent? I was open to your opinion until I read that.

I'm surprised I didn't hear mention of Hank going in the hole where Walt kept his money.

I could be wrong here, and feel free to correct me if I am. Other than Gale Boetticher - whose murder was not only under a large amount of duress on his part, but was also one of the focal points of his fragility and moral guilt - what has Jesse done? He spent a season flirting with drug pushing, which culminated in…

No that would have totally been the one thing to make that episode grander.

I believe that's exactly what she was saying. Walt was essentially playing the liar because 'I never cared about you' is one of his ongoing lies to Jesse. I think you simply misread her wording.

Sure, but if everyone is metastasized, it takes away from Walt's individual wrongness, which is the focal point of the series. If everyone is wrong, then everyone is right.

I understand, I just felt the show's entire point was both to humanize and empathize, with a compelling main character who is nonetheless doing the wrong thing. The show hit a high point with Skylar cutting through Walt's rationalizing and denouncing "..people getting hurt and people getting killed is just 'shit…

One stray observation, though the writer also covered it pretty well. As the show has progressed, Walt's bullshitting has become increasingly hilarious to watch. His "You know, it's the damndest thing" has turned into legendary comic gold. 

I can't help but feel a little disappointed in the "everyone can be corrupted" direction the ending might be taking. I thought Hank's general goodness was established in the third season when he accepts full responsibility for beating Jesse. Hank and Marie are excellent characters, and it would be a shame to have the…