# Breaking Bad: What Characters Will Die in the final episodes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 31, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989 "2013-07-31T14:34:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/1 "2013-07-31T14:34:24Z")
Self explanatory: vote for as many as you like. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/2 "2013-07-31T14:36:57Z")
Okay… I could have sworn I checked “allow multiple posts”, but apparently I did not. This being the case, just vote for one and add your picks in a post for any others. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/3 "2013-07-31T14:39:25Z")
Walt is a given. I actually think the rest of them will make it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/4 "2013-07-31T14:45:00Z")
Rumor is that he’ll team up with an 80-something Don Draper to go public with his meth. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/5 "2013-07-31T15:39:44Z")
I of course voted the easy one, Walt has to die. I honestly don’t have a good bet for who else will die. I’d want Hank to live, he’s almost an innocent in this mess. I don’t want Jesse to die either, because someone should learn from this experience. People in hell want ice water, too. It just seems too neat for everyone that Walt loves to live as well, so I’m not betting he’s the only one to die. In fact, I don’t think Walt would have run off and hid, then returned to buy an M-60 without someone close to him dying. I’m going to go against what I want, and predict that either Hank or Jessie is dead before (chronologically) Walt ends up at a diner buying a machine gun. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/6 "2013-07-31T15:48:05Z")
Well, Walt for sure. If anyone else dies, it will be Junior - because he’s completely innocent, and it will drive Walt off the deep end. But I think more likely only Walt will die. Skylar, and maybe Saul, will end up in prison. Hank will lose his job. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/7 "2013-07-31T15:54:41Z")
As mentioned, I meant to enable multiple answers. Anyway this can be fixed? \*Can you get me off the hook, Mods? For old times’ sake? \* ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/8 "2013-07-31T16:08:41Z")
If Jesse dies, I will be inconsolable. If Jesse dies on account of something Walt does, either directly or indirectly, I will…well, I don’t even know, but it will hurt. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/9 "2013-07-31T16:17:59Z")
I think Walt will be the only one left alive and alone at the top of his drug empire. I think he will lose everything he every really wanted in his lust for more power. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/10 "2013-07-31T17:05:27Z")
Skyler’s worst fear is coming true - she was frightened that Walt’s dealings would find their way into her house and in the last 8 episodes her family will be 100% involved. Not just by Hank, but by the villain they just introduced (what’s his name?), and the things she’s done (Ted). Walt will lose everything, including his family. At least one of his kids is going to die, and I think Walt will kill Hank. But, I don’t see it going too dark - from a viewers point of view we have bonded with many of these characters so to end _all_ of them would be a bit much to take. I think Jessie will make it, he’s the character the majority of the audience has latched onto as one we like. I think it’s possible he’ll be the one to kill Walt and in so doing save some of Walt’s family. If Jessie saves Skyler’s life then maybe the last episode will be called IFJ and be what sets Walt off 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/11 "2013-07-31T17:20:54Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Walt is a given. I actually think the rest of them will make it. This. Maybe not Saul, but everyone else will survive (for differing degrees of “survive”). Alternate, Walt and Hank kill each other and it’s passed off as a murder by “Heisenberg.” ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/12 "2013-07-31T17:24:57Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > This. Maybe not Saul, but everyone else will survive (for differing degrees of “survive”). Saul will survive just because it would be out of character for him not to. Weaseling out of jams is kind of part of his job description. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/13 "2013-07-31T17:31:14Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Saul will survive just because it would be out of character for him not to. Weaseling out of jams is kind of part of his job description. Wouldn’t argue. If he dies, he dies in some stupid and unforeseen way… like, taking off with a mountain of money and then getting robbed and shot at a truckstop. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/14 "2013-07-31T17:41:23Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Wouldn’t argue. If he dies, he dies in some stupid and unforeseen way… like, taking off with a mountain of money and then getting robbed and shot at a truckstop. Crushed by a falling cow. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/15 "2013-07-31T17:49:19Z")
The poll should have had an option for Todd - I think he will die. Lydia will go to jail. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/16 "2013-07-31T17:52:21Z")
While there’s no specific spoiler about Saul, Gilligan has said [spoiler]he’s considering a Saul spinoffl [http://screenrant.com/breaking-bad-spinoff-saul-goodman/[/spoiler]](http://screenrant.com/breaking-bad-spinoff-saul-goodman/%5B/spoiler%5D) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/17 "2013-07-31T17:56:58Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > While there’s no specific spoiler about Saul, Gilligan has said > > [spoiler]he’s considering a Saul spinoffl > [http://screenrant.com/breaking-bad-spinoff-saul-goodman/[/spoiler]](http://screenrant.com/breaking-bad-spinoff-saul-goodman/%5B/spoiler%5D) However, your link also says that the spinoff might be a prequel rather than a sequel. So Saul could still snuff it. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/18 "2013-07-31T18:07:24Z")
> [@tullsterx](#): > > I think Walt will be the only one left alive and alone at the top of his drug empire. I think he will lose everything he every really wanted in his lust for more power. Exactly. I mean maybe not exactly, but definitely in the right direction. I mean what show have you guys been watching? Walt will never die. He will “win.” ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/19 "2013-07-31T19:33:26Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Exactly. I mean maybe not exactly, but definitely in the right direction. > > I mean what show have you guys been watching? Walt will never die. He will “win.” I predict that Walt & Saul will both die. Why? No clue. …if everyone else dies & Walt is left with only his money, has he really “won?” How about if he ends up alone, as a door-to-door salesman. He is the one who KNOCKS! Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989/20 "2013-07-31T19:46:52Z")
> [@kath94](#): > > I predict that Walt & Saul will both die. Why? No clue. > > …if everyone else dies & Walt is left with only his money, has he really “won?” With the quotation marks around “won?” Yes of course. > [@](#): > > How about if he ends up alone, as a door-to-door salesman. He is the one who KNOCKS! Heh. Another way to “win.” 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-what-characters-will-die-in-the-final-episodes/664989.md?page=2)