An odd comment at first glance after all, what is a writers job if not to make stuff up? However, Breaking Bad's writers were unusual by television standards in how open they were to changing existing plans and creating circumstances that would force them to find creative solutions. Whereas some plot arcs were, by necessity, thoroughly mapped out the second season included numerous cryptic flash-forwards to set up the literally explosive finale others were left entirely open to encourage the writers to explore every possible scenario and root out the best one. The opening scene in the final seasons first episode saw Walter White begin his 52nd birthday in a Dennys restaurant and meet an old acquaintance to purchase an M60 machine gun, which would suggest that there was a fixed reason and purpose behind this deliberately intriguing opening gambit. However, this wasnt the case at all, for as Gilligan explains: We painted ourselves into a corner and then for many weeks or months on end had low-grade anxiety attacks. I banged my head against the wall in the writers room. And finally we figured out how it all paid off. Alternate endings that were considered included Walt using the M60 to storm a downtown jail, Rambo-style, to rescue Jesse or shoot up a prison bus, but most would agree they eventually crafted a rounded, satisfying conclusion. Gilligan has since said their approach was ill advised, but perhaps other showrunners might want to consider giving it a try. Be the one who comments below.
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