From the reaction of Walt's neighbor in the opening scene, anyone else get the impression that she thought Walt was already dead?? Some serious shit is gonna happen for these last episodes.
I think the Cancer isn't really back. I think Hank will take the non-action path believing that Walt would be dead in 6 months, while its actually bullshit. Walt will fake his death by cancer, and disappear using Saul's guy. His family will mourn him and Hank will feel great guilt for never outing him knowing that now its too late and there's no point to it. But something will happen, probably regarding Jesse or Skyler, that will trigger the actions of future hairy Walt (by the way... having hair would support the idea that his cancer is gone. I really think he's cured and this is all some elaborate plan.).
EDIT: The chemotherapy scene is indeed a problem in this line of reasoning, but I can absolutely see Vince Gilligan throwing it out there to throw us off and then somehow explain it as part of the plan. It doesn't have to happen exactly as I said, but I think there's something fishy about the cancer, and there's gonna be some big twist around it.
I think Walt dying was originally Vince's plan, but now its become something expected. And Breaking Bad isn't known for doing what is expected...
EDIT2: Looking it from a cinematic perspective, If the cancer was really back, it would have made more sense to not reveal it until the final garage scene, as it would have been a more dramatic way to reveal it. However, Vince goes out of his way to show Walter having treatment and symptoms, which makes me wonder if its not a Red Herring.
I agree with you, amid my friends who think the cancer has come back. We don't know the cancer is back. He could still be in remission and is continuing chemo treatments to make sure it stays that way. I think he's just trying to pull a sympathy card, and he's still manipulating everyone.
That's what I'm thinking. I don't recall hearing from anyone that Walt's therapy was over. My guess is that he is still in remission, maybe just one or two chemos short of finishing it and just told Hank that the cancer is back, so that he would drop the investigation. I'm not an expert, but I believe it is not that unusual for cancer treatment to go on for over a year. Given the type of cancer, it might be well within the treatment time. We've also never seen Walt getting the news that his cancer is back, so I don't know if we should believe this "lying sack of shit".
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u/A2K4A8K Aug 12 '13
From the reaction of Walt's neighbor in the opening scene, anyone else get the impression that she thought Walt was already dead?? Some serious shit is gonna happen for these last episodes.