Vince Gilligan is the creator of Breaking Bad, and he respects the shit out of our Netflix binge watching. In fact, the dude credits the ability to dig deep into the show’s soul over a weekend as one of the instrumental reasons for its success.

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Oh Christ. The ending to Breaking Bad is coming, folks. Series creator Vinny Gilligan has some new words about the series’ conclusion, assuaging those of us who have lived through the conclusion to LOST.

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Dear friends, mark your calendars. You’re going to want to specifically clear out any events that may have been planned for August 11, for that is when the final season of Breaking Bad begins.

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What was once a pipe dream, just like my animated Jennifer Lawrence monster forged out of half-eaten chicken breasts, may now come to fruition. While Vinny Gilligan seemed to be just spitballing last year about the idea of a Saul Goodman spinoff once Breaking Bad ends, it appears that AMC may be looking to actually green light that very thing. Smacks of desperation. And comb over.

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I’m not going to cry during the ending of Breaking Bad. I’m not. I promise. I’m not. I don’t cry just thinking about Lion King. Oh god. No. No I won’t cry.

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Saul Goodman getting his own show? Seems too fucking ridiculous to be true, and that is the reason I’d love to see it happen. Vinny Gilligan isn’t committing to anything, but that isn’t stopping him from talking about the possible adventure.

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“I won.” – Walt

Based on the promise of the episode’s title, lots of speculating went on concerning who would be “facing off” in the season finale. I don’t think anyone guessed that it actually meant someone’s face would be coming off. It was a huge finale, with lots of great pay-offs including an assassination scheme by Walter White that finally worked as planned. But in traditional Walt-fashion, it involved someone else doing the dirt – in this case Tio, who sacrifices himself to off Gus and Tyrus. “Face Off” showed another giant leap in the transformation we’ve been gleefully watching for four seasons: Walter White naive chemistry teacher to drug lord El Jefe of Albuquerque.

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In the past, the penultimate episodes of Breaking Bad have always packed a wallop. In season 2’s “Phoenix,” Walt watched Jane choke to death and in the previous season, Walt committed vehicular homicide (“Half Measures”). Vince Gilligan and the creative team continued that tradition with “End Times,” although we were left with a defeated Walt on a rooftop instead of a car bomb. I can’t believe there’s only one more episode. It’s a testament to the creative team that it’s been 12 weeks already and they’ve managed to maintain this incredible amount of tension and depth. It seems like only yesterday Gale was killed…

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Oh my. After Walt’s psychotic laughter fades away at the end of “Crawl Space,” it’s good to take a breather, wash your meth mouth, and assess where everyone on the show stands. Hank is a marked man again but Saul’s anonymous tip to the DEA at least gives him a head start. Marie’s phone call to the generous Skyler filled her in on just how lethal the situation is. Jesse’s promotion and falling out with Walt doesn’t mean he wants him offed. Mike is recovering in that pop-up ER set up by Gus in case the Mexico trip turned sour.

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Wow. If there was any question about whose side Jesse is on, I think any solid answer has been thrown to the dogs. After their brutal altercation at the end of “Bug,” Jesse is looking out for number one from now on – he’s a total wild card. He seems to like Gus more every episode, and you have to respect a guy who unflinchingly walks in front a sniper’s sights, but seeing another man’s head explode may have him looking for a way out.

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