How will Breaking Bad end? The final stand of Walter White Once his son had rejected him, Walter White had nothing left but revenge. WHEN the moody, ominous trailer for Breaking Bad's final season was released in July, it teased the series" diehard fans with a stylish, dark and inevitably brutal climax. Over the course of seven episodes - ahead of tonight's eighth and final instalment - AMC's blue chip drama has delivered in spades. This contains NO FINALE SPOILERS, but we cover the show right up until the penultimate episode The fate of Walter White, Breaking Bad's complex anti-hero, is as yet unresolved. But we wouldn't have expected anything different. We have been given a few clues for tonight. A flash forward in the season's cold open showed Walter on the run, returning to his house to recover a vial containing ricin - a poisonous substance he once used unsuccessfully to poison Tuco. We know from the final scene of the penultimate episode, the epic and brilliantly paced Granite State, that anger towards his former business partners has motivated Walter to come out of hiding in his New Hampshire cabin. We know that tonight, when Breaking Bad goes to air in Australia for the final time, that Walter will return to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to settle unfinished business and meet his fate. Until then, Australian viewers face an agonising wait and two things will be difficult: the anticipation of what's to come, and, more importantly, avoiding spoilers. We'll get to that, but for now let's look at three key points as the series draws to a close in its 62nd episode. Walter White. He's come a long way from the innocent family man and high school chemistry teacher portrayed in the series pilot in 2008. His cancer diagnosis may have forced his hand, prompting him to turn to the drug business in desperation, but the moral depths to which his character has slipped is entirely his own doing. Some still empathise with Walter, but many don't because in many ways he's been the sole architect of his own demise. He's no longer doing this, as he's repeatedly insisted, for his family's benefit. No, Walter's motivation has been his own ego. He continues to feed the desire of Heisenberg, his legendary and purely evil alter ego. More harm has come to his immediate family than could ever be rectified by the millions in bloody money he's earned from building a crystal meth empire. Walter White clings to the only symbol of power he has left: the black hat of Heisenberg, his alter ego. Whatever remained of Walter White died with Hank in the episode Ozymandias. Heisenberg and that black hat are all that remains. When he gave up Jesse, when he told Jesse point blank that he watched Jane die, when he fiercely rebuked his wife for her "stupidity" - those were all the actions of Heisenberg. We were treated to a glimpse of redemption, of soul searching and reflection, during Granite State, as Walter tried to reach out to his son. But when he was rebuked - Walter Jnr spewing vitriol down the phone at his father, a man he no longer knows - he retreated into familiar territory: Heisenberg, and the anger and ego that come along with his sinister scowl. Jesse's predicament is beyond dire. You can't really see a way out for him. Walter's former drug partner has now become almost the moral yin to Heisenberg's yang. Most of the show's fans root for Jesse. But when we left him, he'd failed to escape the clutches of Uncle Jack, Todd and the neo-nazi gang who've enslaved him to deliver more meth. Next to Walter, Jesse is by far the best "cook" in the region. Things look really, really bad for Jesse. A truly heart breaking moment in Granite State, Jesse was forced to watch the love of his life Andrea die as she was shot in front of him. The gang left behind her son Brock, not out of mercy but as leverage to force Jesse into continuing to cook for them. We touched on this earlier, but today fans are at breaking point. There's the anxiety of what happens in the finale to be sure, but there's also the risk of spoiling the details before any of us have a chance to watch it. The episode is going to air in the US around lunchtime, and the earliest we can see it is 6.30pm AEST. Social media - Facebook and Twitter in particular - as well as key US sites will be blanketed in Breaking Bad. You won't be able to escape it. Your best bet is a self-imposed social media black out. A few predictions from us: Jesse won't escape: Fans are desperate to see him get away. In many ways he's the good guy of the show. But for now we simply can't see a way out for him; The cancer will kill Walt: His cancer has been the binding element of the series; it's the one thing that has ever humbled him, and the only thing in his life he can't possibly control. It would seem just for Walt to meet his demise in the final episode and the cancer seems like the right fit. We've seen him becoming progressively sicker in recent episodes and that won't be for nothing. Whether he collapses, suffers a seizure or something else - the cancer will play a key role in how this show ends. Skyler will get immunity: Walter's wife and at-times co-conspirator will be given carte blanche to start a new life. The feds are really only after Walter and when he's out of the picture, you'd have to think they will be lenient with her when she has a disabled son and a baby girl to look after (especially when they no longer have a father). If you do want a sneak peek at the finale - go ahead now. A sneak peek at the final episode in the famed series, Breaking Bad. Courtesy AMC.