The first time we saw Walter White, he was turning fifty, having breakfast with his family, "50″ spelled out in veggie bacon. "This smells like Band-Aids" -Walter Jr. The first time we see Walter White in Breaking Bad's final season, he's turning 52, spelling out his age himself in real bacon-a bout of cancer and a life with the drug cartels, I guess, lessens one's focus on one's LDL cholesterol - and, most important, he is alone.