How the Breaking Bad finale lied to you (and why you were so easily fooled)

Quite a fair point, but surprisingly, there are in fact rare instances in the show when we have brief but direct glimpses into the characters' minds. There is Jesse's hallucination (I think at his house party) of biker thugs approaching him: http://breakingbad.wikia.com/wiki/File:1x04_-_Jes…'s_hallucination.jpg and according to this tvtropes page, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/Break…, Walt 'hears' his students asking questions about murder. While there is indeed a sort of dream-like quality to Felina (many even conpare it to wish-fulfilment), it is a nightmarish one all the same, just as most of Breaking Bad was nearer the end; as someone else posted, he can't even speak to his son, which he would never fantasise about. Skyler on the other hand did of course give Walt the time of day, probably as she would want closure (and certainly answers) as much as her husband did, especially after she'd been confronted by Todd and the gang. Plus, as for Walt getting away with being in public, aside from the fact that he does so for a short period each time, and has a less assuming appearance after his hair grows back, he is also simply 'hiding in plain sight' (similarly to Gus Fring). Walt's bitter-sweet 'victory' is ultimately a reflection of his intelligence, manipulativeness and outright luck, which Jesse points out explicitly when teaming up with Hank and Gomez. And yes, I know I'm late to the party commenting in October '14!
— October 9, 2014 4:58 a.m.