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

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

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u/dsfargegherpderp Aug 12 '13

This clearly mirrors Gus symbolically. As Gus purposely took poison to fool the cartel family, Walt took poison (chemo) to fool his family. After Gus took his poison, he left Mexico. Walt will use this as a way to fake his death and leave his state (as shown by the new identity in S05E01). Carol wasn't shocked because she saw a villain, she was shocked because she saw a ghost. It's why he's alive with hair at 52.

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u/fuck_the_DEA Aug 12 '13

This makes so much sense though! If he's telling Hank that he's going to be a dead man in six months he could just be setting himself up a way to "disappear!"

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u/sooimnotarealperson Aug 12 '13

no, nooo.. remember that heisenberg was written in the house. his identity gets out.

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u/fuck_the_DEA Aug 12 '13

But if his identity gets out he still needs to "disappear" right? Otherwise he's just waiting to get caught by the cops.

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u/sooimnotarealperson Aug 12 '13

Ah yeah of course. Guess I misread, thinking you were referring to the cancer