Sep 5, 2022·edited Sep 5, 2022Liked by Eugene S. Robinson
I think there are many layers to our self-image, or who we believe we are, who we believe we should be, and who we believe we can be. It’s hard to predict which will win out in a high-stakes, life-altering decision. That said, I believe Breaking Bad and El Camino ended with both Walt and Jesse remaining who we thought they were all along. Not the worst thing in the world for *one* of the endings to diverge from expectations; otherwise perhaps the BB universe would be too predictable?
Better Call Saul...For?
I think there are many layers to our self-image, or who we believe we are, who we believe we should be, and who we believe we can be. It’s hard to predict which will win out in a high-stakes, life-altering decision. That said, I believe Breaking Bad and El Camino ended with both Walt and Jesse remaining who we thought they were all along. Not the worst thing in the world for *one* of the endings to diverge from expectations; otherwise perhaps the BB universe would be too predictable?
Edit: sorry, Mr. Robinson. I meant to write "numinous" in the last post, not luminous. GD autocorrect.
Great article! True art confronts you with the real in its most bare and undeniable iterations. Those works are often profound, or even luminous.
The rest are human fantasia.