Good observation there, it hadn't occurred to me the significance of the one-two punch: Walt ultimately does the right thing and turns himself in, only to say "nope, fuck that," and goes off on what is sure to be a rampage.

I really don't see him doing that, for some reason. I do think he's given up on his family, not because he doesn't care anymore, but because he's understood that he can't help them. His own son doesn't want anything to do with him, and I think he got the message. His whole reaction in the last part of the episode isn't "Oh, it doesn't matter, I'll find a way", but "Okay, screw this. They'll be fine without me. I'll kill everyone else".

Makes sense, but here too I saw it differently.

When he ends his conversation with Skyler on the phone, he says he still has things left to do. Then he tries to bully Saul into helping him have his revenge (which fails, thank you cancer). His initial plan was to leave Albuquerque for a while and come back to kill everyone.

Then, we have his phone call to Flynn, who breaks him by rejecting him. Walt gives up, he turns himself in. But then, we have this - convenient, we'll all agree on that - broadcast which brings his anger back, and then some. We have Gray Matter which, as has pointed out BBQ, is one of the reasons Heisenberg came to life in the first place. And here they are, saying basically that Walter White is no one. His face at this moment is pure disgust; his wounded oversized pride must overwhelmingly rush back here. And to top it off, he learns that his blue meth is back on the market; someone's stealing Heisenberg's work.

The only thing I can imagine coming to his mind here is "I will slaughter them all". He doesn't even think about his family for a second; that's in the past, it's over. Judgment time.

I dont think they ever fully went into the reasons Walt left Grey Matter, other than whatever his relationship with Gretchen was.  Still I always got the feeling that there was even more to it then just their fling.

Quick note...

'Granite State' was actually 75 minutes with commercials, and the finale is set to be the same length. So, it looks like Gilligan will have a nearly an hour to button things up.

A matter of hours until the finale, folks.

I'd be interested to hear your favorite episodes and/or scenes from the series.

So...now what do we do?