Summary
Despite the show ending over a decade ago,Breaking Badis still the talk of the internet. It is safe to assume thatBreaking Badhas earned its place as one of the most successful TV shows in history. The reasons behind are many including top-notch writing, a touch of reality and karma, and most importantly the characters. While Bryan Cranston as Walter White was the mastermind chemistry teacher who led one of the biggest drug cartels, he couldn’t reach that position without his former student Jesse Pinkman played by Aaron Paul.
Breaking Badends on a lower note with each of the main characters catching Karma for their actions. Saul Goodman ends in prison facing time for his actions and Walter White’s fate is death due to his actions led by greed and selfishness. However, what happened to Jesse, on the other hand, was a bit complicated. Jesse was still alive at the end but his fate wasn’t exactly clear. However,El Caminowas the conclusion to Jesse’s story and expanded upon his fate beyond theBreaking Badseries.
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How Does Jesse’s Story End On Breaking Bad
Jesse and Walter’s relationshiphad its share of highs and lows, but it was down for the most part. Their acquaintance was driven by mutual financial problems and while their early days were rough, they eventually developed a father-son dynamic, especially in the second season. However, things only went downhill from there since Walter’s ego got the better of him after he started manipulating everyone around him to come out on top. Delving more into the drug cartel business, eliminating rivals, driven by greed and ego, Walter had it all coming to him but also dragged Jesse into the mess with him.
Despite Jesse’s efforts to escape the criminal life, Walter repeatedly pulled him back in, further straining their relationship. In the fifth season, Jesse gets captured by a gang of Neo-Nazis led by Jack Welker, who forces him into cooking meth against his will in brutal conditions. Jesse spends 6 months cooking meth in chains and sleeping on a concrete floor before getting rescued by Walter which was the last thing he expected. Driven by his desire to make amends, especially since his cancer had returned, Walt tried to fix things before he died after realizing how much damage his actions caused.
Getting freed, the first thing Jesse does is point a gun at Walter, contemplating whether to kill him but ultimately can’t go through with it. They part ways, with Jesse driving away in Todd’s Chevrolet El Camino, while Walter succumbs to a gunshot wound, marking the end of his journey. The ending ofBreaking Badleaves Jesse’s future uncertain, but it strongly implies that he is on the path to living a normal life, free from the crime-filled existence of his past.
The 2019 Netflix movie, El Camino, is a direct sequel toBreaking Badand focuses on Jesse Pinkman’s story after the events of the TV show.El Caminois named after the vehicle that Jesse is shown driving after killing its owner, Todd, at the end ofBreaking BadSeason 5’s finale. The film opens with a flashbackbetween Jesse and Miketalking about leaving the drug business. Mike tells Jesse he will go to Atlanta after leaving, whereas Jesse says that he will try to make amends for his past actions, to which Mike responds that doing such a thing would be impossible.
El Caminotakes place hours after Walter’s death as Jessie escapes law enforcement and seeks refuge with his old friends Badger and Skinny Pete. The film includes several flashback sequences and memories ofcharacters in the pastincluding Mr. White and hislate girlfriend, Jane Margolis, all while Jesse’s final stretch to break free from the criminal life. This final stretch also included getting money that would get him a new identity to start anew, which he found at Todd’s apartment. Jesse does manage to obtain the money (though not without having to engage in some dangerous confrontations) in the end and gives it to the infamous vacuum salesman, who gets him a new identity and allows him to run away to Alaska.
If there’s anyone in the wholeBreaking Baduniverse who deserved a new and fresh start, it had to be Jesse Pinkman. But even as he tried to start anew, his farewell scene didn’t exactly imply a good ending for the Cap’n Cook since he was still shown holding the weights of his past, something that wasn’t easy to let go of.
Jesse’s future was technically answered long beforeEl Caminoeven came out. In the final season ofBetter Caul Saulwhich includes scenes that take place at theend of theBreaking Baduniverse, Jesse was already hinted to be living away in Alaska freed from the criminal life.
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