So he used lily of the valley and removed the ricin just to put suspicion on gus. Amc broadcast the f ourth s eason on sundays at 10. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. At the end of season 4, the doctors at the hospital tell jesse that brock was not poisoned with ricin, but had consumed lilly of the valley berries in some shape or fashion. And then in the last two episodes, he finally managed to turn the tables, luring his master gustavo fring to his doom and freeing himself.
Breaking bad just ended its fourth season in memorable fashion. Breaking bad season 4 list of breaking bad episodes. End times brock cantillo was poisoned by walt in an unknown way with the lily of the valley berry. The following contains monstrous spoilers from the season 4 finale of breaking bad. How did walter white poison brock in breaking bad season 4.
How did walter poison brock with the notas bad asricin lily of the valley poison. In one of the series most famous scenes, walt finallybrieflydrops the. But how exactly did he poison brock with berries from the plant. It may not yet have hit the cult status that breaking bad achieved, but with its fourth season airing later this year, saul is playing catchup to its sister shows five seasons. His aim is not to kill brock but to use jesses emotion towards brock in his. Jul 17, 2011 the fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 17, 2011 and concluded on october 9, 2011. It consisted of episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. Meanwhile skyler pushes walt towards a business opportunity, in hopes of protecting the family. How did walter poison brock with the notasbadasricin lily of the valley poison. Jesse, taken aback, rationalizes with walt that even though gus didnt do it, he had to go, although he is clearly still rattled. Breaking bad 4 season finale spoiler lily of the valley. Oct 17, 2011 season 4 of breaking bad was absolutely the height of. With the plan to kill gus with a car bomb failed, walt hurriedly removes the bomb from guss car. His aim is not to kill brock but to use jesses emotion towards brock in his favor.
Breaking bad is a series i will never forget, gripped me from episode one, it is action packed, violent and documents a nice guys fall into the criminal world slowly but surely whilst he struggles with illness, family life, financial trouble, lessening respect from family and peers. Jan 12, 2012 music video featuring clips of walter white from season 4 of breaking bad. This is supposed to let us as the audience know that yes, walt poisoned brock. All 3 songs featured in breaking bad season 4 episode 12. But the poison wasnt caused by ricin as later confirmed, it was from a lily of the valley plant, revealed to be in walts backyard in the final shot of breaking bad s season 4 finale. Now that the end is nigh, we thought wed revisit our initial set, plus a stack of bonus tracks that well be adding to throughout the day as fans. Twofaced to the very end, gustavo fring, the seemingly mildmannered proprietor of a fastfood chicken franchise but secretly icecold drug kingpin played by giancarlo esposito, got what was coming to him via a revenge scheme that was hatched, if not always smoothly executed, by his methcooking underlings walter white. But how exactly did he poison brock with berries from the. But the poison wasnt caused by ricin as later confirmed, it was from a lily of the valley plant, revealed to be in walts backyard in the final shot of breaking bads season 4 finale. At the end of last season, he managed to get jesse to kill. Now that the end is nigh, we thought wed revisit our initial set, plus a stack of bonus tracks that well be adding to throughout the day as fans weigh in with what we may have missed. When walter white was contemplating how he was going to topple drug kingpin gustavo fring, he noticed the potted lilies in his backyard.
In season four, walt gave jesse a cigarette containing a ricin capsule. The ringers definitive breaking bad episodes ranking. Walt and jesse are held captive for gus, after gales death. For endless agonizing weeks, we watched walter white lashing out impotently at his jailers, rattling the bars of his cage.
In a desperate attempt to escape certain death, walt concocted a disturbing plan kill his former lab assistant gale to provide for his and jesses safety. The complete fourth season was released on region 1 dvd. Season 4 of breaking bad was absolutely the height of. The com plete fourth season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on june 5, 2012. Oct 14, 2011 walter whites diabolical plot, explained. The second time walt created ricin it was intended to kill gustavo fring. Theyre saying it was a flower called lily of the valley.
Face off was a brilliant finale to an absolutely brilliant season of breaking. Breaking bad is one of the best shows of the 21st century. A breaking bad movie, which picks up right after the events of the. In a moment near the end of season 4, episode 11, gus takes matters to the extreme, threatening. The following post and interview contain spoilers about the season finale of breaking bad. Aug 26, 20 videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened at the end of last nights episode 511. Last nights episode of breaking bad proved that the walking dead isnt the only show that knows how to make good use of a special effects budget. Bottom line, breaking bad season 4 is a must for fans and the entire series is a must for fans of high quality television. Vince gilligan of breaking bad talks about ending the. The masterfully executed breaking bad season 4 finale perfectly balances the series beautifully methodical character development with an abundance of remarkably shocking resolutions that not only exceed all lofty expectations, but also serves to drive audiences to ponder whats next. Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the lily of the valley, is a poisonous flowering plant found in new mexico when walter white was contemplating how he was going to topple drug kingpin gustavo fring, he noticed the potted lilies in his backyard. It was directed and written by series creator and executive producer vince gilligan. Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened.
