'Breaking Bad' Series Finale: 'Walt Was Taking Us To The End Of The Road' Says A Writer From The Show

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With the "Breaking Bad" series finale said and done, a writer from the show by the name of Thomas Schnauz gave his opinion on why the show had to end.




Schnauz, who joined the writing staff in season three, said the answer to why the show came to a conclusion was pretty simple.




"A rule in the writers’ room was to never force the characters in any direction, but to let them take us there — and Walt was taking us to the end of the road," said Schnauz in a TIME article.




The drama writer admitted to becoming a fan of Walter White and hoping for the best despite reality.




"I was tricked by the idea that Walter White was jumping through these extreme hoops for the sake of his family. I cared about him, a man trying to take care of his family, getting corrupted as he did," said Schnauz. "But then I realized that this character wasn’t changing. Not really. What he was really doing was revealing his true inner nature."




Schnauz implied that the public enjoyed "Breaking Bad" so much because Mr. White was was to relate to.




"And I think, for all the “evil” Walt has done, that’s why we watch and identify with him," he said. "All of us, in some aspects of our lives, pretend to be something we’re not."




Schnauz suggested that Mr. White didn't have to hide his real self anymore due to his cancer.




"Cancer gave him an excuse not to pretend anymore," said the writer. "We knew if the cancer didn’t get him first, the tower of lies that Walt built would come tumbling down."




Furthermore, the writer confessed that a "happily ever after" ending was never suggested.




"We could have ended it with Walt triumphant and sitting at home with his family, and all of his money successfully laundered," said Schnauz. "But that didn’t feel like Breaking Bad. Of all the outcomes we discussed in the writers’ room, I don’t even think we went that way once."