Posted 31 March 2013 - 05:29 AM
Hmm, debating whether to purchase Seasons 1-4 now or wait until the series concludes and hope for a box set with some extras. Choices, choices.
And the second-to-last episode is apparently going to be called Fifty-Two, so yes I'd say we have 6 episodes until we catch up with the opening of season five. It also means we should see Walt on the run and growing his hair back out within four or five episodes.
And while we're making predictions, I might as well make my guesses at character deaths (so I can laugh at how wrong I was, or pat myself on the back for being correct):
Marie. I think she'll either be killed as an accident, or through something involving Declan/Todd and his uncles. Whatever it is, it'll push Hank over the edge.
Walter Jr. It'll be one of two deaths (Holly being the other) that would really rip out what's left of Walt's heart. No idea how it will happen, once again I say either an accident or Declan/Todd and his uncles.
Todd. Going to say he gets offed by Jesse.
Walt. The most obvious death prediction. Kind of a cheap one, considering he could either die because of cancer or gunshot wound from various parties. I'm going to guess he gets killed, though, in a big shootout in the final episode. I think everything else will be wrapped up before then, and Walt's death will conclude the series.
Also, quite possibly Skyler. If my prediction about Walter Jr. (and Marie, to a lesser extent) dying are correct, I'm not sure she'll have the will to keep on living. Sure, there's Holly, but Skyler is already an emotional wreck.
I suppose in retrospect I should just predict that everyone dies. I guess Hank isn't on my list, but at this point I can't see him dead. I think the last episode or two will come down to the characters that have always been there: Walt, Jesse, and Hank. I can totally see Hank having to live on in the hellish world that Walt has created for him (wife gone, medical bills paid with drug money, huge investigation on him not knowing that his brother-in-law was a meth kingpin).
And the one character I'm almost positive will live? Saul. He's a slippery bastard and I think any sort of death scene for him would just be out of place. I'm sure there will be some intense (and darkly humorous) scenes with him in the final eight, but he's smart enough to keep his head low and stay clear of the action. If anyone lives, it'll be him.