History YMMV / ElCamino

* BrokenBase: A beautiful epilogue to ''Series/BreakingBad'' that nicely closes Jesse's story or an unnecessary and boring movie that lacks the impact of ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]''?

** One of the few criticisms of the otherwise universally beloved ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]'' is that despite being the {{Deuteragonist}} of the series, Jesse was absent for most of his final episode and even when he finally appears he gets a BolivianArmyEnding leaving it uncertain if he will get away. The movie fixes this by focusing on the conclusion of Jesse's story and has him without ambiguity escape from the police to get to Alaska.

*** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that the scene takes place immediately before the scene in [[Recap/BreakingBadS2E9FourDaysOut Four Days Out]] where Jesse drops Walt off at the Airport, where he is wearing the same hat.
* ToughActToFollow: A common criticism is that it has to follow directly on the events of the fifth season of Breaking Bad commonly regarded [[SacredCow as one of the greatest conclusions on television's history]], while the movie had a decent reception it had a hard time topping the highs of the show it originated from, much less being as good of a conclusion as ''Felina''.

* BrokenBase: A beautiful epilogue to ''Series/BreakingBad'' that closes nicely Jesse's story or an unnecessary and boring movie that lacks the impact of ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]''?

* BrokenBase: A beautiful epilogue to ''Series/BreakingBad'' that closes nicely Jesse's story or an unnecesary and boring movie that lacks the impact of ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]''?

** One of the few criticisms of the otherwise universally beloved ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]'' is thatdespite being the {{Deuteragonist}} of the series, Jesse was absent for most of his final episode and even when he finally appears he gets a BolivianArmyEnding leaving it uncertain if he will get away. The movie fixes this by focusing on the conclusion of Jesse's story and has him without ambiguity escape from the police to get to Alaska.

* ToughActToFollow: A common criticism is that it has to follow directly on the events of the fifth season of Breaking Bad commonly regarded [[SacredCow as one of the greatest conclusions on television's history]], while the movie had a decent reception it had a hard time topping the highs of the show it originated from, much less being as good of a conclusion as Felina.

** One of the few criticisms of the otherwise universally beloved ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]'' is that Jesse despite being the {{Deuteragonist}} of the series, Jesse was absent for most of his final episode and even when he finally appears he gets a BolivianArmyEnding leaving uncertain if he will get away. The movie fixs this by focusing on Jesse's conclusion of the story and have him without ambiguity escape from the police to get to Alaska.
** Many viewers felt that Jesse's parents were treated too unfairly in the original show and that they felt into UnintentionallySympathetic. The movie treats them as flawed but more sympathetic characters and even had Jesse acknowledge that they are at no fault for whatever he did.

** One of the few criticisms of the otherwise universally beloved ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]'' is that Jesse despite being the {{Deuteragonist}} of the series, Jesse was absent for most of his final episode and even when he finally appears he gets a BolivianArmyEnding which is uncertain if he will get away. The movie fixs this by focusing on Jesse's conclusion of the story and have him without ambiguity escape from the police to get to Alaska.

** One of the few criticisms of the otherwise universally beloved ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]'' is that Jesse despite being the {{Deuteragonist}} of the series he was absent for most of his final episode and even when he finally appears he gets a BolivianArmyEnding which is uncertain if he will get away. The movie fixs this by focusing on Jesse's conclusion of the story and have him without ambiguity escape from the police to get to Alaska.

%%* TheWoobie: Jesse

*** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that the scene takes place immediately before the scene in [[Recap/BreakingBadS2E9FourDaysOut Four Days Out]] where Jesse is wearing the same hat.

*** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that the scene takes place immediately before the scene in ''[[Recap/BreakingBadS2E9FourDaysOut Four Days Out]]'' where Jesse is wearing the same hat.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Well, not wasted, maybe a good future story with Kim defending Jesse... whatever Jesse's crimes, he was working as an informant in good faith with what he believed to be the DEA, in the person of Hank Schrader. Jesse should be able to walk considering the s*** storm, and Jesse should have more things to trade, even if they aren't Gus or Walt.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyPlot: Well, not wasted, maybe a good future story with Kim defending Jesse... whatever Jesse's crimes, he was working as an informant in good faith with what he believed to be the DEA, in the person of Hank Schrader. Jesse should be able to walk considering the s*** storm, and Jesse should have more things to trade, even if they aren't Gus or Walt.

* NarmCharm: In one scene, Todd convinces Jesse not to kill him by offering him pepperoni pizza. A combination of Todd's DissonantSerenity, Jesse's haggard appearance, the fact that Jesse downright cries upon being offered a pizza, and the scene ending with him actually putting the gun down means that the scene manages to simultaneously be uncomfortably funny and absolutely horrifying.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: One of the bigger complaints regarding this film is how several characters within it look drastically different compared to how they previously looked in ''Series/BreakingBad'', especially where age is concerned. This is an issue that also was prevalent in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', with multiple major characters being brought back for the show despite being a prequel series, and their actors having aged quite a bit since last being seen on ''Breaking Bad''. At the time though, people were willing to look past this since most of the characters in ''Better Call Saul'' were grown adults whose aging was relatively minor in the grand scheme of things. By contrast, ''El Camino'' focuses primarily on characters who were in their mid-to-late twenties in ''Breaking Bad'', now being played by actors who were nearly in their ''forties'', despite taking place immediately after the finale of ''Breaking Bad''. As such, many viewers found it much more difficult to ignore the advanced aging of Jesse Pinkman and several of the main characters. during the events of this movie.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: One of the bigger complaints regarding this film is how several characters within it look drastically different compared to how they previously looked in ''Series/BreakingBad'', especially where age is concerned. This is an issue that also was prevalent in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', with multiple major characters being brought back for the show despite being a prequel series, and their actors having aged quite a bit since last being seen on ''Breaking Bad''. At the time though, people were willing to look past this since most of the characters in ''Better Call Saul'' were grown adults whose aging was relatively minor in the grand scheme of things. By contrast, ''El Camino'' focuses primarily on characters who were in their mid-to-late twenties in ''Breaking Bad'', now being played by actors who were nearly in their ''forties'', despite taking place immediately after the finale of ''Breaking Bad''. As such, many viewers found it much more difficult to ignore the advanced aging of Jesse Pinkman and several of the main characters. during the events of this movie.