My desert island countdown continues (see Monday’s post for the full explanation).
Desert Island Musical Artists – #1 – Bob Dylan
Dylan was the man when I first became a true music fan, listening to his old LPs on a turntable on the island of my 10th grade bedroom. He’s still the man three decades later.
Speaking of the Breaking Bad finale, here’s the song that creator Vince Gilligan chose to wrap the whole thing up.
The opening line, “Guess I got what I deserve,” could certainly be debated when it comes to the show’s antihero, Walter White. I’ve read arguments that Walt got off too easy in the end.
But I imagine it was another line that drew Gilligan to this song: “The special love I have for you, my Baby Blue.” It was, after all, Walter’s signature blue meth that brought him all the glory and tragedy that unfolded over five amazing seasons.
I discovered this song through the promotional teaser for the final episode of Breaking Bad (that clip contains spoilers, so don’t click through if that matters to you).
I’m posting this on the Thursday before the finale, but scheduling it for the Tuesday after, so I don’t want to use this post as another Breaking Bad appreciation. By the time this sees the light of day, the show will be over, and those thoughts will be out-date.
An 11-month wait is down to two days. The final eight episodes of my all-time favorite television series kick off this Sunday.
Breaking Bad has been less a TV show and more a religious experience for me over the past two years. Everybody I know who watches the show, from all walks of life, loves it. But it feels particularly suited to me — its Coen Brothers-esque visual style and mastery of tension, matched with dialogue worthy of Elmore Leonard, hit my creative sweet spot with bulls-eye precision.
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