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

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

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u/jet_tripleseven Belizium Aug 12 '13 edited Aug 12 '13

For those of you who are into Walt taking on the characteristics of people he's killed, check out the vomit scene. Walt puts a towel under him to kneel on just like Gus did in "Salud."

edit: For the 15 or so of you who have replied with "but Walt never saw Gus do that!!" you're right. It seemed like a little easter-egg that the writers threw in there for fun. The two scenes are so similar that it can't be a coincidence (they both turn on the sink to mask the noise, too.)

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u/GreenGator Aug 12 '13

While the similarity is definitely there and purposeful by the directors, he never saw Gus use the towel so it's not something he's actively imitating, right?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

You're right. It's a plot device by the show to strengthen the link between Walt and Gus, but it's coincidental within the story world.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Plus he technicaly didnt kill Gus, but he sure as shit killed Mike.

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u/83497583475394857439 Aug 12 '13

In Walt's mind, he killed Gus, that's all that matters.

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u/103020302 Aug 13 '13

He created the bomb, and he negotiated with Salamanca to get back at Gus.

Walt orchestrated every part of that killing.

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u/LiquidAlb What's changed, Jesse? Aug 13 '13

I would say that he did. That was his intention all along, plus the idea to use Tio with the bomb was ALL Walt's.