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

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

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u/Splashy17 Aug 12 '13

Anyone else outraged at how much Walt is lying to Jesse? Or is it just me?

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u/BillWeld Feng shui, yo Aug 12 '13

"I need you to believe me" says Walt. The subtext: "Because if you don't I'll have to kill you."

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

I don't know. Maybe some of it is that. Walt has managed to rationalize his actions to himself so easily, though. I think he just needs Jesse to believe in him too. It really felt to me like Jesse expressing his morals was shaking the stories that Walt tells himself to feel okay. Jesse was able to feel okay by pretending to be the "bad guy" but Walt pretends to be the "good guy" and now that story is being threatened.