re: Long thoughts on the ending of Breaking Bad

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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.

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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.