A big crowd gathered last night at The Gate in Park Slope to see the season premiere of the final season of Breaking Bad.

It was standing room only. And I might add, there were some very tall people standing, which made it difficult to see the small television screens flanking the bar.

The  bar was noisy and crowded when I got there at 8:30 for the 9PM show.  I wondered if it would get quiet enough to actually hear the show. But when the show came on, someone screamed, “It’s on!” and there was radio silence.

The audience was rapt as they watched last night’s incredible episode, which truly belonged to Hank. But no spoilers here.

Nice touch: The Gate gave out small plastic bags of blue rock candy, which looked an awful lot like Heisenberg’s crystal. Is that demented or what?

Next best thing to watching the show? When the crowd cleared out, a few people stayed behind and shared deep thoughts about the meaning of the show, conjecturing where it can go from here. Interesting stuff.

I’ll be at The Gate next week but I’m gonna get there early. I want to get a seat at the bar.