Walter white described himself thus to skyler earlier in breaking bad season 4 as it happened, i was on set when they shot it, and amc played up the line in its preseason promos. In season 3s finale, jesse aaron paul was on the run, with mike jonathan banks in hot pursuit, while walt bryan cranston negotiated for his life with gus giancarlo esposito. Just days ago, he as walter white dared to go especially dark in the breaking bad season finale, and soon he can be seen fighting crime occasionally with. For many, including me, it was at the end of season four, when we find out walt has poisoned a child with a lily of the valley plant. In one of the series most famous scenes, walt finallybrieflydrops the lie and shows skyler who he really is. Walt did cause brocks illness as a way to turn jesse against gus. Breaking bad maneuvered its characters into their final positions by the end of season 4.
The lily of the valley detail really threw me, i just couldnt suspend my disbelief and let myself think that this plant might be growing in a pot in the full sun next to a pool in new mexico, as it tends to require a moist soil and doesnt produce berries until it has finished. A recap of breaking bad s season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. It originally aired on amc in the united states on october 9, 2011. Through gretchen and elliot walter kills lidiya by poisoning her beloved sweetener with ricin during their chat in the cafe. As i said, every season of this series is exceptional and highly recommended but with season 4 the show reached new highs. The fourth season of the american television drama serie s breaking bad premiered on july 17, 2011 and concluded on october 9, 2011. The wi election is the gops lily of the valley moment. So did the lily of the valley, a plant shown early in the season 4 finale.
Tonights episode of breaking bad, shotgun, was all about repositioning. A recap of breaking bads season 4 finale starring bryan cranston, anna gunn, and aaron paul. Mar 14, 2018 it may be regarded as one of the best shows its time, but creator vince gilligan reveals why he ended breaking bad after just five seasons. Jesse, taken aback, rationalizes with walt that even though gus didnt do it, he. Dec 24, 2017 walter arranged for his family to get the money he wanted them to have. Face off is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the american. Im going to pretend the last shot of face off doesnt exist. For us, its been almost two years since the end of season four.
Vince gilligan and his crack creative ensemble missed no opportunity for conflict and character development as they cooked up an epic conclusion worthy of. Oct 10, 2011 walter white described himself thus to skyler earlier in breaking bad season 4 as it happened, i was on set when they shot it, and amc played up the line in its pre season promos. The fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered on july 17, 2011 and concluded on october 9, 2011. Also, while breaking bad itself may have headed to a relatively early grave, gilligans knack for storytelling has lived on in amcs prequelspinoff show better call saul. The complete fourth season was released on region 1 dvd and region a. Bryan cranstons yfrontwearing walter white took the show to glory as the cancerriddled chemistry teacher who swapped suburban life for his own meth empire.
Watch the thrillingslashshocking seasonender first, then read. It seemed to suggest that season 4 would show a walter white feeling and owning his power. Just as he had lifted the pack containing the ricin cigarette in season 4. Videothis morning in breaking bad land there seems to be much flatout confusion about what happened at the end of last nights episode 511. And then in the last two episodes, he finally managed to turn the tables, luring his master gustavo fring to his doom and freeing. Note i havent completed season 5 yet, so dont know if it is addressed later. The season ends with a shot of walters backyard, which contains a potted lily of the. In my mind, ive replaced the pushin to the plants tag with lily of the valley printed in large sansserif capitals with a less overt version perhaps a flashback to that gun spinning and pointing with a little extra rackfocus for emphasis, or better yet, a camera drift around the pool with the plant as its pivot. If breaking bad were a torchwood or doctor whostyle series of miniseries, the subtitle for season four would be powerlessness. He created a small vial of it in guss own superlab, supposedly out of sight, and secretly passed it to jesse, who concealed it in one of his cigarettes. Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the lily of the valley, is a poisonous flowering plant found in new mexico. Why does walter use lily of the valley instead of ricin. He has saul deliver the lily of the valley berries to brock in some way.
Heres why vince gilligan ended breaking bad after 5 seasons. At the time, however, jesse was distancing himself from walt and growing closer to gus, and thus he never administered it even when he had the opportunity. Last week, after watching a screener of breaking bads gutpunch of a season ending, i got on the phone with vince gilligan, who is about a nice a man as the creator of an unflinchingly dark crime thriller can be. In the last frames of season 4, the camera focuses in on the same plant that walts revolver pointed at in the earlier scene, and its tag, which says lily of the valley. Walter arranged for his family to get the money he wanted them to have. Oct 09, 2011 breaking bad just ended its fourth season in memorable fashion.
It is a feast of information and background on this amazing series. Twofaced to the very end, gustavo fring, the seemingly mildmannered proprietor of a fastfood chicken franchise but secretly icecold drug kingpin played by giancarlo esposito, got what was coming to him via a revenge scheme that was hatched, if not always smoothly executed, by his meth. Breaking bad held the world captive in its addictive final episodes breathlessly waiting for word on walter whites cancerous descent from sympathetic family man to the darkest of villains. Face off is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad, and the 46th overall episode of the series. Meanwhile, skyler tries to find out what happened to walt. Oct 10, 2011 last nights episode of breaking bad proved that the walking dead isnt the only show that knows how to make good use of a special effects budget. Walt attempts to form a new alliance as he plans his next move. The fourth season of the american television drama series breaking bad premiered. Review of breaking bad season four finale, face off. Matt zoller seitz on revisiting breaking bad season 4. Oct 02, 2011 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies.