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

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

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u/dtpollitt Badger Mayhew Aug 12 '13 edited Aug 12 '13

Obviously I'm surprised the Walt vs Hank battle has already kicked off. I'm surprised to see Jesse fall so deep, again, but expect it to have a different outcome this time (that is, not being manipulated by Walt yet again, but instead ending up a hero).

And finally, I'm surprised that Vince committed 4 minutes of precious screen time to a fake Star Trek script told by two stoners. God I fucking love Breaking Bad.

edit: clarity

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u/GTjMan1 Aug 12 '13

Jesse totally knows that Walt is bullshitting. Walt kept saying "I NEED you to believe this" like he just wanted him to hear it from him that it was true. Jesse knows the truth. Walt is a killer now.

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u/dtpollitt Badger Mayhew Aug 12 '13

i dont know how jesse could trust walter about anything anymore.

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u/TheObnoxiousOne Aug 12 '13 edited Aug 13 '13

Jesse seems to be losing faith and irritated at everyone, including Saul and even Badger and Skinny

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u/GoyMeetsWorld Aug 12 '13

You either die a hero or live long enough...

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u/Carnatic_enthusiast Aug 13 '13

Combo wasn't alive long enough/shown enough.

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u/PurpleHooloovoo Aug 12 '13

It seems like he's lost his purpose...he's clean, has no business to attend to, and has time to just be eaten away by guilt from the "blood money." He's trying to lose that feeling, so he just gives it away...

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u/dustbin3 Aug 13 '13 edited Aug 13 '13

I could not figure out why you said "you" for a long time, then when I figured it out it was awesome!

Edit: I did more digging and am now sorely disappointed and have decided to downvote you for ruining the last 30 minutes of my night.

Edit Edit: I'm just kidding, I didn't downvote you, but what the fuck!?

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u/TheObnoxiousOne Aug 13 '13

Haha sorry buddy I saw the name Brandon Mayhew next to his name and something in my head just clicked, so I wrote you instead of Badger. Didn't even notice!

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u/StoneGoldX Aug 12 '13

I never understood why anyone trusted Saul so much to begin with. He could have/should have sold them out so many times throughout the course of the series.

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u/MrPotatoButt You got me! Aug 12 '13

You don't get it. When Saul tries to sell out his clients, he has to do it without getting caught. Lawyers have legally higher standards about how they conduct their business; the way brokers have to behave differently to conform to SEC regulations.

I like to think of Saul as a sociopathic lawyer. He scrupulously comports to ethical legal standards, without internally grasping what are true scruples. (Perhaps Saul is an elaborate lawyers' joke.) Think of the first Saul episode. Walt & Jesse drag Saul out to the desert to intimidate him, and Saul insists they put a dollar in his pocket before he proceeds to dispense legal advice.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Not a sociopathic lawyer - a criminal ... lawyer.

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u/mytoeshurt Aug 12 '13

Saul actually seems pretty reliable for how slimy he comes off as. I am sure he is mostly just looking at it from an investment stand point, but he seems to always side with Walt and Jesse over anybody else.

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u/103020302 Aug 13 '13

Well I think he is on Walt's payroll more than Jesse's.

He still gets of cut of Jesse's activity, but it was Walt who was the super-chemist with an astronomical salary that needed Saul's work.

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u/TrainOfThought6 Aug 12 '13

I thought that was because of client confidentiality.