Walter and Pablo Escobar

I recently watched Breaking Bad for the first time, and I was so hooked on the entire universe that I had to find like-minded people—my partner got tired of my yapping xD

I tried searching here, but I couldn’t immediately find a similar post. One thing I just can’t let go of about the ending is the way Walt dies. He’s been in hiding for months, he has no money or allies left. His glory days are over. When he finally comes out of hiding, he looks nothing like his former self—neither the man he was before Heisenberg nor the Heisenberg persona itself. He’s the lowest version of himself and ends up dying alone, “on the run.”

I can’t help but think about how, in many ways, it reminds me of Pablo Escobar’s final days. I know Walt dies in the place he loved the most, and of course, there are some differences compared to Escobar’s situation, but overall, the way their empires and glory days come to an end feels remarkably similar, doesn’t it?

Am I completely off here? Would love to hear your thoughts!