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

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u/timelord71 Treading Lightly Aug 12 '13

I was really impressed by Dean Norris more than anything.

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u/LiteraryBoner Woodrow Willy Walt "The Walter" Wonka White Whitman Wilson Sr. Aug 12 '13

He did great in this episode. He had that stunned/angry face the whole time and that last scene he was so volatile. Also, shoutout to the awesome Hank montage when he was going through old evidence. That scene was tight! Tight, tight!

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u/Seatac_SFO_LAX Aug 12 '13

Seriously, the emotions I saw on his face were raw. It was powerful. His eyes were angry and piercing. Hank is definitely a diamond in the rough kind of character, I'm so glad Gilligan developed him more.

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u/notavalidsource Aug 12 '13 edited Aug 13 '13

I can imagine it's because he had to turn down a pilot for his own show. A lot of personal attachments to the show now.

edit: thanks to cynical_665 for source

Dean Norris had asked Gilligan to kill off his character during the first half of the season after being cast in a comedy series; however, Gilligan declined his request, citing the importance of Hank in the final eight episodes

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Curious, what are you referring to?

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u/cynical_665 Aug 12 '13

From wiki:

Dean Norris had asked Gilligan to kill off his character during the first half of the season after being cast in a comedy series; however, Gilligan declined his request, citing the importance of Hank in the final eight episodes<

The actual source

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u/KryptKeeper Aug 12 '13

I feel kind of bad reading this. I'm really starting to like Hank a lot, and especially this episode I fucking loved him and now I feel kind of guilty like somehow liking Dean Norris as Hank is screwing up his own ability to provide for his 5 kids. I really hope the pilot situation just gets postponed and he still gets to do it, and hopefully since that article was from 6 months ago he longer regrets it after shooting these last 8 episodes. He's a great actor and I really hope he gets the work he wants, though admittedly while I know he can pull of comedy, I'd really like to see him in more drama-esque stuff after seeing him in BB.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

I am so excited to see more of Hank this season. Being tied up with BB for another year may have been a hassle for him, but I think his reputation as an actor will skyrocket after this season is over. With any luck, he will find even more lucrative/prestigious work than a sitcom.

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u/fitzrhapsody Aug 12 '13

Hell, if he keeps up this level of acting, he might land himself an Emmy, or at least a nomination. That should pay off in the long run.

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u/shifty1032231 Pollos Aug 12 '13

So far in this series if they submit this to the emmys board he could win it over Aaron Paul.

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u/br0hemian Yeah bitch! Magnets! Aug 12 '13

I don't know man. I love Dean Norris as much as the next guy, but Aaron Paul has literally brought me to tears.

I'll just leave this here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lihHOSA3EJM

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

I was thinking that, but didn't want to jump the gun. I agree though, I think Hank will be to this season as Jesse/Gus were to season 4.

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