How John Wayne's The Searchers Inspired Breaking Bad's Iconic Finale
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David Rode
Summary
The Breaking Bad finale, widely regarded as one of the best series finales, was inspired by the John Wayne film The Searchers. Show creator Vince Gilligan used the film's template to subvert audience expectations, particularly by having Walter White save Jesse Pinkman instead of killing him, which was the expected outcome based on The Searchers' narrative structure.
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· 3 pulledVince Gilligan used the template from the John Wayne film The Searchers to subvert everyone's expectations in the Breaking Bad finale.
The 'Breaking Bad' finale ranks as one of the best finales of all time.
The ending might have seemed familiar to fans of classic Westerns.
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