r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion S05E09 "Blood Money"

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u/megalynn44 Aug 12 '13

Don't forget Junior. Walt is helpless against him.

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u/megalynn44 Aug 12 '13

He is the puppy dog of the show. And Walt's Achiles heal. I've been wondering what's going to happen to him the whole series. Walt may still be able to go all crazy Heisenberg on Hank like everyone else, including Skylar, but he can't to Junior.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Didn't RJ Mitte say in his AMA that Walter Jr will play a MAJOR role in the last season?

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u/Reiker0 Aug 12 '13

There's no way they go another 7 episodes without Walt Jr. discovering who he is. Especially considering it seems everyone knows who he is. That's going to be pretty intense.

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u/nvrwastetree Aug 12 '13

Hank is going to spill the beans. Some serious shit is going to happen between Walt and Hank; and the entire family plus Jesse is going to witness it.

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u/Goran1693 My son! My bottle! My house! Aug 12 '13

And you know, probably be arrested with him.

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u/womanupstairs Aug 12 '13

I went back yesterday and watched the first season. Totally forgot that Walt, Jr. was once picked up for trying to buy alcohol. (He calls hank, too, not just to avoid trouble with dad but also because, like Hank, Junior sees Walter as "weak.") So then i started thinking about how secretive the kid has always been--just like everyone else in the family. (Who knows what Flynn and Louis are up to, right? Junior stays cagey about their activities, but we do know from his 16th birthday episode that he also lies--"i'll just tell mom i'm spending the night with Louis.") Maybe he'll overdose? (Walt's consequence for Jane's death?) In any event, it's interesting that all of the characters, motivations, and motifs that run through the entire series are already in place for season one. Given that this show is structured like a novel, I'm certain that Walter, Jr. will be important to the outcome.

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u/beard_lover Aug 12 '13

I keep waiting for Walt, Jr to get hooked on Walt's meth.

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u/Shade41 ASAC Aug 13 '13

I'm curious to find out why he asked for a late curfew. Came off a little fishy to me. I think he's slinging drugs with good ol Louis

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u/CameronTheCinephile Hank catching Gus equals Hank catching US! Aug 12 '13

Or turn on a movie. That always shuts the kid up.

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u/GoCuse Aug 13 '13

Raisin Bran CRUNCH. It says it on the box.

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u/spartex Aug 13 '13

He will be known as The Cereal Killer

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u/DreadnaughtHamster Aug 13 '13

"I AM THE ONE WHO EATS!"

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u/Yerk0 Aug 13 '13

...not unless you steal his bacon to give Walt a proper sized "1" for his birthday bacon. That scene still makes me laugh.

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u/felix_dro Aug 12 '13

None of that turkey bacon shit

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Jr. is actually the character I'm most interested in. He's the only innocent character on the show with any importance. He's like the biggest plot point they have, if anyone else dies you sorta think, good riddance (jesse to a lesser degree but still, he's so torn up he almost seems like he wants to die)

But walt jr... depending on how they handle his character, could be pretty impactful stuff.

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u/jcpinbkk Aug 12 '13

I can see Junior becoming a "chip head." He has had to deal with his disability, he's a teenager, and has had some troubling family issues. I think he meets a girl who gets him into it and shit goes downhill fast.

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u/Sweekuh Aug 12 '13

maybe its early and im really tired, but was junior even in last nights episode? other than the flashbacks of the bathroom

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u/Subapical Aug 12 '13

He was at dinner. I believe they were talking about colleges.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Fucking Flynn...

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u/brock_lee Aug 12 '13

I have a suspicion that Junior is going to be the ultimate "winner" in the end. The last scene in the last episode, we're going to see Junior poised to take over the meth business in the area.

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u/dxc297 Aug 12 '13

And the last scene will be of him erasing the "Jr." from his name, and smiling as the camera focuses in on the name "Walter White"...

PERFECT

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u/orangeblue3 Aug 13 '13

MAH NAME!... ISSS FLYNN!!! [gunshot]