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Finally, Jesse. Jesse is the most good hearted person on the show, which is why he has been consistently punished for his misdeeds. Unlike everyone else, he has known what they are doing is wrong, so the universe keeps punishing him for his sins. He accepted his responsibility a long time ago and he has been beaten up repeatedly, lost his family, two women he loved, and been made into a slave. No show could be so cruel as to then kill him. He has suffered enough. He earned a happy-ish ending.

The best part of his ending is that he made Walt tell him what he wanted, and then was able to deny it. Jesse can no longer be manipulated and he is now free of all chains. For the first time, he has agency. And after killing Todd, who really deserved it, Jesse will not kill again. He turns his back on that kind of life, and joyfully sprints to freedom. He is reborn, fresh to do anything by his own choice. Jesse, more than anyone, appreciates being alive. Marie and Skyler are nearly dead husks, shuffling through existence. Jesse is now finally and fully, alive.

Agreed with most of what you said up until this point. Jesse, while indeed free of both the physical chains of Todd + the metaphorical chains Walt had on him, has nowhere to go from here. I doubt he can make it a day or two before he's back on drugs and ultimately puts a bullet through his brain due to the extreme amount of guilt and loss he cannot overcome.

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Posted by hiltacular

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Posted on 10/2/13 at 10:51 am to Rohan2Reed

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Agreed with most of what you said up until this point. Jesse, while indeed free of both the physical chains of Todd + the metaphorical chains Walt had on him, has nowhere to go from here. I doubt he can make it a day or two before he's back on drugs and ultimately puts a bullet through his brain due to the extreme amount of guilt and loss he cannot overcome.

I was thinking about it and how much does the DEA have on Jesse specifically? Obviously Marie would have told them everything she knows but the tapes were stolen correct? They would find Walt in the lab and probably assume he had been doing the cooking...

Not that it matters but I am guessing they just assume that Jesse is dead.

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Posted by Baloo

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Posted on 10/2/13 at 11:29 am to Rohan2Reed

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Agreed with most of what you said up until this point. Jesse, while indeed free of both the physical chains of Todd + the metaphorical chains Walt had on him, has nowhere to go from here. I doubt he can make it a day or two before he's back on drugs and ultimately puts a bullet through his brain due to the extreme amount of guilt and loss he cannot overcome.

I think it's up to each of us to decide what happens to Jesse. As the Drive by Truckers tell us, the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits. But I'm a generally hopefully person, and I'm glad his story ends with hope. You can bring it to a dark place if you wish, but I prefer not to. And the audience has the ability to craft that ending. I prefer not to live in a world as cruel as one that would keep punishing Jesse. I'd like to think he actually makes it to Alaska.

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