Was El Camino a flop?

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie drew 6.5 million viewers in the US on its opening weekend, making it one of Netflix's most successful original films of the year.

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How many views did El Camino get?

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie watched by 25 million-plus households, says Netflix.

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Did El Camino have a good ending?

Whereas El Camino had a happy ending with a few drops of tragedy, Better Call Saul delivers a tragic ending with a few drops of happiness.

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Should I watch Breaking Bad or El Camino?

El Camino, a Breaking Bad spinoff movie, takes place after the events of Breaking Bad's finale. In fact, El Camino begins right where Breaking Bad left off. Therefore, it is recommended to watch El Camino right after finishing Breaking Bad as the movie serves as an epilogue to the show.

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Will El Camino ruin Breaking Bad?

The endings of Breaking Bad and El Camino don't ruin either narrative, but they do show that Gilligan is more adept at showing personal devastation rather than a set endpoint. There's a moral justice at the heart of his universe even if neither Walt or Jesse were ever caught by the cops.

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Did El Camino ruin Jesse's ending?

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Does Walter White appear in Better Call Saul?

The final season of Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's Better Call Saul brought about the highly anticipated return of Breaking Bad's iconic, beloved duo, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul).

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Why did Mike say Alaska?

Alaska is an American State located west of Canada. Alaska serves as Jesse's final destination following the events of "El Camino," and is nicknamed "The Last Frontier." It was chosen by Jesse due to a conversation with Mike Ehrmantraut in which Mike stated that Alaska would be a good place to make a new life.

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What is Jesse Pinkman's new name?

Ed provides Jesse with a new identity with the surname "Driscoll" and smuggles him to Haines, Alaska.

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Is Jesse alive at the end of El Camino?

There's no word on what happened to the White family after Walt's death, but El Camino confirmed that Jesse Pinkman survived the compound siege and that he made it to Alaska a free man, ready to start over. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is now streaming on Netflix.

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How much money did Jesse need in El Camino?

El Camino followed the next chapter of Jesse's journey, but before he could move on, he needed to find the money stashed in Todd's apartment. At first, he was forced to split the money with Todd's former acquaintances, falling $1,800 short of the $250,000 total needed for Ed Galbraith to give him a new identity.

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Why is Todd so much bigger in El Camino?

Why is Todd fat in the Breaking Bad movie sequel “El Camino”? El camino was made 5 years after Breaking Bad so the actor put on weight in the meantime. When he reprised the role they didn't think it was that big a deal so they didn't acknowledge it.

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How much did Bryan Cranston make in Breaking Bad?

However, it was his iconic role as Walter White on Breaking Bad that made him his fortune. His salary per episode was $225,000 and it earned him three Primetime Emmys for outstanding lead actor.

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Did Walter Jr get the money?

After Breaking Bad

In an interview, show creator Vince Gilligan confirmed that Walter Jr. eventually received his father's drug money through Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz, which he had arranged beforehand.

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How much did Gus pay Walt?

Season 3. Gus is pleased with the quality of Walt's blue meth and offers him $3 million for three months of his time to cook more in a high-tech "superlab" hidden under an industrial laundry that Gus owns. Walt initially refuses, but Gus eventually convinces Walt that he should cook for his family's financial security.

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How successful was El Camino?

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie drew 6.5 million viewers in the US on its opening weekend, making it one of Netflix's most successful original films of the year.

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What is Jesse Pinkman's mental illness?

Aside from seeing death around every corner, we have to remember that Jesse was abjured by his parents, and he still has PTSD from shooting Gale. The Solution: In order for Jesse to have a fighting chance, Brock needs to make it out of next week's episode alive.

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Why didn t Jesse shoot Walt?

Why didn't Jesse kill Walt? Because he was the bigger man. Jesse did not have to kill, he knew he had already taken everything Walter White cherished, his money, his family, and his manhood, and he did it without killing one person.

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How old is Jesse Pinkman at the end of Breaking Bad?

Seeing as El Camino picked up moments after Breaking Bad's final episode, Jesse was still 25. In fact, the character's actions to acquire a new identity occurred while he was on the brink of turning 26 years old.

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Did Mike's granddaughter get the money?

She didn't get it. That's one of the reasons he left when the DEA showed up at the park: he needed his buyout from Walt if he was going to set her up.

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What did Walt do with Mike's body?

Later in the season, Walt and Todd use hydrofluoric acid to dispose of Mike's body after Walt shot him in a fit of rage ("Gliding Over All").

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Did Jesse get a happy ending?

The finale did give Jesse a happy ending of sorts when Walt, finally showing something like remorse for what he'd done to his former student, set him free. But our final image of Jesse was behind the wheel, screaming, gunning it down backroads to make his escape. It's an ending, but it's hardly closure.

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Does Saul know Walt is Heisenberg?

After Walt tries one last time to intimidate Saul into doing his bidding, his cancer rears its ugly head in a series of coughs that bring him to his knees and let Saul know big bad Heisenberg is no more before he leaves for his new life in Omaha.

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Why did Gus cut Victor's throat?

The real reason why Gus killed Victor in such a brutal fashion is that it sends a crystal clear message to the two men: if they put the operation at risk, then Gus wouldn't hesitate to kill either one of them as well.

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Did Gretchen and Elliott screw Walt?

Vince Gilligan stated in an interview that Elliot and Gretchen never stole anything from Walt and that he chose to leave Gray Matter himself due to his ego being damaged after meeting Gretchen's wealthy family.

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