Breaking Bad’s Season Four Finale, “Face Off” was amazing. First off, SPOILER WARNINGS!
Anyway, don’t look any further unless you watch it. Your mind will be blown from what you see. So without further ado: Gus Fring went out with a glorious bang and I’m impressed.
I didn’t think Walt would get him out of there by the end of the season. I figured Gus would survive to be the main antagonist of the next and final season.
I was gleefully wrong, because now a much-discussed idea seems to be brewing, Walter White will become the villain of the final season.
Walter White was accused by Jesse Pinkman of posioning Brock with the ricin. White then uses his devilish tongue to convince Pinkman that Gus likely did it.
The truth came that Brock wasn’t poisoned by ricin at all, he was posioned by lily of the valley, a flower growing in Mr. White’s garden in the final scene of the show.
Mr. White’s wife questioned whether he knew about the explosion and his words indicated that he was involved. Her look of terror suggests she might have second-thoughts about living with a murderous psychopath.
A lot of questions are sure to pop up. Here’s a few:
1. Is Ted Beneke dead? Mr. White’s wife’s ex-lover/tax fraud-committing weasel she lent money to.
2. What will Jesse Pinkman do if he finds out Mr. White poisoned Brock?
3. What will Mr. White do now that he has full control of his life again? (Start cooking for himself)
4. What will Mike do when he wakes up fully recovered?
5. What will Hank, the DEA, and the FBI figure out once they start looking deeper into Gus and Hector post-face-blowing explosion.
6. What cartels and Gus associates will emerge looking for revenge now that Gus is dead?
7. Can Skyler, Mr. White’s wife, just go on as normal knowing her husband is a murderer?
Well Breaking Bad goes on for one last season of 16 episodes next year. Series creator Vince Gilligan promises to deliver a satisfying and thrilling conclusion. After tonight’s Season Four Finale, I’m inclined to believe him.