Well, I certainly didn't guess that.

Of course, that was the entire point. All season, Vince Gilligan has been playing with our expectations of that pink teddy bear, slowly showing us bits and pieces. First, its charred body in the pool, then the evidence bags, then the cracked windshield and the body bags. And finally, in the season finale, we see that the wreckage was not due to a chemical explosion or a violent shootout between Walt and the mexican cartel; no, now Walt's misdeeds have had an even greater impact. By letting Jane die, he inadvertently set her father up to self-destruct at his job - as an air traffic controller. Distracted by his grief, Jane's father let two planes crash in the air above Walt's house, and the fire and brimstone rained down around him. Oh, and the pink teddy bear.

While some people may have been disappointed with the big reveal, I thought it perfectly summed up the consequences of Walt's prideful nature. Because of his unstoppable desire to prove himself as a man, he has left hundreds of casualties in his wake. And it's different than the deaths of Tuco and Crazy Eights, because these people were innocent bystanders. All of it could have been avoided if Walt could have just gotten over his pride and accepted help.

(In an interview with Alan Sepinwall, Vince Gilligan revealed that the titles of the episodes that opened with the black-and-white teasers actually foreshadowed what was to come. "Seven-Thirty-Seven" "Down" "Over" "ABQ." Nice job.)

But the crash wasn't even the most explosive part of the season finale. Mad props to both Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul, who hit their performances out of the park. Skylar finally discovered that Walt had been lying to her (about what, she didn't know - but she realized she didn't want to know) and decided to leave her husband - though not before tearing him a new one. Gunn played the scene very quietly, which made it even more intense. And Jesse broke my heart as he broke down and blamed himself for Jane's death. It's been incredible seeing Paul insert so much depth into Jesse - one of my favourite parts of this season has been watching the role reversals of Walt and Jesse, as Walt became more of a monster and Jesse became the guy to root for.

Season 2 showed a huge increase in quality over Season 1, which I still thought was pretty good. While last week's episode seemed to indicate it, this season finale certainly showed beyond any doubt that there's no going back for Walt. Bryan Cranston could definitely win a second Emmy this year. Who knew the dad from Malcolm in the Middle could deliver the kind of performance he did every week this season?

Can't wait for Season 3. What did you guys think?