tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post112273630015672240..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Breaking Hearts, Ending Not BadSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-79375847365802400012013-10-01T05:32:49.603-04:002013-10-01T05:32:49.603-04:00I don't think that the ends were tied up too n...I don't think that the ends were tied up too neatly at all. Jesse's story is still wide open. He looked very much to me like he was losing his mind towards the end. So much trauma, so many ghosts.<br /><br />With the carpentry fantasy (some people saw that as a flashback but it was clearly a fantasy/daydream). That seemed to serve two functions, besides linking back to a previous episode. One, it was his happy place that he went to in order to escape his waking nightmare. Second, the way he crafted the box was expert, perfect, like he'd been doing it for years. Just the level of expertise he's achieved at cooking meth. It was an image of how his life could have worked out differently. He had the competence all along, it was just misapplied.<br /><br />But at the end, when he's driving away, his state of mind appears to be completely fractured. Even though he got his revenge and resolution with his adopted dad he's still got a trail of bodies a mile long behind him and a head full of pain.<br /><br />One thing's for sure: no happy endings!Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389851669048668357noreply@blogger.com