Yea. I wouldn't ever think he'd really kill him. But breaking his back would be just as epic, maybe even more so. I think Nolan has done a good job of showing that Batman does indeed have limits by showing him getting all beat up and showing the toll that the job has taken on him. Who knows, maybe his plan the whole time was to lead to something like this too and he could have even been foreshadowing it with the Alfred speeches about "know your limits Mr Wayne" and "Batman may not have limits, but you do sir" or the one about he's going to end up getting himself killed or something.

yeah, that's what I'm talking about. I think it's his plan to make it like the comics. I trust in Him, and sure whatever the ending is it will be emotional too.

Yea I have entire faith in Nolan. The man's a genius. I'm sure whatever he does will be epic. I can't wait.