InBreaking Badseason 5, episode 16, Felina, Walt returned to Albuquerque to settle his old scores.
This theory became so popular that Gilligan included a news reportconfirming Walts death inEl Camino.
This is for the best; if Walt had survived, it couldve ruinedBreaking Bads story.
Exactly two years later, on his 52nd birthday, he was killed by a gunshot wound.
In the end, it wasnt cancer that killed Walt, but his projected death did come to pass.
In the first episode, on his 50th birthday, Walt was told he had two years to live.
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Exactly two years later, on his 52nd birthday, he was killed by a gunshot wound.
In the end, it wasnt cancer that killed Walt, but his projected death did come to pass.
If Walt had survived, theBreaking Badfinale wouldve lacked this poetic irony.
If Walt wasnt killed, he never wouldve paid for the deaths he caused.
Walt was first introduced as a mild-mannered high school teacher who seemingly wouldnt harm a fly.
By the time theBreaking Badfinale rolled around, death was the only fitting conclusion to Walts arc.
Walts survival wouldve come off as a redemption arc of sorts.
But by that point, Walt didnt deserve redemption.
By the timetheBreaking Badfinalerolled around, death was the only fitting conclusion to Walts arc.
Walt often manipulated Jesse throughoutBreaking Bad, but he did really care about him.
This meant that Walt ended up taking the bullet that killed him.
If Walt had survived that gunshot, then his sacrifice for Jesse wouldve been less impactful.
