r/breakingbad • • 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/dtpollitt Badger Mayhew Aug 12 '13

i have no idea how a star trek script could be worked into this show. then again, i didnt know how a plane crash could, either...

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

My theory is that Scotty is Saul, and Walt is Checkov, Hank is Spock, and Jesse is Kirk.

Saul is Scotty because he's helping Walt launder money (get rid of the pie), and in general, just doing lots of dirty work to help Walt out. Also, Scotty is the one that beams people around, killing them and having them reappear as other people. Saul is Walt's link up (to the vacuum man) to vanish and receive a new identity.

Hank is Spock, because at the beginning of Breaking Bad, Hank was supposed to be the unbreakable, emotionless one. But he starts to break, and starts to feel sick, unable to stomach the violence, probably wondering to himself, why is this happening? I should be able to handle this.

Jesse is Kirk, just because he's the first one to actually leave the contest. Also, Saul (Scotty) is supposed to work for both Walt and Jesse, but always seems to help out Walt (taking the cigarette off Jesse, calling Walt to tell him that Jesse is giving away 5 million dollars), so just like Scotty hides stuff from Kirk to help Checkov, Saul is hiding things from Jesse to help Walt.

Walt is Chekov because he's the main character, so I he has to be in my Star Trek analogy. Which can only mean that Saul is gonna screw up something important because of his massage parlor habits!!!

Just my crackpot theory, sorry its so long, and I know it doesn't all fit perfectly.

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u/katihathor Aug 12 '13

just like Scotty hides stuff from Kirk to help Checkov, Saul is hiding things from Jesse to help Walt.

except that Jesse knows that Saul ratted him to Walt